Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2022-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls lightly tested. Feeder steers steady. Feeder bulls lightly tested. Feeder heifers steady. Steer calves 1.00 lower. Bull calves steady. Heifer calves 1.00 higher. Replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.43/cwt on 206 head.

Average price

$150.43

206 head · 450 lb average

Value per head Derived

$677

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$7.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.84

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	462	153.83	711	102
Medium and Large 2	461	147.75	682	69
Medium and Large 3	390	145.83	569	35

One grade step is worth $7.99/cwt here — about $142 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 sale206 hd

150.43

—

GA average16 barns · 2,763 hd

149.59

+0.84

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	1,325	87.91	1,165	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,419	77.49	1,100	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,192	77.38	922	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	969	73.65	714	38

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	373	161.47/cwt	160.00–166.00	602	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	151.34/cwt	145.00–154.00	637	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	536	144.47/cwt	140.00–146.00	774	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	484	145.43/cwt	140.00–150.00	704	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	639	136.88/cwt	131.00–139.00	875	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	141.25/cwt	139.00–146.00	798	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	153.54/cwt	152.00–155.00	891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	187.49/cwt	180.00–190.00	630	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	174.72/cwt	170.00–178.00	645	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	161.04/cwt	160.00–168.00	789	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	185.03/cwt	180.00–190.00	672	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	134.97/cwt	130.00–140.00	999	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	178.31/cwt	176.00–179.00	770	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	163.66/cwt	158.00–168.00	846	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	183.67/cwt	180.00–184.00	786	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	173.52/cwt	170.00–174.00	908	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	178.02/cwt	172.00–180.00	830	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	171.43/cwt	168.00–176.00	557	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	264	170.00/cwt	168.00–176.00	449	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	163.03/cwt	160.00–166.00	717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	132.21/cwt	130.00–134.00	826	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	154.22/cwt	150.00–156.00	591	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	129.99/cwt	129.00–131.00	988	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	161.14/cwt	160.00–162.00	596	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	168.97/cwt	166.00–170.00	956	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	152.01/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,000	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	157.63/cwt	150.00–160.00	514	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	283	160.14/cwt	153.00–163.00	453	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	130.65/cwt	129.00–133.00	869	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	148.84/cwt	144.00–151.00	707	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	156.51/cwt	150.00–160.00	812	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	152.99/cwt	151.00–161.00	641	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	144.19/cwt	140.00–149.00	751	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	131.26/cwt	126.00–136.00	755	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	169.82/cwt	162.00–172.00	572	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	141.67/cwt	140.00–145.00	503	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	141.99/cwt	140.00–148.00	618	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	414	132.70/cwt	130.00–138.00	549	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	260	159.97/cwt	155.00–165.00	416	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	134.35/cwt	130.00–138.00	696	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	138.82/cwt	135.00–140.00	654	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	146.67/cwt	145.00–149.00	818	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	78.80/cwt	77.00–84.00	786	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	909	65.07/cwt	61.00–68.00	591	8
Bulls	—	—	1,325	87.91/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,165	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,394	74.51/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,039	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	73.75/cwt	70.00–76.00	720	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	72.48/cwt	72.00–73.00	848	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	78.61/cwt	75.00–82.00	941	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	82.27/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,201	5

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 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 594Last week 659Year ago 332

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 128Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	160.00–166.00	161.47
15	—	421	145.00–154.00	151.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	536	140.00–146.00	144.47
9	—	484	140.00–150.00	145.43
4	—	565	139.00–146.00	141.25
3	—	260	155.00–165.00	159.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	639	131.00–139.00	136.88
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	152.00–155.00	153.54
9	—	336	180.00–190.00	187.49
13	—	490	160.00–168.00	161.04
18	—	363	180.00–190.00	185.03
2	—	740	130.00–140.00	134.97
7	—	432	176.00–179.00	178.31
10	—	517	158.00–168.00	163.66
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	369	170.00–178.00	174.72
3	—	325	168.00–176.00	171.43
5	—	264	168.00–176.00	170.00
2	—	440	160.00–166.00	163.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	428	180.00–184.00	183.67
8	—	523	170.00–174.00	173.52
6	—	466	172.00–180.00	178.02
10	—	566	166.00–170.00	168.97
3	—	658	150.00–155.00	152.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	625	130.00–134.00	132.21
6	—	383	150.00–156.00	154.22
3	—	665	129.00–133.00	130.65
15	—	475	144.00–151.00	148.84
6	—	521	140.00–149.00	144.19
4	—	575	126.00–136.00	131.26
12	—	337	162.00–172.00	169.82
18	—	435	140.00–148.00	141.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	760	129.00–131.00	129.99
7	—	370	160.00–162.00	161.14
33	—	519	150.00–160.00	156.51
56	—	419	151.00–161.00	152.99
3	—	558	145.00–149.00	146.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	326	150.00–160.00	157.63
7	—	283	153.00–163.00	160.14
3	—	355	140.00–145.00	141.67
5	—	414	130.00–138.00	132.70
3	—	518	130.00–138.00	134.35
10	—	471	135.00–140.00	138.82

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	997	77.00–84.00	78.80
8	—	909	61.00–68.00	65.07
17	—	976	70.00–76.00	73.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,394	72.00–79.00	74.51
5	—	1,460	80.00–84.00	82.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,170	72.00–73.00	72.48
16	—	1,197	75.00–82.00	78.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,325	84.00–90.00	87.91

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