Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2026-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Replacement Cattle steady. All Calf Classes sharply higher. No trends available on other classes.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb bulls averaged $300.96/cwt on 5 head, down $49.30 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −49.30 against this barn's trailing median of $350.27.

Average price

$300.96

▼ 49.30 vs prior sale

5 head · 637 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,917

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+3.31

vs GA average

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	637	300.96	1,917	5thin

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

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale5 hd

300.96

—

GA average15 barns · 249 hd

297.65

+3.31

This barn, trailing median1 sales

350.27

−49.30

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	905	$1,846	1thin

Every lot, as filed

23 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	341.69/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,681	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	438.40/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,438	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	333.28/cwt	325.00–347.50	1,433	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	288	415.39/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,196	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	323.71/cwt	322.50–325.00	1,538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	278	347.66/cwt	330.00–365.00	966	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	301.25/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,892	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,173	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	392.50/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,923	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	372.37/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,631	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	324.85/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,374	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	306.70/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,564	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	308.72/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,769	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	905	1,846.00/head	1,846.00–1,846.00	1,846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,603	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	263	432.57/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,138	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	352.50/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,540	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	414.91/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,738	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	279.92/cwt	275.00–285.00	2,021	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	306.62/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,864	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	387.35/cwt	370.00–402.50	1,809	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	463.62/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,484	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	292.48/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,989	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 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 86Last week 91Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 1Year ago 0

Compared to a week ago: Replacement Cattle steady. All Calf Classes sharply higher. No trends available on other classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	430.00–445.00	438.40
3	400–450	437	350.00–355.00	352.50
3	450–500	492	325.00–350.00	341.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	400.00–430.00	415.39
2	400–450	423	320.00–330.00	324.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	450.00–475.00	463.62
4	400–450	419	405.00–425.00	414.91
3	450–500	467	370.00–402.50	387.35
3	600–650	608	300.00–315.00	306.62
2	650–700	680	290.00–295.00	292.48
3	700–750	722	275.00–285.00	279.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	325.00–347.50	333.28
4	550–600	573	300.00–315.00	308.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	330.00–365.00	347.66
2	300–350	335	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	475	322.50–325.00	323.71
3	500–550	510	300.00–310.00	306.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	365.00–380.00	372.37
2	600–650	628	300.00–302.50	301.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	490	380.00–405.00	392.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	430.00–435.00	432.57
2	450–500	458	350.00	350.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	1,846.00	1,846.00

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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