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Donalsonville

Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2024-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Donalsonville, Georgia · Wed, Aug 7

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1941

← Jul 31Aug 7Aug 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

353 head

▲ 50 vs last sale 303▼ 35 vs year ago 388 · −9.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

64 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 91▲ 12 vs year ago 52 · +23.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

81 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 75▲ 42 vs year ago 39 · +107.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls 3.00 higher, feeder steers 2.00 lower, feeder heifers lightly tested, feeder bulls 2.00 lower, steer calves, heifer calves, and bull calves 3.00 lower, 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 $227.14/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −156.81 against this barn's trailing median of $383.95.

Average price

$227.14

22 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,242

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$11.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.90

vs GA average

−17.93 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	530	233.78	1,239	8thin
Medium and Large 1	584	224.03	1,308	8thin
Medium and Large 3	520	222.43	1,157	6thin

One grade step is worth $11.35/cwt here — about $82 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale22 hd

227.14

—

GA average13 barns · 338 hd

225.24

+1.90

National average152 barns · 6,273 hd

245.07

−17.93

This barn, trailing median35 sales

383.95

−156.81

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	—	High	1,443	151.06	2,180	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,163	139.91	1,628	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,371	132.44	1,816	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,039	117.52	1,221	13

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)	1,278	$1,678	10

Every lot

43 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	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	323.38/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,213	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	437	298.05/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,302	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	471	282.58/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,331	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	276.29/cwt	275.00–277.50	1,464	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	539	267.04/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,439	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	251.89/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,423	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	621	244.73/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,520	28
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	622	253.73/cwt	252.50–255.00	1,578	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	686	226.26/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,552	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	725	215.40/cwt	212.50–217.50	1,562	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	308	296.70/cwt	295.00–300.00	914	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	322	275.08/cwt	270.00–280.00	886	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	255.50/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,094	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	256.24/cwt	255.00–257.50	1,179	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	236.35/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,111	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	246.57/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,181	32
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	222.43/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,157	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	233.78/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,239	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	224.03/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,308	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	206.11/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,278	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	328	332.63/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,091	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	408	283.81/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,158	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	292.57/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,238	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	472	273.88/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,293	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	262.50/cwt	257.50–265.00	1,391	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	246.85/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,407	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	603	230.02/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,387	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,215	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,689	1
Bulls	—	—	1,387	149.10/cwt	148.00–150.00	2,068	3
Bulls	—	—	1,840	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	3,110	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	982	112.44/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,104	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	130.29/cwt	127.00–133.00	1,433	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,109	120.04/cwt	116.00–123.00	1,331	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	134.56/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,547	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,173	141.65/cwt	139.00–146.00	1,662	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	151.63/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,789	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,371	132.44/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,816	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	850	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,084	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,118	137.47/cwt	125.00–142.50	1,537	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,530	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,279	138.67/cwt	130.00–150.00	1,774	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,230	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	1,930.69/head	1,750.00–2,025.00	1,931	6

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 Aug 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 353Last week 303Year ago 388

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 91Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 81Last week 75Year ago 39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,840	169.00	169.00
3	—	1,387	148.00–150.00	149.10
1	—	1,215	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,180	149.00–154.00	151.63
6	—	1,150	131.00–138.00	134.56
5	—	1,173	139.00–146.00	141.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,371	130.00–135.00	132.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	982	108.00–115.00	112.44
2	—	1,100	127.00–133.00	130.29
4	—	1,109	116.00–123.00	120.04

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	320.00–325.00	323.38
5	400–450	437	295.00–300.00	298.05
16	450–500	471	280.00–285.00	282.58
15	500–550	539	260.00–270.00	267.04
4	550–600	565	250.00–252.50	251.89
28	600–650	621	240.00–245.00	244.73
4	650–700	686	225.00–230.00	226.26
6	700–750	725	212.50–217.50	215.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	275.00–277.50	276.29
12	600–650	622	252.50–255.00	253.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	330.00–335.00	332.63
2	400–450	408	280.00–287.50	283.81
2	450–500	472	270.00–277.50	273.88
5	500–550	530	257.50–265.00	262.50
4	550–600	570	240.00–250.00	246.85
2	600–650	603	225.00–235.00	230.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	290.00–295.00	292.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	270.00–280.00	275.08
19	400–450	428	250.00–260.00	255.50
11	450–500	470	230.00–237.50	236.35
6	500–550	520	220.00–225.00	222.43
6	600–650	620	200.00–210.00	206.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	450–500	479	240.00–247.50	246.57
8	500–550	530	230.00–237.50	233.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	308	295.00–300.00	296.70
4	450–500	460	255.00–257.50	256.24
8	550–600	584	220.00–227.50	224.03

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	—	850	127.50	127.50

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	—	1,279	130.00–150.00	138.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,118	125.00–142.50	137.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	136.00	136.00

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	—	1,230	1,300.00	1,300.00

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	6	—	1,310	1,750.00–2,025.00	1,930.69

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.