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Donalsonville

Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2024-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Donalsonville, Georgia · Wed, Mar 20

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1941

← Mar 13Mar 20Mar 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

430 head

▲ 64 vs last sale 366▲ 13 vs year ago 417 · +3.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

56 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 80▼ 47 vs year ago 103 · −45.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 31▲ 3 vs year ago 19 · +15.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls 2.00 higher, feeder steers and feeder heifers steady, feeder bulls 2.00 higher, steer calves, heifer calves, and bull calves unevenly steady, replacement cows 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 $260.79/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −123.16 against this barn's trailing median of $383.95.

Average price

$260.79

12 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,369

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

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

$23.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.38

vs GA average

−16.43 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	266.60	1,384	9thin
Medium and Large 3	543	243.37	1,321	3thin

One grade step is worth $23.23/cwt here — about $62 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale12 hd

260.79

—

GA average14 barns · 531 hd

253.41

+7.38

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

−16.43

This barn, trailing median35 sales

383.95

−123.16

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	—	Average	1,392	142.94	1,990	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,412	134.13	1,894	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,142	130.21	1,487	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	879	101.27	890	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)	1,145	$1,468	8

Every lot

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. 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	301	373.75/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,125	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	302	360.02/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,087	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	359	362.03/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,300	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	350.49/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,332	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	422	320.70/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,353	22
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	341.05/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,490	21
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	304.57/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,416	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	489	331.02/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,619	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	267.54/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,672	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	292.22/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,829	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	285.94/cwt	285.00–287.50	1,793	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	687	268.31/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,843	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	694	247.48/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,718	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	745	234.40/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,746	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	355.00/cwt	350.00–360.00	799	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	328.73/cwt	325.00–335.00	937	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	303	302.32/cwt	300.00–305.00	916	13
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	306	293.99/cwt	290.00–297.50	900	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	313.42/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,019	49
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	376	282.01/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,060	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	304.31/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,166	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	277.50/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,146	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	288.25/cwt	282.50–292.50	1,222	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	267.75/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,146	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	268.05/cwt	262.50–270.00	1,276	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	491	276.89/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,360	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	266.60/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,384	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	543	243.37/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,321	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	253.23/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,573	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	202.52/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,377	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	688	211.61/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,456	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	357	324.96/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,160	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	337.45/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,252	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	351.01/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,351	14
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	322.33/cwt	317.50–327.50	1,386	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	344.24/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,491	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	463	304.44/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,410	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	297.47/cwt	295.00–302.50	1,556	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	274.83/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,580	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	626	265.04/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,659	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	683	234.79/cwt	227.50–255.00	1,604	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	246.65/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,702	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	715	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,484	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,015	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,370	1
Bulls	—	—	1,380	141.23/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,949	3
Bulls	—	—	1,805	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,816	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	868	108.04/cwt	107.00–109.00	938	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	884	97.88/cwt	95.00–101.00	865	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,123	128.10/cwt	124.00–131.00	1,439	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,153	135.36/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,561	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,158	113.89/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,319	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,382	135.51/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,873	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,480	131.02/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,939	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,015	1,363.12/head	1,300.00–1,425.00	1,363	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	1,573.04/head	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,573	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,106	1

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 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 430Last week 366Year ago 417

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 80Year ago 103

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 31Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	350.00–360.00	355.00
4	250–300	285	325.00–335.00	328.73
49	300–350	325	310.00–320.00	313.42
18	350–400	383	300.00–307.50	304.31
7	400–450	424	282.50–292.50	288.25
12	450–500	491	272.50–280.00	276.89
9	500–550	519	260.00–270.00	266.60
6	600–650	621	250.00–257.50	253.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	306	290.00–297.50	293.99
6	350–400	376	280.00–285.00	282.01
15	400–450	428	260.00–270.00	267.75
3	500–550	543	240.00–250.00	243.37
2	650–700	680	200.00–205.00	202.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	303	300.00–305.00	302.32
7	400–450	413	275.00–280.00	277.50
14	450–500	476	262.50–270.00	268.05
3	650–700	688	210.00–215.00	211.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	357	320.00–330.00	324.96
2	400–450	430	317.50–327.50	322.33
7	450–500	463	300.00–310.00	304.44
2	550–600	575	270.00–280.00	274.83
1	700–750	715	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	385	350.00–360.00	351.01
4	400–450	433	340.00–350.00	344.24
6	650–700	690	240.00–250.00	246.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	371	335.00–340.00	337.45
9	500–550	523	295.00–302.50	297.47
4	600–650	626	260.00–270.00	265.04
5	650–700	683	227.50–255.00	234.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	302	355.00–365.00	360.02
22	400–450	422	320.00–327.50	320.70
6	450–500	465	300.00–310.00	304.57
2	600–650	625	265.00–270.00	267.54
2	650–700	694	245.00–250.00	247.48
4	700–750	745	230.00–240.00	234.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	301	370.00–375.00	373.75
5	350–400	359	360.00–365.00	362.03
21	400–450	437	340.00–345.00	341.05
7	450–500	489	330.00–335.00	331.02
9	600–650	626	290.00–297.50	292.22
3	650–700	687	267.50–270.00	268.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	380	350.00–355.00	350.49
8	600–650	627	285.00–287.50	285.94

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	4	—	1,275	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,573.04

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	4	—	1,015	1,300.00–1,425.00	1,363.12

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)	1	—	885	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,380	139.00–144.00	141.23
1	—	1,805	156.00	156.00
1	—	1,015	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,153	132.00–139.00	135.36
11	—	1,123	124.00–131.00	128.10
3	—	1,158	111.00–116.00	113.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	868	107.00–109.00	108.04
4	—	884	95.00–101.00	97.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,382	133.00–139.00	135.51
4	—	1,480	130.00–132.00	131.02

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.