Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2024-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $235.23/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −166.34 against this barn's trailing median of $401.57.

Average price

$235.23

21 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,273

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$20.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.57

vs GA average

−16.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	243.92	1,310	12thin
Medium and Large 2	547	223.65	1,222	9thin

One grade step is worth $20.28/cwt here — about $88 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 sale21 hd

235.23

—

GA average16 barns · 619 hd

237.80

−2.57

National average159 barns · 7,784 hd

251.94

−16.71

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.57

−166.34

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	1,663	156.37	2,600	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,360	144.56	1,966	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,049	135.00	1,416	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	967	115.53	1,118	15

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)	1,410	$2,200	2thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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	300–350	311	276.01/cwt	270.00–280.00	858	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	154.53/cwt	152.00–156.00	2,137	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,337	143.71/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,921	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,038	134.78/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,399	14
Bulls	—	—	1,340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,010	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	941	110.32/cwt	109.00–112.00	1,038	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	222.53/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,502	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	297.47/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,267	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	315.28/cwt	315.00–317.50	1,119	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	613	242.14/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,484	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	284.11/cwt	277.50–287.50	1,344	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	237.69/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,089	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	362.38/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,178	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	232.91/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,307	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	302	293.49/cwt	290.00–295.00	886	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	251.79/cwt	245.00–254.00	1,309	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	401	299.58/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,201	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	244.64/cwt	242.50–247.50	1,135	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	275.92/cwt	275.00–277.50	1,286	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	236.28/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,467	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	328.71/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,197	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	263.73/cwt	262.50–265.00	1,340	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,403	130.88/cwt	129.00–133.00	1,836	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	344.35/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,126	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	259.36/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,502	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	307.55/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,270	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	212.07/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,219	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	238.12/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,217	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	265.18/cwt	265.00–267.50	1,411	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	407	250.86/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,021	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	553	251.25/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,389	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	251.99/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,348	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	313.35/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,184	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	357	264.19/cwt	260.00–267.50	943	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	331.73/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,201	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,271	1
Bulls	—	—	1,770	158.49/cwt	156.00–161.00	2,805	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	117.50/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,160	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,354	135.22/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,831	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,024	126.72/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,298	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,096	143.72/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,575	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 Aug 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 302Last week 353Year ago 485

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 64Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 81Year ago 47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	311	270.00–280.00	276.01
3	350–400	357	260.00–267.50	264.19
3	400–450	407	250.00–252.50	250.86
23	450–500	458	230.00–240.00	237.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	302	290.00–295.00	293.49
7	500–550	520	245.00–254.00	251.79
5	550–600	561	225.00–235.00	232.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	450–500	464	242.50–247.50	244.64
4	500–550	511	237.50–240.00	238.12
5	550–600	575	210.00–220.00	212.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	401	295.00–300.00	299.58
3	650–700	675	220.00–225.00	222.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	364	325.00–330.00	328.71
8	450–500	466	275.00–277.50	275.92
2	500–550	508	262.50–265.00	263.73
4	600–650	621	235.00–240.00	236.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	310.00–315.00	313.35
5	500–550	535	250.00–252.50	251.99
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	355	315.00–317.50	315.28
14	400–450	426	290.00–300.00	297.47
17	450–500	473	277.50–287.50	284.11
2	550–600	553	250.00–252.50	251.25
7	600–650	613	240.00–243.00	242.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	360.00–365.00	362.38
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	327	340.00–350.00	344.35
6	350–400	362	330.00–335.00	331.73
2	400–450	413	305.00–310.00	307.55
13	500–550	532	265.00–267.50	265.18
4	550–600	579	257.50–260.00	259.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,383	152.00–156.00	154.53
3	—	1,337	140.00–146.00	143.71
4	—	1,354	130.00–137.00	135.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,038	132.00–139.00	134.78
7	—	1,024	123.00–129.00	126.72
7	—	1,096	140.00–147.00	143.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	941	109.00–112.00	110.32
1	—	970	131.00	131.00
8	—	987	115.00–120.00	117.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	150.00	150.00
3	—	1,770	156.00–161.00	158.49

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,410	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,403	129.00–133.00	130.88

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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