Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2022-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls unevenly higher. Feeder steers, feeder bulls and feeder heifers steady. Steer calves 2.00 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 $145.23/cwt on 221 head.

Average price

$145.23

221 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$690

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$40

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

$6.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.57

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	455	148.14	675	114
Medium and Large 1	530	142.75	756	62
Medium and Large 3	449	141.26	635	45

One grade step is worth $6.87/cwt here — about $40 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 sale221 hd

145.23

—

GA average15 barns · 1,803 hd

146.79

−1.57

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	1,405	98.64	1,386	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,421	85.24	1,211	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,162	82.42	957	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	964	67.81	653	43

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)	1,003	$1,040	16

Every lot, as filed

61 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 1	—	358	193.87/cwt	190.00–200.00	694	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	140.05/cwt	136.00–144.00	795	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	140.87/cwt	140.00–145.00	783	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	144.74/cwt	140.00–148.00	630	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	141.52/cwt	140.00–143.00	754	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	162.94/cwt	160.00–166.00	605	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	151.32/cwt	150.00–154.00	797	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	167.50/cwt	167.00–168.00	854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	174.53/cwt	170.00–178.00	646	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	704	151.70/cwt	147.00–152.00	1,068	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	175.49/cwt	174.00–178.00	914	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	166.87/cwt	166.00–167.00	985	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	187.88/cwt	183.00–189.00	718	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	160.51/cwt	160.00–166.00	772	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	178.11/cwt	176.00–180.00	490	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	175.76/cwt	170.00–178.00	726	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	158.49/cwt	158.00–159.00	975	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	149.34/cwt	148.00–150.00	721	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	194.56/cwt	190.00–200.00	660	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	163.36/cwt	160.00–165.00	992	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	693	152.49/cwt	151.00–154.00	1,057	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	188.75/cwt	187.00–190.00	795	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	143.97/cwt	139.00–148.00	1,116	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	177.21/cwt	170.00–180.00	820	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	153.39/cwt	150.00–160.00	552	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	143.41/cwt	140.00–150.00	681	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	141.50/cwt	136.00–146.00	804	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	688	137.99/cwt	136.00–140.00	949	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	140.46/cwt	138.00–143.00	885	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	148.57/cwt	144.00–154.00	784	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	70.63/cwt	67.00–74.00	654	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	88.13/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,268	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	79.45/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,100	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	88.16/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,061	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	76.67/cwt	74.00–81.00	859	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	77.01/cwt	75.00–82.00	771	8
Bulls	—	—	1,350	92.67/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,251	2
Bulls	—	—	1,442	102.62/cwt	101.00–104.00	1,480	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	62.02/cwt	60.00–66.00	606	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,047	68.67/cwt	65.00–72.00	719	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	1,040.32/head	825.00–1,175.00	1,040	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,150	77.71/cwt	76.00–81.00	894	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,097	76.54/cwt	73.00–80.00	840	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	152.13/cwt	150.00–154.00	627	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	141.41/cwt	138.00–146.00	542	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	135.29/cwt	134.00–138.00	589	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	363	139.90/cwt	135.00–145.00	508	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	133.06/cwt	130.00–135.00	699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	129.94/cwt	121.00–131.00	852	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	135.23/cwt	132.00–139.00	653	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	173.99/cwt	172.00–175.00	482	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	238	166.71/cwt	160.00–170.00	397	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	155.00/cwt	152.00–158.00	473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	123.26/cwt	120.00–129.00	774	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	164.98/cwt	160.00–168.00	437	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	529	136.46/cwt	130.00–139.00	722	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	627	143.72/cwt	140.00–145.00	901	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	154.88/cwt	150.00–158.00	592	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	133.60/cwt	128.00–136.00	770	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	145.09/cwt	140.00–150.00	705	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	165.18/cwt	162.00–170.00	555	14

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 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 659Last week 440Year ago 363

Slaughter CattleReceipts 128Last week 23Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 26Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	358	190.00–200.00	193.87
17	—	704	147.00–152.00	151.70
12	—	521	174.00–178.00	175.49
7	—	590	166.00–167.00	166.87
4	—	339	190.00–200.00	194.56
19	—	607	160.00–165.00	163.36
2	—	693	151.00–154.00	152.49
4	—	421	187.00–190.00	188.75
3	—	775	139.00–148.00	143.97
22	—	463	170.00–180.00	177.21
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	136.00–144.00	140.05
3	—	527	150.00–154.00	151.32
4	—	370	170.00–178.00	174.53
2	—	275	176.00–180.00	178.11
3	—	483	148.00–150.00	149.34
4	—	627	140.00–145.00	143.72
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	167.00–168.00	167.50
9	—	382	183.00–189.00	187.88
12	—	481	160.00–166.00	160.51
5	—	413	170.00–178.00	175.76
2	—	615	158.00–159.00	158.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	556	140.00–145.00	140.87
8	—	371	160.00–166.00	162.94
17	—	412	150.00–154.00	152.13
23	—	656	121.00–131.00	129.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	435	140.00–148.00	144.74
4	—	533	140.00–143.00	141.52
3	—	277	172.00–175.00	173.99
15	—	382	150.00–158.00	154.88
13	—	576	128.00–136.00	133.60
54	—	486	140.00–150.00	145.09
14	—	336	162.00–170.00	165.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	383	138.00–146.00	141.41
3	—	435	134.00–138.00	135.29
5	—	483	132.00–139.00	135.23
3	—	238	160.00–170.00	166.71
2	—	305	152.00–158.00	155.00
6	—	628	120.00–129.00	123.26
5	—	265	160.00–168.00	164.98
14	—	529	130.00–139.00	136.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	360	150.00–160.00	153.39
8	—	475	140.00–150.00	143.41
4	—	568	136.00–146.00	141.50
2	—	688	136.00–140.00	137.99
2	—	630	138.00–143.00	140.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	144.00–154.00	148.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	135.00–145.00	139.90
3	—	525	130.00–135.00	133.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	926	67.00–74.00	70.63
8	—	1,001	75.00–82.00	77.01
20	—	977	60.00–66.00	62.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,439	85.00–92.00	88.13
2	—	1,385	77.00–82.00	79.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,203	86.00–90.00	88.16
6	—	1,120	74.00–81.00	76.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,350	91.00–94.00	92.67
3	—	1,442	101.00–104.00	102.62

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,047	65.00–72.00	68.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,150	76.00–81.00	77.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,097	73.00–80.00	76.54
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,003	825.00–1,175.00	1,040.32

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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