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Donalsonville

Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2024-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Donalsonville, Georgia · Wed, Jul 17

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1941

← Jul 10Jul 17Jul 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

314 head

▲ 64 vs last sale 250▼ 54 vs year ago 368 · −14.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

86 head

▲ 39 vs last sale 47▲ 46 vs year ago 40 · +115.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 40▼ 28 vs year ago 52 · −53.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 2.00 lower, feeder steers 2.00 lower, feeder heifers and feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves 2.00 lower, heifer calves and bull calves steady to 2.00 lower, 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 $288.75/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −142.68 against this barn's trailing median of $431.43.

Average price

$288.75

35 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,542

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$16.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.76

vs GA average

−2.34 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	522	295.49	1,542	21
Medium and Large 3	552	278.63	1,538	14thin

One grade step is worth $16.86/cwt here — about $4 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 sale35 hd

288.75

—

GA average14 barns · 522 hd

289.50

−0.76

National average156 barns · 5,844 hd

291.09

−2.34

This barn, trailing median30 sales

431.43

−142.68

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	—	Average	1,670	165.50	2,764	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,174	140.95	1,654	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,426	138.36	1,973	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	973	120.94	1,177	16

Every lot

41 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	311	341.37/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,062	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	332.46/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,223	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	386	323.79/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,250	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	411	312.97/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,286	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	306.60/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,432	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	285.80/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,486	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	295.49/cwt	292.50–297.50	1,542	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	576	273.25/cwt	270.00–276.00	1,574	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	276.53/cwt	275.00–277.50	1,690	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	622	263.51/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,639	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	674	251.48/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,695	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	339	284.24/cwt	280.00–285.00	964	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	362	272.84/cwt	270.00–275.00	988	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	419	264.09/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,107	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	267.65/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,253	26
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	251.25/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,231	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	527	235.96/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,244	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	589	234.66/cwt	233.00–240.00	1,382	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	226.24/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,403	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	669	206.98/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,385	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	408	320.04/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,306	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	301.24/cwt	297.50–305.00	1,446	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	511	286.61/cwt	282.50–290.00	1,465	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	517	273.26/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,413	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	594	254.67/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,513	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	623	232.94/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,451	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	632	248.52/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,571	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,651	163.13/cwt	160.00–166.00	2,693	4
Bulls	—	—	1,745	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	3,054	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	132.57/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,240	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	938	115.45/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,083	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,019	123.10/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,254	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,108	144.44/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,600	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,203	135.39/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,629	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,217	150.68/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,834	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,396	143.26/cwt	141.00–147.00	2,000	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	129.09/cwt	126.00–132.00	1,833	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,449	137.72/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,996	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	993	165.03/cwt	162.00–170.00	1,639	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,078	138.73/cwt	132.00–147.00	1,496	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,230	137.14/cwt	128.00–142.00	1,687	9

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 Jul 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 314Last week 250Year ago 368

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 47Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 40Year ago 52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	339	280.00–285.00	284.24
9	350–400	362	270.00–275.00	272.84
10	400–450	419	260.00–270.00	264.09
8	500–550	527	230.00–240.00	235.96
5	650–700	669	200.00–210.00	206.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	490	250.00–260.00	251.25
18	550–600	589	233.00–240.00	234.66
4	600–650	620	225.00–227.50	226.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	450–500	468	265.00–272.00	267.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	480	297.50–305.00	301.24
6	500–550	511	282.50–290.00	286.61
5	600–650	632	245.00–250.00	248.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	408	315.00–325.00	320.04
3	500–550	517	270.00–275.00	273.26
9	550–600	594	252.00–260.00	254.67
2	600–650	623	230.00–236.00	232.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	600–650	611	275.00–277.50	276.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	311	340.00–345.00	341.37
4	350–400	386	320.00–325.00	323.79
6	400–450	411	310.00–320.00	312.97
6	500–550	520	280.00–287.50	285.80
8	550–600	576	270.00–276.00	273.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	368	330.00–340.00	332.46
10	450–500	467	305.00–310.00	306.60
21	500–550	522	292.50–297.50	295.49
12	600–650	622	260.00–270.00	263.51
5	650–700	674	250.00–255.00	251.48

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,078	132.00–147.00	138.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	993	162.00–170.00	165.03

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)	9	—	1,230	128.00–142.00	137.14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,396	141.00–147.00	143.26
3	—	1,420	126.00–132.00	129.09
10	—	1,449	134.00–140.00	137.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	935	130.00–135.00	132.57
7	—	938	113.00–119.00	115.45
7	—	1,019	120.00–127.00	123.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,108	140.00–147.00	144.44
3	—	1,217	150.00–152.00	150.68
9	—	1,203	134.00–139.00	135.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,651	160.00–166.00	163.13
1	—	1,745	175.00	175.00

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.