Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2024-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls 6.00 higher, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder heifers 4.00 lower, feeder bulls 3.00 lower, steer calves steady to 5.00 lower, heifer calves steady to 6.00 lower, bull calves 7.00 lower, replacement cows 7.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $248.96/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −152.61 against this barn's trailing median of $401.57.

Average price

$248.96

35 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,337

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$40

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

$21.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.49

vs GA average

−35.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	258.40	1,374	11thin
Medium and Large 2	522	250.44	1,308	14thin
Medium and Large 3	564	236.50	1,334	10thin

One grade step is worth $21.89/cwt here — about $40 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

248.96

—

GA average15 barns · 562 hd

251.45

−2.49

National average180 barns · 17,940 hd

284.95

−35.99

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.57

−152.61

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	1,549	139.85	2,166	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,375	120.00	1,650	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,094	112.54	1,231	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,034	108.72	1,124	6thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	239.00/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,410	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	262.85/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,385	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	312	343.62/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,072	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	244.35/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,525	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	323.82/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,383	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	484	273.93/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,326	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	462	301.89/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,395	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	306	361.01/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,105	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	416	335.36/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,395	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	290.36/cwt	290.00–292.50	1,530	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	263.47/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	262.13/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,358	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	631	235.35/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,485	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	372.52/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,166	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	248.32/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,515	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	262.61/cwt	257.50–267.50	1,505	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	261.27/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,236	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	284.65/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,298	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	410.00/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,087	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	310.62/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,423	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	275.00/cwt	272.50–277.50	1,598	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	327.67/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,517	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	226.00/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,397	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	291.57/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,105	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	253.00/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,303	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	275.34/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,060	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	113.86/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,262	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,081	108.65/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,175	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	910	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	108.26/cwt	107.00–109.00	1,166	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,650	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	122.79/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,336	2
Bulls	—	—	1,346	134.65/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,812	7
Bulls	—	—	1,968	149.33/cwt	146.00–153.00	2,939	3
Bulls	—	—	1,572	140.98/cwt	138.00–145.00	2,216	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,059	155.30/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,645	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	908	137.28/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,247	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	138.46/cwt	130.00–147.50	1,506	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	136.24/cwt	135.00–137.50	1,328	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	331	293.81/cwt	290.00–300.00	973	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	250.31/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,201	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	235.00/cwt	232.50–237.50	1,340	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	356.68/cwt	352.00–357.50	1,081	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	288.71/cwt	237.50–335.00	1,218	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	265.04/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,497	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	336	307.81/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,034	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	251.86/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,400	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	275.72/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,153	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	288.69/cwt	285.00–292.50	1,351	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	637	211.01/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,344	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	263.06/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,126	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	235.09/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,328	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	242.52/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,310	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 Dec 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 555Last week 298Year ago 260

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 52Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 48Year ago 48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	427	320.00–325.00	323.82
5	450–500	484	270.00–280.00	273.93
6	500–550	527	260.00–267.50	262.85
5	550–600	590	235.00–245.00	239.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	312	340.00–345.00	343.62
2	450–500	468	285.00–292.50	288.69
4	600–650	624	240.00–247.50	244.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	303	352.00–357.50	356.68
15	400–450	422	237.50–335.00	288.71
3	550–600	565	260.00–267.50	265.04
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	306	355.00–365.00	361.01
15	400–450	416	330.00–340.00	335.36
8	450–500	462	300.00–305.00	301.89
7	500–550	527	290.00–292.50	290.36
7	600–650	631	230.00–240.00	235.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	405.00–415.00	410.00
18	450–500	463	320.00–330.00	327.67
15	550–600	581	272.50–277.50	275.00
2	600–650	610	260.00–267.00	263.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	313	370.00–375.00	372.52
8	450–500	458	310.00–315.00	310.62
2	550–600	573	257.50–267.50	262.61
6	600–650	610	245.00–250.00	248.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
69	450–500	456	280.00–290.00	284.65
7	500–550	518	260.00–265.00	262.13
4	550–600	556	250.00–255.00	251.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	336	305.00–310.00	307.81
12	350–400	379	290.00–297.50	291.57
11	400–450	418	270.00–277.50	275.72
4	450–500	473	260.00–265.00	261.27
12	500–550	515	250.00–257.50	253.00
2	550–600	565	230.00–240.00	235.09
5	600–650	618	225.00–227.50	226.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	331	290.00–300.00	293.81
13	350–400	385	270.00–280.00	275.34
9	400–450	428	260.00–267.50	263.06
8	450–500	480	250.00–252.50	250.31
2	500–550	540	240.00–245.00	242.52
8	550–600	570	232.50–237.50	235.00
10	600–650	637	210.00–215.00	211.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,108	112.00–116.00	113.86
8	—	1,081	105.00–110.00	108.65
2	—	1,088	120.00–125.00	122.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	111.00	111.00
5	—	1,077	107.00–109.00	108.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	120.00	120.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,346	130.00–137.00	134.65
3	—	1,968	146.00–153.00	149.33
7	—	1,572	138.00–145.00	140.98

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)	5	—	1,059	150.00–160.00	155.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,088	130.00–147.50	138.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	975	135.00–137.50	136.24
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	908	135.00–140.00	137.28

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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Slaughter Cattle

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