Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2024-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available due to the holiday last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $255.80/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −145.77 against this barn's trailing median of $401.57.

Average price

$255.80

40 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,418

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$22.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.87

vs GA average

−27.52 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	265.25	1,483	10thin
Medium and Large 2	556	259.02	1,441	18thin
Medium and Large 3	547	243.10	1,330	12thin

One grade step is worth $22.14/cwt here — about $153 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale40 hd

255.80

—

GA average15 barns · 492 hd

247.93

+7.87

National average190 barns · 29,311 hd

283.32

−27.52

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.57

−145.77

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	1,712	141.70	2,426	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,469	115.95	1,703	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,204	109.88	1,323	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,011	98.14	992	6thin

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)	1,400	$2,216	12

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	284.33/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,251	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,457	2,409.32/head	2,275.00–2,525.00	2,409	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	295.42/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,507	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	315.46/cwt	315.00–317.50	997	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	346.54/cwt	342.50–350.00	1,317	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	671	220.04/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,476	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	273.10/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,308	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	914	157.13/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,436	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	589	253.48/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,493	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	249.98/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,600	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	768	157.49/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,210	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	567	246.90/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,400	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	263.46/cwt	257.50–267.50	1,396	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	227.56/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,411	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,043	129.61/cwt	120.00–142.50	1,352	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	389.94/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,252	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	638	235.06/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,500	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	577	236.46/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,364	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	325.00/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,437	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	290.86/cwt	290.00–292.50	1,486	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	521	281.92/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,469	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,342	2,022.05/head	1,975.00–2,100.00	2,022	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,427	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	115.18/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,413	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	114.66/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,661	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,567	108.11/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,694	3
Bulls	—	—	2,025	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	3,119	1
Bulls	—	—	1,710	146.74/cwt	144.00–149.00	2,509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	260.08/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,243	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,434	124.40/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,784	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	105.88/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,264	11
Bulls	—	—	1,650	137.22/cwt	134.00–139.00	2,264	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	801	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	102.21/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,095	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	272.47/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,436	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	715	186.71/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,335	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	664	205.03/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,361	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	283.80/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,164	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	273.81/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,199	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	526	247.85/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,304	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	333.06/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,389	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	316.22/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,461	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	401.13/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,300	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	262.15/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,502	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	362.43/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,308	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	311.97/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,682	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	366.64/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,364	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	308.29/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,141	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,172	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	454	284.97/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,294	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	273.77/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,528	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	344.85/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,424	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	295.20/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,231	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	297.18/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,132	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	303.55/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,478	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 Dec 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 313Last week 0Year ago 318

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 0Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 0Year ago 8

No trend available due to the holiday last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	381	290.00–300.00	297.18
7	400–450	440	280.00–285.00	284.33
8	450–500	479	270.00–275.00	273.10
10	500–550	530	257.50–267.50	263.46
8	550–600	589	245.00–255.00	253.48
4	600–650	620	225.00–235.00	227.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	316	315.00–317.50	315.46
6	350–400	370	305.00–310.00	308.29
10	400–450	417	290.00–300.00	295.20
3	450–500	454	280.00–287.50	284.97
3	500–550	527	270.00–275.00	272.47
7	550–600	573	260.00–262.50	262.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	438	270.00–275.00	273.81
2	450–500	478	255.00–265.00	260.08
7	500–550	526	245.00–250.00	247.85
5	550–600	577	230.00–240.00	236.46
5	650–700	664	200.00–210.00	205.03
3	700–750	715	185.00–190.00	186.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	361	360.00–365.00	362.43
5	400–450	417	325.00–335.00	333.06
4	450–500	462	315.00–320.00	316.22
6	500–550	510	292.50–300.00	295.42
6	550–600	558	270.00–277.50	273.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	380	342.50–350.00	346.54
5	450–500	487	300.00–305.00	303.55
3	650–700	671	215.00–225.00	220.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	521	275.00–285.00	281.92
4	550–600	567	240.00–250.00	246.90
2	750–800	768	155.00–160.00	157.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	321	385.00–395.00	389.94
7	400–450	442	320.00–330.00	325.00
3	500–550	511	290.00–292.50	290.86
4	600–650	640	245.00–255.00	249.98
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	280.00–287.50	283.80
4	600–650	638	230.00–240.00	235.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	324	400.00–410.00	401.13
6	350–400	372	360.00–370.00	366.64
2	400–450	413	340.00–350.00	344.85
5	500–550	539	310.00–315.00	311.97

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,457	2,275.00–2,525.00	2,409.32
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,342	1,975.00–2,100.00	2,022.05
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	914	150.00–165.00	157.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	110.00	110.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	665	110.00	110.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,043	120.00–142.50	129.61

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	122.00	122.00
6	—	1,227	112.00–119.00	115.18
11	—	1,194	104.00–110.00	105.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,449	111.00–117.00	114.66
3	—	1,567	105.00–110.00	108.11
4	—	1,434	121.00–128.00	124.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	890	90.00	90.00
4	—	1,071	100.00–105.00	102.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,025	154.00	154.00
2	—	1,710	144.00–149.00	146.74
5	—	1,650	134.00–139.00	137.22

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle