Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2024-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $260.79/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −140.78 against this barn's trailing median of $401.57.

Average price

$260.79

12 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,369

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

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

$23.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.38

vs GA average

−16.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	266.60	1,384	9thin
Medium and Large 3	543	243.37	1,321	3thin

One grade step is worth $23.23/cwt here — about $62 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale12 hd

260.79

—

GA average14 barns · 531 hd

253.41

+7.38

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

−16.43

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.57

−140.78

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	—	Average	1,392	142.94	1,990	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,412	134.13	1,894	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,142	130.21	1,487	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	879	101.27	890	6thin

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)	1,145	$1,468	8

Every lot, as filed

56 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 1	200–250	225	355.00/cwt	350.00–360.00	799	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	376	282.01/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,060	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	715	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	306	293.99/cwt	290.00–297.50	900	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	202.52/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,377	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,573.04/head	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,573	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	491	276.89/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,360	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	328.73/cwt	325.00–335.00	937	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	266.60/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,384	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	288.25/cwt	282.50–292.50	1,222	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	253.23/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,573	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	313.42/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,019	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	267.75/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,146	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	694	247.48/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	301	373.75/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,125	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	268.31/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,843	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	362.03/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,300	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	351.01/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,351	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	277.50/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,146	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	285.94/cwt	285.00–287.50	1,793	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	265.04/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,659	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,106	1
Bulls	—	—	1,380	141.23/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,949	3
Bulls	—	—	1,805	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,816	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	135.36/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,561	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	868	108.04/cwt	107.00–109.00	938	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	884	97.88/cwt	95.00–101.00	865	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,382	135.51/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,873	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	246.65/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,702	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	344.24/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,491	4
Bulls	—	—	1,015	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,370	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	131.02/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,939	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	128.10/cwt	124.00–131.00	1,439	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	113.89/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,319	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	304.44/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,410	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	357	324.96/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,160	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	331.02/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,619	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	304.31/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,166	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	341.05/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,490	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	292.22/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,829	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	267.54/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	302	360.02/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,087	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	304.57/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,416	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	745	234.40/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,746	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	322.33/cwt	317.50–327.50	1,386	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	320.70/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,353	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,015	1,363.12/head	1,300.00–1,425.00	1,363	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	297.47/cwt	295.00–302.50	1,556	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	268.05/cwt	262.50–270.00	1,276	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	303	302.32/cwt	300.00–305.00	916	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	274.83/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	543	243.37/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,321	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	211.61/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,456	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	350.49/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,332	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	337.45/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,252	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	234.79/cwt	227.50–255.00	1,604	5

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 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 430Last week 366Year ago 417

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 80Year ago 103

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 31Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	350.00–360.00	355.00
4	250–300	285	325.00–335.00	328.73
49	300–350	325	310.00–320.00	313.42
18	350–400	383	300.00–307.50	304.31
7	400–450	424	282.50–292.50	288.25
12	450–500	491	272.50–280.00	276.89
9	500–550	519	260.00–270.00	266.60
6	600–650	621	250.00–257.50	253.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	306	290.00–297.50	293.99
6	350–400	376	280.00–285.00	282.01
15	400–450	428	260.00–270.00	267.75
3	500–550	543	240.00–250.00	243.37
2	650–700	680	200.00–205.00	202.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	303	300.00–305.00	302.32
7	400–450	413	275.00–280.00	277.50
14	450–500	476	262.50–270.00	268.05
3	650–700	688	210.00–215.00	211.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	357	320.00–330.00	324.96
2	400–450	430	317.50–327.50	322.33
7	450–500	463	300.00–310.00	304.44
2	550–600	575	270.00–280.00	274.83
1	700–750	715	207.50	207.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	385	350.00–360.00	351.01
4	400–450	433	340.00–350.00	344.24
6	650–700	690	240.00–250.00	246.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	371	335.00–340.00	337.45
9	500–550	523	295.00–302.50	297.47
4	600–650	626	260.00–270.00	265.04
5	650–700	683	227.50–255.00	234.79
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	302	355.00–365.00	360.02
22	400–450	422	320.00–327.50	320.70
6	450–500	465	300.00–310.00	304.57
2	600–650	625	265.00–270.00	267.54
2	650–700	694	245.00–250.00	247.48
4	700–750	745	230.00–240.00	234.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	301	370.00–375.00	373.75
5	350–400	359	360.00–365.00	362.03
21	400–450	437	340.00–345.00	341.05
7	450–500	489	330.00–335.00	331.02
9	600–650	626	290.00–297.50	292.22
3	650–700	687	267.50–270.00	268.31
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	380	350.00–355.00	350.49
8	600–650	627	285.00–287.50	285.94

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,275	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,573.04
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,015	1,300.00–1,425.00	1,363.12
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,380	139.00–144.00	141.23
1	—	1,805	156.00	156.00
1	—	1,015	135.00	135.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,153	132.00–139.00	135.36
11	—	1,123	124.00–131.00	128.10
3	—	1,158	111.00–116.00	113.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	868	107.00–109.00	108.04
4	—	884	95.00–101.00	97.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,382	133.00–139.00	135.51
4	—	1,480	130.00–132.00	131.02

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

Slaughter Cattle