Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2024-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $239.20/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −162.37 against this barn's trailing median of $401.57.

Average price

$239.20

6 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,265

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−6.66

vs GA average

−30.80 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	529	239.20	1,265	6thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale6 hd

239.20

—

GA average15 barns · 510 hd

245.86

−6.66

National average167 barns · 11,471 hd

270.00

−30.80

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.57

−162.37

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	—	Low	1,736	145.87	2,533	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,143	122.97	1,405	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,468	118.54	1,741	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	973	106.15	1,033	14

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)	1,540	$1,823	10

Every lot, as filed

49 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 2	600–650	621	257.99/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,602	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	604	223.34/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,349	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	130.22/cwt	121.00–139.00	1,521	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,132	112.61/cwt	105.00–119.00	1,275	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,592	1,937.85/head	1,875.00–2,050.00	1,938	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,310	112.13/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	283.23/cwt	280.00–290.00	878	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	315.64/cwt	315.00–317.50	1,351	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	363.11/cwt	360.00–367.50	1,151	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	260.02/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,477	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	274.27/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,171	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	226.45/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,483	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	286.64/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,364	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	461	293.48/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,353	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	723	211.87/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,532	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	376	265.91/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,000	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,463	1,649.70/head	1,625.00–1,675.00	1,650	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	312	274.75/cwt	270.00–280.00	857	9
Bulls	—	—	1,373	136.79/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,878	2
Bulls	—	—	1,997	150.81/cwt	150.00–152.00	3,012	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,601	108.93/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,744	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,407	117.20/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,649	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	115.53/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,235	4
Bulls	—	—	1,448	142.59/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,065	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	300.65/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,428	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	333.39/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,244	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	251.37/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,219	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	310.49/cwt	310.00–312.50	1,453	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	302.43/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,579	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	265.02/cwt	262.50–270.00	1,296	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	324.06/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,393	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	302.83/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,457	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,269	128.01/cwt	123.00–137.00	1,624	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	293.01/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,506	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	285.52/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,630	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	274.47/cwt	267.50–277.50	1,669	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	344.74/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,145	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	529	239.20/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,265	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	417	261.54/cwt	260.00–264.00	1,091	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	663	211.25/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,401	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	382	342.14/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,307	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	284.04/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,491	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	327	354.95/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,161	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	126.07/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,804	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	121.72/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,411	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	91.09/cwt	90.00–93.00	881	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	130.07/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,540	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	921	107.24/cwt	104.00–109.00	988	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,026	114.86/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,178	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 May 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 286Last week 357Year ago 416

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 87Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 14Year ago 41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	621	250.00–260.00	257.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	476	285.00–290.00	286.64
6	550–600	568	255.00–265.00	260.02
7	650–700	655	225.00–230.00	226.45
4	700–750	723	205.00–215.00	211.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	332	340.00–350.00	344.74
6	350–400	373	330.00–335.00	333.39
15	450–500	481	300.00–310.00	302.83
5	500–550	514	290.00–297.50	293.01
5	550–600	571	280.00–287.50	285.52
5	600–650	608	267.50–277.50	274.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	310	280.00–290.00	283.23
9	400–450	427	270.00–277.50	274.27
39	450–500	485	250.00–257.50	251.37
3	600–650	604	220.00–230.00	223.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	312	270.00–280.00	274.75
8	350–400	376	265.00–270.00	265.91
15	400–450	417	260.00–264.00	261.54
6	500–550	529	235.00–240.00	239.20
2	650–700	663	210.00–212.50	211.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	489	262.50–270.00	265.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	317	360.00–367.50	363.11
4	400–450	428	315.00–317.50	315.64
15	450–500	475	300.00–305.00	300.65
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	350.00–360.00	354.95
10	350–400	382	340.00–345.00	342.14
5	450–500	461	290.00–297.50	293.48
5	500–550	525	280.00–285.00	284.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	400–450	430	320.00–330.00	324.06
5	450–500	468	310.00–312.50	310.49
5	500–550	522	300.00–310.00	302.43

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)	10	—	1,168	121.00–139.00	130.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,269	123.00–137.00	128.01
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,132	105.00–119.00	112.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,310	110.00–116.00	112.13
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,592	1,875.00–2,050.00	1,937.85
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,463	1,625.00–1,675.00	1,649.70

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,373	135.00–138.00	136.79
5	—	1,997	150.00–152.00	150.81
2	—	1,448	140.00–145.00	142.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,601	105.00–110.00	108.93
5	—	1,407	115.00–120.00	117.20
6	—	1,431	123.00–129.00	126.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,069	114.00–118.00	115.53
3	—	967	90.00–93.00	91.09
7	—	921	104.00–109.00	107.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,159	118.00–125.00	121.72
10	—	1,184	128.00–135.00	130.07
6	—	1,026	111.00–117.00	114.86

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