Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2022-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers 3.00 lower. Feeder bulls lightly tested. Feeder heifers steady. Steer calves steady. Bull calves 4.00 lower. Heifer calves steady. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.62/cwt on 88 head.

Average price

$156.62

88 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$864

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$49

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

$31.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.32

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	458	178.97	820	16thin
Medium and Large 2	565	153.44	867	52
Medium and Large 3	591	147.02	869	20

One grade step is worth $31.95/cwt here — about −$49 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 sale88 hd

156.62

—

GA average15 barns · 1,576 hd

164.94

−8.32

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	1,525	80.85	1,233	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,051	70.06	736	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,413	69.11	977	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,253	67.05	840	11

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)	983	$966	12

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	508	150.66/cwt	150.00–152.00	765	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	158.00/cwt	152.00–160.00	754	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	137.95/cwt	136.00–140.00	786	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	163.45/cwt	158.00–168.00	701	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	432	135.02/cwt	130.00–140.00	583	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	508	132.49/cwt	130.00–135.00	673	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	144.08/cwt	139.00–145.00	883	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	164.63/cwt	160.00–170.00	769	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	153.93/cwt	150.00–160.00	794	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	138.22/cwt	132.00–140.00	961	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	591	147.02/cwt	144.00–151.00	869	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	731	133.99/cwt	129.00–135.00	979	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	136.62/cwt	130.00–140.00	510	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	133.81/cwt	130.00–135.00	629	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	181.47/cwt	178.00–185.00	577	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	184.62/cwt	180.00–188.00	674	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	177.75/cwt	175.00–180.00	757	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	191.89/cwt	190.00–194.00	629	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	141.27/cwt	140.00–148.00	579	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	147.71/cwt	140.00–149.00	708	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	192.49/cwt	192.00–193.00	699	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	602	139.37/cwt	139.00–140.00	839	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	144.26/cwt	140.00–150.00	757	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	133.58/cwt	130.00–138.00	558	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	532	132.30/cwt	130.00–135.00	704	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	136.37/cwt	130.00–140.00	848	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	170.98/cwt	167.00–175.00	893	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	966.42/head	875.00–1,025.00	966	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	85.95/cwt	83.00–89.00	944	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	67.05/cwt	65.00–70.00	840	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	69.11/cwt	66.00–73.00	977	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	73.49/cwt	71.00–78.00	676	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	68.00/cwt	65.00–70.00	768	5
Bulls	—	—	1,525	80.85/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,233	3

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 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 340Last week 451Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 103Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 23Year 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	—	508	150.00–152.00	150.66
5	—	477	152.00–160.00	158.00
4	—	429	158.00–168.00	163.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	136.00–140.00	137.95
3	—	622	130.00–140.00	136.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	130.00–140.00	135.02
2	—	508	130.00–135.00	132.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	613	139.00–145.00	144.08
8	—	467	160.00–170.00	164.63
4	—	516	150.00–160.00	153.93
10	—	695	132.00–140.00	138.22
7	—	731	129.00–135.00	133.99
2	—	318	178.00–185.00	181.47
5	—	365	180.00–188.00	184.62
4	—	426	175.00–180.00	177.75
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	591	144.00–151.00	147.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	190.00–194.00	191.89
4	—	363	192.00–193.00	192.49
10	—	522	167.00–175.00	170.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	373	130.00–140.00	136.62
5	—	470	130.00–135.00	133.81
5	—	418	130.00–138.00	133.58
3	—	532	130.00–135.00	132.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	410	140.00–148.00	141.27
12	—	479	140.00–149.00	147.71
19	—	602	139.00–140.00	139.37
15	—	525	140.00–150.00	144.26

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	—	983	875.00–1,025.00	966.42
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,098	83.00–89.00	85.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,253	65.00–70.00	67.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,413	66.00–73.00	69.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	920	71.00–78.00	73.49
5	—	1,129	65.00–70.00	68.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,525	79.00–83.00	80.85

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Seminole Livestock Exchange - Donalsonville, GA

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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