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Donalsonville

Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2024-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Donalsonville, Georgia · Wed, Aug 28

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1941

← Aug 21Aug 28Sep 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

452 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 451▲ 148 vs year ago 304 · +48.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

94 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 60▲ 68 vs year ago 26 · +261.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 33▲ 15 vs year ago 5 · +300.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls 3.00 higher, feeder steers steady, feeder heifers 2.00 higher, feeder bulls 3.00 higher, steer calves 5.00 lower, heifer calves 3.00 lower, bull calves steady, replacement cows unevenly 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 $225.43/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −158.53 against this barn's trailing median of $383.95.

Average price

$225.43

44 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,259

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$19

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$20.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.55

vs GA average

−16.45 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	235.33	1,266	23
Medium and Large 2	581	214.58	1,247	21

One grade step is worth $20.75/cwt here — about $19 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 sale44 hd

225.43

—

GA average15 barns · 545 hd

224.87

+0.55

National average160 barns · 7,566 hd

241.88

−16.45

This barn, trailing median35 sales

383.95

−158.53

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	1,659	155.38	2,578	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,086	131.03	1,423	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,494	130.54	1,950	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	984	118.09	1,162	12

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)	895	$1,425	2thin

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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	312.44/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,009	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	372	292.52/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,088	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	308.45/cwt	307.50–317.50	1,157	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	282.40/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,183	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	422	273.52/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,154	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	466	262.42/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,223	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	253.12/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,304	36
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	233.73/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,330	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	586	224.99/cwt	222.50–227.50	1,318	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	643	214.99/cwt	212.50–217.50	1,382	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	220.82/cwt	217.00–226.00	1,484	18
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	214.17/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,452	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	292.59/cwt	290.00–295.00	834	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	306	283.73/cwt	280.00–285.00	868	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	332	267.89/cwt	267.50–270.00	889	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	277.05/cwt	275.00–277.50	956	21
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	356	267.49/cwt	265.00–270.00	952	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	255.72/cwt	250.00–260.00	928	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	421	238.81/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,005	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	466	223.31/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,041	42
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	235.33/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,266	23
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	214.58/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,247	21
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	197.01/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,231	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	213.17/cwt	211.00–216.00	1,341	23
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	207.86/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,386	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	282.52/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,096	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	403	270.02/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,088	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	562	223.13/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,254	13
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	608	213.59/cwt	207.50–217.50	1,299	11
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	206.24/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,357	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	673	198.35/cwt	197.50–200.00	1,335	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,188	148.52/cwt	148.00–149.00	1,764	2
Bulls	—	—	1,816	157.67/cwt	154.00–160.00	2,863	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	885	107.94/cwt	105.00–110.00	955	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	918	137.96/cwt	137.00–139.00	1,266	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,046	116.76/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,221	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,060	139.77/cwt	138.00–143.00	1,482	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,088	126.72/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,379	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,091	132.84/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,449	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,423	125.87/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,791	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,523	132.99/cwt	130.00–137.00	2,025	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,655	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,284	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,440	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	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 Aug 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 452Last week 451Year ago 304

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 60Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 33Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	290.00–295.00	292.59
4	300–350	306	280.00–285.00	283.73
3	350–400	356	265.00–270.00	267.49
23	500–550	538	235.00–242.50	235.33
23	600–650	629	211.00–216.00	213.17
7	650–700	667	205.00–210.00	207.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	300–350	345	275.00–277.50	277.05
12	350–400	363	250.00–260.00	255.72
21	550–600	581	210.00–220.00	214.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	332	267.50–270.00	267.89
2	400–450	421	237.50–240.00	238.81
42	450–500	466	220.00–230.00	223.31
3	600–650	625	195.00–200.00	197.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	310.00–315.00	312.44
2	400–450	419	280.00–285.00	282.40
36	500–550	515	250.00–257.50	253.12
8	550–600	569	230.00–240.00	233.73
6	650–700	678	212.50–215.00	214.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	372	290.00–295.00	292.52
10	400–450	422	270.00–275.00	273.52
2	450–500	466	260.00–265.00	262.42
4	550–600	586	222.50–227.50	224.99
2	600–650	643	212.50–217.50	214.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	375	307.50–317.50	308.45
18	650–700	672	217.00–226.00	220.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	403	265.00–275.00	270.02
13	550–600	562	220.00–227.50	223.13
11	600–650	608	207.50–217.50	213.59
3	650–700	673	197.50–200.00	198.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	658	205.00–210.00	206.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	280.00–285.00	282.52

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)	1	—	1,125	128.00	128.00

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	—	895	1,425.00	1,425.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	918	137.00–139.00	137.96
7	—	1,046	114.00–120.00	116.76
3	—	885	105.00–110.00	107.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,523	130.00–137.00	132.99
2	—	1,655	138.00	138.00
10	—	1,423	122.00–129.00	125.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,091	130.00–136.00	132.84
4	—	1,060	138.00–143.00	139.77
14	—	1,088	123.00–129.00	126.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,188	148.00–149.00	148.52
6	—	1,816	154.00–160.00	157.67

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.