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Donalsonville

Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2024-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Donalsonville, Georgia · Wed, Dec 11

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1941

← Dec 4Dec 11Dec 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

298 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 313▲ 37 vs year ago 261 · +14.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

52 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 63▼ 34 vs year ago 86 · −39.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

48 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 75▲ 34 vs year ago 14 · +242.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls 7.00 lower, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder heifers steady to 4.00 lower, feeder bulls lightly tested, steers calves 6.00 lower, heifer calves 2.00 higher, bull calves 3.00 lower, replacement cows 7.00 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 $244.50/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −139.45 against this barn's trailing median of $383.95.

Average price

$244.50

35 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,408

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$35.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.87

vs GA average

−35.80 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	269.52	1,391	5thin
Medium and Large 2	589	240.80	1,418	28
Medium and Large 3	543	233.76	1,269	2thin

One grade step is worth $35.76/cwt here — about $121 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 sale35 hd

244.50

—

GA average15 barns · 407 hd

246.38

−1.87

National average188 barns · 25,726 hd

280.30

−35.80

This barn, trailing median35 sales

383.95

−139.45

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	1,395	135.52	1,890	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,371	114.68	1,572	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,145	110.44	1,265	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,008	103.27	1,041	4thin

Every lot

45 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	300–350	Medium and Large 3	322	371.74/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,197	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	335.12/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,408	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	355.11/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,502	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	322.51/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,493	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	321.62/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,489	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	313.72/cwt	312.50–315.00	1,468	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	511	294.05/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,503	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	513	282.51/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,449	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	697	241.25/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,682	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	224.42/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,593	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	288.44/cwt	285.00–295.00	894	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	313.89/cwt	310.00–320.00	982	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	313	299.13/cwt	295.00–305.00	936	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	307.14/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,149	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	296.16/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,288	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	282.45/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,328	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	242.41/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,159	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	491	271.78/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,334	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	253.71/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,294	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	269.52/cwt	265.00–272.50	1,391	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	543	233.76/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,269	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	239.81/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,427	26
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	241.26/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,484	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	616	234.37/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,444	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	698	225.82/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,576	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	362.54/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,233	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	341.73/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,463	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	443	321.24/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,423	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	284.47/cwt	282.50–285.00	1,451	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	526	260.61/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,371	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	269.47/cwt	264.00–270.00	1,558	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	255.97/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,480	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	255.08/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,559	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,230	125.83/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,548	3
Bulls	—	—	1,387	134.79/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,870	6
Bulls	—	—	1,530	143.88/cwt	141.00–148.00	2,201	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	917	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,022	106.02/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,084	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,112	107.02/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,190	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	116.15/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,394	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,330	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,603	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,359	114.20/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,552	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,575	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	683	130.46/cwt	125.00–135.00	891	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	147.15/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,567	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 Dec 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 298Last week 313Year ago 261

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 63Year ago 86

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 75Year ago 14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,387	131.00–137.00	134.79
3	—	1,230	123.00–129.00	125.83
4	—	1,530	141.00–148.00	143.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	105.00	105.00
4	—	1,359	112.00–116.00	114.20
2	—	1,330	120.00–121.00	120.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	95.00	95.00
3	—	1,022	103.00–108.00	106.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,112	105.00–109.00	107.02
6	—	1,200	114.00–119.00	116.15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	313	295.00–305.00	299.13
11	450–500	491	270.00–277.50	271.78
2	500–550	510	250.00–257.50	253.71
26	550–600	595	237.50–240.00	239.81
4	600–650	616	232.50–235.00	234.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	313	310.00–320.00	313.89
7	350–400	374	305.00–310.00	307.14
2	400–450	435	292.50–300.00	296.16
6	450–500	470	280.00–290.00	282.45
5	500–550	516	265.00–272.50	269.52
2	600–650	615	240.00–242.50	241.26
6	650–700	698	225.00–230.00	225.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	310	285.00–295.00	288.44
2	450–500	478	240.00–245.00	242.41
2	500–550	543	232.50–235.00	233.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	443	320.00–322.50	321.24
5	500–550	510	282.50–285.00	284.47
2	550–600	578	255.00–257.00	255.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	360.00–365.00	362.54
3	400–450	428	340.00–345.00	341.73
11	550–600	578	264.00–270.00	269.47
2	600–650	611	250.00–260.00	255.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	526	260.00–262.50	260.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	420	330.00–340.00	335.12
2	450–500	463	320.00–325.00	322.51
5	500–550	511	292.50–300.00	294.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	365.00–375.00	371.74
4	450–500	468	312.50–315.00	313.72
2	500–550	513	280.00–285.00	282.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	350.00–360.00	355.11
6	450–500	463	320.00–330.00	321.62
2	650–700	697	240.00–242.50	241.25
4	700–750	710	220.00–230.00	224.42

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)	2	—	1,065	145.00–150.00	147.15

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	—	683	125.00–135.00	130.46

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.