Sale reports / Georgia / Donalsonville / 2024-05-29

Donalsonville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Donalsonville, Georgia · Wed, May 29
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1941
Feeder Cattle receipts
176 head
40 vs last sale 216 114 vs year ago 290 · 39.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
44 head
3 vs last sale 41 34 vs year ago 78 · 43.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
5 vs last sale 6 8 vs year ago 3 · +266.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $244.16/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits 157.41 against this barn's trailing median of $401.57.
Average price
$244.16
9 head · 563 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,376
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
7.74
vs GA average
23.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1563244.161,3769thin
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
445400354309median 401.5712/1702/2304/2006/1508/17
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 sale9 hd
244.16
GA average14 barns · 307 hd
251.90
−7.74
National average129 barns · 6,320 hd
267.62
−23.46
This barn, trailing median33 sales
401.57
−157.41
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,407153.432,1595thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,417141.532,00610
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,129139.051,57018
CowsLean 85-90%High1,123127.311,4302thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bulls1,350154.39/cwt150.00–156.002,0843
Bulls1,395144.00/cwt144.00–144.002,0091
CowsBoner 80-85%1,228137.54/cwt137.00–139.001,6897
CowsBoner 80-85%1,077146.91/cwt144.00–150.001,5826
CowsBoner 80-85%1,052131.73/cwt127.00–134.001,3865
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,540148.00/cwt148.00–148.002,2792
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550521294.46/cwt290.00–297.501,5345
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700665219.03/cwt215.00–220.001,4578
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600593253.29/cwt250.00–260.001,5023
BullsMedium and Large 3700–750704206.68/cwt200.00–210.001,4553
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450406299.16/cwt296.00–300.001,2155
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500471290.15/cwt285.00–295.001,3677
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600583235.47/cwt232.50–240.001,3735
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700656225.51/cwt225.00–227.501,4795
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500490274.25/cwt270.00–277.501,3447
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550539255.03/cwt250.00–260.001,3754
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350333304.45/cwt300.00–310.001,0145
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,103127.70/cwt124.00–131.001,4092
HeifersMedium and Large 3650–700683205.85/cwt200.00–210.001,4066
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500456243.71/cwt240.00–247.501,1112
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550528281.63/cwt280.00–285.001,4873
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450406302.20/cwt300.00–310.001,2277
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550508291.24/cwt290.00–292.501,4792
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450420324.84/cwt320.00–330.001,3643
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,335134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,7891
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,394140.76/cwt137.00–144.001,9627
CowsLean 85-90%1,123127.31/cwt125.00–129.001,4302
Bulls1,590160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,5441
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600571272.57/cwt270.00–275.001,5562
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650638242.78/cwt242.00–247.501,5497

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.