Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2022-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.13/cwt on 107 head.

Average price

$139.13

107 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$708

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$8.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.61

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	483	143.64	694	43
Medium and Large 1	596	137.67	820	29
Medium and Large 3	470	134.81	633	35

One grade step is worth $8.83/cwt here — about $60 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 sale107 hd

139.13

—

GA average16 barns · 2,294 hd

139.74

−0.61

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	1,376	89.65	1,233	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,180	84.21	993	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,513	76.73	1,161	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	994	72.28	719	12

Every lot, as filed

59 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	—	376	156.94/cwt	150.00–160.00	590	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	132.05/cwt	130.00–136.00	819	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	145.33/cwt	142.00–148.00	676	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	145.31/cwt	140.00–148.00	548	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	567	121.81/cwt	118.00–128.00	691	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	144.83/cwt	140.00–148.00	768	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	154.21/cwt	150.00–160.00	728	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	142.39/cwt	140.00–150.00	470	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	307	158.32/cwt	155.00–160.00	486	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	111.99/cwt	111.00–113.00	885	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	153.30/cwt	150.00–156.00	800	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	165.38/cwt	160.00–168.00	607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	743	104.01/cwt	100.00–108.00	773	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	140.62/cwt	136.00–146.00	813	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	170.52/cwt	168.00–173.00	576	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	141.50/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,019	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	175.65/cwt	172.00–178.00	667	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	153.91/cwt	150.00–158.00	897	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	132.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	484	152.40/cwt	150.00–155.00	738	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	141.01/cwt	140.00–142.00	935	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	145.73/cwt	145.00–150.00	896	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	152.67/cwt	150.00–158.00	664	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	137.00/cwt	136.00–138.00	915	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	133.30/cwt	130.00–136.00	817	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	170.98/cwt	168.00–175.00	653	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	152.33/cwt	150.00–156.00	725	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	163.98/cwt	160.00–166.00	681	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	142.47/cwt	140.00–145.00	880	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	88.03/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,043	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	77.55/cwt	75.00–80.00	802	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	68.52/cwt	65.00–72.00	662	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	76.73/cwt	74.00–81.00	1,161	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	79.44/cwt	75.00–82.00	932	4
Bulls	—	—	1,681	83.78/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,408	4
Bulls	—	—	1,070	95.52/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,022	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	956	70.28/cwt	67.00–74.00	672	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,096	78.20/cwt	75.00–82.00	857	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,042	834.20/cwt	800.00–875.00	8,692	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	145.46/cwt	140.00–148.00	689	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	772	114.70/cwt	110.00–118.00	885	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	714	125.21/cwt	124.00–126.00	894	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	726	114.52/cwt	110.00–118.00	831	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	136.97/cwt	136.00–138.00	794	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	136.46/cwt	135.00–138.00	707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	146.99/cwt	146.00–148.00	823	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	694	126.50/cwt	126.00–128.00	878	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	154.72/cwt	152.00–158.00	797	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	123.05/cwt	120.00–126.00	757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	142.79/cwt	140.00–148.00	740	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	142.25/cwt	140.00–145.00	802	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	135.24/cwt	130.00–138.00	713	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	481	129.48/cwt	124.00–134.00	623	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	143.99/cwt	140.00–148.00	590	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	123.33/cwt	118.00–128.00	762	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	118.40/cwt	112.00–122.00	850	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	127.98/cwt	126.00–130.00	849	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	154.84/cwt	153.00–158.00	674	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	116.34/cwt	115.00–118.00	795	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 May 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 402Last week 236Year ago 244

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 63Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 14Year ago 68

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	376	150.00–160.00	156.94
11	—	465	142.00–148.00	145.33
5	—	530	140.00–148.00	144.83
3	—	307	155.00–160.00	158.32
2	—	743	100.00–108.00	104.01
2	—	568	130.00–135.00	132.47
3	—	618	118.00–128.00	123.33
5	—	435	153.00–158.00	154.84
3	—	683	115.00–118.00	116.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	620	130.00–136.00	132.05
9	—	472	150.00–160.00	154.21
2	—	790	111.00–113.00	111.99
2	—	560	146.00–148.00	146.99
3	—	515	152.00–158.00	154.72
6	—	718	112.00–122.00	118.40
3	—	663	126.00–130.00	127.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	140.00–148.00	145.31
9	—	567	118.00–128.00	121.81
4	—	330	140.00–150.00	142.39
7	—	527	130.00–138.00	135.24
4	—	481	124.00–134.00	129.48
8	—	410	140.00–148.00	143.99
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	522	150.00–156.00	153.30
3	—	367	160.00–168.00	165.38
3	—	578	136.00–146.00	140.62
2	—	338	168.00–173.00	170.52
5	—	484	150.00–155.00	152.40
3	—	435	150.00–158.00	152.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	138.00–145.00	141.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	380	172.00–178.00	175.65
2	—	583	150.00–158.00	153.91
2	—	663	140.00–142.00	141.01
11	—	615	145.00–150.00	145.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	136.00–138.00	137.00
3	—	382	168.00–175.00	170.98
6	—	476	150.00–156.00	152.33
3	—	415	160.00–166.00	163.98
2	—	618	140.00–145.00	142.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	613	130.00–136.00	133.30
7	—	474	140.00–148.00	145.46
3	—	772	110.00–118.00	114.70
5	—	714	124.00–126.00	125.21
4	—	694	126.00–128.00	126.50
7	—	518	140.00–148.00	142.79
4	—	564	140.00–145.00	142.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	726	110.00–118.00	114.52
2	—	580	136.00–138.00	136.97
2	—	518	135.00–138.00	136.46
2	—	615	120.00–126.00	123.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,185	86.00–90.00	88.03
4	—	1,173	75.00–82.00	79.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,034	75.00–80.00	77.55
7	—	966	65.00–72.00	68.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,513	74.00–81.00	76.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,681	80.00–85.00	83.78
4	—	1,070	95.00–96.00	95.52

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	956	67.00–74.00	70.28
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,096	75.00–82.00	78.20
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,042	800.00–875.00	834.20

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