Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2022-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago : Slaughter cows 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers and feeder bulls lightly tested. Feeder heifers steady. Steer calves 3.00 higher. Bull calves 2.00 higher. Heifer calves steady. Replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.41/cwt on 124 head.

Average price

$142.41

124 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$760

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$235

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

$3.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.86

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	416	144.67	602	46
Medium and Large 1	664	142.41	946	10thin
Medium and Large 2	594	140.88	837	68

One grade step is worth $3.80/cwt here — about −$235 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 sale124 hd

142.41

—

GA average15 barns · 1,936 hd

139.55

+2.86

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	1,539	95.98	1,477	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,468	89.19	1,310	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,230	83.53	1,028	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	898	76.55	687	14

Every lot, as filed

44 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	92.39/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,106	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	86.03/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,087	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	73.77/cwt	70.00–75.00	895	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	70.48/cwt	66.00–72.00	581	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	84.70/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,213	3
Bulls	—	—	1,731	103.12/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,785	4
Bulls	—	—	1,346	88.83/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,196	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	91.89/cwt	89.00–96.00	1,369	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	87.67/cwt	85.00–90.00	877	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	78.82/cwt	76.00–81.00	747	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	82.28/cwt	81.00–84.00	673	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	79.96/cwt	78.00–82.00	724	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	165.97/cwt	162.00–168.00	851	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	146.91/cwt	140.00–148.00	824	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	150.48/cwt	150.00–153.00	736	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	789	118.33/cwt	117.00–120.00	934	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	703	123.23/cwt	115.00–124.00	866	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	142.41/cwt	137.00–143.00	946	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	153.24/cwt	150.00–157.00	717	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	168.25/cwt	160.00–170.00	809	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	579	132.42/cwt	130.00–140.00	767	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	728	104.91/cwt	100.00–110.00	764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	153.05/cwt	150.00–155.00	666	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	168.18/cwt	162.00–169.00	631	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	173.32/cwt	170.00–178.00	633	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	147.01/cwt	144.00–151.00	775	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	286	168.82/cwt	168.00–175.00	483	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	632	131.28/cwt	125.00–135.00	830	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	149.97/cwt	148.00–154.00	922	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	174.85/cwt	170.00–180.00	738	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	144.46/cwt	140.00–145.00	972	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	165.83/cwt	165.00–166.00	929	34
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	171.74/cwt	168.00–175.00	560	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	718	112.79/cwt	108.00–118.00	810	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	132.66/cwt	129.00–139.00	783	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	149.12/cwt	144.00–154.00	474	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	143.33/cwt	140.00–150.00	529	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	129.30/cwt	129.00–130.00	865	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	180.03/cwt	176.00–186.00	576	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	174.72/cwt	168.00–178.00	662	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	147.11/cwt	142.00–152.00	630	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	147.00/cwt	146.00–148.00	769	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	734	122.21/cwt	118.00–126.00	897	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	488	146.55/cwt	142.00–149.00	715	9

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 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 443Last week 222Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 69Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 26Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,197	90.00–95.00	92.39
5	—	1,264	84.00–87.00	86.03
4	—	1,213	70.00–75.00	73.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	825	66.00–72.00	70.48
3	—	1,000	85.00–90.00	87.67
4	—	948	76.00–81.00	78.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,432	82.00–87.00	84.70
5	—	1,490	89.00–96.00	91.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,731	99.00–106.00	103.12
4	—	1,346	85.00–91.00	88.83

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	—	818	81.00–84.00	82.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	905	78.00–82.00	79.96

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	162.00–168.00	165.97
3	—	615	148.00–154.00	149.97
7	—	422	170.00–180.00	174.85
9	—	673	140.00–145.00	144.46
34	—	560	165.00–166.00	165.83
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	150.00–157.00	153.24
10	—	286	168.00–175.00	168.82
3	—	632	125.00–135.00	131.28
5	—	326	168.00–175.00	171.74
6	—	718	108.00–118.00	112.79
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	481	160.00–170.00	168.25
3	—	320	176.00–186.00	180.03
7	—	379	168.00–178.00	174.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	561	140.00–148.00	146.91
10	—	489	150.00–153.00	150.48
6	—	789	117.00–120.00	118.33
10	—	669	129.00–130.00	129.30
4	—	523	146.00–148.00	147.00
4	—	734	118.00–126.00	122.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	664	137.00–143.00	142.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	590	129.00–139.00	132.66
4	—	318	144.00–154.00	149.12
19	—	369	140.00–150.00	143.33
11	—	428	142.00–152.00	147.11
9	—	488	142.00–149.00	146.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	703	115.00–124.00	123.23
3	—	435	150.00–155.00	153.05
9	—	375	162.00–169.00	168.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	579	130.00–140.00	132.42
2	—	728	100.00–110.00	104.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	170.00–178.00	173.32
3	—	527	144.00–151.00	147.01

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Donalsonville

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle