Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2022-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.49/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$147.49

72 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$726

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$240

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

$5.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.46

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	573	150.51	862	4thin
Medium and Large 2	514	148.15	762	47
Medium and Large 3	428	145.44	622	21

One grade step is worth $5.07/cwt here — about $240 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 sale72 hd

147.49

—

GA average13 barns · 1,192 hd

141.03

+6.46

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	—	High	1,574	94.08	1,481	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,469	85.51	1,256	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,195	82.23	982	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	941	76.81	723	22

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,138	$1,283	12

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	678	137.00/cwt	136.00–138.00	929	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	589	152.28/cwt	148.00–153.00	897	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	160.99/cwt	160.00–162.00	620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	152.71/cwt	150.00–158.00	646	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	136.67/cwt	130.00–140.00	731	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	172.09/cwt	168.00–176.00	731	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	160.84/cwt	156.00–166.00	759	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	154.40/cwt	154.00–156.00	824	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	175.99/cwt	172.00–182.00	748	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	171.97/cwt	170.00–174.00	839	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	184.00/cwt	178.00–186.00	672	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	166.86/cwt	160.00–170.00	542	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	164.26/cwt	160.00–170.00	703	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	147.00/cwt	146.00–148.00	842	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	159.48/cwt	154.00–162.00	587	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	331	154.55/cwt	150.00–156.00	512	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	131.75/cwt	127.00–136.00	762	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	156.89/cwt	150.00–160.00	682	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	143.96/cwt	140.00–148.00	763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	509	148.94/cwt	140.00–150.00	758	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	148.87/cwt	148.00–152.00	549	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	491	151.77/cwt	150.00–154.00	745	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	80.34/cwt	78.00–84.00	967	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	88.85/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,287	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	87.76/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,071	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	74.49/cwt	72.00–76.00	831	4
Bulls	—	—	1,813	100.97/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,831	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	80.60/cwt	79.00–86.00	754	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	74.64/cwt	72.00–78.00	705	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	81.70/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,218	7
Bulls	—	—	1,318	91.89/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,211	3
Bulls	—	—	1,480	83.58/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,237	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	77.46/cwt	77.00–78.00	955	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,323	81.99/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,085	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	82.38/cwt	79.00–85.00	983	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	1,283.42/head	925.00–1,425.00	1,283	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	493	143.33/cwt	140.00–146.00	707	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	145.64/cwt	140.00–149.00	623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	135.17/cwt	130.00–138.00	849	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	507	151.34/cwt	150.00–154.00	767	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	484	156.01/cwt	154.00–158.00	755	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	140.02/cwt	138.00–142.00	886	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	172.01/cwt	170.00–174.00	647	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	128.34/cwt	125.00–132.00	853	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	150.51/cwt	148.00–154.00	862	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 Jun 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 222Last week 211Year ago 374

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 89Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 21Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	678	136.00–138.00	137.00
8	—	589	148.00–153.00	152.28
2	—	425	168.00–176.00	172.09
3	—	507	150.00–154.00	151.34
2	—	633	138.00–142.00	140.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	160.00–162.00	160.99
3	—	423	150.00–158.00	152.71
4	—	484	154.00–158.00	156.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	535	130.00–140.00	136.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	472	156.00–166.00	160.84
5	—	534	154.00–156.00	154.40
8	—	428	160.00–170.00	164.26
4	—	376	170.00–174.00	172.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	425	172.00–182.00	175.99
2	—	488	170.00–174.00	171.97
4	—	365	178.00–186.00	184.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	160.00–170.00	166.86
2	—	573	146.00–148.00	147.00
4	—	368	154.00–162.00	159.48
2	—	530	140.00–148.00	143.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	331	150.00–156.00	154.55
4	—	578	127.00–136.00	131.75
7	—	369	148.00–152.00	148.87
3	—	493	140.00–146.00	143.33
3	—	428	140.00–149.00	145.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	435	150.00–160.00	156.89
16	—	509	140.00–150.00	148.94
9	—	491	150.00–154.00	151.77
7	—	628	130.00–138.00	135.17
3	—	665	125.00–132.00	128.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	148.00–154.00	150.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,204	78.00–84.00	80.34
9	—	1,220	85.00–92.00	87.76
4	—	1,115	72.00–76.00	74.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,449	85.00–92.00	88.85
7	—	1,491	79.00–84.00	81.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	935	79.00–86.00	80.60
14	—	944	72.00–78.00	74.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,813	100.00–104.00	100.97
3	—	1,318	90.00–95.00	91.89
2	—	1,480	82.00–85.00	83.58

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,233	77.00–78.00	77.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,323	80.00–85.00	81.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,193	79.00–85.00	82.38
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,138	925.00–1,425.00	1,283.42

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

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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