Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2024-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls 6.00 lower, feeder steers 6.00 lower, feeder heifers steady, feeder bulls 10.00 higher, steer calves and heifer calves steady to 7.00 higher, bull calves 2.00 lower, replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $218.41/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −183.17 against this barn's trailing median of $401.57.

Average price

$218.41

30 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,219

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$23

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

$6.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.95

vs GA average

−41.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	219.31	1,216	26
Medium and Large 3	583	212.51	1,239	4thin

One grade step is worth $6.80/cwt here — about −$23 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale30 hd

218.41

—

GA average14 barns · 402 hd

211.46

+6.95

National average195 barns · 25,856 hd

259.63

−41.22

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.57

−183.17

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	1,473	139.06	2,048	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,380	126.33	1,743	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,196	114.53	1,370	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	97.73	1,041	3thin

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)	980	$1,100	2thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	—	1,473	139.06/cwt	138.00–140.00	2,048	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	101.09/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,034	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	116.82/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,378	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	126.98/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,623	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,583	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	129.99/cwt	129.00–131.00	1,826	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	243.74/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,238	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	292.48/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,091	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	212.51/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,239	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	213.10/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,434	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	276.84/cwt	275.00–277.50	1,321	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	389	249.98/cwt	247.50–252.50	972	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	320.08/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,066	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	263.67/cwt	260.00–267.50	957	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	280.83/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,219	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	223.46/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,187	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	331.67/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,012	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,203	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	407	276.24/cwt	275.00–277.50	1,124	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	694	223.58/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,552	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	271.82/cwt	270.00–277.50	897	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	264.45/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,386	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	241.94/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,377	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	243.96/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,134	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	216.72/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,233	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	218.08/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,391	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	282.00/cwt	280.00–285.00	917	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	291.97/cwt	290.00–292.50	815	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	252.24/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,062	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	285.84/cwt	285.00–287.50	1,321	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	303.05/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,127	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	224.93/cwt	222.50–227.00	1,071	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	334	263.05/cwt	260.00–267.50	879	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	295.59/cwt	295.00–297.50	1,250	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	268.83/cwt	265.00–272.50	1,290	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	255.76/cwt	254.00–257.50	1,366	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	282.52/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,226	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,047	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	108.86/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,285	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	263.31/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,232	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	251.88/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,335	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,120	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,254	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	980	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2

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 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 270Last week 227Year ago 199

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 33Year ago 116

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 64Year ago 12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,473	138.00–140.00	139.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,023	100.00–102.00	101.09
1	—	1,150	91.00	91.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,180	114.00–120.00	116.82
2	—	1,278	124.00–130.00	126.98
6	—	1,180	105.00–110.00	108.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	119.00	119.00
2	—	1,405	129.00–131.00	129.99

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	407	275.00–277.50	276.24
2	500–550	508	240.00–247.50	243.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	434	280.00–285.00	282.52
2	450–500	480	265.00–272.50	268.83
2	500–550	534	254.00–257.50	255.76
14	600–650	638	212.50–220.00	218.08
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	315.00–325.00	320.08
2	350–400	373	290.00–295.00	292.48
3	400–450	434	280.00–282.50	280.83
15	450–500	477	275.00–277.50	276.84
4	500–550	530	250.00–257.50	251.88
4	650–700	673	210.00–217.50	213.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	305	330.00–335.00	331.67
7	350–400	372	300.00–310.00	303.05
4	400–450	423	295.00–297.50	295.59
3	450–500	462	285.00–287.50	285.84
5	500–550	524	260.00–267.50	264.45
5	550–600	569	235.00–245.00	241.94
9	650–700	694	220.00–224.00	223.58
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	468	260.00–265.00	263.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	334	260.00–267.50	263.05
7	450–500	476	222.50–227.00	224.93
4	550–600	583	210.00–215.00	212.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	330	270.00–277.50	271.82
4	350–400	389	247.50–252.50	249.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	279	290.00–292.50	291.97
5	300–350	325	280.00–285.00	282.00
2	350–400	363	260.00–267.50	263.67
8	400–450	421	250.00–255.00	252.24
12	450–500	465	240.00–247.50	243.96
10	500–550	531	220.00–225.00	223.46
16	550–600	569	215.00–220.00	216.72

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	—	1,335	165.00	165.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	112.00	112.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	980	1,100.00	1,100.00

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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