Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2024-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 7.00 lower, slaughter bulls 9.00 lower, feeder steers 3.00 lower, feeder heifers 2.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves steady, heifer calves and bull calves 2.00 lower, replacement cows 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $246.59/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −200.66 against this barn's trailing median of $447.25.

Average price

$246.59

23 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,355

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$31

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

$34.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.73

vs GA average

−22.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	515	255.98	1,318	7thin
Medium and Large 1	558	251.82	1,404	11thin
Medium and Large 3	580	221.95	1,287	5thin

One grade step is worth $34.03/cwt here — about $31 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

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 sale23 hd

246.59

—

GA average14 barns · 353 hd

252.32

−5.73

National average147 barns · 6,928 hd

269.40

−22.81

This barn, trailing median31 sales

447.25

−200.66

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	1,645	144.87	2,383	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,156	123.89	1,432	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,536	123.02	1,889	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,045	116.31	1,215	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)	988	$1,508	4thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	—	1,918	148.11/cwt	146.00–150.00	2,841	3
Bulls	—	—	1,235	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,729	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,121	125.28/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,404	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	134.81/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,602	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	119.12/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,811	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	123.21/cwt	122.00–124.00	1,329	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	225.76/cwt	222.50–227.50	1,158	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,145	118.47/cwt	118.00–119.00	1,356	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	272.41/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,144	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	574	222.07/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,275	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	196.62/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,357	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	231.22/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,082	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	219.39/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,266	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	258.27/cwt	255.00–265.00	974	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	271.24/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,256	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	278.69/cwt	277.50–279.00	1,290	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	242.54/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,026	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	326.22/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,093	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	1,508.23/head	1,400.00–1,625.00	1,508	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	131.18/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,312	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	246.71/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,312	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	274.35/cwt	272.50–280.00	919	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	255.98/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,318	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	264.26/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,379	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	247.15/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,411	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	221.51/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,462	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	231.70/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,474	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	268.39/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,307	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	228.26/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,287	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	221.95/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,287	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	234.35/cwt	230.00–240.00	961	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	213.31/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,323	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	281.21/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,178	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	215.79/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,338	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	234.98/cwt	232.50–237.50	1,234	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	118.70/cwt	114.00–121.00	1,415	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,539	123.89/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,907	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,036	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	115.51/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,231	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	223.82/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,047	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	297.74/cwt	290.00–300.00	947	6

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 Sep 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 205Last week 452Year ago 381

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 94Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 20Year ago 13

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,918	146.00–150.00	148.11
2	—	1,235	140.00	140.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,121	122.00–129.00	125.28
4	—	1,188	131.00–138.00	134.81
13	—	1,192	114.00–121.00	118.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,520	118.00–120.00	119.12
9	—	1,539	121.00–128.00	123.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,079	122.00–124.00	123.21
3	—	950	109.00	109.00
7	—	1,066	111.00–118.00	115.51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	255.00–265.00	258.27
2	400–450	423	240.00–245.00	242.54
2	450–500	468	230.00–232.50	231.22
8	500–550	513	222.50–227.50	225.76
5	550–600	577	217.00–220.00	219.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	335	272.50–280.00	274.35
2	500–550	525	232.50–237.50	234.98
3	550–600	564	225.00–230.00	228.26
15	600–650	620	215.00–217.00	215.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	410	230.00–240.00	234.35
6	450–500	468	220.00–227.50	223.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	270.00–275.00	272.41
5	550–600	574	220.00–225.00	222.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	532	245.00–250.00	246.71
3	650–700	690	190.00–200.00	196.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	487	265.00–270.00	268.39
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	419	275.00–285.00	281.21
2	450–500	463	270.00–272.50	271.24
7	500–550	515	250.00–257.00	255.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	335	320.00–330.00	326.22
5	450–500	463	277.50–279.00	278.69
3	500–550	522	260.00–267.50	264.26
8	550–600	571	240.00–250.00	247.15
10	600–650	636	230.00–235.00	231.70
8	650–700	660	220.00–222.00	221.51
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	318	290.00–300.00	297.74
5	550–600	580	220.00–225.00	221.95
3	600–650	620	210.00–215.00	213.31

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)	2	—	1,145	118.00–119.00	118.47
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,000	128.00–134.00	131.18
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	988	1,400.00–1,625.00	1,508.23

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

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