Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2022-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls unevenly steady. Feeder steers, feeder bulls and feeder heifers lightly tested. Steer calves 7.00 to 9.00 higher. Bull calves 7.00 higher. Heifer calves 3.00 higher. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.43/cwt on 114 head.

Average price

$145.43

114 head · 409 lb average

Value per head Derived

$594

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$307

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

$20.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.57

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	159.00	839	21
Medium and Large 2	380	144.65	550	58
Medium and Large 3	384	138.59	532	35

One grade step is worth $20.41/cwt here — about $307 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 sale114 hd

145.43

—

GA average15 barns · 1,890 hd

142.86

+2.57

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	1,571	108.98	1,712	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,187	86.70	1,030	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,372	83.77	1,149	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	973	83.57	813	37

Every lot, as filed

49 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 2	—	523	141.07/cwt	136.00–146.00	738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	258	143.22/cwt	140.00–148.00	370	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	143.92/cwt	140.00–150.00	455	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	309	161.98/cwt	160.00–170.00	501	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	141.98/cwt	140.00–150.00	531	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	139.51/cwt	139.00–140.00	806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	152.68/cwt	152.00–154.00	402	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	160.48/cwt	155.00–162.00	862	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	161.05/cwt	160.00–168.00	395	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	164.82/cwt	160.00–170.00	450	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	172.86/cwt	168.00–178.00	640	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	184.99/cwt	182.00–190.00	670	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	183.60/cwt	182.00–186.00	951	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	175.87/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,025	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	162.92/cwt	160.00–166.00	619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	177.82/cwt	175.00–184.00	592	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	175.97/cwt	170.00–180.00	755	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	184.91/cwt	182.00–188.00	888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	144.09/cwt	140.00–148.00	331	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	183.53/cwt	182.00–185.00	685	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	151.52/cwt	150.00–160.00	703	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	179.58/cwt	177.00–182.00	596	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	260	155.00/cwt	150.00–160.00	403	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	173.22/cwt	170.00–176.00	728	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	76.77/cwt	73.00–80.00	736	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,372	83.77/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,149	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	83.02/cwt	80.00–86.00	959	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	91.30/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,121	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	91.85/cwt	89.00–96.00	910	10
Bulls	—	—	1,715	107.22/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,839	6
Bulls	—	—	1,642	115.82/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,902	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	85.17/cwt	81.00–88.00	830	12
Bulls	—	—	1,142	98.81/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,128	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,115	86.65/cwt	85.00–88.00	966	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	94.71/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,094	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	834.02/cwt	700.00–900.00	8,048	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	1,056.26/cwt	1,030.00–1,080.00	11,281	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,012	80.53/cwt	78.00–82.00	815	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,177	86.20/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,015	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	119.23/cwt	115.00–125.00	677	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	481	138.88/cwt	134.00–140.00	668	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	162.63/cwt	156.00–164.00	774	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	134.31/cwt	130.00–138.00	427	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	333	157.56/cwt	155.00–160.00	525	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	391	170.66/cwt	170.00–172.00	667	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	138.49/cwt	135.00–142.00	863	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	162.72/cwt	160.00–163.00	1,046	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	149.31/cwt	147.00–150.00	649	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	150.34/cwt	149.00–152.00	719	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 Mar 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 355Last week 323Year ago 484

Slaughter CattleReceipts 127Last week 66Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 32Year ago 38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	136.00–146.00	141.07
16	—	316	140.00–150.00	143.92
22	—	374	140.00–150.00	141.98
2	—	578	139.00–140.00	139.51
3	—	263	152.00–154.00	152.68
10	—	435	147.00–150.00	149.31
3	—	478	149.00–152.00	150.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	258	140.00–148.00	143.22
2	—	230	140.00–148.00	144.09
3	—	568	115.00–125.00	119.23
15	—	481	134.00–140.00	138.88
3	—	318	130.00–138.00	134.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	537	155.00–162.00	160.48
6	—	476	156.00–164.00	162.63
2	—	623	135.00–142.00	138.49
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	309	160.00–170.00	161.98
7	—	245	160.00–168.00	161.05
6	—	273	160.00–170.00	164.82
2	—	380	160.00–166.00	162.92
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	168.00–178.00	172.86
6	—	333	175.00–184.00	177.82
7	—	429	170.00–180.00	175.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	362	182.00–190.00	184.99
5	—	518	182.00–186.00	183.60
6	—	583	170.00–177.00	175.87
2	—	480	182.00–188.00	184.91
14	—	643	160.00–163.00	162.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	182.00–185.00	183.53
7	—	464	150.00–160.00	151.52
3	—	332	177.00–182.00	179.58
5	—	420	170.00–176.00	173.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	260	150.00–160.00	155.00
4	—	333	155.00–160.00	157.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	391	170.00–172.00	170.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	959	73.00–80.00	76.77
10	—	991	89.00–96.00	91.85
12	—	975	81.00–88.00	85.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,372	80.00–86.00	83.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,155	80.00–86.00	83.02
8	—	1,228	87.00–94.00	91.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,715	104.00–109.00	107.22
6	—	1,642	112.00–119.00	115.82
3	—	1,142	96.00–100.00	98.81

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,115	85.00–88.00	86.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,012	78.00–82.00	80.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,177	83.00–89.00	86.20
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,155	91.00–98.00	94.71
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	965	700.00–900.00	834.02
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,068	1,030.00–1,080.00	1,056.26

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle