Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2024-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Breaker and boner slaughter cows 2.00 higher, lean slaughter cows sharply lower, slaughter bulls 7.00 lower, feeder steers, feeder heifers, and feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves 7.00 higher, heifer calves steady to 5.00 higher, bull calves steady to 3.00 higher, replacement cows 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $254.26/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −192.99 against this barn's trailing median of $447.25.

Average price

$254.26

38 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,345

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$184

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

$25.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.79

vs GA average

−51.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	273.99	1,488	5thin
Medium and Large 2	540	265.50	1,434	5thin
Medium and Large 3	524	248.73	1,304	28

One grade step is worth $25.26/cwt here — about $184 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

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 sale38 hd

254.26

—

GA average14 barns · 225 hd

263.04

−8.79

National average190 barns · 31,255 hd

305.44

−51.18

This barn, trailing median31 sales

447.25

−192.99

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	1,492	128.13	1,911	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,190	109.21	1,300	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,383	108.10	1,495	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,084	90.02	976	10

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)	1,285	$1,650	2thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	—	1,510	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,054	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,501	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,708	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,382	104.96/cwt	101.00–108.00	1,451	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	93.51/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,044	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	989	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	312.44/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,025	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,240	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,228	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	504	206.49/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,041	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	265.03/cwt	262.50–267.50	1,272	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	683	214.95/cwt	212.50–217.50	1,468	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	222.47/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,046	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	265.62/cwt	262.50–267.50	879	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	169.93/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,240	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	265.50/cwt	265.00–267.50	1,434	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	284.83/cwt	282.50–285.00	1,305	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	223.77/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,182	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	250.69/cwt	250.00–252.50	963	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	271.03/cwt	270.00–277.50	827	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	121.82/cwt	116.00–127.50	987	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	296.16/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,093	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	407	245.82/cwt	245.00–247.50	1,000	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	236.68/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,105	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	616	223.77/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,378	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	243.65/cwt	240.00–247.50	926	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	105.49/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,240	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	114.16/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,382	6
Bulls	—	—	1,488	126.55/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,883	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	82.65/cwt	80.00–86.00	887	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	257.48/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,450	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	310.92/cwt	308.00–312.50	1,135	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	272.40/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,166	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	239.77/cwt	236.00–241.00	1,362	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	616	181.68/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,119	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	517	250.22/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,294	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	280.84/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,500	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	291.61/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,406	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	254.11/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,166	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	265.76/cwt	262.50–267.50	965	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	213.66/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,316	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	272.47/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,117	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	541	228.66/cwt	226.00–245.00	1,237	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	303.39/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,283	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	311.60/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,175	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	263.71/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	223.85/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,289	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	309	323.06/cwt	320.00–325.00	998	8

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 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 239Last week 316Year ago 377

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 49Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 83Year ago 14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	136.00	136.00
5	—	1,488	122.00–129.00	126.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,358	110.00–111.00	110.50
1	—	1,435	119.00	119.00
5	—	1,382	101.00–108.00	104.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,116	90.00–95.00	93.51
1	—	970	102.00	102.00
4	—	1,073	80.00–86.00	82.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,175	104.00–109.00	105.49
6	—	1,211	110.00–117.00	114.16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	310.00–315.00	312.44
16	450–500	458	282.50–285.00	284.83
5	500–550	540	265.00–267.50	265.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	270.00–275.00	272.40
2	450–500	480	262.50–267.50	265.03
24	500–550	517	250.00–255.00	250.22
4	550–600	568	236.00–241.00	239.77
4	600–650	616	220.00–225.00	223.77
2	650–700	683	212.50–217.50	214.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	309	320.00–325.00	323.06
3	350–400	377	310.00–315.00	311.60
3	400–450	423	300.00–305.00	303.39
3	450–500	482	290.00–295.00	291.61
3	500–550	534	280.00–282.50	280.84
2	550–600	557	260.00–267.50	263.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	240.00–247.50	243.65
2	450–500	470	220.00–225.00	222.47
7	500–550	504	205.00–215.00	206.49
6	600–650	616	180.00–190.00	181.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	331	262.50–267.50	265.62
7	350–400	384	250.00–252.50	250.69
3	400–450	407	245.00–247.50	245.82
3	450–500	467	235.00–240.00	236.68
2	500–550	528	220.00–227.50	223.77
2	700–750	730	165.00–175.00	169.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	305	270.00–277.50	271.03
3	350–400	363	262.50–267.50	265.76
3	450–500	459	250.00–257.50	254.11
14	500–550	541	226.00–245.00	228.66
5	550–600	576	220.00–230.00	223.85
2	600–650	616	210.00–217.50	213.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	369	292.50–300.00	296.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	308.00–312.50	310.92
4	400–450	410	270.00–275.00	272.47
3	550–600	563	255.00–260.00	257.48

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)	1	—	1,240	99.00	99.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	810	116.00–127.50	121.82
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,285	1,650.00	1,650.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

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