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Donalsonville

Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2024-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Donalsonville, Georgia · Wed, Oct 2

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1941

← Sep 25Oct 2Oct 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

220 head

▼ 62 vs last sale 282▼ 201 vs year ago 421 · −47.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 48▼ 30 vs year ago 49 · −61.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 13▼ 30 vs year ago 46 · −65.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls 7.00 lower, feeder steers steady to 3.00 lower, feeder heifers 7.00 lower, feeder bulls 7.00 higher, steer calves steady to 4.00 lower, heifer calves 3.00 lower, bull calves 10.00 higher, replacement cows 10.00 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 $206.31/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −177.64 against this barn's trailing median of $383.95.

Average price

$206.31

36 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,164

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

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

$21.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.22

vs GA average

−40.47 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	209.26	1,173	31
Medium and Large 3	588	188.03	1,106	5thin

One grade step is worth $21.23/cwt here — about $67 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 sale36 hd

206.31

—

GA average9 barns · 252 hd

207.54

−1.22

National average172 barns · 12,740 hd

246.78

−40.47

This barn, trailing median35 sales

383.95

−177.64

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	1,763	139.50	2,459	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,442	115.80	1,670	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,087	109.90	1,195	7thin

Every lot

39 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	302.45/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,158	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	383	285.16/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,092	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	269.12/cwt	265.00–272.50	1,144	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	246.69/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,192	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	254.41/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,346	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	223.68/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,264	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	622	216.68/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,348	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	227.45/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,428	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	692	219.50/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,519	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	282.54/cwt	280.00–285.00	805	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	266.39/cwt	260.00–270.00	847	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	327	243.27/cwt	240.00–250.00	795	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	432	222.21/cwt	220.00–225.00	960	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	213.65/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,000	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	215.55/cwt	212.50–216.00	1,155	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	205.29/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,182	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	588	188.03/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,106	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	192.53/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,199	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	182.99/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,230	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	354	288.31/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,021	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	275.50/cwt	275.00–277.50	1,047	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	457	263.53/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,204	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	462	243.09/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,123	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	248.89/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,319	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	236.01/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,260	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	566	223.55/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,265	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	634	218.73/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,387	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	671	197.43/cwt	192.50–200.00	1,325	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	688	209.35/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,440	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,680	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	2,234	1
Bulls	—	—	1,845	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,694	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,014	106.00/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,075	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	115.09/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,364	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,418	111.50/cwt	111.00–112.00	1,581	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,428	115.65/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,651	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,931	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	155.36/cwt	145.00–165.00	1,313	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,105	117.00/cwt	105.00–129.00	1,293	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,438	1

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 Oct 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 220Last week 282Year ago 421

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 48Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 13Year ago 46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	354	285.00–295.00	288.31
12	450–500	462	240.00–247.00	243.09
5	500–550	534	235.00–237.50	236.01
4	600–650	634	215.00–220.00	218.73
5	650–700	671	192.50–200.00	197.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	380	275.00–277.50	275.50
7	550–600	566	220.00–230.00	223.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	457	260.00–267.50	263.53
7	500–550	530	245.00–252.50	248.89
4	650–700	688	205.00–215.00	209.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	468	210.00–220.00	213.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	280.00–285.00	282.54
3	300–350	318	260.00–270.00	266.39
12	500–550	536	212.50–216.00	215.55
19	550–600	576	202.00–210.00	205.29
2	600–650	623	190.00–195.00	192.53
5	650–700	672	180.00–185.00	182.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	240.00–250.00	243.27
8	400–450	432	220.00–225.00	222.21
5	550–600	588	180.00–190.00	188.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	280.00–290.00	285.16
3	400–450	425	265.00–272.50	269.12
2	550–600	565	220.00–227.50	223.68
6	600–650	622	215.00–217.00	216.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	300.00–305.00	302.45
4	500–550	529	250.00–257.50	254.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	483	240.00–250.00	246.69
2	600–650	628	225.00–230.00	227.45
5	650–700	692	217.50–220.00	219.50

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)	1	—	1,250	115.00	115.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	845	145.00–165.00	155.36

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)	2	—	1,105	105.00–129.00	117.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,680	133.00	133.00
1	—	1,845	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,185	111.00–117.00	115.09
4	—	1,014	105.00–108.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	125.00	125.00
2	—	1,418	111.00–112.00	111.50
4	—	1,428	113.00–120.00	115.65

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.