Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2024-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls 7.00 lower, feeder steers steady to 3.00 lower, feeder heifers 7.00 lower, feeder bulls 7.00 higher, steer calves steady to 4.00 lower, heifer calves 3.00 lower, bull calves 10.00 higher, replacement cows 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $206.31/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −195.26 against this barn's trailing median of $401.57.

Average price

$206.31

36 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,164

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$21.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.22

vs GA average

−40.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	209.26	1,173	31
Medium and Large 3	588	188.03	1,106	5thin

One grade step is worth $21.23/cwt here — about $67 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 sale36 hd

206.31

—

GA average9 barns · 252 hd

207.54

−1.22

National average172 barns · 12,740 hd

246.78

−40.47

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.57

−195.26

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	1,763	139.50	2,459	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,442	115.80	1,670	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,087	109.90	1,195	7thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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	Medium and Large 2	650–700	671	197.43/cwt	192.50–200.00	1,325	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	243.09/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,123	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	213.65/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,000	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,438	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	155.36/cwt	145.00–165.00	1,313	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	354	288.31/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,021	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	285.16/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,092	2
Bulls	—	—	1,680	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	2,234	1
Bulls	—	—	1,845	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,694	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	115.09/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,364	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,014	106.00/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,075	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,931	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	111.50/cwt	111.00–112.00	1,581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	223.68/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,264	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	566	223.55/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,265	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	205.29/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,182	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	302.45/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,158	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	254.41/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,346	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	227.45/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,428	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	246.69/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,192	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,105	117.00/cwt	105.00–129.00	1,293	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	209.35/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,440	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	263.53/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,204	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	248.89/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,319	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	634	218.73/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,387	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	236.01/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,260	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	692	219.50/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,519	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	222.21/cwt	220.00–225.00	960	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	266.39/cwt	260.00–270.00	847	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	182.99/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,230	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	282.54/cwt	280.00–285.00	805	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	192.53/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,199	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	215.55/cwt	212.50–216.00	1,155	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	115.65/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,651	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	269.12/cwt	265.00–272.50	1,144	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	622	216.68/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,348	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	327	243.27/cwt	240.00–250.00	795	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	275.50/cwt	275.00–277.50	1,047	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	588	188.03/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,106	5

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 Oct 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 220Last week 282Year ago 421

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 48Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 13Year ago 46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	354	285.00–295.00	288.31
12	450–500	462	240.00–247.00	243.09
5	500–550	534	235.00–237.50	236.01
4	600–650	634	215.00–220.00	218.73
5	650–700	671	192.50–200.00	197.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	380	275.00–277.50	275.50
7	550–600	566	220.00–230.00	223.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	457	260.00–267.50	263.53
7	500–550	530	245.00–252.50	248.89
4	650–700	688	205.00–215.00	209.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	468	210.00–220.00	213.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	280.00–285.00	282.54
3	300–350	318	260.00–270.00	266.39
12	500–550	536	212.50–216.00	215.55
19	550–600	576	202.00–210.00	205.29
2	600–650	623	190.00–195.00	192.53
5	650–700	672	180.00–185.00	182.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	240.00–250.00	243.27
8	400–450	432	220.00–225.00	222.21
5	550–600	588	180.00–190.00	188.03
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	280.00–290.00	285.16
3	400–450	425	265.00–272.50	269.12
2	550–600	565	220.00–227.50	223.68
6	600–650	622	215.00–217.00	216.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	300.00–305.00	302.45
4	500–550	529	250.00–257.50	254.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	483	240.00–250.00	246.69
2	600–650	628	225.00–230.00	227.45
5	650–700	692	217.50–220.00	219.50

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	115.00	115.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	845	145.00–165.00	155.36
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,105	105.00–129.00	117.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,680	133.00	133.00
1	—	1,845	146.00	146.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,185	111.00–117.00	115.09
4	—	1,014	105.00–108.00	106.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	125.00	125.00
2	—	1,418	111.00–112.00	111.50
4	—	1,428	113.00–120.00	115.65

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Seminole Livestock Exchange - Donalsonville, GA

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Replacement Cattle

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