Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2022-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Feeder steers 1.00 lower. Feeder bulls and feeder heifers lightly tested. Steer calves 1.00 higher. Bull calves 1.00 lower. Heifer calves 2.00 higher. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.39/cwt on 122 head.

Average price

$146.39

122 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$690

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$307

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

$14.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.16

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	151.55	844	44
Medium and Large 2	455	149.60	680	39
Medium and Large 3	391	137.37	537	39

One grade step is worth $14.19/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 sale122 hd

146.39

—

GA average15 barns · 1,822 hd

142.23

+4.16

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	1,547	98.57	1,525	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,222	83.35	1,019	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,378	80.85	1,114	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,061	75.82	805	69

Every lot, as filed

53 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	83.35/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,019	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	161.02/cwt	158.00–164.00	705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	153.95/cwt	150.00–156.00	725	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	149.67/cwt	144.00–152.00	786	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	141.96/cwt	138.00–148.00	809	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	632	125.32/cwt	125.00–126.00	792	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	150.02/cwt	148.00–152.00	563	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	159.73/cwt	156.00–166.00	596	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	129.05/cwt	126.00–132.00	939	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	164.82/cwt	160.00–170.00	700	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	174.13/cwt	168.00–178.00	479	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	176.81/cwt	168.00–178.00	944	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	161.17/cwt	158.00–168.00	938	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	165.99/cwt	162.00–170.00	780	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	149.97/cwt	148.00–152.00	777	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	137.70/cwt	135.00–140.00	782	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	153.79/cwt	148.00–158.00	658	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	155.49/cwt	152.00–158.00	665	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	648	147.11/cwt	144.00–148.00	953	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	175.01/cwt	174.00–176.00	557	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	174.14/cwt	170.00–176.00	987	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	155.99/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,045	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	157.44/cwt	155.00–160.00	976	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	153.25/cwt	150.00–158.00	444	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	152.57/cwt	148.00–156.00	716	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	162.53/cwt	158.00–168.00	549	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	145.98/cwt	140.00–148.00	688	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	70.92/cwt	68.00–74.00	745	27
Bulls	—	—	1,440	90.71/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,306	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	86.09/cwt	84.00–91.00	882	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	77.78/cwt	75.00–82.00	836	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	80.85/cwt	79.00–86.00	1,114	12
Bulls	—	—	1,606	102.93/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,653	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,180	76.77/cwt	76.00–78.00	906	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	943	668.55/cwt	600.00–750.00	6,304	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	984	1,004.54/cwt	900.00–1,100.00	9,885	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	267	140.57/cwt	140.00–143.00	375	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	141.51/cwt	138.00–148.00	596	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	132.79/cwt	126.00–136.00	697	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	126.52/cwt	120.00–130.00	709	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	156.18/cwt	150.00–157.00	909	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	159.76/cwt	158.00–164.00	845	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	153.06/cwt	150.00–156.00	586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	146.41/cwt	145.00–149.00	788	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	223	151.24/cwt	148.00–154.00	337	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	138.88/cwt	132.00–142.00	508	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	117.54/cwt	115.00–120.00	741	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	153.96/cwt	150.00–158.00	491	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	140.63/cwt	136.00–146.00	792	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	152.34/cwt	150.00–157.00	728	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	139.73/cwt	138.00–144.00	472	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	164.69/cwt	162.00–170.00	596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	129.63/cwt	129.00–130.00	876	8

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 Apr 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 400Last week 406Year ago 355

Slaughter CattleReceipts 171Last week 62Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 28Year ago 11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,222	81.00–88.00	83.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,051	68.00–74.00	70.92
6	—	1,025	84.00–91.00	86.09
36	—	1,075	75.00–82.00	77.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,378	79.00–86.00	80.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,440	88.00–94.00	90.71
9	—	1,606	100.00–105.00	102.93

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	158.00–164.00	161.02
7	—	471	150.00–156.00	153.95
5	—	525	144.00–152.00	149.67
3	—	570	138.00–148.00	141.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	632	125.00–126.00	125.32
3	—	375	148.00–152.00	150.02
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	373	156.00–166.00	159.73
3	—	275	168.00–178.00	174.13
2	—	518	148.00–152.00	149.97
3	—	568	135.00–140.00	137.70
7	—	428	148.00–158.00	153.79
9	—	469	148.00–156.00	152.57
4	—	338	158.00–168.00	162.53
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	728	126.00–132.00	129.05
4	—	425	160.00–170.00	164.82
5	—	582	158.00–168.00	161.17
5	—	470	162.00–170.00	165.99
9	—	648	144.00–148.00	147.11
3	—	318	174.00–176.00	175.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	534	168.00–178.00	176.81
19	—	567	170.00–176.00	174.14
22	—	670	150.00–158.00	155.99
2	—	620	155.00–160.00	157.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	428	152.00–158.00	155.49
4	—	290	150.00–158.00	153.25
4	—	471	140.00–148.00	145.98
2	—	383	150.00–156.00	153.06
14	—	538	145.00–149.00	146.41
4	—	319	150.00–158.00	153.96
3	—	563	136.00–146.00	140.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	267	140.00–143.00	140.57
4	—	421	138.00–148.00	141.51
3	—	525	126.00–136.00	132.79
4	—	560	120.00–130.00	126.52
2	—	223	148.00–154.00	151.24
10	—	366	132.00–142.00	138.88
2	—	630	115.00–120.00	117.54
9	—	338	138.00–144.00	139.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	582	150.00–157.00	156.18
5	—	529	158.00–164.00	159.76
9	—	478	150.00–157.00	152.34
3	—	362	162.00–170.00	164.69
8	—	676	129.00–130.00	129.63

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,180	76.00–78.00	76.77
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	943	600.00–750.00	668.55
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	984	900.00–1,100.00	1,004.54

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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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

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