Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2026-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago. All Calf Classes and Feeder Heifers sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $337.57/cwt on 11 head, up $17.93 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 2 comparable sales and sits +8.97 against this barn's trailing median of $328.60.

Average price

$337.57

▲ 17.93 vs prior sale

11 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,825

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$36.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.48

vs GA average

−67.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	354.27	1,898	6thin
Medium and Large 2	546	317.53	1,735	5thin

One grade step is worth $36.74/cwt here — about $163 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale11 hd

337.57

—

GA average13 barns · 271 hd

359.04

−21.48

National average175 barns · 12,027 hd

405.41

−67.84

This barn, trailing median2 sales

328.60

+8.97

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

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,570	132.45	2,079	2thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	995	$2,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

24 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 2	300–350	338	385.11/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,302	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	301.65/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,695	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,453	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	307.49/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,501	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	304.05/cwt	297.50–312.50	1,602	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	290.14/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,401	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	382.44/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,794	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	402.18/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,508	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	335.26/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,928	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	341.34/cwt	337.50–345.00	1,785	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	267.47/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,666	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	132.45/cwt	125.00–140.00	2,079	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	356.54/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,362	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	995	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	334.15/cwt	332.50–335.00	1,771	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	427.53/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	395.03/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,074	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	445.06/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	292.51/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,866	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	381.25/cwt	372.50–390.00	1,468	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	363.77/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,877	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	360.06/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,890	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	475.00/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,496	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 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 91Last week 55Year ago 123

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 7

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 40Year ago 17

Compared to a week ago. All Calf Classes and Feeder Heifers sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	370.00–400.00	385.11
5	350–400	382	350.00–365.00	356.54
2	600–650	623	265.00–270.00	267.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	488	305.00–310.00	307.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	385.00–400.00	395.03
2	350–400	385	372.50–390.00	381.25
2	600–650	638	290.00–295.00	292.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	430.00	430.00
2	500–550	523	337.50–345.00	341.34
3	550–600	562	300.00–305.00	301.65
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	415	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	385	440.00–450.00	445.06
4	450–500	469	375.00–390.00	382.44
4	500–550	516	355.00–370.00	363.77
2	550–600	575	320.00–350.00	335.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	390.00–410.00	402.18
3	450–500	483	270.00–310.00	290.14
3	500–550	527	297.50–312.50	304.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	425.00–430.00	427.53
3	500–550	530	332.50–335.00	334.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	470.00–480.00	475.00
3	500–550	525	355.00–365.00	360.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,570	125.00–140.00	132.45

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	2,300.00	2,300.00

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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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

South Central Livestock - Fitzgerald, GA

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle