Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2022-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers, feeder bulls and feeder heifers steady. Steer calves, bull calves and heifer calves mostly steady. Replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.31/cwt on 81 head.

Average price

$138.31

81 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$660

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$313

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

$15.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.21

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	145.44	808	32
Medium and Large 2	486	138.82	675	21
Medium and Large 3	381	129.79	495	28

One grade step is worth $15.65/cwt here — about $313 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 sale81 hd

138.31

—

GA average15 barns · 1,437 hd

137.11

+1.21

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	—	Average	1,486	81.75	1,215	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,131	73.18	828	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	974	62.77	611	12

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)	1,115	$844	6

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 3	—	514	138.28/cwt	130.00–140.00	711	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	153.17/cwt	150.00–154.00	786	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	135.00/cwt	130.00–140.00	547	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	572	132.78/cwt	130.00–138.00	760	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	128.66/cwt	128.00–130.00	823	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	341	142.04/cwt	141.00–150.00	484	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	163.06/cwt	158.00–164.00	854	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	142.06/cwt	140.00–146.00	959	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	183.97/cwt	180.00–188.00	677	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	166.00/cwt	164.00–168.00	755	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	240	161.50/cwt	160.00–163.00	388	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	144.67/cwt	140.00–148.00	621	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	167.64/cwt	165.00–173.00	684	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	163.74/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,007	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	164.86/cwt	162.00–170.00	950	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	133.98/cwt	130.00–135.00	969	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	147.05/cwt	145.00–148.00	703	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	115.03/cwt	110.00–120.00	607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	356	130.73/cwt	125.00–135.00	465	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	142.20/cwt	140.00–146.00	747	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	145.71/cwt	138.00–148.00	903	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	262	140.62/cwt	135.00–145.00	368	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	316	132.85/cwt	130.00–135.00	420	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	151.03/cwt	150.00–153.00	622	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	146.00/cwt	140.00–148.00	822	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	124.26/cwt	120.00–128.00	588	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	135.54/cwt	135.00–136.00	640	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	134.48/cwt	132.00–136.00	853	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	130.53/cwt	126.00–135.00	565	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,115	843.87/head	800.00–875.00	844	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	943	65.84/cwt	64.00–68.00	621	2
Bulls	—	—	1,803	90.83/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,638	4
Bulls	—	—	1,305	76.56/cwt	75.00–78.00	999	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	73.18/cwt	71.00–78.00	828	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	69.79/cwt	67.00–73.00	698	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	60.43/cwt	57.00–64.00	583	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 Nov 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 302Last week 230Year ago 448

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 27Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	514	130.00–140.00	138.28
2	—	405	130.00–140.00	135.00
3	—	572	130.00–138.00	132.78
6	—	640	128.00–130.00	128.66
8	—	341	141.00–150.00	142.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	513	150.00–154.00	153.17
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	524	158.00–164.00	163.06
3	—	675	140.00–146.00	142.06
5	—	723	130.00–135.00	133.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	180.00–188.00	183.97
2	—	455	164.00–168.00	166.00
3	—	408	165.00–173.00	167.64
4	—	615	160.00–170.00	163.74
18	—	576	162.00–170.00	164.86
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	240	160.00–163.00	161.50
3	—	478	145.00–148.00	147.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	429	140.00–148.00	144.67
9	—	472	135.00–136.00	135.54
4	—	634	132.00–136.00	134.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	110.00–120.00	115.03
7	—	356	125.00–135.00	130.73
5	—	262	135.00–145.00	140.62
5	—	316	130.00–135.00	132.85
6	—	473	120.00–128.00	124.26
2	—	433	126.00–135.00	130.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	525	140.00–146.00	142.20
9	—	620	138.00–148.00	145.71
3	—	412	150.00–153.00	151.03
12	—	563	140.00–148.00	146.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,115	800.00–875.00	843.87
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	943	64.00–68.00	65.84

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,803	88.00–93.00	90.83
7	—	1,305	75.00–78.00	76.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,131	71.00–78.00	73.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,000	67.00–73.00	69.79
9	—	965	57.00–64.00	60.43

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

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