Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2024-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $252.46/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −149.11 against this barn's trailing median of $401.57.

Average price

$252.46

30 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,377

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$149

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$0.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.28

vs GA average

−18.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	522	252.47	1,318	18thin
Medium and Large 1	581	252.45	1,467	12thin

One grade step is worth $0.02/cwt here — about −$149 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 sale30 hd

252.46

—

GA average15 barns · 465 hd

255.74

−3.28

National average179 barns · 13,329 hd

270.59

−18.13

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.57

−149.11

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	1,807	152.86	2,762	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,408	128.01	1,802	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,128	124.93	1,410	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	944	112.52	1,062	16

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)	966	$1,661	8

Every lot, as filed

55 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	400–450	415	273.68/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,136	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	328.74/cwt	327.50–330.00	1,423	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	282.47/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,602	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	226.63/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,564	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	301	302.50/cwt	300.00–305.00	911	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	407	323.69/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,317	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	264.36/cwt	262.50–265.00	1,520	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	241.67/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,513	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	294.35/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,110	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	359.10/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,203	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	252.47/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,318	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	319.52/cwt	317.50–320.00	1,406	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	642	260.34/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,671	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	622	231.78/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,442	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	358	335.10/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,200	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	311	352.74/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,097	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	679	215.15/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,461	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	214.96/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,462	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,073	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	761	185.85/cwt	185.00–187.50	1,414	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,932	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	130.41/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,856	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	133.73/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,538	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	116.71/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,141	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	127.11/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,434	8
Bulls	—	—	1,854	154.49/cwt	152.00–159.00	2,864	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	98.84/cwt	95.00–102.00	878	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,386	122.19/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,694	6
Bulls	—	—	1,715	146.69/cwt	146.00–148.00	2,516	3
Bulls	—	—	1,755	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,808	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	117.62/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,315	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	924	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	382	334.20/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,277	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	439	261.23/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,147	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	376	284.18/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,069	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	306.76/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,482	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	272.54/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,540	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	308	346.34/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,067	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	255.51/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,630	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	275.66/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,285	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	492	312.53/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,538	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	252.45/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,467	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	666	229.02/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,525	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	334.36/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,441	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,147	141.95/cwt	137.50–148.00	1,628	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,739.41/head	1,700.00–1,775.00	1,739	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,062	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	364.93/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,241	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	244.17/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,643	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	298.46/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,659	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	589	272.49/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,605	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	262.22/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,246	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	246.27/cwt	245.00–247.50	1,529	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	292.89/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,532	6

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 Apr 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 425Last week 185Year ago 623

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 94Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 0Year ago 36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	301	300.00–305.00	302.50
8	350–400	377	290.00–295.00	294.35
9	400–450	415	270.00–277.50	273.68
9	450–500	475	260.00–267.50	262.22
18	500–550	522	250.00–257.50	252.47
18	600–650	626	240.00–247.50	241.67
3	650–700	690	225.00–230.00	226.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	376	280.00–287.50	284.18
10	400–450	439	260.00–267.50	261.23
7	600–650	622	230.00–235.00	231.78
3	650–700	680	210.00–220.00	214.96
3	750–800	761	185.00–187.50	185.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	466	270.00–280.00	275.66
12	550–600	581	250.00–260.00	252.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	327.50–330.00	328.74
6	500–550	523	290.00–297.50	292.89
5	550–600	589	270.00–275.00	272.49
2	600–650	621	245.00–247.50	246.27
5	650–700	666	225.00–230.00	229.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	311	350.00–360.00	352.74
6	350–400	358	330.00–340.00	335.10
9	450–500	483	300.00–310.00	306.76
4	550–600	575	262.50–265.00	264.36
10	650–700	679	210.00–220.00	215.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	638	250.00–260.00	255.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	335	355.00–360.00	359.10
4	400–450	407	320.00–325.00	323.69
3	550–600	567	280.00–287.50	282.47
14	600–650	642	260.00–265.00	260.34
3	650–700	673	240.00–250.00	244.17
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	308	340.00–350.00	346.34
12	350–400	382	330.00–335.00	334.20
5	400–450	440	317.50–320.00	319.52
4	550–600	565	270.00–275.00	272.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	360.00–370.00	364.93
4	400–450	431	330.00–340.00	334.36
10	450–500	492	310.00–315.00	312.53
18	550–600	556	290.00–300.00	298.46

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	880	1,425.00	1,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	995	1,700.00–1,775.00	1,739.41
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	110.00	110.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,147	137.50–148.00	141.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	128.00	128.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	139.00	139.00
10	—	1,423	128.00–135.00	130.41
6	—	1,386	120.00–125.00	122.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,150	131.00–137.00	133.73
8	—	1,128	125.00–129.00	127.11
6	—	1,118	114.00–120.00	117.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	978	114.00–119.00	116.71
3	—	888	95.00–102.00	98.84
2	—	840	110.00	110.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,854	152.00–159.00	154.49
3	—	1,715	146.00–148.00	146.69
1	—	1,755	160.00	160.00

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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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