Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2022-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers, feeder heifers and feeder bulls lightly tested. Steer calves 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Heifer calves 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Bull calves lightly tested. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.32/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$142.32

55 head · 414 lb average

Value per head Derived

$589

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$273

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

$10.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.01

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	146.76	742	23
Medium and Large 2	352	142.69	503	15thin
Medium and Large 3	344	135.97	468	17thin

One grade step is worth $10.79/cwt here — about $273 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 sale55 hd

142.32

—

GA average14 barns · 1,492 hd

142.33

−0.01

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	1,494	84.28	1,260	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,338	70.90	948	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,030	65.14	671	10

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	175.59/cwt	170.00–178.00	562	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	171.03/cwt	170.00–172.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	151.66/cwt	150.00–153.00	852	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	137.55/cwt	135.00–140.00	788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	208	153.95/cwt	150.00–158.00	320	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	174.08/cwt	170.00–178.00	461	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	152.83/cwt	148.00–158.00	879	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	182.54/cwt	178.00–185.00	661	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	183.31/cwt	178.00–185.00	616	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	184.12/cwt	184.00–185.00	749	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	133.48/cwt	131.00–136.00	1,014	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	143.97/cwt	140.00–148.00	893	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	170.48/cwt	165.00–173.00	890	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	171.96/cwt	170.00–176.00	819	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	243	154.97/cwt	152.00–158.00	377	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	142.93/cwt	140.00–150.00	456	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	141.43/cwt	140.00–148.00	509	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	139.42/cwt	137.00–140.00	863	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	158.92/cwt	156.00–162.00	580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	150.07/cwt	144.00–154.00	635	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	124.07/cwt	120.00–128.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	127.48/cwt	125.00–130.00	476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	119.83/cwt	115.00–125.00	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	279	144.73/cwt	142.00–148.00	404	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	331	133.79/cwt	130.00–135.00	443	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	153.05/cwt	150.00–156.00	429	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	132.97/cwt	131.00–135.00	884	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	618	117.53/cwt	115.00–120.00	726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	135.51/cwt	135.00–136.00	657	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	150.23/cwt	145.00–152.00	703	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	143.29/cwt	142.00–145.00	759	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	971	67.02/cwt	63.00–68.00	651	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	76.77/cwt	75.00–80.00	798	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,063	919.41/cwt	825.00–1,025.00	9,773	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,076	66.89/cwt	63.00–70.00	720	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	75.24/cwt	73.00–80.00	756	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	74.30/cwt	73.00–75.00	786	4
Bulls	—	—	1,674	90.53/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,515	7
Bulls	—	—	1,243	75.54/cwt	73.00–80.00	939	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	62.16/cwt	60.00–67.00	657	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,406	73.34/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,031	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	67.23/cwt	65.00–68.00	830	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	55.91/cwt	54.00–57.00	541	3

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 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 237Last week 450Year ago 291

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 66Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 21Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	320	170.00–178.00	175.59
2	—	430	170.00–172.00	171.03
3	—	562	150.00–153.00	151.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	135.00–140.00	137.55
2	—	265	170.00–178.00	174.08
2	—	665	131.00–135.00	132.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	208	150.00–158.00	153.95
2	—	618	115.00–120.00	117.53
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	148.00–158.00	152.83
2	—	620	140.00–148.00	143.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	362	178.00–185.00	182.54
9	—	407	184.00–185.00	184.12
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	336	178.00–185.00	183.31
2	—	760	131.00–136.00	133.48
8	—	522	165.00–173.00	170.48
4	—	476	170.00–176.00	171.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	243	152.00–158.00	154.97
2	—	428	120.00–128.00	124.07
2	—	373	125.00–130.00	127.48
2	—	523	115.00–125.00	119.83
5	—	279	142.00–148.00	144.73
4	—	331	130.00–135.00	133.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	319	140.00–150.00	142.93
6	—	360	140.00–148.00	141.43
2	—	280	150.00–156.00	153.05
2	—	485	135.00–136.00	135.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	619	137.00–140.00	139.42
2	—	365	156.00–162.00	158.92
4	—	423	144.00–154.00	150.07
7	—	468	145.00–152.00	150.23
3	—	530	142.00–145.00	143.29

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	971	63.00–68.00	67.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,076	63.00–70.00	66.89
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,040	75.00–80.00	76.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,005	73.00–80.00	75.24
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,063	825.00–1,025.00	919.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,058	73.00–75.00	74.30
3	—	1,057	60.00–67.00	62.16
3	—	967	54.00–57.00	55.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,406	70.00–76.00	73.34
6	—	1,235	65.00–68.00	67.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,674	88.00–95.00	90.53
5	—	1,243	73.00–80.00	75.54

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

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