Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2024-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls 5.00 higher, feeder steers, feeder heifers, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves, heifer calves, bull calves 10.00 lower, replacement cows 7.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $204.20/cwt on 72 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −197.38 against this barn's trailing median of $401.57.

Average price

$204.20

72 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,162

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−13.83

vs GA average

−34.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	569	204.20	1,162	72

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale72 hd

204.20

—

GA average15 barns · 876 hd

218.03

−13.83

National average182 barns · 14,937 hd

238.61

−34.41

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.57

−197.38

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	1,650	154.35	2,547	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,469	125.52	1,844	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,126	122.30	1,377	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,099	108.32	1,191	9thin

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)	1,093	$1,630	6

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,757	1
Bulls	—	—	1,650	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,459	1
Bulls	—	—	2,290	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	3,664	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	126.59/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,444	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	127.03/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,852	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,907	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	231.28/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,052	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	537	211.81/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,137	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	183.69/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,222	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	253.49/cwt	250.00–257.50	971	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	252.14/cwt	250.00–255.00	807	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	526	201.01/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,057	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	173.72/cwt	172.50–175.00	1,265	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	286.25/cwt	285.00–287.50	1,045	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	272.57/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,009	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	221.28/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,029	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,010	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	242.29/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,054	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	289.66/cwt	285.00–295.00	936	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	251.24/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,063	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	531	211.36/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,122	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	574	207.45/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,191	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	224.59/cwt	222.50–225.00	1,163	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	198.92/cwt	197.50–200.00	1,247	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,240	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,600	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	118.37/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,320	16
Bulls	—	—	1,437	154.25/cwt	151.00–157.00	2,217	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	136.57/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,581	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	102.99/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,098	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,407	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	111.97/cwt	111.00–114.00	1,280	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	245.85/cwt	245.00–247.50	1,008	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	180.11/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,234	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	614	192.86/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,184	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	713	173.81/cwt	170.00–177.50	1,239	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	197.69/cwt	192.50–200.00	1,241	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	577	202.36/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,168	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	261.25/cwt	260.00–262.50	823	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	263.63/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,107	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,707.27/head	1,650.00–1,775.00	1,707	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	170.00/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,301	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	263.31/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,066	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	327.56/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,009	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	231.85/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,097	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	312.45/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,034	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	194.69/cwt	192.50–197.50	1,295	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	184.21/cwt	180.00–187.50	1,356	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	356	257.47/cwt	255.00–260.00	917	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	201.23/cwt	200.00–202.50	1,254	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	798	102.45/cwt	100.00–105.00	818	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	275.04/cwt	272.50–277.50	1,026	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 Sep 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 365Last week 205Year ago 442

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 71Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 28Year ago 17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	116.00	116.00
2	—	1,458	125.00–129.00	127.03
1	—	1,445	132.00	132.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,141	124.00–130.00	126.59
16	—	1,115	115.00–122.00	118.37
2	—	1,158	134.00–139.00	136.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,066	102.00–105.00	102.99
1	—	1,135	124.00	124.00
3	—	1,143	111.00–114.00	111.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	149.00	149.00
1	—	2,290	160.00	160.00
3	—	1,437	151.00–157.00	154.25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	383	250.00–257.50	253.49
11	400–450	435	240.00–245.00	242.29
4	450–500	455	230.00–235.00	231.28
10	500–550	531	210.00–215.00	211.36
13	550–600	574	205.00–210.00	207.45
20	600–650	628	192.50–200.00	197.69
4	650–700	665	180.00–185.00	183.69
2	700–750	713	170.00–177.50	173.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	285.00–295.00	289.66
3	350–400	373	272.50–277.50	275.04
5	400–450	420	260.00–270.00	263.63
2	600–650	623	200.00–202.50	201.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	765	165.00–175.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	320	250.00–255.00	252.14
2	450–500	465	220.00–222.50	221.28
14	500–550	537	210.00–215.00	211.81
58	550–600	577	200.00–207.50	202.36
13	600–650	614	185.00–195.00	192.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	315	260.00–262.50	261.25
2	350–400	356	255.00–260.00	257.47
7	600–650	627	197.50–200.00	198.92
2	700–750	728	172.50–175.00	173.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	665	192.50–197.50	194.69
13	700–750	736	180.00–187.50	184.21
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	370	270.00–275.00	272.57
3	400–450	410	245.00–247.50	245.85
5	500–550	526	200.00–205.00	201.01
2	650–700	685	175.00–185.00	180.11
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	331	310.00–315.00	312.45
2	350–400	365	285.00–287.50	286.25
2	400–450	423	250.00–252.50	251.24
4	450–500	473	230.00–237.50	231.85
6	500–550	518	222.50–225.00	224.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	325.00–330.00	327.56
3	400–450	405	260.00–265.00	263.31

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,010	1,475.00	1,475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,135	1,650.00–1,775.00	1,707.27
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	775	160.00	160.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	147.50	147.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	798	100.00–105.00	102.45

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

Slaughter Cattle

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