Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2024-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 2.00 higher, feeder steers and feeder heifers lightly tested, feeder bulls 2.00 lower, steer calves and heifer calves steady to 2.00 lower, bull calves 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 $281.42/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −165.83 against this barn's trailing median of $447.25.

Average price

$281.42

19 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,466

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−1.16

vs GA average

−6.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	521	281.42	1,466	19thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale19 hd

281.42

—

GA average13 barns · 328 hd

282.58

−1.16

National average138 barns · 5,135 hd

287.79

−6.37

This barn, trailing median31 sales

447.25

−165.83

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	1,354	138.40	1,873	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,385	118.77	1,645	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,125	116.76	1,313	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,127	114.26	1,288	14

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)	1,170	$1,819	10

Every lot, as filed

44 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	128.99/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,400	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	119.89/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,354	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	114.24/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,285	32
Bulls	—	—	1,565	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,191	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	672	231.60/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,556	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	282.98/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,344	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,256	119.05/cwt	113.00–126.00	1,495	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,175	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	270.22/cwt	267.50–277.50	1,005	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	386	310.39/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,198	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	559	251.27/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,405	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	434	298.96/cwt	297.00–300.00	1,297	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	548	274.17/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,502	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	344.95/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,052	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	264.15/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,131	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	261.43/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,378	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	669	242.25/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,621	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	282.55/cwt	280.00–287.50	884	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	245.09/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,260	20
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	642	249.16/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,600	42
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	358	322.18/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,153	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,184	109.98/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,302	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	120.96/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,113	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	115.40/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,322	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	111.75/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,696	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,206	136.72/cwt	131.00–158.00	1,649	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	410.00/cwt	405.00–415.00	964	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	626	243.30/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,523	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	294.91/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,398	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	284.44/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,436	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	566	272.96/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,545	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	229.76/cwt	225.00–232.50	1,413	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	364.89/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,124	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	250.26/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,209	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	331.63/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,240	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	309	298.25/cwt	295.00–300.00	922	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	282.45/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,483	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,132	132.28/cwt	120.00–136.00	1,497	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,169	1,849.17/head	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,849	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	972	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,053	110.06/cwt	104.00–115.00	1,159	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	260.82/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,257	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,318	122.28/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,612	4
Bulls	—	—	1,248	137.60/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,717	2

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 31, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 303Last week 372Year ago 473

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 139Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 37Year ago 9

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,085	128.00–130.00	128.99
18	—	1,129	118.00–124.00	119.89
32	—	1,125	110.00–117.00	114.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,184	108.00–112.00	109.98
2	—	920	120.00–122.00	120.96
7	—	1,146	114.00–118.00	115.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,518	110.00–114.00	111.75
4	—	1,318	120.00–125.00	122.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	140.00	140.00
2	—	1,248	134.00–140.00	137.60

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	386	310.00–315.00	310.39
3	400–450	434	297.00–300.00	298.96
5	450–500	475	280.00–290.00	282.98
14	500–550	527	260.00–270.00	261.43
2	550–600	559	250.00–252.50	251.27
6	600–650	626	240.00–247.50	243.30
3	650–700	672	225.00–235.00	231.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	548	272.50–275.00	274.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	280.00–285.00	282.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	372	267.50–277.50	270.22
9	400–450	428	260.00–267.50	264.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	313	280.00–287.50	282.55
18	450–500	483	250.00–255.00	250.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	309	295.00–300.00	298.25
3	450–500	482	260.00–262.50	260.82
20	500–550	514	240.00–247.50	245.09
11	600–650	615	225.00–232.50	229.76
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	305	340.00–350.00	344.95
3	350–400	374	330.00–335.00	331.63
10	650–700	669	240.00–242.50	242.25
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	358	320.00–322.50	322.18
3	450–500	474	290.00–300.00	294.91
14	500–550	505	280.00–285.00	284.44
5	550–600	566	270.00–277.50	272.96
42	600–650	642	247.00–250.00	249.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	405.00–415.00	410.00
2	300–350	308	360.00–370.00	364.89

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)	11	—	1,256	113.00–126.00	119.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	108.00	108.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,053	104.00–115.00	110.06
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,206	131.00–158.00	136.72
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,132	120.00–136.00	132.28
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,175	1,700.00	1,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,169	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,849.17

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

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Seminole Livestock Exchange - Donalsonville, GA

Slaughter Cattle

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