Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2024-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 2.00 higher, feeder steers 2.00 lower, feeder heifers lightly tested, feeder bulls steady, steer calves and heifer calves steady to 2.00 higher, 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 $244.66/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −156.91 against this barn's trailing median of $401.57.

Average price

$244.66

44 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,303

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$29

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

$17.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.53

vs GA average

−22.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	511	251.74	1,286	23
Medium and Large 2	554	238.01	1,319	15thin
Medium and Large 3	562	234.14	1,316	6thin

One grade step is worth $17.60/cwt here — about −$29 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 sale44 hd

244.66

—

GA average16 barns · 338 hd

245.19

−0.53

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

−22.93

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.57

−156.91

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	1,620	144.12	2,334	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,494	119.36	1,783	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,149	117.91	1,354	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,013	102.77	1,041	2thin

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)	1,188	$1,444	4thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	616	247.92/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,527	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	298.56/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,296	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	253.72/cwt	252.50–255.00	1,472	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	352.54/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,199	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	268.22/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,518	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	282.52/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,455	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,426	119.72/cwt	119.00–121.00	1,707	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	1,444.21/head	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,444	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	272.52/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,431	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	354	271.34/cwt	270.00–275.00	961	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	307.47/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,430	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	356.38/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,311	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	273.78/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	380.23/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,217	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	305.53/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,305	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	318.72/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,335	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	292.41/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,561	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	294.31/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,551	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	343.23/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,091	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	325.97/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,196	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	283.71/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,509	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	289.48/cwt	288.00–290.00	883	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	236.18/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,325	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	261.77/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,623	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	130.71/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,843	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	122.61/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,788	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,536	114.67/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,761	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	108.58/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,151	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	124.70/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,459	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	115.22/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,348	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	263.25/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,648	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	314.94/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,361	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	102.77/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,041	2
Bulls	—	—	1,743	146.36/cwt	143.00–149.00	2,551	4
Bulls	—	—	1,223	130.71/cwt	129.00–132.00	1,599	2
Bulls	—	—	1,770	153.06/cwt	152.00–154.00	2,709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	286.49/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,218	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	329.06/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,425	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	284.37/cwt	282.50–285.00	1,624	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	251.74/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,286	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	261.20/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,249	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	677	238.52/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,615	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	659	212.48/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,400	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	562	234.14/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,316	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	622	248.32/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,545	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	512	273.93/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,403	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	263.09/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,092	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	253.62/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,177	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	221.87/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,460	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	243.06/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,303	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	313	317.40/cwt	315.00–320.00	993	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	564	259.65/cwt	252.50–262.50	1,464	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	270.07/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,539	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	294.37/cwt	292.50–295.00	1,401	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	364.97/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,212	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	342.07/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,242	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 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 357Last week 288Year ago 416

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 97Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 32Year ago 41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	315.00–320.00	317.40
13	400–450	425	280.00–290.00	286.49
2	500–550	525	270.00–275.00	272.52
6	550–600	564	252.50–262.50	259.65
5	600–650	616	240.00–250.00	247.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	434	292.50–300.00	298.56
4	500–550	515	280.00–285.00	282.52
5	550–600	570	265.00–275.00	270.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	318	340.00–350.00	343.23
5	350–400	367	320.00–330.00	325.97
3	400–450	432	310.00–320.00	314.94
14	500–550	527	290.00–297.50	294.31
3	600–650	626	260.00–270.00	263.25
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	350.00–355.00	352.54
9	400–450	427	300.00–310.00	305.53
5	500–550	512	270.00–275.00	273.93
2	550–600	580	252.50–255.00	253.72
3	600–650	622	245.00–250.00	248.32
8	650–700	677	235.00–239.00	238.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	332	360.00–370.00	364.97
5	350–400	363	340.00–345.00	342.07
4	400–450	419	315.00–320.00	318.72
4	450–500	476	292.50–295.00	294.37
10	500–550	532	280.00–287.50	283.71
4	550–600	566	265.00–275.00	268.22
3	600–650	620	255.00–265.00	261.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	375.00–385.00	380.23
4	350–400	368	350.00–360.00	356.38
5	400–450	433	325.00–330.00	329.06
2	450–500	465	305.00–310.00	307.47
7	500–550	534	290.00–300.00	292.41
4	550–600	571	282.50–285.00	284.37
2	600–650	610	270.00–277.50	273.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	350–400	354	270.00–275.00	271.34
22	400–450	415	260.00–267.50	263.09
6	550–600	562	230.00–237.50	234.14
8	650–700	659	210.00–215.00	212.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	305	288.00–290.00	289.48
17	450–500	464	250.00–257.50	253.62
4	500–550	536	240.00–247.50	243.06
11	550–600	561	234.00–240.00	236.18
8	650–700	658	220.00–225.00	221.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	478	260.00–262.50	261.20
23	500–550	511	250.00–257.50	251.74

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)	4	—	1,426	119.00–121.00	119.72
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,188	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,444.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,410	127.00–134.00	130.71
12	—	1,458	120.00–126.00	122.61
18	—	1,536	112.00–119.00	114.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,060	105.00–110.00	108.58
13	—	1,170	120.00–127.00	124.70
12	—	1,170	111.00–118.00	115.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,013	100.00–106.00	102.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,743	143.00–149.00	146.36
2	—	1,223	129.00–132.00	130.71
2	—	1,770	152.00–154.00	153.06

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