Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2024-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $235.83/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −165.74 against this barn's trailing median of $401.57.

Average price

$235.83

42 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,333

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$14

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

$29.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.30

vs GA average

−32.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	250.71	1,299	11thin
Medium and Large 2	575	236.59	1,359	19thin
Medium and Large 3	594	221.00	1,313	12thin

One grade step is worth $29.71/cwt here — about −$14 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 sale42 hd

235.83

—

GA average15 barns · 443 hd

246.14

−10.30

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

−32.55

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.57

−165.74

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	1,622	138.75	2,250	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,517	115.07	1,745	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,094	110.69	1,211	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	906	93.39	846	9thin

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)	1,003	$1,213	4thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	875	2
Bulls	—	—	1,636	138.61/cwt	135.00–142.00	2,268	6
Bulls	—	—	1,943	151.67/cwt	150.00–153.00	2,947	3
Bulls	—	—	1,272	126.11/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,604	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	796	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	121.67/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,442	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	246.71/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,517	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	461	286.22/cwt	285.00–287.50	1,319	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	242.56/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,281	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	303	286.77/cwt	285.00–290.00	869	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	322	274.89/cwt	270.00–280.00	885	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	212.94/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,320	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	266.20/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,618	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,250	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,288	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	996	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	572	261.88/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,498	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	251.12/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,198	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	296.32/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,375	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	272.98/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,572	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	304	302.52/cwt	300.00–305.00	920	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	282.59/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	235.00/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,379	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	315.85/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,371	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	124.19/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,463	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	1,212.72/head	1,200.00–1,225.00	1,213	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	250.71/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,299	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	297.51/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,562	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	271.23/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,541	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	259.53/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,238	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	294.97/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,554	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	313.41/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,363	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	251.01/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,576	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	306	340.70/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,043	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	594	221.00/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,313	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	507	276.83/cwt	275.00–277.50	1,404	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	296.77/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,202	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	417	265.95/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,109	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,054	102.93/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,085	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	107.39/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,582	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	115.37/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,763	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,077	110.64/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,192	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,526	121.83/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,859	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	882	96.10/cwt	95.00–98.00	848	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 May 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 288Last week 374Year ago 358

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 83Year ago 199

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 90Year ago 46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	875	100.00	100.00
2	—	995	80.00	80.00
5	—	882	95.00–98.00	96.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,185	118.00–125.00	121.67
7	—	1,054	99.00–106.00	102.93
10	—	1,077	108.00–115.00	110.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,473	104.00–110.00	107.39
24	—	1,528	112.00–119.00	115.37
8	—	1,526	120.00–124.00	121.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,636	135.00–142.00	138.61
3	—	1,943	150.00–153.00	151.67
3	—	1,272	122.00–129.00	126.11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	405	290.00–300.00	296.77
4	450–500	461	285.00–287.50	286.22
11	500–550	507	275.00–277.50	276.83
4	550–600	572	260.00–265.00	261.88
3	600–650	615	240.00–250.00	246.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	568	270.00–275.00	271.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	435	310.00–315.00	313.41
2	500–550	527	290.00–300.00	294.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	303	285.00–290.00	286.77
10	450–500	477	257.50–260.00	259.53
4	500–550	528	240.00–245.00	242.56
15	550–600	587	230.00–240.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	322	270.00–280.00	274.89
14	400–450	417	260.00–270.00	265.95
13	450–500	477	250.00–255.00	251.12
12	550–600	594	220.00–227.50	221.00
6	600–650	620	210.00–217.50	212.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	304	300.00–305.00	302.52
11	500–550	518	250.00–257.50	250.71
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	434	310.00–320.00	315.85
4	450–500	464	295.00–300.00	296.32
6	550–600	576	270.00–277.50	272.98
19	600–650	608	260.00–267.50	266.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	500–550	525	295.00–300.00	297.51
2	550–600	575	280.00–285.00	282.59
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	306	340.00–345.00	340.70
5	600–650	628	250.00–255.00	251.01

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	103.00	103.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	830	120.00	120.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	117.00	117.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,178	122.00–128.00	124.19
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,003	1,200.00–1,225.00	1,212.72

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

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