Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2022-02-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sharply higher. Feeder steers, feeder bulls and feeder heifers lightly tested. Steer calves 2.00 lower. Bull calves steady. Heifer calves steady. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.07/cwt on 101 head.

Average price

$140.07

101 head · 459 lb average

Value per head Derived

$643

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$219

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

$15.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.57

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	492	143.71	707	31
Medium and Large 2	456	140.31	640	59
Medium and Large 3	380	128.53	488	11thin

One grade step is worth $15.18/cwt here — about $219 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 sale101 hd

140.07

—

GA average15 barns · 2,061 hd

138.50

+1.57

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	1,713	110.00	1,884	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,238	85.46	1,058	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	933	68.84	642	10

Every lot, as filed

36 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 3	—	313	127.93/cwt	125.00–134.00	400	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	144.86/cwt	140.00–148.00	679	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	144.10/cwt	140.00–150.00	537	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	138.39/cwt	135.00–140.00	401	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	156.04/cwt	150.00–160.00	737	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	131.01/cwt	125.00–135.00	756	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	159.26/cwt	152.00–160.00	701	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	129.74/cwt	125.00–134.00	685	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	469	134.52/cwt	130.00–138.00	631	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	436	143.93/cwt	140.00–148.00	628	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	162.73/cwt	160.00–166.00	695	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	174.33/cwt	170.00–176.00	673	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	737	138.44/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,020	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	384	162.71/cwt	160.00–168.00	625	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	316	165.35/cwt	158.00–168.00	523	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	144.67/cwt	140.00–148.00	628	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	158.04/cwt	156.00–160.00	921	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	166.67/cwt	160.00–170.00	808	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	157.26/cwt	155.00–164.00	848	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	173.78/cwt	171.00–175.00	728	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	150.51/cwt	150.00–151.00	783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	148.46/cwt	142.00–152.00	468	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	514	121.74/cwt	120.00–125.00	626	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	134.48/cwt	129.00–138.00	633	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	137.68/cwt	132.00–141.00	847	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	142.50/cwt	140.00–148.00	734	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	123.28/cwt	118.00–127.00	763	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	131.52/cwt	130.00–139.00	772	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	136.55/cwt	135.00–138.00	721	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	82.84/cwt	80.00–86.00	794	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,133	76.64/cwt	75.00–78.00	868	2
Bulls	—	—	1,917	103.83/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,990	3
Bulls	—	—	1,560	114.63/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,788	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	85.46/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,058	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	79.60/cwt	78.00–80.00	737	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	61.66/cwt	59.00–65.00	578	6

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 Feb 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 251Last week 273Year ago 354

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 21Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 16Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	313	125.00–134.00	127.93
3	—	290	135.00–140.00	138.39
4	—	514	120.00–125.00	121.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	469	140.00–148.00	144.86
3	—	615	132.00–141.00	137.68
6	—	515	140.00–148.00	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	373	140.00–150.00	144.10
24	—	434	140.00–148.00	144.67
3	—	315	142.00–152.00	148.46
4	—	471	129.00–138.00	134.48
4	—	619	118.00–127.00	123.28
9	—	587	130.00–139.00	131.52
2	—	528	135.00–138.00	136.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	150.00–160.00	156.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	577	125.00–135.00	131.01
10	—	440	152.00–160.00	159.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	125.00–134.00	129.74
4	—	469	130.00–138.00	134.52
5	—	436	140.00–148.00	143.93
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	160.00–166.00	162.73
7	—	384	160.00–168.00	162.71
4	—	316	158.00–168.00	165.35
2	—	520	150.00–151.00	150.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	386	170.00–176.00	174.33
9	—	737	134.00–139.00	138.44
2	—	583	156.00–160.00	158.04
3	—	485	160.00–170.00	166.67
4	—	539	155.00–164.00	157.26
7	—	419	171.00–175.00	173.78

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	—	958	80.00–86.00	82.84
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,133	75.00–78.00	76.64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,917	100.00–106.00	103.83
4	—	1,560	112.00–117.00	114.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,238	82.00–89.00	85.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	926	78.00–80.00	79.60
6	—	938	59.00–65.00	61.66

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