Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2022-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows lightly tested. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers,feeder bulls and feeder heifers lightly tested. Steer calves 4.00 lower. Bull calves 2.00 higher. Heifer calves 4.00 higher. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.19/cwt on 123 head.

Average price

$146.19

123 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$684

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$33

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

$9.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.27

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	441	148.92	656	66
Medium and Large 1	536	145.70	781	33
Medium and Large 3	447	139.36	623	24

One grade step is worth $9.56/cwt here — about $33 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 sale123 hd

146.19

—

GA average15 barns · 1,361 hd

141.92

+4.27

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	1,265	85.06	1,076	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,198	76.43	916	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,126	70.35	792	4thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	471	144.39/cwt	140.00–148.00	680	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	129.00/cwt	128.00–130.00	780	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	146.77/cwt	140.00–150.00	636	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	569	134.12/cwt	128.00–138.00	763	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	162.93/cwt	158.00–168.00	523	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	587	125.23/cwt	118.00–128.00	735	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	163.16/cwt	159.00–168.00	857	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	176.55/cwt	176.00–183.00	761	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	167.22/cwt	160.00–169.00	955	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	182.67/cwt	180.00–184.00	621	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	151.42/cwt	150.00–155.00	700	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	166.44/cwt	162.00–168.00	771	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	175.90/cwt	170.00–180.00	654	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	629	148.79/cwt	145.00–149.00	936	28
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	168.01/cwt	166.00–170.00	744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	176.63/cwt	174.00–178.00	574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	145.75/cwt	140.00–149.00	682	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	132.81/cwt	128.00–138.00	697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	613	123.98/cwt	122.00–126.00	760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	134.38/cwt	130.00–138.00	766	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	176.71/cwt	172.00–180.00	551	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	170.54/cwt	170.00–172.00	836	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	149.94/cwt	148.00–152.00	490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	459	136.01/cwt	134.00–138.00	624	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	154.24/cwt	150.00–158.00	554	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	282	162.02/cwt	160.00–166.00	457	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	147.51/cwt	140.00–149.00	643	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	144.99/cwt	142.00–148.00	538	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	144.77/cwt	144.00–146.00	767	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	163.00/cwt	162.00–164.00	587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	141.14/cwt	140.00–144.00	809	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	102.00/cwt	100.00–104.00	908	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	960	71.28/cwt	69.00–74.00	684	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	893	71.14/cwt	68.00–74.00	635	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	103.09/cwt	100.00–106.00	998	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,145	80.20/cwt	78.00–84.00	918	3
Bulls	—	—	1,265	85.06/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,076	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	76.43/cwt	74.00–79.00	916	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	70.35/cwt	66.00–73.00	792	4

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 Aug 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 440Last week 298Year ago 416

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 13Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 0Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	471	140.00–148.00	144.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	128.00–130.00	129.00
3	—	433	140.00–150.00	146.77
6	—	569	128.00–138.00	134.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	321	158.00–168.00	162.93
16	—	468	140.00–149.00	145.75
3	—	570	130.00–138.00	134.38
5	—	359	150.00–158.00	154.24
22	—	436	140.00–149.00	147.51
10	—	530	144.00–146.00	144.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	587	118.00–128.00	125.23
2	—	525	128.00–138.00	132.81
2	—	613	122.00–126.00	123.98
3	—	327	148.00–152.00	149.94
4	—	459	134.00–138.00	136.01
3	—	282	160.00–166.00	162.02
5	—	371	142.00–148.00	144.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	312	172.00–180.00	176.71
2	—	360	162.00–164.00	163.00
28	—	573	140.00–144.00	141.14
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	525	159.00–168.00	163.16
3	—	340	180.00–184.00	182.67
7	—	463	162.00–168.00	166.44
11	—	372	170.00–180.00	175.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	431	176.00–183.00	176.55
17	—	571	160.00–169.00	167.22
15	—	490	170.00–172.00	170.54
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	462	150.00–155.00	151.42
28	—	629	145.00–149.00	148.79
2	—	443	166.00–170.00	168.01
3	—	325	174.00–178.00	176.63

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	890	100.00–104.00	102.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	968	100.00–106.00	103.09
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	960	69.00–74.00	71.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	893	68.00–74.00	71.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,145	78.00–84.00	80.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,265	84.00–86.00	85.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,198	74.00–79.00	76.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,126	66.00–73.00	70.35

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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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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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