Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2022-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls unevenly steady. 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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $186.72/cwt on 68 head.

Average price

$186.72

68 head · 435 lb average

Value per head Derived

$812

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$296

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

$14.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.27

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	320	196.94	629	14thin
Medium and Large 2	445	184.86	823	37
Medium and Large 1	507	182.36	925	17thin

One grade step is worth $14.58/cwt here — about −$296 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 sale68 hd

186.72

—

GA average18 barns · 1,601 hd

165.45

+21.27

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	1,641	106.17	1,742	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,483	88.31	1,310	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,211	87.39	1,059	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,009	76.90	776	22

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	680	130.32/cwt	130.00–131.00	886	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	131.29/cwt	130.00–134.00	827	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	293	178.99/cwt	178.00–180.00	524	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	164.02/cwt	162.00–168.00	709	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	165.85/cwt	160.00–170.00	639	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	139.03/cwt	135.00–145.00	787	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	175.38/cwt	174.00–178.00	1,005	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	154.49/cwt	153.00–156.00	981	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	388	182.48/cwt	180.00–185.00	708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	128.32/cwt	125.00–130.00	812	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	198.55/cwt	190.00–200.00	764	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	203.51/cwt	200.00–210.00	647	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	185.00/cwt	184.00–188.00	799	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	180.88/cwt	180.00–181.00	830	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	184.53/cwt	183.00–189.00	941	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	142.37/cwt	140.00–150.00	406	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	214.02/cwt	213.00–215.00	663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	167.18/cwt	160.00–169.00	950	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	276	203.30/cwt	200.00–208.00	561	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	331	196.53/cwt	195.00–198.00	651	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	145.47/cwt	140.00–148.00	759	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	337	139.48/cwt	135.00–145.00	470	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	147.83/cwt	145.00–149.00	683	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	135.74/cwt	134.00–141.00	789	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	145.99/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,077	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	191.26/cwt	190.00–195.00	777	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	93.36/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,357	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	91.27/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,098	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	67.78/cwt	66.00–70.00	702	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	83.19/cwt	80.00–87.00	804	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	74.67/cwt	71.00–78.00	776	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,501	85.28/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,280	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	83.02/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,014	8
Bulls	—	—	1,733	116.75/cwt	114.00–120.00	2,023	2
Bulls	—	—	1,580	99.11/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,566	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	74.78/cwt	71.00–78.00	710	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	80.09/cwt	78.00–82.00	783	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	76.00/cwt	75.00–77.00	834	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	1,134.23/cwt	1,025.00–1,225.00	12,284	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	362	152.40/cwt	150.00–158.00	552	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	137.50/cwt	137.00–138.00	743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	225	164.36/cwt	160.00–168.00	370	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	182.05/cwt	180.00–184.00	692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	512	147.41/cwt	140.00–150.00	755	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	494	141.65/cwt	140.00–150.00	700	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	136.80/cwt	130.00–140.00	577	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	139.92/cwt	135.00–144.00	504	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	133.92/cwt	130.00–138.00	703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	728	124.53/cwt	123.00–126.00	907	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	176.25/cwt	172.00–178.00	754	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	117.52/cwt	115.00–120.00	723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	151.62/cwt	150.00–155.00	553	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 Feb 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 306Last week 339Year ago 118

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 44Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 10Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	680	130.00–131.00	130.32
3	—	630	130.00–134.00	131.29
7	—	566	135.00–145.00	139.03
2	—	380	180.00–184.00	182.05
5	—	512	140.00–150.00	147.41
2	—	728	123.00–126.00	124.53
8	—	428	172.00–178.00	176.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	293	178.00–180.00	178.99
3	—	432	162.00–168.00	164.02
6	—	385	160.00–170.00	165.85
2	—	540	137.00–138.00	137.50
2	—	615	115.00–120.00	117.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	362	150.00–158.00	152.40
2	—	225	160.00–168.00	164.36
6	—	494	140.00–150.00	141.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	573	174.00–178.00	175.38
4	—	510	183.00–189.00	184.53
2	—	310	213.00–215.00	214.02
2	—	738	144.00–148.00	145.99
4	—	406	190.00–195.00	191.26
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	635	153.00–156.00	154.49
7	—	385	190.00–200.00	198.55
8	—	318	200.00–210.00	203.51
4	—	432	184.00–188.00	185.00
9	—	459	180.00–181.00	180.88
5	—	568	160.00–169.00	167.18
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	180.00–185.00	182.48
5	—	276	200.00–208.00	203.30
7	—	331	195.00–198.00	196.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	633	125.00–130.00	128.32
8	—	522	140.00–148.00	145.47
6	—	462	145.00–149.00	147.83
9	—	581	134.00–141.00	135.74
3	—	365	150.00–155.00	151.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	285	140.00–150.00	142.37
9	—	337	135.00–145.00	139.48
6	—	422	130.00–140.00	136.80
15	—	360	135.00–144.00	139.92
2	—	525	130.00–138.00	133.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,453	92.00–94.00	93.36
5	—	1,501	82.00–87.00	85.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,203	88.00–94.00	91.27
8	—	1,221	80.00–86.00	83.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,035	66.00–70.00	67.78
9	—	967	80.00–87.00	83.19
9	—	1,039	71.00–78.00	74.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,733	114.00–120.00	116.75
3	—	1,580	96.00–100.00	99.11

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	950	71.00–78.00	74.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	978	78.00–82.00	80.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,098	75.00–77.00	76.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,083	1,025.00–1,225.00	1,134.23

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

Slaughter Cattle

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