Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2022-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago : Slaughter cows lightly tested. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers steady. Feeder bulls lightly tested. Feeder heifers steady. Steer calves 4.00 lower. Bull calves 3.00 lower. 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 $136.41/cwt on 98 head.

Average price

$136.41

98 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$711

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$208

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

$9.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.09

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	143.71	760	8thin
Medium and Large 2	574	136.76	785	60
Medium and Large 3	413	133.77	552	30

One grade step is worth $9.95/cwt here — about $208 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 sale98 hd

136.41

—

GA average15 barns · 1,791 hd

140.50

−4.09

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	2,015	85.83	1,729	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,079	64.01	691	7thin

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)	990	$965	10

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	419	169.42/cwt	165.00–175.00	710	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	143.71/cwt	140.00–145.00	760	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	134.64/cwt	134.00–138.00	914	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	133.90/cwt	130.00–135.00	850	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	140.23/cwt	138.00–143.00	519	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	677	119.27/cwt	115.00–123.00	807	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	140.09/cwt	135.00–145.00	792	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	142.30/cwt	140.00–145.00	729	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	164.19/cwt	160.00–168.00	612	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	153.70/cwt	150.00–158.00	735	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	481	143.20/cwt	140.00–146.00	689	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	286	168.97/cwt	165.00–173.00	483	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	139.00/cwt	136.00–140.00	813	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	142.78/cwt	140.00–148.00	882	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	191.58/cwt	190.00–193.00	718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	135.77/cwt	130.00–139.00	694	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	135.85/cwt	130.00–138.00	632	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	153.49/cwt	150.00–154.00	975	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	574	153.20/cwt	150.00–158.00	879	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	479	161.78/cwt	158.00–164.00	775	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	142.38/cwt	140.00–145.00	669	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	144.52/cwt	140.00–148.00	595	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	261	139.45/cwt	136.00–142.00	364	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	131.11/cwt	130.00–138.00	555	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	155.17/cwt	150.00–160.00	816	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	182.44/cwt	178.00–188.00	684	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	321	133.54/cwt	130.00–140.00	429	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	964.90/head	750.00–1,250.00	965	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	926	81.72/cwt	80.00–84.00	757	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,179	71.11/cwt	70.00–76.00	838	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	81.11/cwt	78.00–84.00	766	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	972	72.90/cwt	70.00–76.00	709	5
Bulls	—	—	2,015	85.83/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,729	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	64.01/cwt	60.00–67.00	691	7

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 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 390Last week 645Year ago 527

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 101Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 23Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	419	165.00–175.00	169.42
3	—	618	140.00–148.00	142.78
7	—	574	150.00–158.00	153.20
13	—	479	158.00–164.00	161.78
17	—	526	150.00–160.00	155.17
5	—	375	178.00–188.00	182.44
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	190.00–193.00	191.58
8	—	635	150.00–154.00	153.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	529	140.00–145.00	143.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	679	134.00–138.00	134.64
29	—	635	130.00–135.00	133.90
4	—	585	136.00–140.00	139.00
8	—	511	130.00–139.00	135.77
3	—	470	140.00–145.00	142.38
10	—	412	140.00–148.00	144.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	138.00–143.00	140.23
3	—	677	115.00–123.00	119.27
7	—	465	130.00–138.00	135.85
4	—	261	136.00–142.00	139.45
7	—	423	130.00–138.00	131.11
5	—	321	130.00–140.00	133.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	135.00–145.00	140.09
3	—	512	140.00–145.00	142.30
2	—	373	160.00–168.00	164.19
3	—	478	150.00–158.00	153.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	481	140.00–146.00	143.20
4	—	286	165.00–173.00	168.97

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	990	750.00–1,250.00	964.90
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	926	80.00–84.00	81.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	945	78.00–84.00	81.11
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,179	70.00–76.00	71.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	972	70.00–76.00	72.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,015	83.00–90.00	85.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,079	60.00–67.00	64.01

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

Replacement Cattle

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