Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2026-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: No trends available.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $345.00/cwt on 2 head, down $32.98 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −46.49 against this barn's trailing median of $391.49.

Average price

$345.00

▼ 32.98 vs prior sale

2 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,967

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+22.12

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	345.00	1,967	2thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

345.00

—

GA average14 barns · 352 hd

322.88

+22.12

This barn, trailing median2 sales

391.49

−46.49

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,349	$2,591	17

Every lot, as filed

12 lots · USDA AMS · South Central Livestock - Fitzgerald, GA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	293	352.52/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,033	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	258	292.86/cwt	280.00–305.00	756	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,383	2,384.93/head	2,181.00–2,550.00	2,385	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	248.63/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,890	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	422.33/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,364	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	3,085.69/head	2,700.00–3,350.00	3,086	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	324.93/cwt	322.50–327.50	2,041	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	272.35/cwt	260.00–287.50	1,838	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	267.51/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,894	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	302.50/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,876	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	388.06/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,870	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,967	2

How this sale compares

Georgia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Georgia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Georgia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

South Central Livestock - Fitzgerald, GA

Mon Sep 14, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Thomasville, GA (LS-TV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 55Last week 101Year ago 112

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 0Year ago 6

Compared to a week ago: No trends available.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	350.00–355.00	352.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	620	300.00–305.00	302.50
3	650–700	675	260.00–287.50	272.35
2	700–750	708	265.00–270.00	267.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	258	280.00–305.00	292.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	420.00–425.00	422.33
2	750–800	760	240.00–257.50	248.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	482	370.00–400.00	388.06
2	550–600	570	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	628	322.50–327.50	324.93

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,383	2,181.00–2,550.00	2,384.93
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,268	2,700.00–3,350.00	3,085.69

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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