Sale reports / Georgia / Fitzgerald / 2025-04-14

Fitzgerald

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fitzgerald, Georgia · Mon, Apr 14
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1947
Feeder Cattle receipts
191 head
▲ 68 vs last sale 123▲ 191 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 0▲ 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 0▲ 9 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter Cattle no comparison. Feeder Steers, Feeder Heifers and Feeder Bulls steady. Steer Calves steady. Bull Calves sold 10.00 - 12.00 higher. Heifer Calves sold 8.00 - 10.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $307.16/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 2 of 2 comparable sales and sits −19.44 against this barn's trailing median of $326.60.
Average price
$307.16
21 head · 529 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,626
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$169
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$33.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.29
vs GA average
−14.02 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1525324.271,7027thin
Medium and Large 2535306.821,6417thin
Medium and Large 3528290.381,5337thin
One grade step is worth $33.89/cwt here — about $169 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale21 hd
307.16
—
GA average16 barns · 554 hd
300.87
+6.29
National average175 barns · 12,815 hd
321.18
−14.02
This barn, trailing median2 sales
326.60
−19.44
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,578151.972,3984thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,176138.261,6267thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,412132.641,8724thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average992122.911,2193thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)935$1,7051thin

Every lot

44 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2513340.11/cwt332.50–350.001,7453
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3528323.71/cwt322.50–325.001,7092
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3223377.53/cwt375.00–380.008422
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2324338.11/cwt330.00–350.001,0956
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375317.37/cwt310.00–330.001,1906
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2382358.41/cwt352.50–365.001,3693
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1412373.55/cwt365.00–377.501,5395
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3428304.85/cwt300.00–310.001,3052
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2432335.10/cwt325.00–350.001,4483
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1464346.99/cwt345.00–350.001,6105
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471317.47/cwt310.00–330.001,4955
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2506320.64/cwt317.50–322.501,6224
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1509328.48/cwt325.00–335.001,6725
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3528290.38/cwt280.00–300.001,5337
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565313.74/cwt312.50–315.001,7732
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573288.39/cwt280.00–295.001,6523
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615284.96/cwt280.00–290.001,7533
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3616225.01/cwt220.00–230.001,3864
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1664272.91/cwt270.00–275.001,8126
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1350458.33/cwt445.00–470.001,6043
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3390370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,4432
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2420345.00/cwt340.00–350.001,4492
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1421407.36/cwt400.00–420.001,7154
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3433328.73/cwt327.50–330.001,4232
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3469308.71/cwt305.00–310.001,4484
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473354.74/cwt345.00–365.001,6782
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2483327.56/cwt325.00–330.001,5822
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515340.92/cwt335.00–347.501,7565
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2519324.57/cwt317.50–330.001,6858
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1558320.32/cwt317.50–325.001,7877
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3567284.15/cwt280.00–292.501,6113
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2590307.44/cwt300.00–315.001,8142
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625281.55/cwt280.00–287.501,7605
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1666285.02/cwt280.00–290.001,8985
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2824238.99/cwt232.00–246.001,9694
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,578151.97/cwt140.00–160.002,3984
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%975126.36/cwt123.00–130.001,2322
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,1891
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,145141.16/cwt140.00–143.001,6165
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,255131.00/cwt130.00–132.001,6442
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,383121.66/cwt118.00–125.001,6832
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,440143.61/cwt142.00–145.002,0682
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,033153.41/cwt139.00–170.001,5852
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29351,705.00/head1,705.00–1,705.001,7051

This sale against other markets

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.