Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2022-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 8.00 higher, Feeder steers sharply higher. Feeder bulls lightly tested. Feeder heifers steady. Steer calves steady. Bull calves steady. Heifer calves 3.00 lower. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.71/cwt on 75 head.

Average price

$141.71

75 head · 446 lb average

Value per head Derived

$632

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$193

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

$4.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.26

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	395	143.14	566	50
Medium and Large 2	547	138.86	759	25

One grade step is worth $4.29/cwt here — about −$193 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 sale75 hd

141.71

—

GA average15 barns · 1,094 hd

136.45

+5.26

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	1,788	103.81	1,856	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,352	96.20	1,301	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,225	92.77	1,137	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	994	77.85	774	16

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 2	—	460	145.05/cwt	140.00–150.00	667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	144.52/cwt	140.00–149.00	879	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	508	137.51/cwt	135.00–140.00	699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	132.91/cwt	130.00–136.00	762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	148.02/cwt	144.00–152.00	634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	338	158.33/cwt	150.00–160.00	535	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	514	144.23/cwt	140.00–150.00	741	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	161.98/cwt	160.00–164.00	875	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	177.37/cwt	176.00–178.00	679	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	162.14/cwt	160.00–163.00	662	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	150.64/cwt	150.00–152.00	640	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	155.00/cwt	154.00–156.00	865	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	608	145.69/cwt	140.00–148.00	886	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	153.01/cwt	152.00–154.00	548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	144.77/cwt	138.00–148.00	617	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	127.98/cwt	125.00–130.00	849	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	158.64/cwt	156.00–160.00	1,003	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	177.21/cwt	174.00–178.00	766	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	155.24/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,040	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	147.52/cwt	146.00–148.00	435	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	308	147.02/cwt	140.00–150.00	453	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	136.65/cwt	130.00–138.00	788	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	140.96/cwt	140.00–144.00	739	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	542	132.00/cwt	130.00–134.00	715	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	142.46/cwt	139.00–148.00	531	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	135.00/cwt	134.00–136.00	821	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	144.01/cwt	138.00–146.00	670	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	83.86/cwt	81.00–87.00	885	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	963	69.99/cwt	68.00–72.00	674	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	78.37/cwt	77.00–80.00	951	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	92.77/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,146	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	102.38/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,218	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	79.98/cwt	79.00–82.00	997	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	101.45/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,370	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	89.01/cwt	85.00–92.00	986	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	894	69.02/cwt	65.00–71.00	617	5
Bulls	—	—	1,765	101.34/cwt	101.00–102.00	1,789	3
Bulls	—	—	1,810	106.28/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,924	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	94.23/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,275	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	77.77/cwt	73.00–80.00	778	7

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 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 255Last week 443Year ago 466

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 62Year ago 120

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 12Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	140.00–150.00	145.05
2	—	428	144.00–152.00	148.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	140.00–149.00	144.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	135.00–140.00	137.51
2	—	573	130.00–136.00	132.91
6	—	338	150.00–160.00	158.33
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	514	140.00–150.00	144.23
3	—	425	150.00–152.00	150.64
7	—	608	140.00–148.00	145.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	160.00–164.00	161.98
3	—	632	156.00–160.00	158.64
6	—	432	174.00–178.00	177.21
4	—	670	150.00–157.00	155.24
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	176.00–178.00	177.37
7	—	408	160.00–163.00	162.14
2	—	558	154.00–156.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	152.00–154.00	153.01
3	—	663	125.00–130.00	127.98
6	—	577	130.00–138.00	136.65
12	—	524	140.00–144.00	140.96
2	—	608	134.00–136.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	426	138.00–148.00	144.77
4	—	295	146.00–148.00	147.52
4	—	308	140.00–150.00	147.02
3	—	542	130.00–134.00	132.00
24	—	373	139.00–148.00	142.46
10	—	465	138.00–146.00	144.01

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	—	1,055	81.00–87.00	83.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,213	77.00–80.00	78.37
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	963	68.00–72.00	69.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,235	90.00–96.00	92.77
4	—	1,190	100.00–104.00	102.38
3	—	1,247	79.00–82.00	79.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,350	99.00–106.00	101.45
8	—	1,353	91.00–96.00	94.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,108	85.00–92.00	89.01
5	—	894	65.00–71.00	69.02
7	—	1,001	73.00–80.00	77.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,765	101.00–102.00	101.34
3	—	1,810	104.00–111.00	106.28

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

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

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