Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2024-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $288.75/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −158.50 against this barn's trailing median of $447.25.

Average price

$288.75

35 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,542

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$16.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.76

vs GA average

−2.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	522	295.49	1,542	21
Medium and Large 3	552	278.63	1,538	14thin

One grade step is worth $16.86/cwt here — about $4 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale35 hd

288.75

—

GA average14 barns · 522 hd

289.50

−0.76

National average156 barns · 5,844 hd

291.09

−2.34

This barn, trailing median31 sales

447.25

−158.50

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	1,670	165.50	2,764	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,174	140.95	1,654	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,426	138.36	1,973	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	973	120.94	1,177	16

Every lot, as filed

41 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 3	400–450	419	264.09/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,107	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	286.61/cwt	282.50–290.00	1,465	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	589	234.66/cwt	233.00–240.00	1,382	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	276.53/cwt	275.00–277.50	1,690	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	226.24/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,403	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	285.80/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,486	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	576	273.25/cwt	270.00–276.00	1,574	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	411	312.97/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,286	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	235.96/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,244	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	232.94/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,451	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	138.73/cwt	132.00–147.00	1,496	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,396	143.26/cwt	141.00–147.00	2,000	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	129.09/cwt	126.00–132.00	1,833	3
Bulls	—	—	1,651	163.13/cwt	160.00–166.00	2,693	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	132.57/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,240	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	115.45/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,083	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	669	206.98/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,385	5
Bulls	—	—	1,745	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	3,054	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	144.44/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,600	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	150.68/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,834	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	135.39/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,629	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	137.72/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,996	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	123.10/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,254	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	311	341.37/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,062	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	386	323.79/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,250	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	339	284.24/cwt	280.00–285.00	964	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	248.52/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,571	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	165.03/cwt	162.00–170.00	1,639	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	306.60/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,432	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	267.65/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,253	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	251.25/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,231	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	295.49/cwt	292.50–297.50	1,542	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	263.51/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,639	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	301.24/cwt	297.50–305.00	1,446	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	332.46/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,223	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	594	254.67/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,513	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	517	273.26/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,413	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	408	320.04/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,306	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,230	137.14/cwt	128.00–142.00	1,687	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	251.48/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,695	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	362	272.84/cwt	270.00–275.00	988	9

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 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 314Last week 250Year ago 368

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 47Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 40Year ago 52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	339	280.00–285.00	284.24
9	350–400	362	270.00–275.00	272.84
10	400–450	419	260.00–270.00	264.09
8	500–550	527	230.00–240.00	235.96
5	650–700	669	200.00–210.00	206.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	490	250.00–260.00	251.25
18	550–600	589	233.00–240.00	234.66
4	600–650	620	225.00–227.50	226.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	450–500	468	265.00–272.00	267.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	480	297.50–305.00	301.24
6	500–550	511	282.50–290.00	286.61
5	600–650	632	245.00–250.00	248.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	408	315.00–325.00	320.04
3	500–550	517	270.00–275.00	273.26
9	550–600	594	252.00–260.00	254.67
2	600–650	623	230.00–236.00	232.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	600–650	611	275.00–277.50	276.53
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	311	340.00–345.00	341.37
4	350–400	386	320.00–325.00	323.79
6	400–450	411	310.00–320.00	312.97
6	500–550	520	280.00–287.50	285.80
8	550–600	576	270.00–276.00	273.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	368	330.00–340.00	332.46
10	450–500	467	305.00–310.00	306.60
21	500–550	522	292.50–297.50	295.49
12	600–650	622	260.00–270.00	263.51
5	650–700	674	250.00–255.00	251.48

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)	6	—	1,078	132.00–147.00	138.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	993	162.00–170.00	165.03
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,230	128.00–142.00	137.14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,396	141.00–147.00	143.26
3	—	1,420	126.00–132.00	129.09
10	—	1,449	134.00–140.00	137.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	935	130.00–135.00	132.57
7	—	938	113.00–119.00	115.45
7	—	1,019	120.00–127.00	123.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,108	140.00–147.00	144.44
3	—	1,217	150.00–152.00	150.68
9	—	1,203	134.00–139.00	135.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,651	160.00–166.00	163.13
1	—	1,745	175.00	175.00

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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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