Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2024-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $252.95/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −148.63 against this barn's trailing median of $401.57.

Average price

$252.95

40 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,413

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$20.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.95

vs GA average

−23.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	264.83	1,488	15thin
Medium and Large 2	574	251.99	1,446	5thin
Medium and Large 3	552	244.27	1,348	20

One grade step is worth $20.56/cwt here — about $139 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $431.18, low $322.55, median $401.57 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale40 hd

252.95

—

GA average14 barns · 357 hd

250.00

+2.95

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

−23.22

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.57

−148.63

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	1,605	136.35	2,189	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,448	131.11	1,899	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,110	127.06	1,411	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	943	105.64	996	15

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)	1,085	$1,621	14

Every lot, as filed

59 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	317.63/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,455	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	347.44/cwt	345.00–352.50	1,286	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	282.50/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,102	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	681	211.88/cwt	207.50–215.00	1,443	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	301.90/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,461	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	123.42/cwt	113.00–129.00	1,426	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	240.03/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,531	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,740.23/head	1,600.00–1,875.00	1,740	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	389	331.95/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,291	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	251.99/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,446	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	340.86/cwt	340.00–342.50	1,261	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	301	293.75/cwt	290.00–295.00	884	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	627	259.02/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,624	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	271.37/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,170	19
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	352.00/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,109	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	467	295.04/cwt	292.50–297.50	1,378	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,018	1,462.89/head	1,300.00–1,575.00	1,463	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	607	285.42/cwt	277.50–287.50	1,732	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	363.03/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,125	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	323.88/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,176	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	292.51/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,515	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	277.44/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,637	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	283.24/cwt	280.00–287.50	915	6
Bulls	—	—	1,342	126.43/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,697	3
Bulls	—	—	1,622	137.78/cwt	135.00–142.00	2,235	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	117.97/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,118	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,623	116.31/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,888	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	135.86/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,515	10
Bulls	—	—	1,975	149.08/cwt	148.00–150.00	2,944	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,422	136.25/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,937	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	126.96/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,802	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,042	116.50/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,214	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	949	94.99/cwt	92.00–98.00	901	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	126.66/cwt	124.00–131.00	1,477	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	102.28/cwt	100.00–105.00	941	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	572	278.01/cwt	272.50–282.50	1,590	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	534	250.03/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,335	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	306.23/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,256	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	606	268.31/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,626	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	264.48/cwt	260.00–270.00	960	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	574	237.24/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,362	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	223.74/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,492	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	261.05/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,532	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	243.64/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,615	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	313.35/cwt	307.50–315.00	1,636	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	333.89/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,396	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	323.17/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,506	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	304.75/cwt	300.00–310.00	939	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	355.70/cwt	352.50–360.00	1,160	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	309.94/cwt	307.50–312.50	1,621	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	265.08/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,757	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	299.57/cwt	297.50–307.50	1,690	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	373.40/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,169	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	106.83/cwt	102.00–112.00	919	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	270.50/cwt	267.50–275.00	1,417	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	256.25/cwt	255.00–257.50	1,550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	402	294.33/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,183	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	277.49/cwt	272.50–282.50	1,346	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	337.32/cwt	332.50–340.00	1,400	12

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 Mar 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 366Last week 394Year ago 485

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 97Year ago 133

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 48Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	310	360.00–365.00	363.03
10	350–400	389	330.00–335.00	331.95
14	450–500	458	312.50–320.00	317.63
5	600–650	607	277.50–287.50	285.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	313	370.00–380.00	373.40
5	350–400	370	345.00–352.50	347.44
12	400–450	415	332.50–340.00	337.32
3	500–550	523	307.50–312.50	309.94
6	550–600	564	297.50–307.50	299.57
2	650–700	663	260.00–270.00	265.08
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	315	350.00–355.00	352.00
7	350–400	363	320.00–327.50	323.88
4	400–450	410	300.00–310.00	306.23
4	500–550	518	290.00–295.00	292.51
6	550–600	590	275.00–285.00	277.44
3	600–650	606	265.00–270.00	268.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	301	290.00–295.00	293.75
4	350–400	390	280.00–290.00	282.50
19	400–450	431	265.00–275.00	271.37
5	550–600	574	250.00–255.00	251.99
4	600–650	638	235.00–245.00	240.03
4	650–700	681	207.50–215.00	211.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	323	280.00–287.50	283.24
7	350–400	363	260.00–270.00	264.48
11	500–550	534	245.00–255.00	250.03
9	550–600	574	230.00–240.00	237.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	308	300.00–310.00	304.75
15	400–450	402	285.00–295.00	294.33
10	450–500	485	272.50–282.50	277.49
6	500–550	524	267.50–275.00	270.50
9	550–600	587	260.00–267.50	261.05
2	600–650	605	255.00–257.50	256.25
4	650–700	667	220.00–225.00	223.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	370	340.00–342.50	340.86
5	450–500	484	300.00–310.00	301.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	467	292.50–297.50	295.04
5	550–600	572	272.50–282.50	278.01
5	600–650	627	255.00–260.00	259.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	352.50–360.00	355.70
5	400–450	418	330.00–340.00	333.89
4	450–500	466	317.50–325.00	323.17
6	500–550	522	307.50–315.00	313.35
9	650–700	663	240.00–247.50	243.64

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,155	113.00–129.00	123.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	860	102.00–112.00	106.83
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,135	1,600.00–1,875.00	1,740.23
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,018	1,300.00–1,575.00	1,462.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,342	124.00–128.00	126.43
3	—	1,622	135.00–142.00	137.78
2	—	1,975	148.00–150.00	149.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	948	115.00–122.00	117.97
6	—	949	92.00–98.00	94.99
3	—	920	100.00–105.00	102.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,623	113.00–120.00	116.31
9	—	1,422	133.00–139.00	136.25
4	—	1,419	125.00–130.00	126.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,115	133.00–140.00	135.86
8	—	1,042	113.00–120.00	116.50
9	—	1,166	124.00–131.00	126.66

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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Seminole Livestock Exchange - Donalsonville, GA

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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