Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2024-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $245.02/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −156.55 against this barn's trailing median of $401.57.

Average price

$245.02

27 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,310

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$51

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$10.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.01

vs GA average

−20.35 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	251.53	1,340	11thin
Medium and Large 2	536	240.55	1,289	16thin

One grade step is worth $10.98/cwt here — about $51 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 sale27 hd

245.02

—

GA average14 barns · 537 hd

246.03

−1.01

National average154 barns · 8,969 hd

265.37

−20.35

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.57

−156.55

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	1,503	162.00	2,434	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,108	136.89	1,516	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,390	135.91	1,889	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	919	106.31	977	4thin

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)	1,230	$1,925	2thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	128.31/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,768	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	136.61/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,889	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	142.04/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,581	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	130.59/cwt	126.00–132.00	1,527	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	136.57/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,461	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	142.35/cwt	140.00–144.00	2,011	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	283.38/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,355	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	588	251.66/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,480	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	262.69/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,492	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	262.89/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,257	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	661	235.50/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,557	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	642	255.58/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,641	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	314.07/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,366	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	241.98/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,253	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	331.21/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,262	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	693	236.22/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,637	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	298.28/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,289	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	325.97/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,271	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	236.25/cwt	232.50–237.50	1,394	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	337.52/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,242	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	313.58/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,499	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	354.12/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,293	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	634	217.88/cwt	215.00–222.50	1,381	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	347.29/cwt	342.50–350.00	1,104	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	241.23/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,394	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	271.85/cwt	267.50–275.00	1,261	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	271.64/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,445	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	348	298.58/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,039	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	257.41/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,305	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	229.51/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,405	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	248.98/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,691	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	297.52/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,080	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,498	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,284	127.98/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,643	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	323.31/cwt	320.00–325.00	896	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	313.81/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,020	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	542	274.60/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,488	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	273.82/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,062	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	254.65/cwt	252.50–257.50	1,100	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	329	283.32/cwt	280.00–290.00	932	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	300.08/cwt	295.00–302.00	1,575	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	254.39/cwt	252.50–255.00	1,592	4
Bulls	—	—	1,245	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,917	1
Bulls	—	—	1,760	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,992	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,001	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	97.62/cwt	95.00–100.00	945	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	487	249.16/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,213	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	283.36/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,337	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 12, 2024

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Feeder CattleReceipts 360Last week 305Year ago 490

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 92Year ago 112

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 30Year ago 13

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,378	126.00–131.00	128.31
5	—	1,383	134.00–139.00	136.61
3	—	1,413	140.00–144.00	142.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,113	140.00–145.00	142.04
6	—	1,169	126.00–132.00	130.59
11	—	1,070	133.00–139.00	136.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	870	115.00	115.00
2	—	968	95.00–100.00	97.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	154.00	154.00
1	—	1,760	170.00	170.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	432	295.00–300.00	298.28
3	450–500	478	280.00–285.00	283.38
3	550–600	588	250.00–255.00	251.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	381	330.00–335.00	331.21
6	500–550	532	270.00–275.00	271.64
13	550–600	568	260.00–267.50	262.69
4	650–700	693	232.50–240.00	236.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	626	252.50–255.00	254.39
5	650–700	679	245.00–252.50	248.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	348	295.00–300.00	298.58
6	450–500	478	260.00–265.00	262.89
12	500–550	518	240.00–247.50	241.98
4	550–600	590	232.50–237.50	236.25
12	600–650	634	215.00–222.50	217.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	277	320.00–325.00	323.31
4	300–350	325	310.00–315.00	313.81
2	350–400	363	295.00–300.00	297.52
8	450–500	464	267.50–275.00	271.85
7	500–550	507	250.00–260.00	257.41
4	550–600	578	240.00–245.00	241.23
21	600–650	612	225.00–230.00	229.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	329	280.00–290.00	283.32
4	350–400	388	270.00–275.00	273.82
7	400–450	432	252.50–257.50	254.65
3	450–500	487	247.50–250.00	249.16
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	390	320.00–330.00	325.97
3	450–500	472	280.00–285.00	283.36
6	500–550	542	272.50–275.00	274.60
23	600–650	642	254.00–260.00	255.58
10	650–700	661	235.00–240.00	235.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	318	342.50–350.00	347.29
4	350–400	368	335.00–340.00	337.52
5	400–450	435	310.00–320.00	314.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	365	345.00–355.00	354.12
2	450–500	478	310.00–317.50	313.58
26	500–550	525	295.00–302.00	300.08

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,230	1,925.00	1,925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,145	128.00	128.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	140.00	140.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,284	125.00–133.00	127.98

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

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