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Donalsonville

Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2024-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Donalsonville, Georgia · Wed, Mar 13

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1941

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Feeder Cattle receipts

366 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 394▼ 119 vs year ago 485 · −24.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

80 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 97▼ 53 vs year ago 133 · −39.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 48▲ 20 vs year ago 11 · +181.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $252.95/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −131.00 against this barn's trailing median of $383.95.

Average price

$252.95

40 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,413

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$20.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.95

vs GA average

−23.22 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	264.83	1,488	15thin
Medium and Large 2	574	251.99	1,446	5thin
Medium and Large 3	552	244.27	1,348	20

One grade step is worth $20.56/cwt here — about $139 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale40 hd

252.95

—

GA average14 barns · 357 hd

250.00

+2.95

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

−23.22

This barn, trailing median35 sales

383.95

−131.00

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

35 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $431.18, low $301.32, median $383.95 across 35 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	1,605	136.35	2,189	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,448	131.11	1,899	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,110	127.06	1,411	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	943	105.64	996	15

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)	1,085	$1,621	14

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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	363.03/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,125	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	373.40/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,169	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	352.00/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,109	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	363	323.88/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,176	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	347.44/cwt	345.00–352.50	1,286	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	389	331.95/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,291	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	306.23/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,256	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	337.32/cwt	332.50–340.00	1,400	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	317.63/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,455	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	518	292.51/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,515	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	309.94/cwt	307.50–312.50	1,621	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	299.57/cwt	297.50–307.50	1,690	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	277.44/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,637	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	606	268.31/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,626	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	607	285.42/cwt	277.50–287.50	1,732	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	265.08/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,757	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	301	293.75/cwt	290.00–295.00	884	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	308	304.75/cwt	300.00–310.00	939	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	323	283.24/cwt	280.00–287.50	915	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	363	264.48/cwt	260.00–270.00	960	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	282.50/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,102	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	402	294.33/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,183	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	271.37/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,170	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	277.49/cwt	272.50–282.50	1,346	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	270.50/cwt	267.50–275.00	1,417	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	534	250.03/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,335	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	251.99/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,446	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	574	237.24/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,362	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	587	261.05/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,532	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	256.25/cwt	255.00–257.50	1,550	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	240.03/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,531	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	223.74/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,492	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	681	211.88/cwt	207.50–215.00	1,443	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	355.70/cwt	352.50–360.00	1,160	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	340.86/cwt	340.00–342.50	1,261	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	333.89/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,396	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	323.17/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,506	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	467	295.04/cwt	292.50–297.50	1,378	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	301.90/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,461	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	313.35/cwt	307.50–315.00	1,636	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	572	278.01/cwt	272.50–282.50	1,590	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	627	259.02/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,624	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	243.64/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,615	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,342	126.43/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,697	3
Bulls	—	—	1,622	137.78/cwt	135.00–142.00	2,235	3
Bulls	—	—	1,975	149.08/cwt	148.00–150.00	2,944	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	920	102.28/cwt	100.00–105.00	941	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	948	117.97/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,118	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	949	94.99/cwt	92.00–98.00	901	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,042	116.50/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,214	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,115	135.86/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,515	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,166	126.66/cwt	124.00–131.00	1,477	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,419	126.96/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,802	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,422	136.25/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,937	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,623	116.31/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,888	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	106.83/cwt	102.00–112.00	919	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	123.42/cwt	113.00–129.00	1,426	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,018	1,462.89/head	1,300.00–1,575.00	1,463	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	1,740.23/head	1,600.00–1,875.00	1,740	8

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 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 366Last week 394Year ago 485

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 97Year ago 133

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 48Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	310	360.00–365.00	363.03
10	350–400	389	330.00–335.00	331.95
14	450–500	458	312.50–320.00	317.63
5	600–650	607	277.50–287.50	285.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	313	370.00–380.00	373.40
5	350–400	370	345.00–352.50	347.44
12	400–450	415	332.50–340.00	337.32
3	500–550	523	307.50–312.50	309.94
6	550–600	564	297.50–307.50	299.57
2	650–700	663	260.00–270.00	265.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	315	350.00–355.00	352.00
7	350–400	363	320.00–327.50	323.88
4	400–450	410	300.00–310.00	306.23
4	500–550	518	290.00–295.00	292.51
6	550–600	590	275.00–285.00	277.44
3	600–650	606	265.00–270.00	268.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	301	290.00–295.00	293.75
4	350–400	390	280.00–290.00	282.50
19	400–450	431	265.00–275.00	271.37
5	550–600	574	250.00–255.00	251.99
4	600–650	638	235.00–245.00	240.03
4	650–700	681	207.50–215.00	211.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	323	280.00–287.50	283.24
7	350–400	363	260.00–270.00	264.48
11	500–550	534	245.00–255.00	250.03
9	550–600	574	230.00–240.00	237.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	308	300.00–310.00	304.75
15	400–450	402	285.00–295.00	294.33
10	450–500	485	272.50–282.50	277.49
6	500–550	524	267.50–275.00	270.50
9	550–600	587	260.00–267.50	261.05
2	600–650	605	255.00–257.50	256.25
4	650–700	667	220.00–225.00	223.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	370	340.00–342.50	340.86
5	450–500	484	300.00–310.00	301.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	467	292.50–297.50	295.04
5	550–600	572	272.50–282.50	278.01
5	600–650	627	255.00–260.00	259.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	352.50–360.00	355.70
5	400–450	418	330.00–340.00	333.89
4	450–500	466	317.50–325.00	323.17
6	500–550	522	307.50–315.00	313.35
9	650–700	663	240.00–247.50	243.64

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)	3	—	1,155	113.00–129.00	123.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	860	102.00–112.00	106.83

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	8	—	1,135	1,600.00–1,875.00	1,740.23

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,018	1,300.00–1,575.00	1,462.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,342	124.00–128.00	126.43
3	—	1,622	135.00–142.00	137.78
2	—	1,975	148.00–150.00	149.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	948	115.00–122.00	117.97
6	—	949	92.00–98.00	94.99
3	—	920	100.00–105.00	102.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,623	113.00–120.00	116.31
9	—	1,422	133.00–139.00	136.25
4	—	1,419	125.00–130.00	126.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,115	133.00–140.00	135.86
8	—	1,042	113.00–120.00	116.50
9	—	1,166	124.00–131.00	126.66

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.