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Donalsonville

Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2024-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Donalsonville, Georgia · Wed, May 1

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1941

← Apr 24May 1May 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

288 head

▼ 86 vs last sale 374▼ 70 vs year ago 358 · −19.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

97 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 83▼ 102 vs year ago 199 · −51.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 58 vs last sale 90▼ 14 vs year ago 46 · −30.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

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 $235.83/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −148.12 against this barn's trailing median of $383.95.

Average price

$235.83

42 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,333

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$14

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

$29.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.30

vs GA average

−32.55 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	250.71	1,299	11thin
Medium and Large 2	575	236.59	1,359	19thin
Medium and Large 3	594	221.00	1,313	12thin

One grade step is worth $29.71/cwt here — about −$14 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 sale42 hd

235.83

—

GA average15 barns · 443 hd

246.14

−10.30

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

−32.55

This barn, trailing median35 sales

383.95

−148.12

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	1,622	138.75	2,250	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,517	115.07	1,745	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,094	110.69	1,211	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	906	93.39	846	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)	1,003	$1,213	4thin

Every lot

44 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	306	340.70/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,043	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	434	315.85/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,371	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	296.32/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,375	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	297.51/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,562	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	282.59/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,625	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	272.98/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,572	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	608	266.20/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,618	19
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	628	251.01/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,576	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	303	286.77/cwt	285.00–290.00	869	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	304	302.52/cwt	300.00–305.00	920	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	322	274.89/cwt	270.00–280.00	885	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	417	265.95/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,109	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	259.53/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,238	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	477	251.12/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,198	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	250.71/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,299	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	242.56/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,281	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	587	235.00/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,379	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	594	221.00/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,313	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	212.94/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,320	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	405	296.77/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,202	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	313.41/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,363	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	461	286.22/cwt	285.00–287.50	1,319	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	507	276.83/cwt	275.00–277.50	1,404	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	294.97/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,554	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	271.23/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,541	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	572	261.88/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,498	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	246.71/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,517	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,272	126.11/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,604	3
Bulls	—	—	1,636	138.61/cwt	135.00–142.00	2,268	6
Bulls	—	—	1,943	151.67/cwt	150.00–153.00	2,947	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	875	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	875	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	882	96.10/cwt	95.00–98.00	848	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	796	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,054	102.93/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,085	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,077	110.64/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,192	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	121.67/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,442	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,473	107.39/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,582	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,526	121.83/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,859	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,528	115.37/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,763	24
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	996	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,170	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,178	124.19/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,463	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,250	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,288	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,003	1,212.72/head	1,200.00–1,225.00	1,213	4

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 May 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 288Last week 374Year ago 358

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 83Year ago 199

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 90Year ago 46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	875	100.00	100.00
2	—	995	80.00	80.00
5	—	882	95.00–98.00	96.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,185	118.00–125.00	121.67
7	—	1,054	99.00–106.00	102.93
10	—	1,077	108.00–115.00	110.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,473	104.00–110.00	107.39
24	—	1,528	112.00–119.00	115.37
8	—	1,526	120.00–124.00	121.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,636	135.00–142.00	138.61
3	—	1,943	150.00–153.00	151.67
3	—	1,272	122.00–129.00	126.11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	405	290.00–300.00	296.77
4	450–500	461	285.00–287.50	286.22
11	500–550	507	275.00–277.50	276.83
4	550–600	572	260.00–265.00	261.88
3	600–650	615	240.00–250.00	246.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	568	270.00–275.00	271.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	435	310.00–315.00	313.41
2	500–550	527	290.00–300.00	294.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	303	285.00–290.00	286.77
10	450–500	477	257.50–260.00	259.53
4	500–550	528	240.00–245.00	242.56
15	550–600	587	230.00–240.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	322	270.00–280.00	274.89
14	400–450	417	260.00–270.00	265.95
13	450–500	477	250.00–255.00	251.12
12	550–600	594	220.00–227.50	221.00
6	600–650	620	210.00–217.50	212.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	304	300.00–305.00	302.52
11	500–550	518	250.00–257.50	250.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	434	310.00–320.00	315.85
4	450–500	464	295.00–300.00	296.32
6	550–600	576	270.00–277.50	272.98
19	600–650	608	260.00–267.50	266.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	500–550	525	295.00–300.00	297.51
2	550–600	575	280.00–285.00	282.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	306	340.00–345.00	340.70
5	600–650	628	250.00–255.00	251.01

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)	1	—	1,250	103.00	103.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	830	120.00	120.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	117.00	117.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,178	122.00–128.00	124.19

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	—	1,003	1,200.00–1,225.00	1,212.72

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.