Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2022-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $160.83/cwt on 133 head.

Average price

$160.83

133 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$796

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$26.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.54

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	501	167.88	841	82
Medium and Large 2	485	155.67	754	29
Medium and Large 3	487	141.36	689	22

One grade step is worth $26.52/cwt here — about $153 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 sale133 hd

160.83

—

GA average15 barns · 1,411 hd

149.29

+11.54

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	1,604	112.48	1,804	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,175	89.04	1,046	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,508	87.03	1,313	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	999	81.65	816	34

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	265	154.20/cwt	150.00–158.00	409	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	157.42/cwt	154.00–160.00	741	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	152.67/cwt	150.00–158.00	618	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	147.85/cwt	140.00–149.00	973	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	174.33/cwt	172.00–176.00	720	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	123.50/cwt	123.00–124.00	936	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	151.91/cwt	150.00–158.00	802	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	153.18/cwt	150.00–154.00	939	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	173.74/cwt	168.00–177.00	855	29
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	642	138.39/cwt	136.00–140.00	888	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	150.71/cwt	150.00–155.00	912	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	126.64/cwt	125.00–130.00	918	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	142.84/cwt	136.00–144.00	1,024	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	208.97/cwt	205.00–213.00	759	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	212.01/cwt	205.00–215.00	717	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	166.99/cwt	164.00–169.00	957	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	185.47/cwt	182.00–188.00	885	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	151.12/cwt	150.00–156.00	881	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	180.99/cwt	180.00–183.00	919	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	679	137.32/cwt	134.00–140.00	932	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	164.59/cwt	160.00–168.00	864	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	151.78/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,028	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	206.94/cwt	204.00–209.00	884	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	194.01/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,055	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	196.13/cwt	190.00–199.00	953	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	193.09/cwt	190.00–196.00	817	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	141.01/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,079	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	164.16/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,015	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	173.95/cwt	170.00–178.00	765	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	187.90/cwt	182.00–190.00	780	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	162.45/cwt	158.00–168.00	851	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	178.59/cwt	174.00–183.00	925	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	938	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	180.00/cwt	177.00–181.00	1,012	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,516	81.60/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,237	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	91.42/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,090	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	91.14/cwt	87.00–94.00	933	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	81.37/cwt	79.00–86.00	813	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	90.13/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,356	14
Bulls	—	—	1,657	117.53/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,947	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	84.27/cwt	82.00–86.00	961	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	74.50/cwt	71.00–78.00	729	10
Bulls	—	—	1,564	108.69/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,700	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,014	963.38/cwt	875.00–1,050.00	9,769	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,065	81.26/cwt	80.00–82.00	865	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	88.99/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,228	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	89.44/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,198	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	941	82.69/cwt	78.00–85.00	778	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	144.34/cwt	140.00–150.00	697	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	180.28/cwt	176.00–182.00	699	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	618	147.49/cwt	145.00–150.00	911	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	156.99/cwt	152.00–160.00	882	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	188.32/cwt	187.00–190.00	885	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	160.65/cwt	160.00–162.00	619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	143.21/cwt	140.00–148.00	803	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	162.99/cwt	160.00–164.00	830	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	154.47/cwt	150.00–157.00	894	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	134.31/cwt	130.00–137.00	853	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	790	103.48/cwt	100.00–107.00	817	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	469	156.18/cwt	150.00–160.00	732	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	166.98/cwt	166.00–168.00	710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	144.04/cwt	140.00–148.00	778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	165.97/cwt	162.00–172.00	634	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	134.01/cwt	132.00–135.00	768	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	152.10/cwt	148.00–158.00	494	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	175.30/cwt	170.00–178.00	733	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	173.63/cwt	172.00–175.00	828	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	143.96/cwt	141.00–146.00	898	4

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 Mar 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 468Last week 486Year ago 163

Slaughter CattleReceipts 112Last week 55Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 12Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	265	150.00–158.00	154.20
3	—	405	150.00–158.00	152.67
3	—	483	140.00–150.00	144.34
3	—	635	130.00–137.00	134.31
2	—	790	100.00–107.00	103.48
2	—	540	140.00–148.00	144.04
3	—	573	132.00–135.00	134.01
3	—	325	148.00–158.00	152.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	471	154.00–160.00	157.42
4	—	528	150.00–158.00	151.91
5	—	561	140.00–148.00	143.21
2	—	425	166.00–168.00	166.98
9	—	382	162.00–172.00	165.97
4	—	624	141.00–146.00	143.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	658	140.00–149.00	147.85
2	—	758	123.00–124.00	123.50
5	—	613	150.00–154.00	153.18
29	—	492	168.00–177.00	173.74
14	—	388	176.00–182.00	180.28
6	—	509	160.00–164.00	162.99
6	—	579	150.00–157.00	154.47
12	—	418	170.00–178.00	175.30
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	413	172.00–176.00	174.33
5	—	642	136.00–140.00	138.39
3	—	725	125.00–130.00	126.64
17	—	583	150.00–156.00	151.12
4	—	679	134.00–140.00	137.32
4	—	525	160.00–168.00	164.59
3	—	477	172.00–175.00	173.63
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	605	150.00–155.00	150.71
5	—	573	164.00–169.00	166.99
6	—	477	182.00–188.00	185.47
3	—	508	180.00–183.00	180.99
2	—	423	190.00–196.00	193.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	717	136.00–144.00	142.84
2	—	363	205.00–213.00	208.97
5	—	338	205.00–215.00	212.01
9	—	677	150.00–152.00	151.78
21	—	427	204.00–209.00	206.94
5	—	544	190.00–195.00	194.01
6	—	486	190.00–199.00	196.13
3	—	765	140.00–142.00	141.01
7	—	618	162.00–165.00	164.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	170.00–178.00	173.95
6	—	524	158.00–168.00	162.45
3	—	562	152.00–160.00	156.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	415	182.00–190.00	187.90
12	—	518	174.00–183.00	178.59
2	—	775	120.00–122.00	120.99
4	—	562	177.00–181.00	180.00
3	—	470	187.00–190.00	188.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	145.00–150.00	147.49
3	—	385	160.00–162.00	160.65
10	—	469	150.00–160.00	156.18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,516	80.00–85.00	81.60
14	—	1,504	86.00–93.00	90.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,192	88.00–95.00	91.42
4	—	1,140	82.00–86.00	84.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,024	87.00–94.00	91.14
16	—	999	79.00–86.00	81.37
10	—	979	71.00–78.00	74.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,657	116.00–120.00	117.53
4	—	1,564	104.00–111.00	108.69

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	14	—	1,014	875.00–1,050.00	963.38
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,065	80.00–82.00	81.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	941	78.00–85.00	82.69
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,380	87.00–90.00	88.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,340	87.00–93.00	89.44

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle