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Donalsonville

Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2024-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Donalsonville, Georgia · Wed, Mar 6

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1941

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Feeder Cattle receipts

394 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 368▲ 17 vs year ago 377 · +4.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

97 head

▲ 45 vs last sale 52▼ 4 vs year ago 101 · −4.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

48 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 19▲ 19 vs year ago 29 · +65.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 2.00 higher, feeder steers 2.00 higher, feeder heifers and feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves unevenly steady, heifer calves and bull calves steady to 2.00 higher, replacement cows 2.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $291.50/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −139.92 against this barn's trailing median of $431.43.

Average price

$291.50

36 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,614

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$30.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.76

vs GA average

−21.50 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	311.65	1,685	9thin
Medium and Large 2	548	301.98	1,655	5thin
Medium and Large 3	560	280.88	1,573	22

One grade step is worth $30.77/cwt here — about $112 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale36 hd

291.50

—

GA average13 barns · 300 hd

303.26

−11.76

National average178 barns · 13,961 hd

313.00

−21.50

This barn, trailing median30 sales

431.43

−139.92

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $490.02, low $353.49, median $431.43 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,633	135.53	2,213	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,568	120.93	1,897	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,083	119.01	1,289	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	940	107.23	1,008	9thin

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)	735	$1,000	2thin

Every lot

59 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	358.43/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,147	12
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	344.14/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,136	16
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	354	343.33/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,215	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	349.02/cwt	348.00–350.00	1,249	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	361	329.61/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,190	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	412	323.88/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,334	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	422	313.56/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,323	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	334.35/cwt	332.50–335.00	1,424	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	457	301.02/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,376	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	459	316.38/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,452	21
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	322.91/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,514	29
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	305.80/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,599	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	315.39/cwt	312.50–317.50	1,675	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	304.16/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,703	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	280.88/cwt	275.00–283.00	1,573	22
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	586	296.25/cwt	295.00–297.50	1,736	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	606	291.24/cwt	290.00–292.50	1,765	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	269.00/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,797	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	309	283.38/cwt	280.00–290.00	876	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	294.08/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,094	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	378	273.58/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,034	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	283.56/cwt	282.00–285.00	1,078	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	282.65/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,221	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	432	261.57/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,130	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	272.84/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,181	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	250.63/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,278	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	271.72/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,408	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	541	262.48/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,420	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	264.56/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,497	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	236.41/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,348	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	253.25/cwt	247.50–257.50	1,456	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	224.19/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,489	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	308	344.55/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,061	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	367	324.42/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,191	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	336.10/cwt	332.50–340.00	1,260	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	412	311.76/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,284	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	328.77/cwt	327.50–330.00	1,407	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	318.98/cwt	318.00–320.00	1,365	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	509	301.28/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,534	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	512	292.90/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,500	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	311.27/cwt	310.00–312.50	1,619	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	572	281.65/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,611	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	254.96/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,581	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,452	122.01/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,772	3
Bulls	—	—	1,568	137.07/cwt	134.00–139.00	2,149	6
Bulls	—	—	1,943	145.97/cwt	144.00–147.00	2,836	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	923	110.77/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,022	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	106.00/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,002	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	965	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,034	118.36/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,224	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,093	110.16/cwt	106.00–113.00	1,204	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,135	125.30/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,422	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,365	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,502	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,503	125.54/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,887	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,629	118.77/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,935	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	843	135.45/cwt	125.00–142.50	1,142	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	852	148.78/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,268	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,050	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,339	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	2

This sale against other markets

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 Mar 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 394Last week 368Year ago 377

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 52Year ago 101

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 19Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	320	355.00–365.00	358.43
3	350–400	354	340.00–347.50	343.33
13	400–450	412	320.00–327.50	323.88
21	450–500	459	310.00–317.50	316.38
3	500–550	523	300.00–310.00	305.80
2	550–600	586	295.00–297.50	296.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	330	340.00–350.00	344.14
11	350–400	361	325.00–335.00	329.61
14	400–450	422	310.00–317.50	313.56
5	450–500	457	300.00–305.00	301.02
22	550–600	560	275.00–283.00	280.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	348.00–350.00	349.02
4	400–450	426	332.50–335.00	334.35
29	450–500	469	320.00–330.00	322.91
6	500–550	531	312.50–317.50	315.39
3	550–600	560	300.00–307.50	304.16
2	600–650	606	290.00–292.50	291.24
2	650–700	668	268.00–270.00	269.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	350–400	372	290.00–297.50	294.08
14	400–450	432	280.00–287.50	282.65
3	500–550	518	270.00–275.00	271.72
6	550–600	566	260.00–267.50	264.56
3	650–700	664	220.00–227.50	224.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	282.00–285.00	283.56
18	400–450	433	270.00–277.50	272.84
5	500–550	541	260.00–267.50	262.48
6	550–600	575	247.50–257.50	253.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	309	280.00–290.00	283.38
2	350–400	378	270.00–277.50	273.58
16	400–450	432	260.00–265.00	261.57
8	500–550	510	250.00–255.00	250.63
11	550–600	570	235.00–240.00	236.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	308	340.00–347.50	344.55
2	350–400	375	332.50–340.00	336.10
2	400–450	428	318.00–320.00	318.98
10	500–550	509	300.00–305.00	301.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	367	320.00–330.00	324.42
3	400–450	412	310.00–315.00	311.76
6	500–550	512	290.00–295.00	292.90
3	550–600	572	280.00–285.00	281.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	327.50–330.00	328.77
2	500–550	520	310.00–312.50	311.27
2	600–650	620	250.00–260.00	254.96

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)	1	—	1,050	127.50	127.50

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)	6	—	843	125.00–142.50	135.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	852	140.00–155.00	148.78

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	2	—	735	1,000.00	1,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,452	120.00–125.00	122.01
3	—	1,943	144.00–147.00	145.97
6	—	1,568	134.00–139.00	137.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	923	109.00–115.00	110.77
1	—	985	98.00	98.00
4	—	945	105.00–107.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,503	123.00–130.00	125.54
1	—	1,365	110.00	110.00
12	—	1,629	115.00–122.00	118.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,135	121.00–128.00	125.30
10	—	1,093	106.00–113.00	110.16
19	—	1,034	115.00–120.00	118.36

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.