Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2022-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls mostly steady, Feeder Steers and Steer Calves steady, Feeder Bulls and Bull Calves mostly steady, Feeder Heifers and Heifer Calves steady to 2.00 higher, Replacement Cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.97/cwt on 115 head.

Average price

$144.97

115 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$745

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$214

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

$23.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.51

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	152.19	842	55
Medium and Large 2	472	143.53	678	39
Medium and Large 3	488	128.73	628	21

One grade step is worth $23.46/cwt here — about $214 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 sale115 hd

144.97

—

GA average14 barns · 1,723 hd

144.46

+0.51

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	—	Low	1,744	101.27	1,766	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,289	88.51	1,141	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,081	86.91	940	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	893	69.89	624	10

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	178.20/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,019	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	638	146.17/cwt	140.00–147.00	933	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	133.52/cwt	130.00–137.00	745	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	379	155.13/cwt	150.00–160.00	588	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	151.66/cwt	144.00–154.00	854	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	125.21/cwt	120.00–130.00	849	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	149.73/cwt	148.00–155.00	644	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	143.04/cwt	140.00–146.00	734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	148.72/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,023	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	154.54/cwt	148.00–158.00	810	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	176.08/cwt	168.00–178.00	743	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	464	148.51/cwt	142.00–152.00	689	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	642	142.69/cwt	138.00–145.00	916	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	163.02/cwt	158.00–168.00	902	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	146.69/cwt	140.00–150.00	650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	411	150.40/cwt	147.00–154.00	618	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	134.97/cwt	130.00–140.00	849	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	126.77/cwt	122.00–132.00	659	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	137.91/cwt	135.00–145.00	514	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	137.27/cwt	135.00–142.00	649	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	153.05/cwt	150.00–160.00	732	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	147.61/cwt	140.00–150.00	899	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	154.28/cwt	152.00–162.00	673	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	154.78/cwt	150.00–160.00	604	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	798	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	638	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,313	95.15/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,249	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	86.50/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,107	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	83.35/cwt	80.00–87.00	854	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	76.61/cwt	72.00–79.00	780	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	93.28/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,045	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	61.81/cwt	60.00–66.00	528	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	77.02/cwt	76.00–78.00	840	3
Bulls	—	—	1,592	87.62/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,395	8
Bulls	—	—	1,803	114.05/cwt	111.00–118.00	2,056	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,263	78.62/cwt	75.00–82.00	993	3
Bulls	—	—	1,897	108.81/cwt	104.00–110.00	2,064	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	843	64.80/cwt	62.00–68.00	546	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	855	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,142	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	982	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	524	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	471	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	153.09/cwt	146.00–156.00	896	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	131.04/cwt	125.00–135.00	569	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	122.05/cwt	120.00–126.00	815	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	130.78/cwt	125.00–135.00	677	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	146.42/cwt	140.00–150.00	766	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	114.99/cwt	110.00–120.00	782	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	668	105.04/cwt	100.00–110.00	702	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	631	124.58/cwt	120.00–129.00	786	5

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 30, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 463Last week 335Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 144Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 26Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	572	170.00–180.00	178.20
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	140.00–146.00	143.04
6	—	464	142.00–152.00	148.51
3	—	642	138.00–145.00	142.69
9	—	411	147.00–154.00	150.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	688	140.00–150.00	148.72
9	—	422	168.00–178.00	176.08
2	—	553	158.00–168.00	163.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	638	140.00–147.00	146.17
6	—	563	144.00–154.00	151.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	130.00–137.00	133.52
7	—	678	120.00–130.00	125.21
4	—	523	140.00–150.00	146.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	379	150.00–160.00	155.13
12	—	430	148.00–155.00	149.73
5	—	518	125.00–135.00	130.78
3	—	680	110.00–120.00	114.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	524	148.00–158.00	154.54
6	—	478	150.00–160.00	153.05
13	—	609	140.00–150.00	147.61
5	—	436	152.00–162.00	154.28
20	—	585	146.00–156.00	153.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	443	140.00–150.00	146.69
5	—	629	130.00–140.00	134.97
4	—	520	122.00–132.00	126.77
6	—	473	135.00–142.00	137.27
18	—	390	150.00–160.00	154.78
3	—	668	120.00–126.00	122.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	373	135.00–145.00	137.91
4	—	434	125.00–135.00	131.04
3	—	668	100.00–110.00	105.04
5	—	631	120.00–129.00	124.58

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	798	80.00	80.00
3	—	1,018	72.00–79.00	76.61
5	—	855	60.00–66.00	61.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,313	91.00–98.00	95.15
15	—	1,280	83.00–90.00	86.50
3	—	1,263	75.00–82.00	78.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	80.00–87.00	83.35
8	—	1,120	90.00–96.00	93.28
3	—	1,090	76.00–78.00	77.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,592	85.00–92.00	87.62
5	—	1,803	111.00–118.00	114.05
6	—	1,897	104.00–110.00	108.81

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	843	62.00–68.00	64.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	57.00	57.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	785	60.00	60.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,055	81.00	81.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,142	86.00	86.00

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