Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2024-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $239.91/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −161.67 against this barn's trailing median of $401.57.

Average price

$239.91

33 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,306

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$21.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.18

vs GA average

−24.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	258.59	1,363	2thin
Medium and Large 2	554	244.65	1,355	6thin
Medium and Large 3	543	237.27	1,289	25

One grade step is worth $21.32/cwt here — about $74 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale33 hd

239.91

—

GA average16 barns · 672 hd

248.09

−8.18

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

−24.61

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.57

−161.67

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	1,557	126.38	1,967	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,459	115.57	1,687	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,132	113.80	1,288	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	957	89.08	853	4thin

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)	1,100	$1,475	2thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Bulls	—	—	1,610	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	2,157	1
Bulls	—	—	1,530	122.57/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,875	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	113.57/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,332	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	120.40/cwt	119.00–122.00	1,391	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	122.71/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,836	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,472	109.21/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,608	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	721	221.70/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,598	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	317	285.13/cwt	280.00–287.50	904	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	643	249.46/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,604	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	662	207.42/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,373	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	677	211.16/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,430	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	269.01/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,393	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	276.37/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,031	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	251.17/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,206	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	223.05/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,372	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	296.02/cwt	295.00–297.50	1,587	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	562	278.02/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,562	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	607	259.49/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,575	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	452	260.02/cwt	257.50–267.50	1,175	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	612	229.98/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,407	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	114.95/cwt	113.00–117.00	1,414	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	487	304.92/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	648	236.01/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,529	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	317.56/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,366	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	245.68/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,690	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	554	244.65/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,355	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	330.20/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,380	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	288.72/cwt	287.50–290.00	1,654	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	301	362.50/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,091	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	298.77/cwt	294.00–300.00	1,682	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	258.59/cwt	255.00–262.50	1,363	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	292.58/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,510	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	268.28/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,516	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	789	213.78/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,687	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	241.22/cwt	237.50–247.50	1,266	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	693	231.30/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,603	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	233.63/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,308	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	298.79/cwt	297.50–300.00	1,094	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	267.46/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,704	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	918	106.61/cwt	105.00–109.00	979	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,444	115.32/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,665	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	818	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	87.77/cwt	86.00–89.00	863	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	264.43/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,116	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	253.89/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,447	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 Apr 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 269Last week 544Year ago 318

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 81Year ago 135

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 39Year ago 14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	134.00	134.00
2	—	1,530	120.00–125.00	122.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,173	110.00–117.00	113.57
5	—	1,155	119.00–122.00	120.40
4	—	918	105.00–109.00	106.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,496	120.00–126.00	122.71
6	—	1,472	106.00–111.00	109.21
19	—	1,444	113.00–119.00	115.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	93.00	93.00
3	—	983	86.00–89.00	87.77

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	562	275.00–285.00	278.02
9	600–650	643	245.00–250.00	249.46
6	650–700	693	225.00–235.00	231.30
6	700–750	721	220.00–225.00	221.70
4	750–800	789	210.00–215.00	213.78
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	536	295.00–297.50	296.02
4	550–600	573	287.50–290.00	288.72
4	600–650	607	258.00–260.00	259.49
11	650–700	688	245.00–252.50	245.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	301	355.00–365.00	362.50
2	400–450	418	325.00–335.00	330.20
5	550–600	563	294.00–300.00	298.77
2	600–650	637	265.00–270.00	267.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	280.00–287.50	285.13
5	350–400	373	272.50–280.00	276.37
11	400–450	422	260.00–270.00	264.43
8	450–500	480	250.00–255.00	251.17
12	500–550	525	237.50–247.50	241.22
13	550–600	560	230.00–235.00	233.63
10	600–650	615	220.00–225.00	223.05
4	650–700	662	200.00–210.00	207.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	452	257.50–267.50	260.02
6	550–600	554	242.00–250.00	244.65
7	600–650	648	230.00–237.00	236.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	366	297.50–300.00	298.79
2	500–550	527	255.00–262.50	258.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	487	300.00–310.00	304.92
2	500–550	518	268.00–270.00	269.01
5	550–600	570	250.00–260.00	253.89
2	600–650	612	225.00–235.00	229.98
4	650–700	677	205.00–220.00	211.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	315.00–320.00	317.56
3	550–600	565	265.00–270.00	268.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	516	290.00–297.50	292.58

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	785	90.00	90.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,230	113.00–117.00	114.95
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	1,475.00	1,475.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle