Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2022-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.97/cwt on 109 head.

Average price

$143.97

109 head · 439 lb average

Value per head Derived

$632

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

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

$14.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.17

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	150.03	762	36
Medium and Large 2	408	142.60	582	57
Medium and Large 3	395	135.20	534	16thin

One grade step is worth $14.83/cwt here — about $229 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 sale109 hd

143.97

—

GA average14 barns · 1,781 hd

140.80

+3.17

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	1,614	105.06	1,696	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,178	90.68	1,068	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,446	87.11	1,260	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	898	78.77	707	6thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	473	152.01/cwt	150.00–160.00	719	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	134.96/cwt	130.00–140.00	790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	412	147.31/cwt	146.00–150.00	607	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	461	142.94/cwt	138.00–148.00	659	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	156.07/cwt	150.00–160.00	598	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	290	159.00/cwt	158.00–160.00	461	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	154.24/cwt	150.00–158.00	648	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	152.38/cwt	148.00–156.00	706	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	160.70/cwt	160.00–162.00	583	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	155.96/cwt	154.00–158.00	566	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	164.14/cwt	163.00–166.00	847	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	150.42/cwt	150.00–156.00	940	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	180.02/cwt	176.00–182.00	680	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	175.43/cwt	172.00–176.00	925	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	261	165.86/cwt	160.00–170.00	433	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	131.99/cwt	130.00–134.00	884	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	321	155.90/cwt	150.00–160.00	500	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	151.04/cwt	146.00–154.00	408	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	142.73/cwt	140.00–146.00	611	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	131.73/cwt	130.00–135.00	616	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	155.01/cwt	148.00–158.00	803	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	138.78/cwt	136.00–144.00	787	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	139.39/cwt	135.00–140.00	893	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	142.21/cwt	140.00–146.00	523	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	143.00/cwt	138.00–148.00	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	122.87/cwt	118.00–126.00	514	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	121.57/cwt	120.00–125.00	586	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	145.22/cwt	140.00–150.00	468	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	132.83/cwt	130.00–138.00	575	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	160.63/cwt	160.00–162.00	538	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	140.98/cwt	140.00–142.00	663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	134.93/cwt	132.00–138.00	511	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	154.31/cwt	154.00–156.00	586	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	940	725.80/cwt	650.00–800.00	6,823	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	996	98.12/cwt	97.00–102.00	977	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	973	92.20/cwt	88.00–94.00	897	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,472	82.13/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,209	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	82.28/cwt	80.00–87.00	792	3
Bulls	—	—	1,863	110.86/cwt	108.00–113.00	2,065	2
Bulls	—	—	1,448	101.19/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,465	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	91.59/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,303	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	833	75.27/cwt	72.00–79.00	627	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	88.16/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,054	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	94.65/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,088	7

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 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 323Last week 468Year ago 556

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 112Year ago 86

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 33Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	473	150.00–160.00	152.01
2	—	585	130.00–140.00	134.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	412	146.00–150.00	147.31
7	—	461	138.00–148.00	142.94
8	—	383	150.00–160.00	156.07
3	—	335	160.00–162.00	160.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	290	158.00–160.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	420	150.00–158.00	154.24
3	—	363	160.00–162.00	160.70
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	463	148.00–156.00	152.38
3	—	363	154.00–158.00	155.96
5	—	261	160.00–170.00	165.86
2	—	670	130.00–134.00	131.99
4	—	321	150.00–160.00	155.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	625	150.00–156.00	150.42
3	—	378	176.00–182.00	180.02
14	—	527	172.00–176.00	175.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	516	163.00–166.00	164.14
6	—	428	140.00–146.00	142.73
3	—	567	136.00–144.00	138.78
8	—	641	135.00–140.00	139.39
2	—	470	140.00–142.00	140.98
6	—	380	154.00–156.00	154.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	270	146.00–154.00	151.04
2	—	510	138.00–148.00	143.00
3	—	418	118.00–126.00	122.87
3	—	482	120.00–125.00	121.57
4	—	379	132.00–138.00	134.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	130.00–135.00	131.73
11	—	518	148.00–158.00	155.01
18	—	368	140.00–146.00	142.21
12	—	322	140.00–150.00	145.22
12	—	433	130.00–138.00	132.83

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	940	650.00–800.00	725.80
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	996	97.00–102.00	98.12
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	973	88.00–94.00	92.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,472	80.00–85.00	82.13
10	—	1,423	88.00–95.00	91.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	963	80.00–87.00	82.28
3	—	833	72.00–79.00	75.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,196	85.00–91.00	88.16
7	—	1,149	92.00–99.00	94.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,863	108.00–113.00	110.86
3	—	1,448	98.00–104.00	101.19

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