Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2022-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls lightly tested. Feeder steers and feeder bulls steady. Feeder heifers 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Steer calves 4.00 higher. Bull calves steady. Heifer calves 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $170.79/cwt on 116 head.

Average price

$170.79

116 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$822

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$42

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

$35.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.81

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	429	187.26	803	52
Medium and Large 2	534	160.13	855	44
Medium and Large 3	502	151.44	761	20

One grade step is worth $35.82/cwt here — about $42 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 sale116 hd

170.79

—

GA average14 barns · 1,108 hd

169.99

+0.81

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	1,435	90.41	1,297	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,207	86.11	1,040	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,367	79.32	1,084	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	929	73.12	680	32

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)	1,020	$1,011	12

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	141.31/cwt	140.00–146.00	721	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	643	132.99/cwt	129.00–138.00	855	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	592	145.32/cwt	140.00–148.00	860	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	152.12/cwt	148.00–158.00	791	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	132.71/cwt	130.00–138.00	541	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	165.50/cwt	162.00–172.00	616	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	287	196.41/cwt	195.00–200.00	564	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	185.39/cwt	182.00–188.00	779	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	189.89/cwt	185.00–195.00	708	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	162.71/cwt	160.00–166.00	859	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	182.65/cwt	182.00–186.00	895	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	156.04/cwt	150.00–160.00	599	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	151.61/cwt	148.00–158.00	705	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	169.70/cwt	166.00–172.00	961	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	185.44/cwt	183.00–188.00	580	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	171.02/cwt	170.00–172.00	821	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	174.20/cwt	170.00–178.00	488	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	200.83/cwt	198.00–205.00	741	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	183.00/cwt	180.00–185.00	476	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	155.56/cwt	150.00–160.00	908	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	141.21/cwt	140.00–144.00	859	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	145.14/cwt	140.00–148.00	983	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	137.83/cwt	135.00–140.00	985	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	152.07/cwt	150.00–154.00	575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	133.23/cwt	130.00–140.00	846	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	143.92/cwt	140.00–148.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	150.82/cwt	150.00–156.00	661	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	584	145.03/cwt	140.00–148.00	847	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	152.04/cwt	148.00–156.00	806	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	65.84/cwt	62.00–68.00	607	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	92.04/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,153	3
Bulls	—	—	1,435	90.41/cwt	89.00–92.00	1,297	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	80.22/cwt	78.00–85.00	771	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	911	72.21/cwt	70.00–76.00	658	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,367	79.32/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,084	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	83.89/cwt	82.00–86.00	998	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,077	86.15/cwt	83.00–90.00	928	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	96.90/cwt	95.00–100.00	844	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,056	85.07/cwt	83.00–86.00	898	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	91.05/cwt	89.00–94.00	854	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,011.03/head	950.00–1,125.00	1,011	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	150.68/cwt	150.00–152.00	765	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	144.45/cwt	142.00–148.00	623	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	135.41/cwt	130.00–138.00	640	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	120.15/cwt	115.00–125.00	811	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	120.10/cwt	115.00–125.00	748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	151.27/cwt	150.00–158.00	477	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	138.50/cwt	134.00–140.00	866	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	136.51/cwt	135.00–138.00	898	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	544	135.99/cwt	130.00–139.00	740	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	145.57/cwt	140.00–148.00	537	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	152.30/cwt	150.00–158.00	631	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	146.93/cwt	140.00–150.00	695	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	152.97/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,031	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	192.22/cwt	190.00–196.00	798	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	194.92/cwt	190.00–200.00	630	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	132.59/cwt	130.00–135.00	762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	141.69/cwt	138.00–148.00	823	13

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 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 427Last week 594Year ago 485

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 89Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 0Year ago 38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	510	140.00–146.00	141.31
5	—	384	150.00–160.00	156.04
10	—	431	142.00–148.00	144.45
4	—	625	134.00–140.00	138.50
2	—	658	135.00–138.00	136.51
16	—	473	140.00–150.00	146.93
13	—	581	138.00–148.00	141.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	408	130.00–138.00	132.71
3	—	473	130.00–138.00	135.41
2	—	675	115.00–125.00	120.15
2	—	623	115.00–125.00	120.10
8	—	315	150.00–158.00	151.27
3	—	544	130.00–139.00	135.99
4	—	369	140.00–148.00	145.57
2	—	575	130.00–135.00	132.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	372	162.00–172.00	165.50
3	—	508	150.00–152.00	150.68
13	—	414	150.00–158.00	152.30
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	643	129.00–138.00	132.99
3	—	592	140.00–148.00	145.32
7	—	520	148.00–158.00	152.12
4	—	465	148.00–158.00	151.61
3	—	280	170.00–178.00	174.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	287	195.00–200.00	196.41
6	—	490	182.00–186.00	182.65
7	—	566	166.00–172.00	169.70
8	—	369	198.00–205.00	200.83
4	—	674	150.00–154.00	152.97
13	—	415	190.00–196.00	192.22
9	—	323	190.00–200.00	194.92
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	182.00–188.00	185.39
3	—	373	185.00–195.00	189.89
3	—	528	160.00–166.00	162.71
2	—	313	183.00–188.00	185.44
2	—	480	170.00–172.00	171.02
5	—	260	180.00–185.00	183.00
9	—	584	150.00–160.00	155.56
5	—	608	140.00–144.00	141.21
6	—	677	140.00–148.00	145.14
6	—	715	135.00–140.00	137.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	150.00–154.00	152.07
2	—	485	140.00–148.00	143.92
4	—	584	140.00–148.00	145.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	635	130.00–140.00	133.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	438	150.00–156.00	150.82
2	—	530	148.00–156.00	152.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	922	62.00–68.00	65.84
10	—	961	78.00–85.00	80.22
14	—	911	70.00–76.00	72.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,253	90.00–95.00	92.04
8	—	1,190	82.00–86.00	83.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,367	78.00–82.00	79.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,435	89.00–92.00	90.41

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,077	83.00–90.00	86.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,056	83.00–86.00	85.07
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	871	95.00–100.00	96.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	938	89.00–94.00	91.05
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,020	950.00–1,125.00	1,011.03

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

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