Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2022-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago : Slaughter cows unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls lightly tested. Feeder steers 3.00 higher. Feeder bulls lightly tested. Feeder heifers unevenly steady. Steer calves and bull calves steady. Heifer calves 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.12/cwt on 99 head.

Average price

$139.12

99 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$701

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

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

$15.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.81

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	592	148.17	878	36
Medium and Large 3	417	134.60	562	41
Medium and Large 2	520	132.73	690	22

One grade step is worth $15.44/cwt here — about $188 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 sale99 hd

139.12

—

GA average15 barns · 1,561 hd

137.31

+1.81

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,377	67.94	936	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,205	62.56	754	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	912	58.34	532	6thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	375	183.68/cwt	178.00–188.00	689	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	172.40/cwt	170.00–175.00	548	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	168.46/cwt	167.00–170.00	615	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	165.29/cwt	160.00–170.00	691	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	124.94/cwt	120.00–130.00	847	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	172.59/cwt	170.00–175.00	483	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	156.52/cwt	155.00–158.00	961	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	148.28/cwt	140.00–150.00	991	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	179.91/cwt	174.00–183.00	761	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	142.96/cwt	138.00–148.00	801	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	190.64/cwt	190.00–192.00	702	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	512	148.71/cwt	146.00–156.00	761	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	621	146.92/cwt	140.00–149.00	912	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	160.69/cwt	155.00–165.00	897	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	124.02/cwt	120.00–128.00	630	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	484	131.84/cwt	128.00–136.00	638	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	135.53/cwt	130.00–140.00	511	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	205.15/cwt	200.00–210.00	751	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	197.54/cwt	195.00–200.00	642	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	549	166.42/cwt	160.00–167.00	914	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	135.92/cwt	130.00–140.00	595	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	111.33/cwt	110.00–114.00	880	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	142.37/cwt	140.00–145.00	399	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	153.42/cwt	148.00–154.00	827	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	271	157.33/cwt	150.00–160.00	426	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	139.15/cwt	135.00–145.00	445	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	516	138.47/cwt	132.00–142.00	715	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	459	140.33/cwt	135.00–144.00	644	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	132.96/cwt	128.00–138.00	884	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	144.72/cwt	140.00–145.00	922	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	129.99/cwt	128.00–134.00	745	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	130.57/cwt	130.00–135.00	682	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,237	63.64/cwt	60.00–66.00	787	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	62.56/cwt	60.00–65.00	754	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,377	67.94/cwt	67.00–70.00	936	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	912	58.34/cwt	55.00–62.00	532	6

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 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 396Last week 390Year ago 447

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 49Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 48Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	178.00–188.00	183.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	170.00–175.00	172.40
2	—	365	167.00–170.00	168.46
9	—	418	160.00–170.00	165.29
2	—	678	120.00–130.00	124.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	170.00–175.00	172.59
4	—	516	132.00–142.00	138.47
6	—	459	135.00–144.00	140.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	614	155.00–158.00	156.52
12	—	668	140.00–150.00	148.28
3	—	368	190.00–192.00	190.64
3	—	558	155.00–165.00	160.69
2	—	325	195.00–200.00	197.54
12	—	549	160.00–167.00	166.42
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	174.00–183.00	179.91
2	—	560	138.00–148.00	142.96
16	—	512	146.00–156.00	148.71
9	—	621	140.00–149.00	146.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	366	200.00–210.00	205.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	508	120.00–128.00	124.02
6	—	484	128.00–136.00	131.84
12	—	377	130.00–140.00	135.53
14	—	438	130.00–140.00	135.92
2	—	280	140.00–145.00	142.37
3	—	320	135.00–145.00	139.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	790	110.00–114.00	111.33
4	—	271	150.00–160.00	157.33
3	—	573	128.00–134.00	129.99
12	—	522	130.00–135.00	130.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	539	148.00–154.00	153.42
2	—	665	128.00–138.00	132.96
17	—	637	140.00–145.00	144.72

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	—	1,237	60.00–66.00	63.64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,205	60.00–65.00	62.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,377	67.00–70.00	67.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	912	55.00–62.00	58.34

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle