Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2022-01-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago; Slaughter cows 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder steers and feeder bulls lightly tested. Feeder heifers 3.00 higher. Steer calves and bull calves steady. Heifer calves 2.00 higher. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $164.95/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$164.95

69 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$883

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$218

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

$8.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.59

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	488	169.76	828	30
Medium and Large 1	600	161.28	968	34
Medium and Large 3	379	161.11	611	5thin

One grade step is worth $8.65/cwt here — about $218 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 sale69 hd

164.95

—

GA average16 barns · 792 hd

165.54

−0.59

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	—	Average	1,379	92.73	1,278	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,283	78.95	1,013	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	897	66.31	595	6thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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 2	—	540	139.35/cwt	138.00–140.00	752	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	147.48/cwt	145.00–150.00	550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	144.93/cwt	142.00–148.00	630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	124.36/cwt	120.00–129.00	777	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	311	157.97/cwt	150.00–160.00	491	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	678	116.48/cwt	115.00–118.00	790	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	183.31/cwt	178.00–188.00	671	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	169.73/cwt	168.00–171.00	923	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	171.91/cwt	165.00–175.00	473	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	144.91/cwt	140.00–150.00	775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	145.99/cwt	145.00–147.00	978	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	147.38/cwt	140.00–148.00	908	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	174.50/cwt	174.00–175.00	707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	169.94/cwt	169.00–170.00	821	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	198.18/cwt	193.00–203.00	620	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	147.31/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,040	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	196.59/cwt	190.00–200.00	566	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	155.36/cwt	153.00–158.00	419	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	145.45/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,105	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	181.51/cwt	178.00–188.00	577	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	142.37/cwt	136.00–146.00	591	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	142.15/cwt	140.00–150.00	441	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	142.18/cwt	140.00–145.00	738	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	142.62/cwt	139.00–143.00	703	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	148.86/cwt	140.00–150.00	866	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	150.41/cwt	150.00–152.00	614	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	146.79/cwt	140.00–150.00	540	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	126.01/cwt	124.00–128.00	955	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	116.63/cwt	115.00–120.00	721	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	970.00/cwt	775.00–1,150.00	9,099	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,124	74.54/cwt	73.00–77.00	838	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	66.58/cwt	63.00–70.00	694	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	75.91/cwt	72.00–79.00	701	2
Bulls	—	—	1,355	92.25/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,250	2
Bulls	—	—	1,588	103.04/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,636	2
Bulls	—	—	1,193	82.89/cwt	80.00–86.00	989	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	78.95/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,013	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	725	56.45/cwt	55.00–58.00	409	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 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 273Last week 237Year ago 187

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 53Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 41Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	540	138.00–140.00	139.35
5	—	311	150.00–160.00	157.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	145.00–150.00	147.48
2	—	435	142.00–148.00	144.93
2	—	625	120.00–129.00	124.36
2	—	678	115.00–118.00	116.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	366	178.00–188.00	183.31
4	—	313	193.00–203.00	198.18
12	—	706	140.00–148.00	147.31
3	—	288	190.00–200.00	196.59
11	—	760	140.00–146.00	145.45
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	544	168.00–171.00	169.73
2	—	670	145.00–147.00	145.99
2	—	405	174.00–175.00	174.50
16	—	483	169.00–170.00	169.94
3	—	318	178.00–188.00	181.51
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	275	165.00–175.00	171.91
2	—	535	140.00–150.00	144.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	616	140.00–148.00	147.38
5	—	519	140.00–145.00	142.18
9	—	582	140.00–150.00	148.86
5	—	408	150.00–152.00	150.41
2	—	758	124.00–128.00	126.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	153.00–158.00	155.36
3	—	415	136.00–146.00	142.37
7	—	310	140.00–150.00	142.15
15	—	493	139.00–143.00	142.62
3	—	368	140.00–150.00	146.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	115.00–120.00	116.63

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	938	775.00–1,150.00	970.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,124	73.00–77.00	74.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,043	63.00–70.00	66.58
2	—	923	72.00–79.00	75.91
2	—	725	55.00–58.00	56.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,283	78.00–80.00	78.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,355	90.00–94.00	92.25
2	—	1,588	101.00–105.00	103.04
2	—	1,193	80.00–86.00	82.89

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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Steers · 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