Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2024-06-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $244.11/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −157.46 against this barn's trailing median of $401.57.

Average price

$244.11

23 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,344

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

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

$15.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.58

vs GA average

−28.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	248.15	1,365	15thin
Medium and Large 2	561	237.91	1,335	6thin
Medium and Large 3	523	232.46	1,216	2thin

One grade step is worth $15.69/cwt here — about $149 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 sale23 hd

244.11

—

GA average15 barns · 451 hd

245.69

−1.58

National average170 barns · 13,742 hd

273.03

−28.92

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.57

−157.46

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	1,621	153.35	2,486	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,456	134.43	1,957	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,146	134.02	1,536	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	989	118.78	1,174	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)	1,043	$1,757	8

Every lot, as filed

55 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	261.87/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,267	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,355	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	402	311.26/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,251	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	345.30/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,108	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	274.27/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,423	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	273.81/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,134	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	305.15/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,291	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	242.44/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,292	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	517	262.91/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,359	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,055	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	235.64/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,355	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	683	251.95/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,721	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	687	214.15/cwt	212.50–217.50	1,471	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	716	226.28/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	262.60/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,098	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	303	282.52/cwt	280.00–285.00	856	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	227.93/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,527	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	232.46/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,216	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	281.60/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,324	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	663	198.35/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,315	3
Bulls	—	—	1,668	155.47/cwt	154.00–156.00	2,593	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,506	135.91/cwt	133.00–139.00	2,047	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,331	140.39/cwt	140.00–141.00	1,869	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	127.70/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,474	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	135.30/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,549	15
Bulls	—	—	1,480	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,176	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	556	274.25/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,525	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	282.56/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,450	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	142.12/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,614	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	123.18/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,180	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	117.02/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,171	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	128.65/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,855	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	345.84/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,321	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	242.13/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,424	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	291.86/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,351	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	466	252.58/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,177	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	382	271.98/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,039	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	631	208.35/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,315	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	546	300.69/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,642	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	253.42/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,310	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	262	330.14/cwt	325.00–335.00	865	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	233.61/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,427	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	278.14/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,583	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,859.84/head	1,750.00–1,925.00	1,860	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	272.01/cwt	267.50–277.50	1,311	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	281.22/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,229	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	347.38/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,278	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	249.67/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,555	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	314.41/cwt	312.00–315.00	1,003	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	225.51/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,416	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	241.42/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,601	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	262.41/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,511	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	127.97/cwt	123.00–131.00	1,578	3

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 Jun 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 305Last week 176Year ago 580

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 44Year ago 153

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 11Year ago 42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	414	270.00–275.00	273.81
4	450–500	484	260.00–265.00	261.87
2	500–550	533	240.00–245.00	242.44
4	550–600	575	235.00–237.50	235.64
5	600–650	628	225.00–227.50	225.51
3	650–700	687	212.50–217.50	214.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	303	280.00–285.00	282.52
5	350–400	382	270.00–275.00	271.98
6	400–450	418	260.00–265.00	262.60
11	450–500	466	250.00–257.50	252.58
2	500–550	523	230.00–235.00	232.46
3	600–650	631	205.00–210.00	208.35
3	650–700	663	195.00–200.00	198.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	262	325.00–335.00	330.14
5	300–350	319	312.00–315.00	314.41
2	400–450	437	280.00–282.50	281.22
6	450–500	482	267.50–277.50	272.01
8	500–550	517	250.00–260.00	253.42
7	550–600	588	240.00–245.00	242.13
10	600–650	611	230.00–235.00	233.61
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	321	340.00–350.00	345.30
4	400–450	402	310.00–315.00	311.26
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	463	290.00–295.00	291.86
2	500–550	513	280.00–285.00	282.56
7	550–600	556	270.00–275.00	274.25
5	650–700	683	250.00–255.00	251.95
2	700–750	716	225.00–227.50	226.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	345.00–350.00	347.38
7	500–550	546	300.00–305.00	300.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	519	272.50–275.00	274.27
5	550–600	576	260.00–270.00	262.41
6	600–650	623	248.00–250.00	249.67
7	650–700	663	240.00–245.00	241.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	423	300.00–310.00	305.15
3	450–500	470	280.00–285.00	281.60
5	500–550	517	260.00–265.00	262.91
6	650–700	670	225.00–235.00	227.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	340.00–350.00	345.84
4	550–600	569	275.00–280.00	278.14

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	126.00	126.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	124.00	124.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,233	123.00–131.00	127.97
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	109.00	109.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	945	1,450.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,075	1,750.00–1,925.00	1,859.84

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,668	154.00–156.00	155.47
1	—	1,480	147.00	147.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,506	133.00–139.00	135.91
5	—	1,331	140.00–141.00	140.39
9	—	1,442	125.00–131.00	128.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,154	125.00–130.00	127.70
15	—	1,145	132.00–139.00	135.30
7	—	1,136	140.00–144.00	142.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	958	121.00–125.00	123.18
10	—	1,001	114.00–120.00	117.02

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