Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2022-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: No trend available.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $158.43/cwt on 136 head.

Average price

$158.43

136 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$881

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$5

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$15.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.52

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	164.71	912	70
Medium and Large 3	469	156.43	734	26
Medium and Large 2	617	148.74	917	40

One grade step is worth $15.97/cwt here — about −$5 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 sale136 hd

158.43

—

GA average15 barns · 913 hd

158.95

−0.52

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	1,418	78.96	1,120	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,246	80.32	1,001	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,442	80.06	1,154	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,004	69.35	696	36

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)	943	$910	14

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	574	141.21/cwt	140.00–145.00	811	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	729	130.49/cwt	127.00–135.00	951	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	186.65/cwt	185.00–188.00	629	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	154.98/cwt	150.00–160.00	834	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	163.11/cwt	160.00–166.00	930	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	196.64/cwt	195.00–198.00	645	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	140.33/cwt	140.00–141.00	777	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	431	165.43/cwt	160.00–168.00	713	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	141.40/cwt	138.00–148.00	749	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	153.38/cwt	152.00–156.00	578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	153.47/cwt	152.00–155.00	714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	135.09/cwt	133.00–139.00	846	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	154.79/cwt	150.00–159.00	867	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	151.25/cwt	150.00–155.00	994	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	464	155.89/cwt	150.00–158.00	723	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	163.96/cwt	160.00–170.00	774	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	689	141.40/cwt	140.00–145.00	974	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	190.23/cwt	188.00–193.00	681	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	164.03/cwt	160.00–168.00	620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	147.96/cwt	145.00–149.00	917	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	133.01/cwt	132.00–134.00	842	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	534	141.93/cwt	140.00–148.00	758	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	122.00/cwt	120.00–124.00	891	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	145.48/cwt	140.00–150.00	691	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	150.68/cwt	148.00–155.00	649	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	155.01/cwt	152.00–158.00	787	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	932	78.14/cwt	75.00–82.00	728	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	80.06/cwt	76.00–83.00	1,154	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	80.32/cwt	77.00–83.00	1,001	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	67.23/cwt	65.00–72.00	686	29
Bulls	—	—	1,418	78.96/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,120	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,087	76.23/cwt	74.00–81.00	829	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	910.11/head	825.00–1,000.00	910	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	628	120.96/cwt	120.00–123.00	760	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	459	136.75/cwt	135.00–139.00	628	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	134.32/cwt	132.00–136.00	571	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	138.42/cwt	135.00–139.00	810	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	133.33/cwt	130.00–138.00	711	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	268	153.81/cwt	150.00–158.00	412	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	758	116.01/cwt	114.00–118.00	879	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	147.89/cwt	140.00–150.00	617	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	633	125.69/cwt	124.00–128.00	796	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	336	148.29/cwt	145.00–150.00	498	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	132.06/cwt	128.00–136.00	704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	137.95/cwt	136.00–140.00	786	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	168.01/cwt	163.00–172.00	853	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	156.52/cwt	156.00–162.00	966	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	683	115.51/cwt	115.00–116.00	789	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	145.86/cwt	140.00–148.00	684	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	145.30/cwt	140.00–148.00	545	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	141.67/cwt	140.00–144.00	757	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 Jul 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 451Last week 0Year ago 453

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 0Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to a week ago: No trend available.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	574	140.00–145.00	141.21
12	—	431	160.00–168.00	165.43
4	—	530	138.00–148.00	141.40
4	—	464	150.00–158.00	155.89
2	—	378	160.00–168.00	164.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	729	127.00–135.00	130.49
3	—	337	185.00–188.00	186.65
2	—	538	150.00–160.00	154.98
6	—	560	150.00–159.00	154.79
3	—	472	160.00–170.00	163.96
18	—	689	140.00–145.00	141.40
4	—	620	145.00–149.00	147.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	570	160.00–166.00	163.11
3	—	328	195.00–198.00	196.64
4	—	657	150.00–155.00	151.25
4	—	358	188.00–193.00	190.23
10	—	508	163.00–172.00	168.01
15	—	617	156.00–162.00	156.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	554	140.00–141.00	140.33
2	—	465	152.00–155.00	153.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	152.00–156.00	153.38
11	—	626	133.00–139.00	135.09
27	—	585	135.00–139.00	138.42
2	—	758	114.00–118.00	116.01
15	—	417	140.00–150.00	147.89
12	—	469	140.00–148.00	145.86
9	—	534	140.00–144.00	141.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	132.00–136.00	134.32
3	—	633	124.00–128.00	125.69
6	—	336	145.00–150.00	148.29
2	—	533	128.00–136.00	132.06
2	—	683	115.00–116.00	115.51
4	—	375	140.00–148.00	145.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	132.00–134.00	133.01
4	—	534	140.00–148.00	141.93
2	—	730	120.00–124.00	122.00
4	—	475	140.00–150.00	145.48
4	—	431	148.00–155.00	150.68
2	—	570	136.00–140.00	137.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	152.00–158.00	155.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	628	120.00–123.00	120.96
4	—	459	135.00–139.00	136.75
4	—	533	130.00–138.00	133.33
2	—	268	150.00–158.00	153.81

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	932	75.00–82.00	78.14
29	—	1,021	65.00–72.00	67.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,442	76.00–83.00	80.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,246	77.00–83.00	80.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,418	78.00–80.00	78.96

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)	3	—	1,087	74.00–81.00	76.23
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	943	825.00–1,000.00	910.11

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Seminole Livestock Exchange - Donalsonville, GA

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