Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2024-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls 8.00 higher, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder heifers 7.00 lower, feeder bulls 10.00 lower, steer calves 3.00 lower, heifer calves steady to 3.00 lower, bull calves 2.00 lower, replacement cows 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $213.49/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −188.08 against this barn's trailing median of $401.57.

Average price

$213.49

15 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,116

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

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

$9.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.30

vs GA average

−44.90 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	220.62	1,231	4thin
Medium and Large 3	510	210.90	1,076	11thin

One grade step is worth $9.72/cwt here — about $155 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 sale15 hd

213.49

—

GA average14 barns · 463 hd

220.79

−7.30

National average194 barns · 18,518 hd

258.39

−44.90

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.57

−188.08

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	1,719	140.36	2,412	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,386	113.00	1,566	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,075	107.63	1,157	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,030	105.65	1,088	13

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	—	1,512	135.10/cwt	132.00–138.00	2,043	3
Bulls	—	—	1,943	140.94/cwt	140.00–142.00	2,738	2
Bulls	—	—	1,890	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,930	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	113.14/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,271	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	989	102.32/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,012	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	114.49/cwt	114.00–115.00	1,534	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	591	232.07/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,372	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	268.73/cwt	266.00–270.00	1,169	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	192.49/cwt	190.00–197.50	1,209	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	697	184.45/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,286	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,010	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,061	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	835	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	308.99/cwt	308.00–310.00	1,159	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	668	192.49/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,286	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	243.95/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,149	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	213.31/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,316	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	241.51/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,282	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	283.29/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,309	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	236.26/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,330	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	237.13/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,015	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	359	245.72/cwt	242.50–247.50	882	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	296.46/cwt	295.00–297.50	1,236	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	256.91/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,061	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	278.80/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,224	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	305.26/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,108	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,034	115.54/cwt	102.50–130.00	1,195	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	225.05/cwt	222.50–227.50	1,301	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	192.46/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,315	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	313.56/cwt	312.00–315.00	981	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	262.54/cwt	257.50–267.50	1,460	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	259.50/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,183	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	320.97/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,011	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	243.10/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,164	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	238.54/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,264	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	210.90/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,076	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	237.51/cwt	232.50–240.00	903	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	618	204.17/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,262	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	249.55/cwt	247.50–250.00	786	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	220.62/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,231	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,776	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,428	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	106.60/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,110	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,214	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,265	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,265	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	220.98/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,067	10

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 Nov 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 316Last week 421Year ago 292

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 43Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 83Last week 49Year ago 6

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,512	132.00–138.00	135.10
2	—	1,943	140.00–142.00	140.94
1	—	1,890	155.00	155.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,123	111.00–116.00	113.14
9	—	989	100.00–105.00	102.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,340	114.00–115.00	114.49
1	—	1,505	118.00	118.00
1	—	1,360	105.00	105.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,041	104.00–110.00	106.60
2	—	1,065	114.00	114.00
1	—	1,265	100.00	100.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	435	266.00–270.00	268.73
2	500–550	530	237.00–240.00	238.54
11	550–600	591	227.50–235.00	232.07
2	650–700	668	190.00–195.00	192.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	320.00–322.00	320.97
2	350–400	375	308.00–310.00	308.99
3	400–450	417	295.00–297.50	296.46
3	450–500	462	280.00–285.00	283.29
2	550–600	556	257.50–267.50	262.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	359	242.50–247.50	245.72
9	400–450	428	232.50–240.00	237.13
3	600–650	628	190.00–197.50	192.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	413	252.50–260.00	256.91
15	450–500	479	240.00–247.50	243.10
4	550–600	558	220.00–222.50	220.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	315	247.50–250.00	249.55
5	350–400	380	232.50–240.00	237.51
10	450–500	483	220.00–225.00	220.98
11	500–550	510	205.00–215.00	210.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	531	240.00–247.50	241.51
2	550–600	578	222.50–227.50	225.05
3	600–650	617	212.50–215.00	213.31
9	650–700	697	180.00–185.00	184.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	471	240.00–250.00	243.95
3	600–650	618	200.00–207.50	204.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	312.00–315.00	313.56
9	350–400	363	300.00–310.00	305.26
6	400–450	439	275.00–280.00	278.80
4	450–500	456	258.00–260.00	259.50
2	550–600	563	235.00–237.50	236.26
3	650–700	683	190.00–195.00	192.46

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	105.00	105.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	795	105.00	105.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	128.00	128.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,034	102.50–130.00	115.54

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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