Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2022-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago : No trend available.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.51/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$133.51

62 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$627

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$25.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.17

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	494	145.00	716	26
Medium and Large 2	382	135.79	519	13thin
Medium and Large 3	492	119.23	587	23

One grade step is worth $25.77/cwt here — about $129 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale62 hd

133.51

—

GA average11 barns · 852 hd

135.68

−2.17

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,736	89.16	1,547	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,150	84.98	977	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	867	68.21	591	10

Every lot, as filed

41 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	143.04/cwt	140.00–147.00	441	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	173.48/cwt	170.00–178.00	578	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	128.51/cwt	127.00–130.00	589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	116.77/cwt	112.00–119.00	741	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	130.23/cwt	125.00–133.00	423	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	117.98/cwt	114.00–122.00	629	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	181.64/cwt	178.00–185.00	690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	183.33/cwt	180.00–187.00	867	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	143.47/cwt	141.00–148.00	758	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	156.92/cwt	154.00–160.00	894	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	713	106.52/cwt	105.00–108.00	759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	137.26/cwt	133.00–140.00	576	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	129.49/cwt	129.00–130.00	796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	166.10/cwt	162.00–170.00	860	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	317	171.04/cwt	170.00–173.00	542	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	442	146.64/cwt	140.00–150.00	648	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	158.00/cwt	152.00–162.00	735	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	116.94/cwt	114.00–120.00	781	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	166.52/cwt	165.00–168.00	633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	136.76/cwt	135.00–138.00	786	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	175.96/cwt	170.00–178.00	977	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	180.33/cwt	176.00–183.00	756	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	155.50/cwt	155.00–156.00	1,000	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	174.97/cwt	170.00–178.00	842	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	257	172.70/cwt	170.00–178.00	444	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	148.58/cwt	146.00–150.00	545	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	140.25/cwt	138.00–145.00	806	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	150.97/cwt	148.00–158.00	631	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	151.49/cwt	148.00–154.00	691	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	132.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	481	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	678	111.66/cwt	110.00–115.00	757	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	132.57/cwt	130.00–138.00	365	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	113.95/cwt	110.00–120.00	426	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	80.70/cwt	79.00–83.00	779	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	71.15/cwt	70.00–72.00	502	2
Bulls	—	—	1,383	100.41/cwt	99.00–102.00	1,389	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	84.98/cwt	84.00–86.00	977	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	861	67.87/cwt	65.00–71.00	584	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	76.31/cwt	73.00–80.00	726	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	753	56.90/cwt	55.00–59.00	428	2
Bulls	—	—	2,088	77.91/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,627	2

How this sale compares

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 Jan 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 227Last week 0Year ago 234

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 0Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 0Year ago 17

Compared to a week ago : No trend available.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	308	140.00–147.00	143.04
2	—	458	127.00–130.00	128.51
4	—	420	133.00–140.00	137.26
4	—	363	130.00–135.00	132.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	635	112.00–119.00	116.77
4	—	325	125.00–133.00	130.23
2	—	533	114.00–122.00	117.98
2	—	713	105.00–108.00	106.52
3	—	678	110.00–115.00	111.66
3	—	275	130.00–138.00	132.57
4	—	374	110.00–120.00	113.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	528	141.00–148.00	143.47
2	—	615	129.00–130.00	129.49
3	—	367	146.00–150.00	148.58
3	—	575	138.00–145.00	140.25
4	—	418	148.00–158.00	150.97
4	—	456	148.00–154.00	151.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	333	170.00–178.00	173.48
2	—	380	178.00–185.00	181.64
2	—	570	154.00–160.00	156.92
2	—	518	162.00–170.00	166.10
9	—	419	176.00–183.00	180.33
2	—	643	155.00–156.00	155.50
5	—	481	170.00–178.00	174.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	180.00–187.00	183.33
4	—	555	170.00–178.00	175.96
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	257	170.00–178.00	172.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	317	170.00–173.00	171.04
3	—	442	140.00–150.00	146.64
2	—	668	114.00–120.00	116.94
2	—	380	165.00–168.00	166.52
4	—	575	135.00–138.00	136.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	152.00–162.00	158.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	965	79.00–83.00	80.70
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	705	70.00–72.00	71.15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,383	99.00–102.00	100.41
2	—	2,088	75.00–80.00	77.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,150	84.00–86.00	84.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	861	65.00–71.00	67.87
3	—	952	73.00–80.00	76.31
2	—	753	55.00–59.00	56.90

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.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Seminole Livestock Exchange - Donalsonville, GA

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle