Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2024-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 5.00 lower, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder heifers 2.00 lower, feeder bulls 2.00 higher, steer calves steady to 2.00 higher, heifer calves 2.00 lower, bulls calves 2.00 higher, replacement cows 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $243.09/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −158.49 against this barn's trailing median of $401.57.

Average price

$243.09

66 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,301

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$28.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.53

vs GA average

−21.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	251.84	1,297	34
Medium and Large 2	557	236.65	1,319	25
Medium and Large 3	554	223.55	1,238	7thin

One grade step is worth $28.29/cwt here — about $59 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

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 sale66 hd

243.09

—

GA average14 barns · 521 hd

242.55

+0.53

National average157 barns · 8,958 hd

264.63

−21.54

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.57

−158.49

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	1,450	132.70	1,925	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,154	122.99	1,419	57
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,395	121.95	1,701	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,047	111.02	1,162	37

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)	1,220	$1,325	2thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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
Bulls	—	—	1,185	124.95/cwt	124.00–126.00	1,481	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	125.58/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,513	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	112.05/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,174	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	107.16/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,112	9
Bulls	—	—	1,583	136.58/cwt	134.00–139.00	2,162	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,298	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	616	252.15/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,553	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	283.80/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,470	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	243.61/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,272	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	346	283.39/cwt	280.00–287.50	981	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	367	326.57/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,199	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	574	262.71/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,508	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,146	121.43/cwt	117.00–123.00	1,392	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	294.18/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,518	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	626	215.05/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,346	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	285.06/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,482	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	453	251.84/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,141	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	232.74/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,343	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	294.01/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,658	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	318.89/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,502	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	603	221.25/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,334	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	344.85/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,155	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	251.84/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,297	34
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	309	296.13/cwt	290.00–300.00	915	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	237.90/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,618	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	274.40/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,561	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	569	274.61/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,563	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	272.65/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,031	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	381	321.16/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,224	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	479	305.66/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,464	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	437	264.26/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,155	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	261.83/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,215	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,078	117.85/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,270	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	133.14/cwt	131.00–136.00	1,640	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	119.70/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,676	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	125.40/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,724	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	554	223.55/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,238	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 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 372Last week 314Year ago 473

Slaughter CattleReceipts 139Last week 86Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 24Year ago 9

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,185	124.00–126.00	124.95
4	—	1,583	134.00–139.00	136.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,205	123.00–130.00	125.58
24	—	1,078	115.00–122.00	117.85
5	—	1,232	131.00–136.00	133.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,048	110.00–116.00	112.05
9	—	1,038	105.00–109.00	107.16
1	—	1,100	118.00	118.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,400	115.00–122.00	119.70
5	—	1,375	124.00–128.00	125.40
1	—	1,425	134.00	134.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	367	320.00–330.00	326.57
14	450–500	479	300.00–310.00	305.66
20	500–550	518	280.00–287.50	283.80
13	550–600	574	260.00–268.00	262.71
22	600–650	616	250.00–257.50	252.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	516	290.00–297.50	294.18
16	550–600	569	270.00–277.50	274.40
11	650–700	680	235.00–242.50	237.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	346	280.00–287.50	283.39
11	450–500	453	250.00–257.50	251.84
9	500–550	522	240.00–245.00	243.61
16	550–600	577	230.00–237.50	232.74
2	600–650	603	220.00–222.50	221.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	378	270.00–277.50	272.65
14	400–450	437	260.00–267.50	264.26
7	550–600	554	220.00–225.00	223.55
4	600–650	626	210.00–217.50	215.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	309	290.00–300.00	296.13
7	450–500	464	260.00–265.00	261.83
34	500–550	515	250.00–255.00	251.84
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	381	320.00–330.00	321.16
4	500–550	520	280.00–287.50	285.06
7	550–600	569	270.00–277.50	274.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	471	315.00–320.00	318.89
5	550–600	564	290.00–295.00	294.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	340.00–350.00	344.85

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)	4	—	1,146	117.00–123.00	121.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,280	117.00	117.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,220	1,325.00	1,325.00

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

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