Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2022-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $169.89/cwt on 89 head.

Average price

$169.89

89 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$862

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$28.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.93

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	442	188.30	833	21
Medium and Large 2	533	167.76	895	38
Medium and Large 3	521	159.70	831	30

One grade step is worth $28.60/cwt here — about $1 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 sale89 hd

169.89

—

GA average14 barns · 951 hd

174.82

−4.93

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	1,508	101.82	1,535	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,187	88.27	1,048	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,474	83.49	1,231	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	985	71.05	699	8thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	463	183.48/cwt	182.00–185.00	850	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	209.00/cwt	205.00–213.00	742	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	192.92/cwt	190.00–198.00	810	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	143.97/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,104	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	439	171.22/cwt	168.00–176.00	752	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	153.13/cwt	150.00–158.00	870	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	514	162.48/cwt	160.00–166.00	835	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	193.55/cwt	190.00–200.00	710	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	778	137.02/cwt	136.00–138.00	1,066	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	629	141.75/cwt	139.00–148.00	892	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	147.23/cwt	140.00–150.00	976	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	407	187.33/cwt	186.00–188.00	762	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	204.51/cwt	200.00–208.00	667	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	195.39/cwt	190.00–198.00	619	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	168.00/cwt	160.00–170.00	932	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	143.98/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,037	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	150.66/cwt	150.00–152.00	964	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	173.81/cwt	170.00–178.00	833	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	155.18/cwt	151.00–158.00	583	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	132.41/cwt	130.00–135.00	761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	188.53/cwt	187.00–190.00	509	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	147.47/cwt	145.00–150.00	723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	145.23/cwt	140.00–148.00	770	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	148.43/cwt	144.00–150.00	856	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	61.70/cwt	60.00–65.00	591	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	84.46/cwt	81.00–88.00	843	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	71.45/cwt	69.00–73.00	716	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	78.78/cwt	77.00–81.00	1,184	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	90.56/cwt	89.00–92.00	1,295	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	95.65/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,132	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	88.03/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,056	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	77.43/cwt	74.00–81.00	914	2
Bulls	—	—	1,508	101.82/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,535	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,139	78.22/cwt	77.00–80.00	891	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	145.12/cwt	140.00–150.00	833	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	159.50/cwt	156.00–162.00	539	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	145.56/cwt	140.00–150.00	773	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	146.34/cwt	140.00–149.00	626	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	492	147.11/cwt	140.00–149.00	724	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	142.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	527	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	178.34/cwt	174.00–181.00	904	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	204.21/cwt	200.00–208.00	576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	153.51/cwt	150.00–160.00	651	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	135.99/cwt	130.00–140.00	914	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	138.65/cwt	138.00–139.00	855	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	150.25/cwt	150.00–151.00	696	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	486	163.49/cwt	160.00–168.00	795	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	181.41/cwt	178.00–185.00	689	2

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 Sep 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 264Last week 438Year ago 435

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 86Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 23Year ago 47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	182.00–185.00	183.48
2	—	355	205.00–213.00	209.00
4	—	420	190.00–198.00	192.92
3	—	767	140.00–150.00	143.97
4	—	326	200.00–208.00	204.51
3	—	507	174.00–181.00	178.34
3	—	282	200.00–208.00	204.21
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	439	168.00–176.00	171.22
7	—	568	150.00–158.00	153.13
7	—	514	160.00–166.00	162.48
5	—	629	139.00–148.00	141.75
4	—	486	160.00–168.00	163.49
2	—	380	178.00–185.00	181.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	190.00–200.00	193.55
2	—	778	136.00–138.00	137.02
5	—	663	140.00–150.00	147.23
3	—	407	186.00–188.00	187.33
3	—	317	190.00–198.00	195.39
5	—	555	160.00–170.00	168.00
3	—	720	141.00–146.00	143.98
3	—	640	150.00–152.00	150.66
11	—	479	170.00–178.00	173.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	376	151.00–158.00	155.18
4	—	338	156.00–162.00	159.50
10	—	531	140.00–150.00	145.56
4	—	428	140.00–149.00	146.34
10	—	492	140.00–149.00	147.11
3	—	617	138.00–139.00	138.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	574	140.00–150.00	145.12
7	—	424	150.00–160.00	153.51
6	—	672	130.00–140.00	135.99
4	—	463	150.00–151.00	150.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	140.00–145.00	142.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	130.00–135.00	132.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	187.00–190.00	188.53
2	—	490	145.00–150.00	147.47
4	—	530	140.00–148.00	145.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	577	144.00–150.00	148.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	958	60.00–65.00	61.70
2	—	998	81.00–88.00	84.46
3	—	1,002	69.00–73.00	71.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,503	77.00–81.00	78.78
2	—	1,430	89.00–92.00	90.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,183	93.00–99.00	95.65
2	—	1,200	85.00–91.00	88.03
2	—	1,180	74.00–81.00	77.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,508	100.00–103.00	101.82

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)	4	—	1,139	77.00–80.00	78.22

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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

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