Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2022-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 4.00 lower. Feeder steers, feeder bulls and feeder heifers lightly tested. Steer calves 1.00 lower. Bull calves 3.00 higher. Heifer calves 1.00 higher. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.59/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$148.59

71 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$677

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$27

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$25.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.48

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	475	163.10	774	31
Medium and Large 3	372	137.44	512	24
Medium and Large 2	545	137.18	748	16thin

One grade step is worth $25.93/cwt here — about $27 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 sale71 hd

148.59

—

GA average16 barns · 1,501 hd

142.11

+6.48

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	1,669	94.49	1,577	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,155	78.87	911	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,018	73.59	749	35

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	373	164.90/cwt	160.00–170.00	615	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	153.95/cwt	150.00–158.00	867	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	491	150.76/cwt	148.00–155.00	740	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	343	141.01/cwt	140.00–142.00	484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	164.31/cwt	160.00–170.00	774	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	127.99/cwt	120.00–130.00	801	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	157.67/cwt	152.00–162.00	762	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	147.09/cwt	142.00–152.00	983	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	172.97/cwt	170.00–180.00	934	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	173.01/cwt	172.00–174.00	986	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	171.97/cwt	170.00–175.00	569	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	166.94/cwt	165.00–168.00	543	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	165.26/cwt	160.00–168.00	846	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	152.74/cwt	148.00–158.00	802	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	172.47/cwt	170.00–180.00	619	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	151.71/cwt	150.00–155.00	724	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	153.47/cwt	150.00–157.00	427	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	389	164.58/cwt	162.00–168.00	640	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	171.21/cwt	168.00–178.00	748	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	173.36/cwt	168.00–178.00	797	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	161.29/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,008	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	141.14/cwt	138.00–148.00	462	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	137.31/cwt	135.00–145.00	504	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	154.99/cwt	152.00–160.00	653	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	136.28/cwt	130.00–140.00	784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	164.71/cwt	160.00–170.00	697	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	159.39/cwt	157.00–162.00	821	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	287	144.35/cwt	143.00–147.00	414	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	583	125.02/cwt	120.00–130.00	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	559	123.26/cwt	120.00–128.00	689	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,038	839.56/cwt	700.00–950.00	8,715	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	1,089.31/cwt	1,000.00–1,200.00	10,708	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	80.47/cwt	80.00–81.00	998	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	783	70.66/cwt	68.00–75.00	553	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	76.42/cwt	75.00–78.00	923	2
Bulls	—	—	1,505	98.65/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,485	4
Bulls	—	—	1,998	86.18/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,722	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	78.50/cwt	76.00–83.00	771	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	71.89/cwt	70.00–75.00	740	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	78.87/cwt	76.00–82.00	911	11

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 27, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 303Last week 469Year ago 340

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 175Year ago 121

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 0Year ago 52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	160.00–170.00	164.90
2	—	563	150.00–158.00	153.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	491	148.00–155.00	150.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	343	140.00–142.00	141.01
2	—	583	120.00–130.00	125.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	471	160.00–170.00	164.31
5	—	423	160.00–170.00	164.71
8	—	515	157.00–162.00	159.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	626	120.00–130.00	127.99
3	—	477	150.00–155.00	151.71
2	—	278	150.00–157.00	153.47
3	—	575	130.00–140.00	136.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	327	138.00–148.00	141.14
7	—	367	135.00–145.00	137.31
3	—	287	143.00–147.00	144.35
4	—	559	120.00–128.00	123.26
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	483	152.00–162.00	157.67
3	—	325	165.00–168.00	166.94
3	—	525	148.00–158.00	152.74
4	—	421	152.00–160.00	154.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	142.00–152.00	147.09
12	—	540	170.00–180.00	172.97
2	—	570	172.00–174.00	173.01
4	—	359	170.00–180.00	172.47
3	—	437	168.00–178.00	171.21
3	—	460	168.00–178.00	173.36
6	—	625	160.00–168.00	161.29
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	331	170.00–175.00	171.97
3	—	512	160.00–168.00	165.26
5	—	389	162.00–168.00	164.58

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	12	—	1,038	700.00–950.00	839.56
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	983	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,089.31
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,240	80.00–81.00	80.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,208	75.00–78.00	76.42
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	783	68.00–75.00	70.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,505	93.00–100.00	98.65
2	—	1,998	84.00–90.00	86.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	982	76.00–83.00	78.50
26	—	1,030	70.00–75.00	71.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,155	76.00–82.00	78.87

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