Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2024-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $233.25/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −168.33 against this barn's trailing median of $401.57.

Average price

$233.25

32 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,300

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$45

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2

$7.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.09

vs GA average

−43.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	525	238.76	1,253	4thin
Medium and Large 1	573	238.34	1,366	3thin
Medium and Large 2	560	231.75	1,299	25

One grade step is worth $7.01/cwt here — about −$45 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 sale32 hd

233.25

—

GA average14 barns · 413 hd

247.34

−14.09

National average163 barns · 12,702 hd

276.46

−43.21

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.57

−168.33

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	1,732	158.81	2,751	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,454	141.20	2,054	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,061	135.84	1,441	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	895	110.73	991	4thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	—	1,415	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,052	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	150.77/cwt	148.00–153.00	2,221	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	134.75/cwt	133.00–136.00	2,027	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	142.31/cwt	140.00–146.00	2,014	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	929	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	142.55/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,602	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	356.30/cwt	355.00–357.50	1,151	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	304.32/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,394	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	248.16/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,298	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	266.89/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,273	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	337.63/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,121	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	285.01/cwt	282.50–287.50	1,462	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	284.36/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,521	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	661	203.29/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,344	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	238.76/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,253	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	304.90/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	238.34/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,366	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	295.14/cwt	292.50–296.00	1,676	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	225.37/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,296	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	657	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	296.46/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,254	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	325.52/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,341	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	280.06/cwt	277.50–285.00	1,221	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	301.97/cwt	297.50–305.00	981	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	273.23/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,134	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	271.28/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,655	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	281.23/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,055	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	666	235.49/cwt	234.00–236.00	1,568	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	371	264.06/cwt	260.00–270.00	980	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	253.35/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,545	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	272.52/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,439	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	462	294.11/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,359	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	343.69/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,117	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,027	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	868	115.46/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,002	2
Bulls	—	—	1,809	157.67/cwt	156.00–160.00	2,852	4
Bulls	—	—	1,738	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,920	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,022	124.32/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,271	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,036	135.96/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,409	8

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 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 216Last week 286Year ago 269

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 77Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 52Year ago 29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	145.00	145.00
4	—	1,809	156.00–160.00	157.67
2	—	1,738	168.00	168.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,473	148.00–153.00	150.77
4	—	1,504	133.00–136.00	134.75
6	—	1,415	140.00–146.00	142.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	101.00	101.00
1	—	925	111.00	111.00
2	—	868	115.00–116.00	115.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,124	140.00–147.00	142.55
3	—	1,022	120.00–127.00	124.32
8	—	1,036	133.00–139.00	135.96

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	355.00–357.50	356.30
8	450–500	458	300.00–310.00	304.32
8	600–650	610	265.00–275.00	271.28
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	340.00–345.00	343.69
6	450–500	462	290.00–295.00	294.11
7	500–550	535	280.00–287.50	284.36
9	600–650	610	250.00–260.00	253.35
6	650–700	666	234.00–236.00	235.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	412	320.00–330.00	325.52
4	550–600	568	292.50–296.00	295.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	280.00–282.50	281.23
7	400–450	415	270.00–275.00	273.23
7	500–550	523	245.00–250.00	248.16
18	550–600	575	220.00–227.50	225.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	325	297.50–305.00	301.97
4	400–450	436	277.50–285.00	280.06
5	450–500	477	265.00–270.00	266.89
3	550–600	573	237.50–240.00	238.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	371	260.00–270.00	264.06
4	500–550	525	237.50–240.00	238.76
3	650–700	661	200.00–210.00	203.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	332	335.00–340.00	337.63
4	500–550	513	282.50–287.50	285.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	461	300.00–310.00	304.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	423	290.00–300.00	296.46
6	500–550	528	270.00–275.00	272.52

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	—	710	92.50	92.50

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Seminole Livestock Exchange - Donalsonville, GA

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