Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2024-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls 7.00 lower, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder heifers steady to 4.00 lower, feeder bulls lightly tested, steers calves 6.00 lower, heifer calves 2.00 higher, bull calves 3.00 lower, replacement cows 7.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $244.50/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −157.07 against this barn's trailing median of $401.57.

Average price

$244.50

35 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,408

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$35.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.87

vs GA average

−35.80 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	269.52	1,391	5thin
Medium and Large 2	589	240.80	1,418	28
Medium and Large 3	543	233.76	1,269	2thin

One grade step is worth $35.76/cwt here — about $121 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 sale35 hd

244.50

—

GA average15 barns · 407 hd

246.38

−1.87

National average188 barns · 25,726 hd

280.30

−35.80

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.57

−157.07

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	1,395	135.52	1,890	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,371	114.68	1,572	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,145	110.44	1,265	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,008	103.27	1,041	4thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	—	1,387	134.79/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,870	6
Bulls	—	—	1,230	125.83/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,548	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,575	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	917	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	106.02/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,084	3
Bulls	—	—	1,530	143.88/cwt	141.00–148.00	2,201	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	253.71/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,294	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	255.97/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,480	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	322.51/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	698	225.82/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,576	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	147.15/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	284.47/cwt	282.50–285.00	1,451	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	282.51/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,449	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	543	233.76/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,269	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	322	371.74/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,197	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	321.62/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,489	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	241.26/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	296.16/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,288	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	234.37/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,444	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	321.24/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,423	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	239.81/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,427	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	341.73/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,463	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	269.47/cwt	264.00–270.00	1,558	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	224.42/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,593	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	299.13/cwt	295.00–305.00	936	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	491	271.78/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,334	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	294.05/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,503	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	307.14/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,149	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	362.54/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,233	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	255.08/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,559	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	313.89/cwt	310.00–320.00	982	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	355.11/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,502	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	282.45/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,328	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	313.72/cwt	312.50–315.00	1,468	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	335.12/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,408	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	683	130.46/cwt	125.00–135.00	891	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	526	260.61/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,371	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	269.52/cwt	265.00–272.50	1,391	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	697	241.25/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,682	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	107.02/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,190	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	116.15/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,394	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,359	114.20/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,552	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	242.41/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,159	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	288.44/cwt	285.00–295.00	894	3

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 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 298Last week 313Year ago 261

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 63Year ago 86

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 75Year ago 14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,387	131.00–137.00	134.79
3	—	1,230	123.00–129.00	125.83
4	—	1,530	141.00–148.00	143.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	105.00	105.00
4	—	1,359	112.00–116.00	114.20
2	—	1,330	120.00–121.00	120.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	95.00	95.00
3	—	1,022	103.00–108.00	106.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,112	105.00–109.00	107.02
6	—	1,200	114.00–119.00	116.15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	313	295.00–305.00	299.13
11	450–500	491	270.00–277.50	271.78
2	500–550	510	250.00–257.50	253.71
26	550–600	595	237.50–240.00	239.81
4	600–650	616	232.50–235.00	234.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	313	310.00–320.00	313.89
7	350–400	374	305.00–310.00	307.14
2	400–450	435	292.50–300.00	296.16
6	450–500	470	280.00–290.00	282.45
5	500–550	516	265.00–272.50	269.52
2	600–650	615	240.00–242.50	241.26
6	650–700	698	225.00–230.00	225.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	310	285.00–295.00	288.44
2	450–500	478	240.00–245.00	242.41
2	500–550	543	232.50–235.00	233.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	443	320.00–322.50	321.24
5	500–550	510	282.50–285.00	284.47
2	550–600	578	255.00–257.00	255.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	360.00–365.00	362.54
3	400–450	428	340.00–345.00	341.73
11	550–600	578	264.00–270.00	269.47
2	600–650	611	250.00–260.00	255.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	526	260.00–262.50	260.61
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	420	330.00–340.00	335.12
2	450–500	463	320.00–325.00	322.51
5	500–550	511	292.50–300.00	294.05
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	365.00–375.00	371.74
4	450–500	468	312.50–315.00	313.72
2	500–550	513	280.00–285.00	282.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	350.00–360.00	355.11
6	450–500	463	320.00–330.00	321.62
2	650–700	697	240.00–242.50	241.25
4	700–750	710	220.00–230.00	224.42

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)	2	—	1,065	145.00–150.00	147.15
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	683	125.00–135.00	130.46

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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