Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2022-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls lightly tested. Feeder steers steady. Feeder bulls lightly tested. Feeder heifers 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Steer calves steady. Bull calves 2.00 higher. Heifer calves 3.00 lower. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.08/cwt on 225 head.

Average price

$143.08

225 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$673

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$4.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.54

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	146.46	834	56
Medium and Large 3	375	141.98	533	72
Medium and Large 2	484	141.94	687	97

One grade step is worth $4.52/cwt here — about $147 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 sale225 hd

143.08

—

GA average15 barns · 2,234 hd

149.62

−6.54

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	1,657	83.42	1,382	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,395	80.37	1,121	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,213	73.67	894	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,077	65.53	706	45

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)	1,083	$809	6

Every lot, as filed

69 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 3	—	540	164.04/cwt	160.00–168.00	886	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	621	137.42/cwt	132.00–140.00	853	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	136.18/cwt	132.00–138.00	650	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	136.99/cwt	132.00–138.00	838	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	144.62/cwt	140.00–149.00	688	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	193.09/cwt	190.00–198.00	614	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	282	186.11/cwt	180.00–190.00	525	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	406	186.69/cwt	180.00–190.00	758	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	136.73/cwt	130.00–139.00	734	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	152.39/cwt	150.00–153.00	646	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	143.27/cwt	140.00–148.00	887	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	192.25/cwt	190.00–198.00	709	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	157.01/cwt	149.00–159.00	1,080	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	156.98/cwt	156.00–158.00	892	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	163.80/cwt	159.00–166.00	1,243	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	143.16/cwt	139.00–148.00	1,058	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	151.74/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,017	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	152.02/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,107	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	166.02/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,114	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	783	143.34/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,122	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	169.27/cwt	165.00–175.00	799	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	183.19/cwt	180.00–188.00	687	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	442	175.79/cwt	170.00–178.00	777	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	163.31/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,194	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	173.31/cwt	170.00–174.00	919	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	163.98/cwt	160.00–168.00	933	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	164.39/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,016	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	204.00/cwt	203.00–205.00	724	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	527	133.66/cwt	130.00–138.00	704	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	163.19/cwt	160.00–170.00	775	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	727	122.00/cwt	120.00–123.00	887	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	581	144.53/cwt	140.00–150.00	840	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	183.63/cwt	180.00–188.00	771	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	147.02/cwt	145.00–148.00	978	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	80.37/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,121	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	73.67/cwt	72.00–79.00	894	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	66.89/cwt	64.00–71.00	711	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	61.04/cwt	56.00–63.00	659	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,156	73.57/cwt	72.00–79.00	850	4
Bulls	—	—	1,657	83.42/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,382	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	951	83.96/cwt	80.00–86.00	798	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,033	72.09/cwt	70.00–76.00	745	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	84.77/cwt	82.00–88.00	927	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	809.23/head	650.00–975.00	809	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	154.14/cwt	150.00–158.00	567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	245	171.50/cwt	170.00–173.00	420	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	119.90/cwt	115.00–125.00	923	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	146.48/cwt	142.00–148.00	678	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	132.46/cwt	130.00–135.00	841	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	145.45/cwt	140.00–149.00	756	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	150.79/cwt	150.00–153.00	544	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	145.96/cwt	143.00–149.00	909	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	151.37/cwt	150.00–155.00	792	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	422	153.88/cwt	150.00–158.00	649	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	152.71/cwt	150.00–155.00	736	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	164.74/cwt	160.00–170.00	703	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	388	143.55/cwt	140.00–148.00	557	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	414	134.95/cwt	130.00–138.00	559	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	319	144.22/cwt	140.00–148.00	460	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	172.14/cwt	168.00–178.00	644	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	268	149.09/cwt	145.00–153.00	400	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	140.98/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,102	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	134.39/cwt	128.00–138.00	783	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	151.57/cwt	150.00–155.00	493	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	143.77/cwt	140.00–148.00	615	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	145.19/cwt	140.00–150.00	749	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	150.82/cwt	150.00–151.00	706	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	143.65/cwt	140.00–148.00	839	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	693	134.48/cwt	130.00–139.00	932	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 14, 2022

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Feeder CattleReceipts 645Last week 264Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 41Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 14Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	160.00–168.00	164.04
4	—	621	132.00–140.00	137.42
6	—	282	180.00–190.00	186.11
3	—	568	156.00–158.00	156.98
15	—	472	165.00–175.00	169.27
14	—	375	180.00–188.00	183.19
5	—	442	170.00–178.00	175.79
2	—	693	130.00–139.00	134.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	318	190.00–198.00	193.09
17	—	406	180.00–190.00	186.69
8	—	369	190.00–198.00	192.25
7	—	688	149.00–159.00	157.01
2	—	728	150.00–154.00	152.02
3	—	783	142.00–145.00	143.34
6	—	530	170.00–174.00	173.31
5	—	569	160.00–168.00	163.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	759	159.00–166.00	163.80
4	—	671	160.00–168.00	166.02
6	—	731	160.00–165.00	163.31
9	—	618	160.00–170.00	164.39
2	—	355	203.00–205.00	204.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	477	132.00–138.00	136.18
22	—	388	140.00–148.00	143.55
11	—	414	130.00–138.00	134.95
11	—	319	140.00–148.00	144.22
14	—	268	145.00–153.00	149.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	612	132.00–138.00	136.99
24	—	476	140.00–149.00	144.62
17	—	537	130.00–139.00	136.73
4	—	361	150.00–153.00	150.79
14	—	583	128.00–138.00	134.39
11	—	325	150.00–155.00	151.57
18	—	428	140.00–148.00	143.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	424	150.00–153.00	152.39
5	—	619	140.00–148.00	143.27
7	—	739	139.00–148.00	143.16
3	—	670	145.00–155.00	151.74
4	—	782	140.00–142.00	140.98
12	—	516	140.00–150.00	145.19
6	—	468	150.00–151.00	150.82
9	—	584	140.00–148.00	143.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	527	130.00–138.00	133.66
2	—	368	150.00–158.00	154.14
2	—	245	170.00–173.00	171.50
4	—	463	142.00–148.00	146.48
5	—	422	150.00–158.00	153.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	160.00–170.00	163.19
9	—	581	140.00–150.00	144.53
6	—	420	180.00–188.00	183.63
3	—	665	145.00–148.00	147.02
2	—	770	115.00–125.00	119.90
2	—	623	143.00–149.00	145.96
12	—	523	150.00–155.00	151.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	727	120.00–123.00	122.00
2	—	635	130.00–135.00	132.46
12	—	520	140.00–149.00	145.45
7	—	482	150.00–155.00	152.71
7	—	427	160.00–170.00	164.74
4	—	374	168.00–178.00	172.14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,395	77.00–84.00	80.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,213	72.00–79.00	73.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,063	64.00–71.00	66.89
15	—	1,080	56.00–63.00	61.04
4	—	1,156	72.00–79.00	73.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,657	80.00–86.00	83.42

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	951	80.00–86.00	83.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,093	82.00–88.00	84.77
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,033	70.00–76.00	72.09
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,083	650.00–975.00	809.23

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Seminole Livestock Exchange - Donalsonville, GA

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