Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2022-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers 3.00 higher. Feeder bulls lightly tested. Feeder heifers steady. Steer calves steady. Bull calves 3.00 higher. Heifer calves 1.00 higher. Replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.54/cwt on 127 head.

Average price

$144.54

127 head · 458 lb average

Value per head Derived

$661

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$25.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.29

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	461	159.78	736	39
Medium and Large 2	442	147.14	650	23
Medium and Large 3	462	134.47	621	65

One grade step is worth $25.31/cwt here — about $115 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 sale127 hd

144.54

—

GA average14 barns · 2,255 hd

144.25

+0.29

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	1,621	94.01	1,524	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,385	80.84	1,120	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,094	78.17	855	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,230	75.84	933	23

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	768	113.49/cwt	110.00–117.00	872	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	145.50/cwt	140.00–148.00	695	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	154.34/cwt	152.00–156.00	579	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	156.60/cwt	152.00–160.00	810	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	145.94/cwt	140.00–150.00	895	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	161.56/cwt	159.00–164.00	1,002	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	154.63/cwt	152.00–158.00	646	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	180.69/cwt	180.00–182.00	858	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	171.49/cwt	169.00–178.00	881	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	181.81/cwt	178.00–183.00	778	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	167.00/cwt	161.00–170.00	950	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	140.96/cwt	138.00–144.00	1,029	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	162.34/cwt	162.00–164.00	659	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	157.86/cwt	155.00–160.00	740	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	177.32/cwt	172.00–180.00	585	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	155.96/cwt	150.00–160.00	582	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	172.58/cwt	170.00–180.00	623	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	166.61/cwt	160.00–170.00	546	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	283	174.04/cwt	173.00–175.00	493	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	412	153.17/cwt	150.00–158.00	631	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	137.04/cwt	135.00–140.00	778	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	168.99/cwt	168.00–170.00	617	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	141.94/cwt	140.00–146.00	678	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	150.02/cwt	148.00–152.00	633	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	153.31/cwt	150.00–156.00	779	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	152.52/cwt	148.00–154.00	859	4
Bulls	—	—	1,812	99.29/cwt	97.00–104.00	1,799	6
Bulls	—	—	1,525	91.37/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,393	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	73.49/cwt	71.00–76.00	804	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	89.54/cwt	86.00–92.00	980	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	79.43/cwt	77.00–84.00	868	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	80.84/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,120	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	75.84/cwt	74.00–81.00	933	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	145.90/cwt	144.00–148.00	398	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	655	108.60/cwt	103.00–110.00	711	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	134.13/cwt	130.00–138.00	708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	287	159.41/cwt	155.00–165.00	458	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	143.38/cwt	140.00–146.00	760	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	154.83/cwt	148.00–158.00	715	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	464	132.18/cwt	130.00–138.00	613	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	141.11/cwt	140.00–145.00	532	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	142.00/cwt	138.00–146.00	596	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	109.67/cwt	105.00–115.00	801	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	126.81/cwt	124.00–134.00	729	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	135.46/cwt	130.00–140.00	713	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	159.56/cwt	154.00–162.00	744	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	154.78/cwt	150.00–160.00	488	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	142.87/cwt	140.00–148.00	454	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	663	119.99/cwt	119.00–121.00	796	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	612	119.29/cwt	115.00–122.00	730	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	142.46/cwt	140.00–145.00	819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	267	154.22/cwt	150.00–160.00	412	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	164.95/cwt	164.00–168.00	619	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 Apr 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 469Last week 400Year ago 351

Slaughter CattleReceipts 175Last week 171Year ago 147

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	768	110.00–117.00	113.49
7	—	478	140.00–148.00	145.50
3	—	375	152.00–156.00	154.34
3	—	418	152.00–158.00	154.63
3	—	315	150.00–160.00	154.78
2	—	575	140.00–145.00	142.46
3	—	267	150.00–160.00	154.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	517	152.00–160.00	156.60
6	—	406	162.00–164.00	162.34
19	—	466	154.00–162.00	159.56
4	—	375	164.00–168.00	164.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	273	144.00–148.00	145.90
7	—	464	130.00–138.00	132.18
16	—	377	140.00–145.00	141.11
4	—	420	138.00–146.00	142.00
3	—	730	105.00–115.00	109.67
4	—	575	124.00–134.00	126.81
10	—	526	130.00–140.00	135.46
9	—	318	140.00–148.00	142.87
2	—	663	119.00–121.00	119.99
7	—	612	115.00–122.00	119.29
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	613	140.00–150.00	145.94
2	—	730	138.00–144.00	140.96
5	—	330	172.00–180.00	177.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	159.00–164.00	161.56
3	—	475	180.00–182.00	180.69
13	—	514	169.00–178.00	171.49
9	—	428	178.00–183.00	181.81
4	—	569	161.00–170.00	167.00
5	—	361	170.00–180.00	172.58
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	469	155.00–160.00	157.86
8	—	373	150.00–160.00	155.96
4	—	328	160.00–170.00	166.61
2	—	283	173.00–175.00	174.04
8	—	412	150.00–158.00	153.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	135.00–140.00	137.04
4	—	478	140.00–146.00	141.94
5	—	422	148.00–152.00	150.02
5	—	287	155.00–165.00	159.41
3	—	530	140.00–146.00	143.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	168.00–170.00	168.99
3	—	508	150.00–156.00	153.31
4	—	563	148.00–154.00	152.52
5	—	462	148.00–158.00	154.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	655	103.00–110.00	108.60
2	—	528	130.00–138.00	134.13

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,812	97.00–104.00	99.29
12	—	1,525	88.00–95.00	91.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,094	71.00–76.00	73.49
7	—	1,095	86.00–92.00	89.54
11	—	1,093	77.00–84.00	79.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,385	78.00–85.00	80.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,230	74.00–81.00	75.84

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