Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2024-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls 2.00 lower, feeder steers 2.00 lower, feeder heifers steady, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves and heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves steady to 2.00 lower, replacement cows 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $288.99/cwt on 171 head.

Average price

$288.99

171 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,568

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$205

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 1

$7.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.32

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	492	293.77	1,444	43
Medium and Large 2	541	288.67	1,563	60
Medium and Large 1	576	286.25	1,650	68

One grade step is worth $7.52/cwt here — about −$205 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale171 hd

288.99

—

GA average16 barns · 1,348 hd

296.32

−7.32

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
Bulls	—	Low	1,532	122.80	1,881	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,398	118.49	1,657	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,142	113.20	1,293	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	993	86.15	855	7thin

Every lot, as filed

57 lots · USDA AMS · Seminole Livestock Exchange - Donalsonville, 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	—	672	203.75/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,369	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	554	231.86/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,285	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	273.02/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,283	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	484	297.45/cwt	295.00–302.50	1,440	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	274.16/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,541	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	343.52/cwt	342.00–345.00	1,237	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	681	222.93/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,518	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	273.02/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,035	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	504	241.42/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,217	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	222.98/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,425	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	383.47/cwt	382.00–385.00	1,181	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	274.38/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,605	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	244.28/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,681	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	262.47/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,207	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	270.15/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,143	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	247.57/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,436	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	347.39/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,244	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	281.29/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,485	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	337.52/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,242	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	553	263.49/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,457	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	301	362.22/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,090	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	310.62/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,531	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	298.11/cwt	297.50–300.00	1,568	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	296.43/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,396	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	329.51/cwt	327.50–330.00	1,410	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	311	372.58/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,159	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	322.49/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,348	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	255.57/cwt	247.50–256.00	1,758	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	333.39/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,277	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	413	323.04/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,334	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	677	225.65/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,528	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	308.31/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,446	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	286.11/cwt	282.50–290.00	1,445	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	291.23/cwt	290.00–292.50	1,479	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	117.31/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,642	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,399	123.00/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,721	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,394	106.16/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,480	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	112.94/cwt	112.00–114.00	1,327	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	99.75/cwt	96.00–104.00	1,207	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	117.81/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,299	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	84.21/cwt	82.00–87.00	861	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	837	2
Bulls	—	—	1,498	114.87/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,721	2
Bulls	—	—	1,733	130.99/cwt	129.00–133.00	2,270	3
Bulls	—	—	1,424	121.05/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,724	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,099	110.79/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,218	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	117.59/cwt	111.00–125.00	1,344	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,055	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,108	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916	135.25/cwt	126.00–145.00	1,239	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	136.68/cwt	136.00–137.50	1,350	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	288.36/cwt	282.50–289.00	1,623	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	267.52/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	307	304.95/cwt	300.00–310.00	936	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	284.23/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,097	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	481	253.89/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,221	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	262.09/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,106	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	636	250.61/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,594	4

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 →

Seminole Livestock Exchange - Donalsonville, GA

Wed Feb 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 436Last week 443Year ago 293

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 39Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 25Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	672	200.00–210.00	203.75
5	—	639	220.00–225.00	222.98
8	—	460	260.00–267.00	262.47
4	—	423	265.00–275.00	270.15
36	—	580	247.50–250.00	247.57
11	—	386	280.00–290.00	284.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	554	230.00–237.50	231.86
9	—	379	270.00–277.50	273.02
7	—	504	240.00–245.00	241.42
22	—	481	250.00–256.00	253.89
5	—	422	260.00–265.00	262.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	470	270.00–277.50	273.02
3	—	307	300.00–310.00	304.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	484	295.00–302.50	297.45
3	—	383	330.00–340.00	333.39
5	—	413	315.00–325.00	323.04
4	—	677	225.00–227.50	225.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	272.50–275.00	274.16
2	—	508	290.00–292.50	291.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	342.00–345.00	343.52
3	—	469	305.00–310.00	308.31
9	—	505	282.50–290.00	286.11
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	681	220.00–230.00	222.93
2	—	528	280.00–282.50	281.29
6	—	368	335.00–340.00	337.52
2	—	553	260.00–267.00	263.49
9	—	301	360.00–365.00	362.22
8	—	418	320.00–325.00	322.49
4	—	636	250.00–252.50	250.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	308	382.00–385.00	383.47
15	—	493	310.00–315.00	310.62
4	—	526	297.50–300.00	298.11
19	—	688	247.50–256.00	255.57
24	—	563	282.50–289.00	288.36
4	—	622	265.00–270.00	267.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	585	272.50–275.00	274.38
27	—	688	235.00–245.00	244.28
11	—	358	345.00–355.00	347.39
9	—	471	290.00–300.00	296.43
5	—	428	327.50–330.00	329.51
4	—	311	370.00–375.00	372.58

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,400	112.00–119.00	117.31
12	—	1,399	120.00–127.00	123.00
4	—	1,394	104.00–110.00	106.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,175	112.00–114.00	112.94
2	—	1,210	96.00–104.00	99.75
6	—	1,103	115.00–120.00	117.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,022	82.00–87.00	84.21
2	—	920	91.00	91.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,498	114.00–116.00	114.87
3	—	1,733	129.00–133.00	130.99
5	—	1,424	119.00–125.00	121.05

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,099	109.00–113.00	110.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,055	105.00	105.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,143	111.00–125.00	117.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	916	126.00–145.00	135.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	988	136.00–137.50	136.68

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Seminole Livestock Exchange - Donalsonville, GA

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle