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Donalsonville

Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2024-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-24

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

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1941

← Jul 17Jul 24Jul 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

372 head

▲ 58 vs last sale 314▼ 101 vs year ago 473 · −21.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

139 head

▲ 53 vs last sale 86▲ 98 vs year ago 41 · +239.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

37 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 24▲ 28 vs year ago 9 · +311.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 5.00 lower, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder heifers 2.00 lower, feeder bulls 2.00 higher, steer calves steady to 2.00 higher, heifer calves 2.00 lower, bulls calves 2.00 higher, 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 $243.09/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −140.86 against this barn's trailing median of $383.95.

Average price

$243.09

66 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,301

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$28.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.53

vs GA average

−21.54 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	251.84	1,297	34
Medium and Large 2	557	236.65	1,319	25
Medium and Large 3	554	223.55	1,238	7thin

One grade step is worth $28.29/cwt here — about $59 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 sale66 hd

243.09

—

GA average14 barns · 521 hd

242.55

+0.53

National average157 barns · 8,958 hd

264.63

−21.54

This barn, trailing median35 sales

383.95

−140.86

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	1,450	132.70	1,925	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,154	122.99	1,419	57
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,395	121.95	1,701	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,047	111.02	1,162	37

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)	1,220	$1,325	2thin

Every lot

40 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	344.85/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,155	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	381	321.16/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,224	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	318.89/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,502	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	285.06/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,482	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	294.01/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,658	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	569	274.61/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,563	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	309	296.13/cwt	290.00–300.00	915	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	346	283.39/cwt	280.00–287.50	981	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	378	272.65/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,031	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	437	264.26/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,155	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	453	251.84/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,141	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	261.83/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,215	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	251.84/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,297	34
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	243.61/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,272	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	554	223.55/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,238	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	232.74/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,343	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	603	221.25/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,334	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	626	215.05/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,346	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	367	326.57/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,199	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	479	305.66/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,464	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	516	294.18/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,518	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	518	283.80/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,470	20
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	274.40/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,561	16
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	574	262.71/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,508	13
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	616	252.15/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,553	22
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	237.90/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,618	11
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,185	124.95/cwt	124.00–126.00	1,481	2
Bulls	—	—	1,583	136.58/cwt	134.00–139.00	2,162	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,038	107.16/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,112	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,048	112.05/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,174	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,078	117.85/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,270	24
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,298	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	125.58/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,513	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,232	133.14/cwt	131.00–136.00	1,640	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,375	125.40/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,724	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	119.70/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,676	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,910	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,146	121.43/cwt	117.00–123.00	1,392	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,498	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	2

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 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 372Last week 314Year ago 473

Slaughter CattleReceipts 139Last week 86Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 24Year ago 9

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,185	124.00–126.00	124.95
4	—	1,583	134.00–139.00	136.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,205	123.00–130.00	125.58
24	—	1,078	115.00–122.00	117.85
5	—	1,232	131.00–136.00	133.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,048	110.00–116.00	112.05
9	—	1,038	105.00–109.00	107.16
1	—	1,100	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,400	115.00–122.00	119.70
5	—	1,375	124.00–128.00	125.40
1	—	1,425	134.00	134.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	367	320.00–330.00	326.57
14	450–500	479	300.00–310.00	305.66
20	500–550	518	280.00–287.50	283.80
13	550–600	574	260.00–268.00	262.71
22	600–650	616	250.00–257.50	252.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	516	290.00–297.50	294.18
16	550–600	569	270.00–277.50	274.40
11	650–700	680	235.00–242.50	237.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	346	280.00–287.50	283.39
11	450–500	453	250.00–257.50	251.84
9	500–550	522	240.00–245.00	243.61
16	550–600	577	230.00–237.50	232.74
2	600–650	603	220.00–222.50	221.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	378	270.00–277.50	272.65
14	400–450	437	260.00–267.50	264.26
7	550–600	554	220.00–225.00	223.55
4	600–650	626	210.00–217.50	215.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	309	290.00–300.00	296.13
7	450–500	464	260.00–265.00	261.83
34	500–550	515	250.00–255.00	251.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	381	320.00–330.00	321.16
4	500–550	520	280.00–287.50	285.06
7	550–600	569	270.00–277.50	274.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	471	315.00–320.00	318.89
5	550–600	564	290.00–295.00	294.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	340.00–350.00	344.85

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)	4	—	1,146	117.00–123.00	121.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,280	117.00	117.00

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	2	—	1,220	1,325.00	1,325.00

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.