Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2024-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 3.00 lower, feeder steers 10.00 lower, feeder heifers and feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves and heifer calves 10.00 lower, bull calves 7.00 lower, replacement cows 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $214.21/cwt on 79 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −187.37 against this barn's trailing median of $401.57.

Average price

$214.21

79 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,192

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$31

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

$3.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.12

vs GA average

−30.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	560	216.14	1,210	32
Medium and Large 3	554	212.89	1,179	47

One grade step is worth $3.25/cwt here — about $31 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 sale79 hd

214.21

—

GA average16 barns · 681 hd

223.33

−9.12

National average171 barns · 9,778 hd

244.41

−30.20

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.57

−187.37

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	1,500	153.35	2,301	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,428	136.58	1,951	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,157	132.10	1,528	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,015	122.74	1,246	8thin

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
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	882	$1,985	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,153	$1,300	4thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	534	243.78/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,302	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	262.42/cwt	260.00–265.00	853	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	275.00/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,018	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	664	195.62/cwt	195.00–197.50	1,299	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	216.14/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,210	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	304	276.65/cwt	275.00–280.00	841	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	230.15/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,289	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	624	218.45/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,363	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	687	213.11/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,464	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	253.52/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,301	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	317.43/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,146	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	1,985.25/head	1,800.00–2,125.00	1,985	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	713	186.25/cwt	185.00–187.50	1,328	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	279.25/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,195	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	203.78/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,376	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	247.80/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,279	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	256.89/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,323	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	242.22/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,003	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	258.30/cwt	255.00–265.00	951	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	292.46/cwt	290.00–295.00	980	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	207.21/cwt	202.50–207.50	1,376	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	230.32/cwt	228.00–235.00	986	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	207.69/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,190	29
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	352	296.64/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,044	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	265.00/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,267	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	221.27/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,157	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	376	250.83/cwt	250.00–252.50	943	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	135.89/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,527	7
Bulls	—	—	1,543	157.02/cwt	156.00–158.00	2,423	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,409	136.71/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,926	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	129.60/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,925	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	126.77/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,483	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	145.69/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,359	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	574	224.28/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,287	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	237.17/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,250	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	203.99/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,357	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	613	214.58/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,315	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	142.77/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,692	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,093	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	128.33/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,418	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	120.48/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,161	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	145.58/cwt	143.00–149.00	2,035	3
Bulls	—	—	1,415	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,066	1

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 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 451Last week 302Year ago 304

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 68Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 27Year ago 5

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	352	290.00–300.00	296.64
10	400–450	428	275.00–280.00	279.25
5	450–500	478	260.00–270.00	265.00
8	500–550	534	240.00–247.50	243.78
17	550–600	560	230.00–232.50	230.15
31	600–650	624	215.00–220.00	218.45
10	650–700	665	200.00–205.00	203.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	513	252.00–255.00	253.52
16	650–700	687	210.00–215.00	213.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	361	315.00–320.00	317.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	260.00–265.00	262.42
3	350–400	376	250.00–252.50	250.83
13	400–450	428	228.00–235.00	230.32
18	500–550	523	220.00–223.00	221.27
29	550–600	573	200.00–210.00	207.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	304	275.00–280.00	276.65
3	350–400	368	255.00–265.00	258.30
14	400–450	414	240.00–250.00	242.22
32	550–600	560	210.00–220.00	216.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	290.00–295.00	292.46
26	650–700	664	202.50–207.50	207.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	370	270.00–280.00	275.00
15	500–550	527	232.50–240.00	237.17
17	550–600	574	220.00–230.00	224.28
11	600–650	613	210.00–216.00	214.58
4	650–700	664	195.00–197.50	195.62
2	700–750	713	185.00–187.50	186.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	516	245.00–250.00	247.80
4	650–700	675	200.00–205.00	203.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	515	255.00–260.00	256.89

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	882	1,800.00–2,125.00	1,985.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	933	142.00–150.00	145.69
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,153	1,300.00	1,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,124	131.00–138.00	135.89
11	—	1,170	123.00–129.00	126.77
3	—	1,185	140.00–145.00	142.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,409	134.00–140.00	136.71
4	—	1,485	125.00–132.00	129.60
3	—	1,398	143.00–149.00	145.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	115.00	115.00
3	—	1,105	126.00–130.00	128.33
4	—	964	118.00–123.00	120.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,543	156.00–158.00	157.02
1	—	1,415	146.00	146.00

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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