Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2024-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls 3.00 higher, feeder steers steady, feeder heifers 2.00 higher, feeder bulls 3.00 higher, steer calves 5.00 lower, heifer calves 3.00 lower, bull calves steady, replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $225.43/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −176.15 against this barn's trailing median of $401.57.

Average price

$225.43

44 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,259

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$19

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

$20.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.55

vs GA average

−16.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	235.33	1,266	23
Medium and Large 2	581	214.58	1,247	21

One grade step is worth $20.75/cwt here — about $19 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 sale44 hd

225.43

—

GA average15 barns · 545 hd

224.87

+0.55

National average160 barns · 7,566 hd

241.88

−16.45

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.57

−176.15

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	1,659	155.38	2,578	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,086	131.03	1,423	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,494	130.54	1,950	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	984	118.09	1,162	12

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)	895	$1,425	2thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	213.17/cwt	211.00–216.00	1,341	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	306	283.73/cwt	280.00–285.00	868	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	255.72/cwt	250.00–260.00	928	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	233.73/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,330	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	608	213.59/cwt	207.50–217.50	1,299	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	466	223.31/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,041	42
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,440	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	562	223.13/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,254	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	253.12/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,304	36
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	273.52/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,154	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	292.52/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,088	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	312.44/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,009	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	277.05/cwt	275.00–277.50	956	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	673	198.35/cwt	197.50–200.00	1,335	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	403	270.02/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,088	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	137.96/cwt	137.00–139.00	1,266	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	116.76/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,221	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	132.99/cwt	130.00–137.00	2,025	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,091	132.84/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,449	14
Bulls	—	—	1,188	148.52/cwt	148.00–149.00	1,764	2
Bulls	—	—	1,816	157.67/cwt	154.00–160.00	2,863	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	282.40/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,183	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	214.58/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,247	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	308.45/cwt	307.50–317.50	1,157	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	220.82/cwt	217.00–226.00	1,484	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	235.33/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,266	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	206.24/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,357	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	282.52/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,096	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	214.17/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,452	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	356	267.49/cwt	265.00–270.00	952	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	292.59/cwt	290.00–295.00	834	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	466	262.42/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,223	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	332	267.89/cwt	267.50–270.00	889	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	586	224.99/cwt	222.50–227.50	1,318	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	238.81/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,005	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	643	214.99/cwt	212.50–217.50	1,382	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	207.86/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,386	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	107.94/cwt	105.00–110.00	955	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	139.77/cwt	138.00–143.00	1,482	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	126.72/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,379	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,284	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	125.87/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,791	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	197.01/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,231	3

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 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 452Last week 451Year ago 304

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 60Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 33Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	290.00–295.00	292.59
4	300–350	306	280.00–285.00	283.73
3	350–400	356	265.00–270.00	267.49
23	500–550	538	235.00–242.50	235.33
23	600–650	629	211.00–216.00	213.17
7	650–700	667	205.00–210.00	207.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	300–350	345	275.00–277.50	277.05
12	350–400	363	250.00–260.00	255.72
21	550–600	581	210.00–220.00	214.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	332	267.50–270.00	267.89
2	400–450	421	237.50–240.00	238.81
42	450–500	466	220.00–230.00	223.31
3	600–650	625	195.00–200.00	197.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	310.00–315.00	312.44
2	400–450	419	280.00–285.00	282.40
36	500–550	515	250.00–257.50	253.12
8	550–600	569	230.00–240.00	233.73
6	650–700	678	212.50–215.00	214.17
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	372	290.00–295.00	292.52
10	400–450	422	270.00–275.00	273.52
2	450–500	466	260.00–265.00	262.42
4	550–600	586	222.50–227.50	224.99
2	600–650	643	212.50–217.50	214.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	375	307.50–317.50	308.45
18	650–700	672	217.00–226.00	220.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	403	265.00–275.00	270.02
13	550–600	562	220.00–227.50	223.13
11	600–650	608	207.50–217.50	213.59
3	650–700	673	197.50–200.00	198.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	658	205.00–210.00	206.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	280.00–285.00	282.52

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)	1	—	1,125	128.00	128.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	895	1,425.00	1,425.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	918	137.00–139.00	137.96
7	—	1,046	114.00–120.00	116.76
3	—	885	105.00–110.00	107.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,523	130.00–137.00	132.99
2	—	1,655	138.00	138.00
10	—	1,423	122.00–129.00	125.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,091	130.00–136.00	132.84
4	—	1,060	138.00–143.00	139.77
14	—	1,088	123.00–129.00	126.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,188	148.00–149.00	148.52
6	—	1,816	154.00–160.00	157.67

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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Replacement Cattle

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