Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2022-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows unevenly higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers , feeder bulls and feeder heifers lightly tested. Steer calves steady. Bull calves steady. 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 $133.02/cwt on 80 head.

Average price

$133.02

80 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

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

$10.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.22

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	141.16	785	14thin
Medium and Large 2	484	133.78	648	16thin
Medium and Large 3	456	130.50	595	50

One grade step is worth $10.66/cwt here — about $189 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 sale80 hd

133.02

—

GA average15 barns · 1,578 hd

135.24

−2.22

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	1,360	82.40	1,121	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,515	72.99	1,106	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,179	72.09	850	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,017	65.03	661	20

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	409	174.51/cwt	170.00–178.00	714	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	130.22/cwt	128.00–132.00	750	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	164.45/cwt	160.00–168.00	684	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	175.04/cwt	170.00–180.00	569	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	170.23/cwt	165.00–173.00	655	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	270	164.72/cwt	160.00–170.00	445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	142.02/cwt	140.00–144.00	598	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	258	172.63/cwt	170.00–178.00	445	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	172.91/cwt	170.00–180.00	647	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	174.65/cwt	170.00–178.00	568	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	128.53/cwt	127.00–130.00	794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	738	123.05/cwt	118.00–128.00	908	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	511	147.98/cwt	145.00–150.00	756	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	147.20/cwt	144.00–149.00	854	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	132.00/cwt	130.00–138.00	475	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	431	129.46/cwt	126.00–130.00	558	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	663	112.51/cwt	110.00–115.00	746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	142.73/cwt	140.00–146.00	468	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	581	117.85/cwt	110.00–120.00	685	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	147.42/cwt	142.00–150.00	694	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	140.17/cwt	137.00–142.00	792	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	127.14/cwt	125.00–135.00	676	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	143.65/cwt	140.00–150.00	766	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	136.74/cwt	135.00–140.00	656	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	784	114.26/cwt	112.00–115.00	896	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	443	146.43/cwt	142.00–150.00	649	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	464	133.73/cwt	128.00–136.00	621	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	141.79/cwt	140.00–145.00	522	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	73.32/cwt	70.00–75.00	726	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,037	72.84/cwt	69.00–76.00	755	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	868	63.35/cwt	60.00–66.00	550	2
Bulls	—	—	1,360	82.40/cwt	79.00–86.00	1,121	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	84.01/cwt	81.00–87.00	924	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	67.24/cwt	64.00–70.00	784	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	67.66/cwt	64.00–70.00	680	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	75.61/cwt	72.00–79.00	922	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	72.99/cwt	72.00–74.00	1,106	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	73.92/cwt	72.00–78.00	783	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	59.03/cwt	55.00–62.00	594	9

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 Oct 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 368Last week 396Year ago 197

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 25Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 18Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	409	170.00–178.00	174.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	576	128.00–132.00	130.22
8	—	416	160.00–168.00	164.45
4	—	325	170.00–180.00	175.04
6	—	385	165.00–173.00	170.23
4	—	784	112.00–115.00	114.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	160.00–170.00	164.72
9	—	480	135.00–140.00	136.74
34	—	443	142.00–150.00	146.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	421	140.00–144.00	142.02
2	—	618	127.00–130.00	128.53
7	—	532	125.00–135.00	127.14
3	—	368	140.00–145.00	141.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	360	130.00–138.00	132.00
7	—	431	126.00–130.00	129.46
2	—	663	110.00–115.00	112.51
4	—	328	140.00–146.00	142.73
7	—	581	110.00–120.00	117.85
22	—	464	128.00–136.00	133.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	565	137.00–142.00	140.17
4	—	533	140.00–150.00	143.65
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	258	170.00–178.00	172.63
7	—	374	170.00–180.00	172.91
6	—	325	170.00–178.00	174.65
2	—	738	118.00–128.00	123.05
8	—	511	145.00–150.00	147.98
16	—	580	144.00–149.00	147.20
9	—	471	142.00–150.00	147.42

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)	3	—	990	70.00–75.00	73.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,037	69.00–76.00	72.84
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	868	60.00–66.00	63.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,360	79.00–86.00	82.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,100	81.00–87.00	84.01
10	—	1,166	64.00–70.00	67.24
7	—	1,219	72.00–79.00	75.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,005	64.00–70.00	67.66
4	—	1,059	72.00–78.00	73.92
9	—	1,007	55.00–62.00	59.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,515	72.00–74.00	72.99

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Seminole Livestock Exchange - Donalsonville, GA

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle