Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2024-06-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls 2.00 lower, Extreme high yielding slaughter cows up to 169.00. Feeder Classes: steers unevenly steady, heifers 2.00 higher, bulls 2.00 lower, steer calves, heifer calves, and bull calves 2.00 higher, replacement cows 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $291.37/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −155.88 against this barn's trailing median of $447.25.

Average price

$291.37

66 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,587

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

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

$11.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.13

vs GA average

−9.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	294.63	1,603	40
Medium and Large 2	545	292.22	1,593	9thin
Medium and Large 3	547	283.24	1,548	17thin

One grade step is worth $11.39/cwt here — about $54 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $490.02, low $359.53, median $447.25 across 31 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 sale66 hd

291.37

—

GA average15 barns · 576 hd

290.24

+1.13

National average144 barns · 7,865 hd

300.66

−9.29

This barn, trailing median31 sales

447.25

−155.88

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	1,353	147.46	1,995	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,430	149.02	2,130	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,145	142.83	1,636	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	955	120.00	1,146	3thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	285.38/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,541	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	631	256.16/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,616	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	276.27/cwt	275.00–277.50	1,569	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	284.38/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,365	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	240.86/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,387	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	251.60/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,318	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	744	235.82/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,755	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	641	220.58/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,414	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	248.18/cwt	248.00–252.50	1,655	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	315.28/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,545	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	275.16/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,436	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	332.63/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,234	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	265.01/cwt	262.50–267.50	1,497	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	315.78/cwt	314.00–317.50	1,336	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	261.65/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,264	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	352	293.32/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,032	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	273.96/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,304	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	330.06/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,089	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	275.60/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,207	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	268.03/cwt	262.50–270.00	1,659	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	296.26/cwt	295.00–297.50	1,555	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	323.95/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,403	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	350.19/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,348	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	246.85/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,642	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	253.38/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,576	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	332.09/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,259	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	284.14/cwt	282.50–287.50	1,662	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	699	232.50/cwt	227.50–237.50	1,625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	300.85/cwt	297.50–305.00	1,288	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	376	323.03/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,215	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	656	242.52/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,591	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	554	258.76/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,434	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	240.00/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,524	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	301.59/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,430	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	224.18/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	512	242.26/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,240	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	262.49/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,089	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	286.22/cwt	285.00–287.50	1,039	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	637	209.53/cwt	205.00–212.50	1,335	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	287.09/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,613	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	356	316.79/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,128	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	265.38/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,396	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	236.30/cwt	227.50–237.50	1,439	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	285.97/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,481	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	307	336.53/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,033	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	946	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	154.24/cwt	153.00–157.00	1,866	7
Bulls	—	—	1,525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,135	1
Bulls	—	—	1,310	149.32/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,956	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,221	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	260.71/cwt	257.50–261.00	1,757	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	141.30/cwt	136.00–153.00	1,756	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	138.04/cwt	135.00–148.00	1,447	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	272.75/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,691	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	323.22/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,526	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	218.73/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,496	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	302.96/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,588	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	338.69/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,426	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	322.45/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,332	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	151.69/cwt	149.00–154.00	2,257	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	136.96/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,507	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	145.18/cwt	142.00–149.00	1,703	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,280	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,407	139.56/cwt	137.00–144.00	1,964	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	159.58/cwt	157.00–162.00	2,239	5

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 19, 2024

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Feeder CattleReceipts 568Last week 360Year ago 311

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 49Year ago 84

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 14Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	307	330.00–340.00	336.53
3	450–500	474	300.00–305.00	301.59
13	500–550	540	280.00–290.00	285.38
4	550–600	568	275.00–277.50	276.27
6	600–650	631	250.00–260.00	256.16
2	650–700	656	240.00–245.00	242.52
3	700–750	720	220.00–227.50	224.18
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	379	330.00–340.00	332.09
16	400–450	433	320.00–330.00	323.95
10	450–500	490	310.00–317.50	315.28
6	500–550	525	295.00–297.50	296.26
3	550–600	585	282.50–287.50	284.14
9	600–650	619	262.50–270.00	268.03
26	650–700	667	248.00–252.50	248.18
3	700–750	744	235.00–237.50	235.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	421	335.00–345.00	338.69
14	450–500	472	320.00–325.00	323.22
19	500–550	524	300.00–305.00	302.96
21	550–600	562	285.00–295.00	287.09
10	600–650	620	272.50–275.00	272.75
12	650–700	674	257.50–261.00	260.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	376	320.00–325.00	323.03
3	400–450	428	297.50–305.00	300.85
9	450–500	480	280.00–290.00	284.38
4	550–600	554	255.00–260.00	258.76
4	600–650	635	235.00–245.00	240.00
2	650–700	699	227.50–237.50	232.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	371	330.00–340.00	332.63
2	400–450	423	314.00–317.50	315.78
14	500–550	522	272.50–280.00	275.16
6	550–600	565	262.50–267.50	265.01
3	600–650	622	250.00–255.00	253.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	385	345.00–355.00	350.19
4	400–450	413	320.00–325.00	322.45
10	500–550	518	285.00–295.00	285.97
4	650–700	665	242.50–250.00	246.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	352	290.00–295.00	293.32
22	400–450	438	270.00–280.00	275.60
9	450–500	483	260.00–265.00	261.65
25	500–550	524	250.00–257.50	251.60
6	550–600	576	235.00–245.00	240.86
13	600–650	641	215.00–225.00	220.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	330	325.00–335.00	330.06
11	350–400	356	315.00–320.00	316.79
21	450–500	476	270.00–275.00	273.96
17	500–550	526	260.00–268.00	265.38
27	600–650	609	227.50–237.50	236.30
4	650–700	684	215.00–220.00	218.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	285.00–287.50	286.22
20	400–450	415	260.00–267.50	262.49
7	500–550	512	240.00–247.50	242.26
5	600–650	637	205.00–212.50	209.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,035	118.00	118.00
1	—	970	132.00	132.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,210	153.00–157.00	154.24
20	—	1,100	133.00–140.00	136.96
16	—	1,173	142.00–149.00	145.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,488	149.00–154.00	151.69
7	—	1,407	137.00–144.00	139.56
5	—	1,403	157.00–162.00	159.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	140.00	140.00
4	—	1,310	148.00–150.00	149.32

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)	13	—	1,243	136.00–153.00	141.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,048	135.00–148.00	138.04

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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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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