Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2024-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls 3.00 higher, feeder steers 2.00 lower, feeder heifers lightly tested, feeder bulls 2.00 lower, steer calves, heifer calves, and bull calves 3.00 lower, replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $227.14/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −174.43 against this barn's trailing median of $401.57.

Average price

$227.14

22 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,242

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$11.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.90

vs GA average

−17.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	530	233.78	1,239	8thin
Medium and Large 1	584	224.03	1,308	8thin
Medium and Large 3	520	222.43	1,157	6thin

One grade step is worth $11.35/cwt here — about $82 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale22 hd

227.14

—

GA average13 barns · 338 hd

225.24

+1.90

National average152 barns · 6,273 hd

245.07

−17.93

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.57

−174.43

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	—	High	1,443	151.06	2,180	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,163	139.91	1,628	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,371	132.44	1,816	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,039	117.52	1,221	13

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)	1,278	$1,678	10

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	—	1,840	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	3,110	1
Bulls	—	—	1,387	149.10/cwt	148.00–150.00	2,068	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	151.63/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,789	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,371	132.44/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,816	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	134.56/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,547	6
Bulls	—	—	1,215	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	251.89/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,423	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	246.85/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,407	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	262.50/cwt	257.50–265.00	1,391	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	255.50/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,094	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	236.35/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,111	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	215.40/cwt	212.50–217.50	1,562	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	322	275.08/cwt	270.00–280.00	886	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,084	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	323.38/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,213	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	332.63/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,091	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	408	283.81/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,158	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	273.88/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,293	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	603	230.02/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,387	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,279	138.67/cwt	130.00–150.00	1,774	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	206.11/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,278	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	246.57/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,181	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	276.29/cwt	275.00–277.50	1,464	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	233.78/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,239	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	253.73/cwt	252.50–255.00	1,578	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	256.24/cwt	255.00–257.50	1,179	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,230	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	296.70/cwt	295.00–300.00	914	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,930.69/head	1,750.00–2,025.00	1,931	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	137.47/cwt	125.00–142.50	1,537	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	222.43/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,157	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	282.58/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,331	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	437	298.05/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,302	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	539	267.04/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,439	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	292.57/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,238	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	224.03/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,308	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	112.44/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,104	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	130.29/cwt	127.00–133.00	1,433	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	120.04/cwt	116.00–123.00	1,331	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	141.65/cwt	139.00–146.00	1,662	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	621	244.73/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,520	28
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	686	226.26/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,552	4

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 Aug 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 353Last week 303Year ago 388

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 91Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 81Last week 75Year ago 39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,840	169.00	169.00
3	—	1,387	148.00–150.00	149.10
1	—	1,215	139.00	139.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,180	149.00–154.00	151.63
6	—	1,150	131.00–138.00	134.56
5	—	1,173	139.00–146.00	141.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,371	130.00–135.00	132.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	982	108.00–115.00	112.44
2	—	1,100	127.00–133.00	130.29
4	—	1,109	116.00–123.00	120.04

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	320.00–325.00	323.38
5	400–450	437	295.00–300.00	298.05
16	450–500	471	280.00–285.00	282.58
15	500–550	539	260.00–270.00	267.04
4	550–600	565	250.00–252.50	251.89
28	600–650	621	240.00–245.00	244.73
4	650–700	686	225.00–230.00	226.26
6	700–750	725	212.50–217.50	215.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	275.00–277.50	276.29
12	600–650	622	252.50–255.00	253.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	330.00–335.00	332.63
2	400–450	408	280.00–287.50	283.81
2	450–500	472	270.00–277.50	273.88
5	500–550	530	257.50–265.00	262.50
4	550–600	570	240.00–250.00	246.85
2	600–650	603	225.00–235.00	230.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	290.00–295.00	292.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	270.00–280.00	275.08
19	400–450	428	250.00–260.00	255.50
11	450–500	470	230.00–237.50	236.35
6	500–550	520	220.00–225.00	222.43
6	600–650	620	200.00–210.00	206.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	450–500	479	240.00–247.50	246.57
8	500–550	530	230.00–237.50	233.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	308	295.00–300.00	296.70
4	450–500	460	255.00–257.50	256.24
8	550–600	584	220.00–227.50	224.03

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	127.50	127.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,279	130.00–150.00	138.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,118	125.00–142.50	137.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	136.00	136.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,230	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,310	1,750.00–2,025.00	1,930.69

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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