Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2024-07-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available due to the holiday last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $251.28/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −150.30 against this barn's trailing median of $401.57.

Average price

$251.28

17 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,357

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$142

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

$2.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.12

vs GA average

−17.58 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	522	252.01	1,315	12thin
Medium and Large 1	584	249.52	1,457	5thin

One grade step is worth $2.49/cwt here — about −$142 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale17 hd

251.28

—

GA average15 barns · 650 hd

250.16

+1.12

National average164 barns · 12,328 hd

268.86

−17.58

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.57

−150.30

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	1,583	161.50	2,556	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,080	141.54	1,528	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,308	136.00	1,779	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	955	131.55	1,256	8thin

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)	1,132	$1,820	16

Every lot, as filed

36 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	956	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	364	331.43/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,206	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	255.90/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,471	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	697	206.89/cwt	202.50–210.00	1,442	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	738	198.81/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,467	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	288.84/cwt	285.00–292.50	1,540	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	252.01/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,315	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	217.60/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,501	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	253.81/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	343.60/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,110	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	299.82/cwt	297.50–305.00	1,556	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,020	137.23/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,400	11
Bulls	—	—	1,365	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,102	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,308	136.00/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,779	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	138.67/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,342	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	941	132.69/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,249	4
Bulls	—	—	1,800	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	3,042	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	122.17/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,183	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,058	1,734.07/head	1,675.00–1,860.00	1,734	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	226.80/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,531	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	2,077.49/head	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,077	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	132.33/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,420	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	352.56/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,086	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	304.26/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,430	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	429	265.82/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,140	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	300.65/cwt	297.50–307.50	1,449	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	357	320.87/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,146	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	245.78/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,529	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	274.99/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	249.52/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,457	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	145.43/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,771	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	155.54/cwt	152.00–159.00	1,653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	312	288.68/cwt	285.00–295.00	901	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	667	235.64/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,572	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	287.59/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,369	7

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 Jul 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 250Last week 0Year ago 440

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 0Year ago 106

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 0Year ago 13

No trend available due to the holiday last week.

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	112.50	112.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,073	130.00–135.00	132.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,400	140.00	140.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,058	1,675.00–1,860.00	1,734.07
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,355	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,077.49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	364	325.00–335.00	331.43
7	450–500	476	285.00–290.00	287.59
3	550–600	575	252.50–260.00	255.90
4	650–700	697	202.50–210.00	206.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	350.00–355.00	352.56
3	450–500	470	300.00–307.50	304.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	622	240.00–250.00	245.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	312	285.00–295.00	288.68
17	400–450	429	260.00–270.00	265.82
4	700–750	738	195.00–200.00	198.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	522	250.00–257.50	252.01
14	650–700	690	215.00–218.00	217.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	584	247.50–250.00	249.52
7	650–700	675	225.00–227.50	226.80
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	357	320.00–325.00	320.87
3	450–500	482	297.50–307.50	300.65
4	500–550	533	285.00–292.50	288.84
8	650–700	667	235.00–240.00	235.64
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	340.00–350.00	343.60
14	500–550	519	297.50–305.00	299.82
2	650–700	665	250.00–257.50	253.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	618	270.00–280.00	274.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,020	134.00–140.00	137.23
5	—	1,218	144.00–150.00	145.43
2	—	1,063	152.00–159.00	155.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,308	135.00–137.00	136.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	968	135.00–142.00	138.67
4	—	941	129.00–134.00	132.69
2	—	968	120.00–124.00	122.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,365	154.00	154.00
2	—	1,800	169.00	169.00

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

Replacement Cattle

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