Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2022-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.56/cwt on 104 head.

Average price

$130.56

104 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$609

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$279

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

$18.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.81

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	143.76	778	25
Medium and Large 2	532	129.44	688	26
Medium and Large 3	400	124.89	499	53

One grade step is worth $18.87/cwt here — about $279 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 sale104 hd

130.56

—

GA average15 barns · 2,320 hd

137.37

−6.81

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
Bulls	—	Low	1,637	82.35	1,348	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,478	65.44	967	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	979	60.82	595	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,196	60.81	727	14

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	155.14/cwt	150.00–158.00	496	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	584	131.00/cwt	126.00–134.00	765	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	366	153.29/cwt	150.00–158.00	561	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	424	145.61/cwt	140.00–150.00	617	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	464	143.77/cwt	140.00–148.00	667	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	141.63/cwt	140.00–147.00	688	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	163.98/cwt	160.00–168.00	694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	163.32/cwt	160.00–168.00	921	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	153.33/cwt	150.00–158.00	647	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	155.12/cwt	154.00–160.00	987	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	168.12/cwt	163.00–170.00	815	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	143.53/cwt	140.00–148.00	673	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	124.31/cwt	120.00–130.00	461	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	288	132.48/cwt	130.00–135.00	382	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	159.27/cwt	155.00–163.00	591	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	143.76/cwt	138.00–148.00	749	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	122.02/cwt	116.00–126.00	519	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	169.50/cwt	167.00–170.00	888	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	145.89/cwt	140.00–147.00	916	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	133.04/cwt	130.00–135.00	647	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	151.67/cwt	150.00–155.00	720	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	719	119.14/cwt	115.00–120.00	857	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	337	129.22/cwt	125.00–133.00	435	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	130.99/cwt	130.00–135.00	583	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	588	116.00/cwt	110.00–120.00	682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	521	137.56/cwt	135.00–140.00	717	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	122.63/cwt	120.00–125.00	570	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,188	60.89/cwt	60.00–62.00	723	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,037	68.66/cwt	68.00–70.00	712	3
Bulls	—	—	1,637	82.35/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,348	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	59.52/cwt	57.00–62.00	712	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	65.44/cwt	62.00–69.00	967	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	60.82/cwt	60.00–63.00	595	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	68.58/cwt	65.00–72.00	815	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 Oct 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 263Last week 330Year ago 316

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 64Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 9Year ago 38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	320	150.00–158.00	155.14
6	—	584	126.00–134.00	131.00
7	—	366	150.00–158.00	153.29
6	—	424	140.00–150.00	145.61
6	—	464	140.00–148.00	143.77
9	—	521	135.00–140.00	137.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	486	140.00–147.00	141.63
11	—	521	138.00–148.00	143.76
7	—	628	140.00–147.00	145.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	371	120.00–130.00	124.31
4	—	288	130.00–135.00	132.48
12	—	425	116.00–126.00	122.02
14	—	337	125.00–133.00	129.22
3	—	588	110.00–120.00	116.00
11	—	465	120.00–125.00	122.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	486	130.00–135.00	133.04
6	—	719	115.00–120.00	119.14
5	—	445	130.00–135.00	130.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	160.00–168.00	163.98
3	—	475	150.00–155.00	151.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	564	160.00–168.00	163.32
7	—	636	154.00–160.00	155.12
9	—	485	163.00–170.00	168.12
10	—	524	167.00–170.00	169.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	422	150.00–158.00	153.33
6	—	469	140.00–148.00	143.53
26	—	371	155.00–163.00	159.27

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,188	60.00–62.00	60.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,037	68.00–70.00	68.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,637	77.00–84.00	82.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,197	57.00–62.00	59.52
2	—	1,188	65.00–72.00	68.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,478	62.00–69.00	65.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	979	60.00–63.00	60.82

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