Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2022-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-07

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 2.00 higher. Bull calves sharply 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 $155.27/cwt on 163 head.

Average price

$155.27

163 head · 425 lb average

Value per head Derived

$659

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$12.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.61

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	406	160.53	652	56
Medium and Large 1	480	158.61	761	46
Medium and Large 3	400	147.93	591	61

One grade step is worth $12.60/cwt here — about $61 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 sale163 hd

155.27

—

GA average13 barns · 1,586 hd

145.66

+9.61

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	1,287	86.39	1,112	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,204	65.87	793	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,439	63.83	919	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	910	60.93	554	50

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)	894	$796	8

Every lot, as filed

64 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,130	70.85/cwt	68.00–75.00	801	5
Bulls	—	—	1,239	83.96/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,040	10
Bulls	—	—	1,383	91.25/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,262	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	63.83/cwt	61.00–68.00	919	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	61.45/cwt	59.00–66.00	605	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	70.80/cwt	68.00–74.00	630	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	55.48/cwt	51.00–58.00	469	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	68.19/cwt	65.00–72.00	829	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	62.39/cwt	60.00–64.00	741	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	185.71/cwt	180.00–190.00	771	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	161.40/cwt	160.00–165.00	820	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	392	195.81/cwt	193.00–198.00	768	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	457	171.67/cwt	170.00–178.00	785	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	278	173.59/cwt	170.00–178.00	483	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	150.08/cwt	145.00–155.00	782	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	174.94/cwt	170.00–179.00	1,011	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	183.12/cwt	180.00–188.00	604	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	192.52/cwt	190.00–195.00	645	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	175.21/cwt	170.00–178.00	937	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	284	199.10/cwt	190.00–200.00	565	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	155.84/cwt	153.00–158.00	647	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	128.97/cwt	128.00–130.00	874	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	177.37/cwt	172.00–182.00	741	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	183.07/cwt	180.00–188.00	668	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	177.35/cwt	170.00–180.00	830	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	170.96/cwt	168.00–178.00	1,074	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	407	160.99/cwt	160.00–165.00	655	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	133.31/cwt	130.00–135.00	744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	276	183.57/cwt	180.00–188.00	507	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	163.40/cwt	163.00–165.00	923	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	165.65/cwt	160.00–170.00	692	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	161.82/cwt	155.00–165.00	777	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	119.90/cwt	115.00–125.00	683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	170.99/cwt	170.00–173.00	663	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	191.29/cwt	188.00–195.00	802	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	185.87/cwt	185.00–190.00	851	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	198.92/cwt	195.00–200.00	744	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	180.99/cwt	180.00–183.00	919	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	167.74/cwt	162.00–168.00	579	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	152.92/cwt	150.00–159.00	482	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	173.87/cwt	170.00–175.00	589	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	143.01/cwt	142.00–145.00	769	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	621	115.30/cwt	110.00–120.00	716	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	154.25/cwt	153.00–155.00	797	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	161.18/cwt	160.00–165.00	754	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	154.37/cwt	150.00–158.00	591	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	268	155.54/cwt	150.00–160.00	417	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	166.79/cwt	165.00–168.00	620	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	154.90/cwt	150.00–158.00	723	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	148.65/cwt	142.00–150.00	849	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	186.51/cwt	185.00–188.00	714	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	727	112.01/cwt	110.00–116.00	814	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	132.69/cwt	130.00–138.00	893	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	174.28/cwt	172.00–178.00	741	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	129.98/cwt	125.00–135.00	660	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	146.44/cwt	145.00–148.00	696	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	164.55/cwt	160.00–168.00	775	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	183.76/cwt	180.00–190.00	612	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	586	159.44/cwt	155.00–165.00	934	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	327	173.42/cwt	170.00–175.00	567	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	152.54/cwt	150.00–155.00	714	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	619	143.87/cwt	135.00–145.00	891	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	894	795.63/head	600.00–975.00	796	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,090	67.49/cwt	67.00–68.00	736	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 Dec 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 669Last week 380Year ago 426

Slaughter CattleReceipts 175Last week 164Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 40Year ago 21

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)	5	—	1,130	68.00–75.00	70.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,090	67.00–68.00	67.49
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	894	600.00–975.00	795.63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,239	80.00–87.00	83.96
5	—	1,383	89.00–95.00	91.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,439	61.00–68.00	63.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	984	59.00–66.00	61.45
10	—	890	68.00–74.00	70.80
20	—	845	51.00–58.00	55.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,215	65.00–72.00	68.19
10	—	1,188	60.00–64.00	62.39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	415	180.00–190.00	185.71
8	—	508	160.00–165.00	161.40
5	—	392	193.00–198.00	195.81
6	—	457	170.00–178.00	171.67
4	—	586	155.00–165.00	159.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	278	170.00–178.00	173.59
3	—	727	110.00–116.00	112.01
3	—	327	170.00–175.00	173.42
4	—	468	150.00–155.00	152.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	521	145.00–155.00	150.08
4	—	383	185.00–188.00	186.51
3	—	673	130.00–138.00	132.69
4	—	425	172.00–178.00	174.28
7	—	471	160.00–168.00	164.55
4	—	333	180.00–190.00	183.76
9	—	619	135.00–145.00	143.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	578	170.00–179.00	174.94
4	—	628	168.00–178.00	170.96
9	—	419	188.00–195.00	191.29
12	—	458	185.00–190.00	185.87
25	—	374	195.00–200.00	198.92
3	—	508	180.00–183.00	180.99
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	330	180.00–188.00	183.12
5	—	276	180.00–188.00	183.57
4	—	418	160.00–170.00	165.65
4	—	480	155.00–165.00	161.82
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	335	190.00–195.00	192.52
4	—	535	170.00–178.00	175.21
10	—	284	190.00–200.00	199.10
6	—	418	172.00–182.00	177.37
12	—	365	180.00–188.00	183.07
11	—	468	170.00–180.00	177.35
5	—	565	163.00–165.00	163.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	415	153.00–158.00	155.84
3	—	570	115.00–125.00	119.90
12	—	315	150.00–159.00	152.92
5	—	621	110.00–120.00	115.30
13	—	383	150.00–158.00	154.37
9	—	268	150.00–160.00	155.54
3	—	508	125.00–135.00	129.98
4	—	475	145.00–148.00	146.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	128.00–130.00	128.97
3	—	388	170.00–173.00	170.99
9	—	339	170.00–175.00	173.87
14	—	517	153.00–155.00	154.25
10	—	468	160.00–165.00	161.18
8	—	571	142.00–150.00	148.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	407	160.00–165.00	160.99
3	—	558	130.00–135.00	133.31
23	—	345	162.00–168.00	167.74
3	—	538	142.00–145.00	143.01
5	—	372	165.00–168.00	166.79
12	—	467	150.00–158.00	154.90

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

Replacement Cattle

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