Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2022-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows unevenly higher. Slaughter bulls lightly tested. Feeder steers steady. Feeder bulls lightly tested. Feeder heifers steady. Steer calves sharply higher. Bull calves lightly tested. Heifer calves 5.00 higher. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.05/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$140.05

67 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$768

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$20.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.89

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	143.84	809	42
Medium and Large 2	519	136.99	711	19thin
Medium and Large 3	540	123.29	666	6thin

One grade step is worth $20.54/cwt here — about $143 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 sale67 hd

140.05

—

GA average15 barns · 1,185 hd

136.17

+3.89

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	1,879	80.94	1,521	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,162	67.59	785	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,422	65.92	937	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	991	65.54	649	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 2	—	527	145.99/cwt	140.00–148.00	769	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	163.59/cwt	160.00–166.00	764	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	158.25/cwt	155.00–160.00	820	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	142.57/cwt	140.00–145.00	888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	152.39/cwt	150.00–155.00	639	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	132.48/cwt	130.00–135.00	501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	178.71/cwt	176.00–180.00	933	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	163.29/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,016	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	184.33/cwt	180.00–190.00	780	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	747	160.93/cwt	160.00–161.00	1,202	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	174.01/cwt	173.00–175.00	809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	164.03/cwt	160.00–165.00	887	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	184.03/cwt	180.00–188.00	714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	344	141.48/cwt	140.00–146.00	487	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	128.72/cwt	120.00–130.00	907	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	193.33/cwt	190.00–195.00	657	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	197.48/cwt	195.00–200.00	707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	184.01/cwt	180.00–188.00	863	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	154.50/cwt	154.00–155.00	803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	155.94/cwt	150.00–160.00	597	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	154.41/cwt	150.00–158.00	508	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	142.97/cwt	142.00–144.00	822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	182.54/cwt	180.00–185.00	584	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	162.97/cwt	160.00–165.00	706	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	146.33/cwt	140.00–149.00	910	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	144.48/cwt	140.00–150.00	705	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	787	112.76/cwt	112.00–113.00	887	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	144.30/cwt	140.00–148.00	609	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	621	118.70/cwt	115.00–120.00	737	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	143.00/cwt	138.00–148.00	822	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	156.34/cwt	150.00–158.00	896	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,035	63.64/cwt	62.00–65.00	659	2
Bulls	—	—	2,010	87.39/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,757	2
Bulls	—	—	1,748	74.48/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,302	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	73.01/cwt	70.00–76.00	710	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	62.34/cwt	60.00–67.00	622	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	72.50/cwt	70.00–77.00	834	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	65.13/cwt	62.00–68.00	760	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,422	65.92/cwt	62.00–69.00	937	13

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 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 259Last week 302Year ago 306

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 53Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 12Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	527	140.00–148.00	145.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	160.00–166.00	163.59
3	—	518	155.00–160.00	158.25
2	—	623	140.00–145.00	142.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	419	150.00–155.00	152.39
16	—	705	120.00–130.00	128.72
2	—	520	154.00–155.00	154.50
5	—	383	150.00–160.00	155.94
4	—	329	150.00–158.00	154.41
5	—	622	140.00–149.00	146.33
5	—	573	150.00–158.00	156.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	130.00–135.00	132.48
4	—	621	115.00–120.00	118.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	344	140.00–146.00	141.48
6	—	488	140.00–150.00	144.48
4	—	787	112.00–113.00	112.76
3	—	422	140.00–148.00	144.30
2	—	575	138.00–148.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	176.00–180.00	178.71
3	—	622	160.00–168.00	163.29
6	—	423	180.00–190.00	184.33
15	—	747	160.00–161.00	160.93
2	—	358	195.00–200.00	197.48
7	—	469	180.00–188.00	184.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	173.00–175.00	174.01
5	—	541	160.00–165.00	164.03
2	—	388	180.00–188.00	184.03
3	—	340	190.00–195.00	193.33
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	142.00–144.00	142.97
2	—	320	180.00–185.00	182.54
3	—	433	160.00–165.00	162.97

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)	2	—	1,035	62.00–65.00	63.64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,010	86.00–89.00	87.39
2	—	1,748	74.00–75.00	74.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	973	70.00–76.00	73.01
14	—	998	60.00–67.00	62.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,151	70.00–77.00	72.50
20	—	1,167	62.00–68.00	65.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,422	62.00–69.00	65.92

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