Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2022-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls unevenly higher. Feeder steers and feeder bulls lightly tested. Feeder heifers 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Steer calves 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Bull calves lightly tested. 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 $145.82/cwt on 102 head.

Average price

$145.82

102 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$715

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$51

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

$11.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.67

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	476	147.98	704	56
Medium and Large 1	527	147.35	776	28
Medium and Large 3	478	136.72	654	18thin

One grade step is worth $11.26/cwt here — about $51 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 sale102 hd

145.82

—

GA average13 barns · 1,279 hd

136.15

+9.67

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	1,539	97.02	1,493	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,442	76.85	1,108	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,157	76.66	887	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,080	73.07	789	20

Every lot, as filed

39 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 2	—	780	108.49/cwt	108.00–109.00	846	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	141.91/cwt	136.00–146.00	614	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	164.09/cwt	160.00–168.00	555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	160.63/cwt	160.00–162.00	618	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	120.70/cwt	116.00–126.00	824	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	144.00/cwt	140.00–148.00	497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	774	112.17/cwt	110.00–116.00	868	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	142.71/cwt	140.00–148.00	661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	156.41/cwt	150.00–158.00	654	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	143.10/cwt	138.00–148.00	519	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	539	143.47/cwt	136.00–145.00	773	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	152.08/cwt	150.00–154.00	798	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	129.39/cwt	128.00–132.00	800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	145.18/cwt	140.00–148.00	785	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	582	136.68/cwt	130.00–140.00	795	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	145.90/cwt	142.00–152.00	689	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	113.26/cwt	110.00–115.00	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	136.58/cwt	130.00–139.00	738	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	145.32/cwt	142.00–148.00	603	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	150.70/cwt	150.00–154.00	714	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	135.01/cwt	134.00–136.00	760	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	152.80/cwt	150.00–153.00	796	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	389	155.09/cwt	150.00–158.00	603	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	152.39/cwt	150.00–158.00	500	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,266	72.21/cwt	70.00–76.00	914	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,071	73.31/cwt	72.00–75.00	785	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,251	81.52/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,020	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	81.67/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,009	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,375	73.89/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,016	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,314	79.00/cwt	76.00–83.00	1,038	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,278.74/cwt	950.00–1,450.00	15,089	64
Bulls	—	—	1,563	90.75/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,418	3
Bulls	—	—	1,519	96.29/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,463	7
Bulls	—	—	1,563	104.99/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,641	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	83.68/cwt	81.00–88.00	985	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	71.07/cwt	68.00–74.00	776	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	75.26/cwt	72.00–79.00	868	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	76.85/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,108	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	77.72/cwt	75.00–82.00	818	6

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 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 359Last week 402Year ago 268

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 74Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 127Last week 51Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	780	108.00–109.00	108.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	433	136.00–146.00	141.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	160.00–168.00	164.09
3	—	385	160.00–162.00	160.63
4	—	683	116.00–126.00	120.70
3	—	618	128.00–132.00	129.39
16	—	521	150.00–153.00	152.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	345	140.00–148.00	144.00
3	—	463	140.00–148.00	142.71
2	—	363	138.00–148.00	143.10
3	—	618	110.00–115.00	113.26
5	—	540	130.00–139.00	136.58
3	—	415	142.00–148.00	145.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	774	110.00–116.00	112.17
14	—	418	150.00–158.00	156.41
7	—	541	140.00–148.00	145.18
14	—	474	150.00–154.00	150.70
3	—	563	134.00–136.00	135.01
9	—	389	150.00–158.00	155.09
4	—	328	150.00–158.00	152.39
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	539	136.00–145.00	143.47
12	—	582	130.00–140.00	136.68
3	—	472	142.00–152.00	145.90
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	150.00–154.00	152.08

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)	5	—	1,266	70.00–76.00	72.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,071	72.00–75.00	73.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,375	70.00–77.00	73.89
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,251	79.00–84.00	81.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,235	79.00–85.00	81.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,314	76.00–83.00	79.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	64	—	1,180	950.00–1,450.00	1,278.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,563	90.00–92.00	90.75
7	—	1,519	93.00–100.00	96.29
3	—	1,563	102.00–108.00	104.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,177	81.00–88.00	83.68
15	—	1,153	72.00–79.00	75.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,092	68.00–74.00	71.07
6	—	1,053	75.00–82.00	77.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,442	74.00–80.00	76.85

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