Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2022-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00 higher. Feeder steers, feeder bulls and feeder heifers steady. Steer calves sharply higher. Bull calves 7.00 higher. Heifer calves 8.00 higher. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.83/cwt on 134 head.

Average price

$158.83

134 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$758

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$215

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

$19.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.22

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	504	166.65	839	60
Medium and Large 2	476	155.85	742	45
Medium and Large 3	424	147.25	625	29

One grade step is worth $19.40/cwt here — about $215 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 sale134 hd

158.83

—

GA average16 barns · 1,992 hd

149.60

+9.22

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	1,530	86.67	1,326	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,413	71.09	1,005	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,165	69.62	811	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,052	67.21	707	10

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)	1,075	$881	8

Every lot, as filed

59 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	65.13/cwt	61.00–68.00	683	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	71.09/cwt	67.00–74.00	1,005	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	71.23/cwt	68.00–75.00	835	13
Bulls	—	—	1,440	71.26/cwt	70.00–73.00	1,026	2
Bulls	—	—	1,910	98.96/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,890	2
Bulls	—	—	1,491	87.09/cwt	84.00–91.00	1,299	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	78.61/cwt	77.00–80.00	916	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,200	70.22/cwt	68.00–74.00	843	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,073	65.85/cwt	64.00–68.00	707	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	880.81/head	600.00–950.00	881	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	152.45/cwt	148.00–153.00	985	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	171.21/cwt	169.00–172.00	880	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	557	159.34/cwt	158.00–162.00	888	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	176.90/cwt	170.00–180.00	764	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	662	123.30/cwt	120.00–130.00	816	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	127.44/cwt	125.00–130.00	803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	141.54/cwt	140.00–143.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	157.47/cwt	150.00–160.00	532	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	718	111.64/cwt	110.00–115.00	802	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	150.94/cwt	150.00–153.00	652	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	123.92/cwt	120.00–128.00	905	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	184.22/cwt	182.00–188.00	695	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	176.71/cwt	175.00–180.00	500	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	155.33/cwt	150.00–160.00	727	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	123.46/cwt	120.00–130.00	830	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	182.50/cwt	180.00–185.00	604	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	274	164.86/cwt	160.00–170.00	452	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	662	106.68/cwt	105.00–110.00	706	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	182.65/cwt	180.00–188.00	975	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	168.68/cwt	167.00–169.00	739	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	171.46/cwt	170.00–173.00	820	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	157.02/cwt	155.00–158.00	817	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	171.61/cwt	170.00–175.00	640	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	156.12/cwt	150.00–160.00	582	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	197.62/cwt	190.00–200.00	834	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	168.98/cwt	165.00–175.00	899	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	163.74/cwt	158.00–168.00	955	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	174.76/cwt	170.00–178.00	599	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	314	202.63/cwt	198.00–208.00	636	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	185.32/cwt	180.00–190.00	506	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	210.49/cwt	205.00–215.00	884	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	221.25/cwt	218.00–223.00	624	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	180.72/cwt	175.00–183.00	1,041	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	156.63/cwt	153.00–163.00	874	20
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	407	182.16/cwt	180.00–185.00	741	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	198.36/cwt	195.00–200.00	768	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	195.95/cwt	190.00–200.00	925	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	214.91/cwt	210.00–220.00	804	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	173.49/cwt	173.00–175.00	1,090	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	166.48/cwt	163.00–167.00	1,190	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	214.75/cwt	210.00–220.00	719	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	177.49/cwt	175.00–178.00	912	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	198.85/cwt	195.00–200.00	750	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	197.29/cwt	192.00–200.00	815	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	484	182.77/cwt	178.00–188.00	885	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	163.91/cwt	160.00–168.00	770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	169.89/cwt	165.00–175.00	973	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	75.51/cwt	74.00–77.00	808	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	62.63/cwt	60.00–64.00	711	3

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 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 357Last week 669Year ago 470

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 175Year ago 148

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 37Year ago 51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,048	61.00–68.00	65.13
2	—	1,070	74.00–77.00	75.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,413	67.00–74.00	71.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,172	68.00–75.00	71.23
3	—	1,135	60.00–64.00	62.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,440	70.00–73.00	71.26
2	—	1,910	98.00–100.00	98.96
15	—	1,491	84.00–91.00	87.09

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,165	77.00–80.00	78.61
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,200	68.00–74.00	70.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,073	64.00–68.00	65.85
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,075	600.00–950.00	880.81

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	646	148.00–153.00	152.45
4	—	514	169.00–172.00	171.21
18	—	432	170.00–180.00	176.90
3	—	377	182.00–188.00	184.22
4	—	331	180.00–185.00	182.50
2	—	478	170.00–173.00	171.46
20	—	558	153.00–163.00	156.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	140.00–143.00	141.54
6	—	338	150.00–160.00	157.47
3	—	718	110.00–115.00	111.64
3	—	432	150.00–153.00	150.94
7	—	274	160.00–170.00	164.86
3	—	662	105.00–110.00	106.68
5	—	373	150.00–160.00	156.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	730	120.00–128.00	123.92
3	—	283	175.00–180.00	176.71
10	—	468	150.00–160.00	155.33
9	—	672	120.00–130.00	123.46
6	—	438	167.00–169.00	168.68
3	—	520	155.00–158.00	157.02
3	—	373	170.00–175.00	171.61
9	—	343	170.00–178.00	174.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	557	158.00–162.00	159.34
2	—	470	160.00–168.00	163.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	662	120.00–130.00	123.30
2	—	630	125.00–130.00	127.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	514	175.00–178.00	177.49
7	—	377	195.00–200.00	198.85
3	—	413	192.00–200.00	197.29
5	—	484	178.00–188.00	182.77
2	—	573	165.00–175.00	169.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	534	180.00–188.00	182.65
6	—	420	205.00–215.00	210.49
3	—	282	218.00–223.00	221.25
11	—	576	175.00–183.00	180.72
11	—	472	190.00–200.00	195.95
10	—	374	210.00–220.00	214.91
4	—	628	173.00–175.00	173.49
8	—	715	163.00–167.00	166.48
9	—	335	210.00–220.00	214.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	422	190.00–200.00	197.62
5	—	532	165.00–175.00	168.98
3	—	583	158.00–168.00	163.74
4	—	314	198.00–208.00	202.63
3	—	387	195.00–200.00	198.36
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	273	180.00–190.00	185.32
7	—	407	180.00–185.00	182.16

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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