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Donalsonville

Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2024-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Donalsonville, Georgia · Wed, Apr 24

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1941

← Apr 17Apr 24May 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

374 head

▲ 105 vs last sale 269▲ 4 vs year ago 370 · +1.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

83 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 73▼ 58 vs year ago 141 · −41.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

90 head

▲ 68 vs last sale 22▲ 61 vs year ago 29 · +210.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

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 $243.87/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −140.09 against this barn's trailing median of $383.95.

Average price

$243.87

24 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,329

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$7.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.65

vs GA average

−26.32 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	553	245.83	1,358	18thin
Medium and Large 3	523	237.98	1,245	6thin

One grade step is worth $7.85/cwt here — about $114 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 sale24 hd

243.87

—

GA average14 barns · 400 hd

247.52

−3.65

National average178 barns · 11,596 hd

270.19

−26.32

This barn, trailing median35 sales

383.95

−140.09

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	1,567	137.84	2,160	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,058	113.86	1,205	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,424	112.81	1,607	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,021	97.11	992	21

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)	1,375	$1,415	24

Every lot

48 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	339.92/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,105	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	315.02/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,364	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	469	301.33/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,413	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	312.50/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,484	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	298.71/cwt	297.50–300.00	1,559	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	296.23/cwt	295.00–297.50	1,570	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	564	261.91/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,477	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	275.06/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,672	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	661	227.25/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,502	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	682	245.07/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,671	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	281.27/cwt	280.00–282.50	914	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	266.61/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,146	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	458	254.59/cwt	252.50–257.50	1,166	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	260.71/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,210	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	237.98/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,245	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	250.82/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,342	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	556	244.83/cwt	244.00–247.50	1,361	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	242.43/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,522	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	231.73/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,460	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	224.15/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,497	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	681	208.97/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,423	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	686	216.00/cwt	212.50–219.00	1,482	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	337.38/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,080	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	324.95/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,235	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	457	314.98/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,439	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	483	289.28/cwt	287.00–290.00	1,397	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	275.63/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,447	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	284.05/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,653	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	582	262.47/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,528	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	622	254.15/cwt	252.50–255.00	1,581	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	644	243.55/cwt	241.00–245.00	1,568	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	237.51/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,610	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,378	130.26/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,795	3
Bulls	—	—	1,709	143.53/cwt	140.00–146.00	2,453	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	928	90.03/cwt	89.00–91.00	835	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	941	105.83/cwt	101.00–108.00	996	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	954	96.57/cwt	93.00–99.00	921	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,079	121.11/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,307	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,100	113.81/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,252	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,120	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,315	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,617	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,410	107.63/cwt	106.00–109.00	1,518	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	113.88/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,657	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	109.98/cwt	109.00–111.00	863	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	849	130.26/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,106	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	901	106.18/cwt	100.00–114.00	957	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,087	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,375	1,414.80/head	1,300.00–1,525.00	1,415	24

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 Apr 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 374Last week 269Year ago 370

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 73Year ago 141

Replacement CattleReceipts 90Last week 22Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	335.00–340.00	337.38
5	350–400	380	320.00–330.00	324.95
4	450–500	483	287.00–290.00	289.28
4	500–550	525	272.50–280.00	275.63
4	550–600	582	260.00–265.00	262.47
9	600–650	644	241.00–245.00	243.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	622	252.50–255.00	254.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	457	310.00–317.50	314.98
5	550–600	582	280.00–285.00	284.05
6	650–700	678	235.00–240.00	237.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	433	310.00–320.00	315.02
2	500–550	530	295.00–297.50	296.23
6	650–700	682	240.00–250.00	245.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	335.00–345.00	339.92
4	450–500	469	295.00–305.00	301.33
4	550–600	564	260.00–267.50	261.91
9	650–700	661	225.00–230.00	227.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	475	310.00–315.00	312.50
2	500–550	522	297.50–300.00	298.71
2	600–650	608	270.00–280.00	275.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	464	260.00–265.00	260.71
3	500–550	535	250.00–252.50	250.82
15	550–600	556	244.00–247.50	244.83
3	600–650	630	227.50–235.00	231.73
9	650–700	686	212.50–219.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	280.00–282.50	281.27
10	400–450	430	260.00–270.00	266.61
6	450–500	458	252.50–257.50	254.59
6	500–550	523	235.00–240.00	237.98
10	650–700	681	205.00–210.00	208.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	628	240.00–245.00	242.43
6	650–700	668	220.00–225.00	224.15

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	901	100.00–114.00	106.18

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)	4	—	849	128.00–132.00	130.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	105.00	105.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	785	109.00–111.00	109.98

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	24	—	1,375	1,300.00–1,525.00	1,414.80

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	954	93.00–99.00	96.57
9	—	1,120	100.00	100.00
3	—	928	89.00–91.00	90.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,410	106.00–109.00	107.63
1	—	1,315	123.00	123.00
5	—	1,455	110.00–117.00	113.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,079	119.00–125.00	121.11
8	—	941	101.00–108.00	105.83
18	—	1,100	110.00–116.00	113.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,709	140.00–146.00	143.53
3	—	1,378	127.00–134.00	130.26

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.