Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2024-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $236.05/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −165.53 against this barn's trailing median of $401.57.

Average price

$236.05

53 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,253

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$17.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.45

vs GA average

−31.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	240.56	1,277	32
Medium and Large 2	540	232.73	1,257	13thin
Medium and Large 3	516	223.38	1,153	8thin

One grade step is worth $17.18/cwt here — about $124 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 sale53 hd

236.05

—

GA average15 barns · 520 hd

235.60

+0.45

National average196 barns · 21,141 hd

267.05

−31.00

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.57

−165.53

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	—	High	1,680	135.58	2,278	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,485	110.25	1,637	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,152	109.25	1,259	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,091	97.71	1,066	4thin

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)	1,365	$1,875	2thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	275.89/cwt	272.50–277.00	1,556	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	311.27/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,301	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	283.47/cwt	280.00–287.50	952	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	253.72/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,434	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	245.51/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,063	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	300.63/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,130	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	312.47/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,181	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	349.27/cwt	345.00–355.00	950	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	189.10/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,371	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	231.24/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,411	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	108.58/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,026	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,030	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,030	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,001	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	261.50/cwt	252.50–262.50	1,020	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	232.73/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,257	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	609	247.71/cwt	245.00–248.00	1,509	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	614	218.35/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,341	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	323.83/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,046	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	654	185.84/cwt	185.00–187.50	1,215	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	265.62/cwt	262.50–267.50	1,511	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	271.41/cwt	270.00–275.00	907	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,434	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	820	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	105.42/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,244	2
Bulls	—	—	1,725	143.42/cwt	142.00–145.00	2,474	2
Bulls	—	—	1,671	135.44/cwt	132.00–139.00	2,263	12
Bulls	—	—	1,688	128.60/cwt	127.00–130.00	2,171	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	988	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,442	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	111.19/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,268	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,680	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,680	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,980	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	101.48/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,140	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	279.77/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,192	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	244.38/cwt	240.00–250.00	916	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	414	234.14/cwt	230.00–237.50	969	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	516	223.38/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,153	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	326	304.88/cwt	300.00–310.00	994	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	252.54/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,465	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	272.50/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,439	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	332.44/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,124	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	551	231.35/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,275	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	275.06/cwt	270.00–279.00	987	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	246.86/cwt	245.00–247.50	1,276	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	264.22/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,094	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	323.33/cwt	322.50–325.00	1,174	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	288.55/cwt	286.00–295.00	1,532	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	333.58/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,128	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	284.76/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,321	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	241.70/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,491	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	301.99/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,323	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	301.45/cwt	297.50–307.50	1,429	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	252.50/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,199	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	272.37/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,152	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	121.20/cwt	120.00–122.50	1,285	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 Nov 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 454Last week 239Year ago 377

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 58Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 47Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	272	345.00–355.00	349.27
31	300–350	338	330.00–340.00	333.58
3	350–400	363	322.50–325.00	323.33
4	400–450	418	310.00–315.00	311.27
9	450–500	474	297.50–307.50	301.45
10	500–550	531	286.00–295.00	288.55
6	550–600	564	272.50–277.00	275.89
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	320.00–325.00	323.83
4	350–400	376	295.00–305.00	300.63
4	550–600	569	262.50–267.50	265.62
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	326	300.00–310.00	304.88
2	400–450	426	275.00–285.00	279.77
3	550–600	580	250.00–255.00	252.54
12	600–650	609	245.00–248.00	247.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	300–350	336	280.00–287.50	283.47
22	350–400	359	270.00–279.00	275.06
7	400–450	414	260.00–267.50	264.22
2	450–500	475	250.00–255.00	252.50
19	500–550	517	245.00–247.50	246.86
13	550–600	551	230.00–237.50	231.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	334	270.00–275.00	271.41
9	350–400	390	252.50–262.50	261.50
5	400–450	433	242.50–250.00	245.51
13	500–550	540	230.00–235.00	232.73
3	650–700	654	185.00–187.50	185.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	375	240.00–250.00	244.38
11	400–450	414	230.00–237.50	234.14
8	500–550	516	220.00–227.50	223.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	338	330.00–335.00	332.44
5	350–400	378	310.00–315.00	312.47
9	400–450	438	295.00–305.00	301.99
7	450–500	464	280.00–290.00	284.76
4	500–550	528	270.00–275.00	272.50
8	550–600	565	250.00–260.00	253.72
3	600–650	617	240.00–245.00	241.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	270.00–275.00	272.37
2	600–650	610	230.00–232.50	231.24
3	700–750	725	185.00–195.00	189.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	614	210.00–220.00	218.35

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)	2	—	945	107.00–110.00	108.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	100.00	100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	870	115.00	115.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,060	120.00–122.50	121.20
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,365	1,875.00	1,875.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,215	118.00	118.00
3	—	1,140	110.00–113.00	111.19
3	—	1,123	100.00–105.00	101.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	85.00	85.00
2	—	1,180	104.00–107.00	105.42
1	—	1,040	95.00	95.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,305	110.00–111.00	110.50
1	—	1,680	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,650	120.00	120.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,725	142.00–145.00	143.42
12	—	1,671	132.00–139.00	135.44
2	—	1,688	127.00–130.00	128.60

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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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle