Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2022-06-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls lightly tested. Feeder steers and feeder bulls lightly tested. Feeder heifers steady. Steer calves 3.00 higher. Bull calves steady. 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 $143.93/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$143.93

66 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$687

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$6.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.42

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	507	145.88	739	46
Medium and Large 3	409	139.47	571	20

One grade step is worth $6.40/cwt here — about $168 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 sale66 hd

143.93

—

GA average14 barns · 1,410 hd

138.52

+5.42

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	1,440	90.26	1,300	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,398	89.86	1,256	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	84.53	1,035	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	987	72.85	719	25

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)	950	$1,015	12

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	435	153.33/cwt	150.00–160.00	667	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	153.36/cwt	150.00–158.00	732	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	152.03/cwt	150.00–154.00	801	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	542	136.01/cwt	135.00–138.00	737	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	238	153.15/cwt	150.00–160.00	364	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	643	122.49/cwt	120.00–125.00	788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	151.38/cwt	144.00–154.00	772	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	171.91/cwt	170.00–178.00	612	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	277	166.70/cwt	163.00–172.00	462	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	161.58/cwt	154.00–164.00	685	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	341	171.90/cwt	170.00–178.00	586	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	154.92/cwt	150.00–160.00	725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	180.97/cwt	180.00–182.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	146.66/cwt	144.00–148.00	764	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	135.03/cwt	130.00–136.00	840	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	150.55/cwt	148.00–154.00	637	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	170.53/cwt	168.00–178.00	836	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	181.59/cwt	180.00–182.00	797	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	183.97/cwt	180.00–188.00	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	128.99/cwt	128.00–130.00	851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	136.98/cwt	134.00–138.00	786	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	150.48/cwt	150.00–151.00	724	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	137.82/cwt	135.00–145.00	449	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	143.06/cwt	140.00–148.00	531	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	543	136.34/cwt	132.00–138.00	740	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,015.35/head	800.00–1,150.00	1,015	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	79.82/cwt	78.00–82.00	681	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	80.41/cwt	79.00–82.00	981	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	948	64.61/cwt	64.00–65.00	613	2
Bulls	—	—	1,440	90.26/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,300	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	89.64/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,117	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	79.41/cwt	78.00–80.00	955	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	89.86/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,256	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	74.14/cwt	70.00–77.00	755	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	792	83.88/cwt	80.00–87.00	664	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	65.14/cwt	62.00–68.00	688	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 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 242Last week 255Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 66Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 8Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	435	150.00–160.00	153.33
3	—	477	150.00–158.00	153.36
3	—	527	150.00–154.00	152.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	542	135.00–138.00	136.01
3	—	238	150.00–160.00	153.15
2	—	643	120.00–125.00	122.49
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	510	144.00–154.00	151.38
3	—	277	163.00–172.00	166.70
4	—	424	154.00–164.00	161.58
2	—	468	150.00–160.00	154.92
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	356	170.00–178.00	171.91
9	—	341	170.00–178.00	171.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	180.00–182.00	180.97
4	—	490	168.00–178.00	170.53
5	—	439	180.00–182.00	181.59
2	—	338	180.00–188.00	183.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	521	144.00–148.00	146.66
6	—	622	130.00–136.00	135.03
11	—	423	148.00–154.00	150.55
2	—	660	128.00–130.00	128.99
4	—	574	134.00–138.00	136.98
17	—	481	150.00–151.00	150.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	326	135.00–145.00	137.82
8	—	371	140.00–148.00	143.06
6	—	543	132.00–138.00	136.34

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	950	800.00–1,150.00	1,015.35
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	853	78.00–82.00	79.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,220	79.00–82.00	80.41
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	948	64.00–65.00	64.61

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,440	87.00–94.00	90.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,246	88.00–91.00	89.64
5	—	1,202	78.00–80.00	79.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,398	86.00–92.00	89.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,019	70.00–77.00	74.14
5	—	792	80.00–87.00	83.88
9	—	1,056	62.00–68.00	65.14

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Seminole Livestock Exchange - Donalsonville, GA

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Replacement Cattle

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