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Donalsonville

Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2024-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Donalsonville, Georgia · Wed, Sep 25

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1941

← Sep 18Sep 25Oct 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

282 head

▼ 136 vs last sale 418▼ 114 vs year ago 396 · −28.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 66▼ 119 vs year ago 167 · −71.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 26▼ 35 vs year ago 48 · −72.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls 4.00 to 7.00 lower, steer calves steady to 5.00 higher, feeder steers lightly tested, bull calves lightly tested, feeder bulls 5.00 higher, heifer calves 5.00 to 10.00 lower, feeder heifers lightly tested, replacement cows 3.00 to 8.00 higher.

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 $200.38/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −183.58 against this barn's trailing median of $383.95.

Average price

$200.38

13 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,071

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$33

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

$17.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.76

vs GA average

−39.71 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	514	212.52	1,092	4thin
Medium and Large 3	543	194.98	1,060	9thin

One grade step is worth $17.54/cwt here — about $33 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale13 hd

200.38

—

GA average15 barns · 422 hd

212.14

−11.76

National average173 barns · 10,203 hd

240.09

−39.71

This barn, trailing median35 sales

383.95

−183.58

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	1,688	146.67	2,476	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,424	119.37	1,700	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,104	119.07	1,314	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	971	107.88	1,047	7thin

Every lot

29 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	294.33/cwt	292.00–298.00	1,257	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	248.37/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,197	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	240.81/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,358	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	227.53/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,406	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	280	249.73/cwt	245.00–255.00	699	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	261.00/cwt	260.00–263.00	874	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	240.16/cwt	235.00–245.00	884	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	243.61/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,026	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	481	202.76/cwt	200.00–210.00	975	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	212.52/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,092	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	519	197.92/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,027	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	574	191.30/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,098	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	189.96/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,197	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	288	287.52/cwt	285.00–290.00	828	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	294.87/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,121	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	522	189.40/cwt	185.00–193.00	989	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	199.06/cwt	195.00–203.00	1,324	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,655	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,317	1
Bulls	—	—	1,705	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,558	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	952	97.08/cwt	92.00–100.00	924	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	115.98/cwt	114.00–121.00	1,142	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,058	113.32/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,199	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,096	120.89/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,325	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,212	126.33/cwt	126.00–127.00	1,531	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,320	122.06/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,611	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,441	125.98/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,815	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,486	110.75/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,646	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	765	111.57/cwt	105.00–120.00	854	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	130.35/cwt	122.00–140.00	1,388	3

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 Sep 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 282Last week 418Year ago 396

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 66Year ago 167

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 26Year ago 48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,705	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,655	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,058	110.00–117.00	113.32
7	—	1,096	119.00–124.00	120.89
3	—	1,212	126.00–127.00	126.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,486	109.00–114.00	110.75
3	—	1,320	120.00–124.00	122.06
4	—	1,441	125.00–127.00	125.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	985	114.00–121.00	115.98
3	—	952	92.00–100.00	97.08

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	260.00–263.00	261.00
3	350–400	368	235.00–245.00	240.16
4	500–550	514	205.00–215.00	212.52
2	600–650	630	185.00–195.00	189.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	421	240.00–250.00	243.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	245.00–255.00	249.73
7	450–500	481	200.00–210.00	202.76
5	500–550	519	190.00–200.00	197.92
4	550–600	574	190.00–195.00	191.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	482	245.00–250.00	248.37
2	600–650	618	225.00–230.00	227.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	427	292.00–298.00	294.33
6	550–600	564	240.00–245.00	240.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	285.00–290.00	287.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	290.00–300.00	294.87
2	650–700	665	195.00–203.00	199.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	522	185.00–193.00	189.40

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	765	105.00–120.00	111.57

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,065	122.00–140.00	130.35

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.