Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2022-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.47/cwt on 138 head.

Average price

$147.47

138 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$768

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$22.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.90

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	154.17	837	82
Medium and Large 2	477	141.78	676	34
Medium and Large 3	503	131.27	660	22

One grade step is worth $22.90/cwt here — about $177 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 sale138 hd

147.47

—

GA average16 barns · 2,102 hd

143.57

+3.90

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	—	High	1,417	83.04	1,177	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,521	74.78	1,137	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,175	73.23	860	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	955	64.98	620	20

Every lot, as filed

54 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	137.50/cwt	132.00–140.00	853	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	128.26/cwt	125.00–133.00	735	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	134.48/cwt	134.00–135.00	437	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	142.92/cwt	140.00–150.00	522	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	617	124.40/cwt	120.00–128.00	768	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	135.24/cwt	130.00–138.00	902	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	152.99/cwt	152.00–154.00	633	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	161.93/cwt	160.00–164.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	154.83/cwt	150.00–155.00	842	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	134.48/cwt	130.00–138.00	631	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	142.97/cwt	140.00–146.00	844	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	172.47/cwt	170.00–178.00	745	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	166.98/cwt	164.00–170.00	875	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	167.22/cwt	160.00–168.00	779	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	183.40/cwt	180.00–185.00	620	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	167.76/cwt	161.00–168.00	1,023	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	183.75/cwt	180.00–188.00	755	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	146.49/cwt	145.00–148.00	916	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	185.86/cwt	180.00–190.00	708	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	171.68/cwt	170.00–175.00	793	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	156.50/cwt	150.00–160.00	923	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	140.99/cwt	140.00–142.00	860	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	173.98/cwt	173.00–175.00	632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	145.86/cwt	140.00–150.00	620	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	168.78/cwt	165.00–173.00	545	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	151.44/cwt	150.00–155.00	781	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	161.54/cwt	158.00–168.00	748	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	57.77/cwt	53.00–60.00	527	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	72.71/cwt	70.00–77.00	762	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	66.22/cwt	62.00–69.00	624	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	67.60/cwt	67.00–69.00	1,048	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,522	81.69/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,243	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,506	74.91/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,128	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	77.58/cwt	75.00–81.00	902	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	70.82/cwt	69.00–73.00	836	9
Bulls	—	—	1,848	93.88/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,735	2
Bulls	—	—	1,435	83.41/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,197	6
Bulls	—	—	1,093	75.09/cwt	72.00–77.00	821	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,138	63.27/cwt	60.00–68.00	720	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	804	64.66/cwt	62.00–68.00	520	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	75.56/cwt	74.00–77.00	858	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	391	158.23/cwt	153.00–160.00	619	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	783	98.98/cwt	98.00–100.00	775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	133.21/cwt	130.00–135.00	753	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	149.89/cwt	145.00–155.00	704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	283	178.46/cwt	177.00–180.00	505	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	163.31/cwt	160.00–170.00	715	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	131.60/cwt	130.00–135.00	691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	437	134.27/cwt	130.00–138.00	587	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	143.23/cwt	140.00–150.00	679	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	143.34/cwt	140.00–148.00	467	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	141.19/cwt	140.00–144.00	933	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	155.98/cwt	150.00–159.00	900	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	144.82/cwt	140.00–148.00	617	7

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 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 405Last week 259Year ago 547

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 96Year ago 101

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 23Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	620	132.00–140.00	137.50
6	—	365	140.00–150.00	142.92
3	—	667	130.00–138.00	135.24
2	—	590	140.00–146.00	142.97
6	—	474	140.00–150.00	143.23
4	—	326	140.00–148.00	143.34
7	—	426	140.00–148.00	144.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	573	125.00–133.00	128.26
2	—	325	134.00–135.00	134.48
3	—	617	120.00–128.00	124.40
6	—	469	130.00–138.00	134.48
3	—	525	130.00–135.00	131.60
3	—	437	130.00–138.00	134.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	414	152.00–154.00	152.99
2	—	378	160.00–164.00	161.93
65	—	544	150.00–155.00	154.83
5	—	661	140.00–144.00	141.19
6	—	577	150.00–159.00	155.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	432	170.00–178.00	172.47
5	—	524	164.00–170.00	166.98
7	—	381	180.00–190.00	185.86
3	—	462	170.00–175.00	171.68
13	—	590	150.00–160.00	156.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	466	160.00–168.00	167.22
3	—	338	180.00–185.00	183.40
2	—	625	145.00–148.00	146.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	610	161.00–168.00	167.76
7	—	411	180.00–188.00	183.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	140.00–142.00	140.99
2	—	363	173.00–175.00	173.98
7	—	516	150.00–155.00	151.44
4	—	463	158.00–168.00	161.54
3	—	438	160.00–170.00	163.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	425	140.00–150.00	145.86
4	—	391	153.00–160.00	158.23
2	—	783	98.00–100.00	98.98
4	—	565	130.00–135.00	133.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	165.00–173.00	168.78
2	—	470	145.00–155.00	149.89
2	—	283	177.00–180.00	178.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	913	53.00–60.00	57.77
4	—	1,048	70.00–77.00	72.71
10	—	942	62.00–69.00	66.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,550	67.00–69.00	67.60
3	—	1,522	79.00–85.00	81.69
6	—	1,506	72.00–77.00	74.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,163	75.00–81.00	77.58
9	—	1,181	69.00–73.00	70.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,848	92.00–96.00	93.88
6	—	1,435	81.00–86.00	83.41
3	—	1,093	72.00–77.00	75.09

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,138	60.00–68.00	63.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	804	62.00–68.00	64.66
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,135	74.00–77.00	75.56

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

Slaughter Cattle

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