Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2023-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows unevenly higher. Slaughter bulls 7.00 higher. Feeder steers, feeder bulls and feeder heifers lightly tested. Steer calves 4.00 higher. Bull calves lightly tested. Heifer calves 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $187.55/cwt on 146 head.

Average price

$187.55

146 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$866

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$240

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

$15.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.20

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	512	194.63	997	45
Medium and Large 2	449	188.12	845	60
Medium and Large 3	423	178.97	758	41

One grade step is worth $15.65/cwt here — about $240 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 sale146 hd

187.55

—

GA average15 barns · 1,153 hd

183.35

+4.20

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	1,549	93.86	1,454	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,386	82.57	1,144	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,134	75.96	861	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	947	70.03	663	40

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	180.63/cwt	180.00–181.00	1,058	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	192.03/cwt	189.00–196.00	987	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	211.76/cwt	210.00–220.00	830	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	145.56/cwt	140.00–150.00	837	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	459	144.53/cwt	140.00–150.00	663	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	195.57/cwt	194.00–203.00	905	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	388	181.23/cwt	180.00–185.00	703	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	156.12/cwt	150.00–160.00	902	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	263	189.11/cwt	185.00–193.00	497	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	181.07/cwt	176.00–185.00	601	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	195.87/cwt	190.00–200.00	625	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	212.48/cwt	210.00–218.00	873	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	192.80/cwt	190.00–200.00	692	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	185.00/cwt	178.00–188.00	796	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	164.03/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,083	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	178.35/cwt	175.00–182.00	861	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	192.53/cwt	190.00–200.00	816	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	176.62/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,166	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	179.74/cwt	176.00–180.00	940	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	168.00/cwt	165.00–170.00	857	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	213.20/cwt	210.00–215.00	979	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	362	171.04/cwt	170.00–173.00	619	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	168.64/cwt	165.00–172.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	203.23/cwt	200.00–208.00	947	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	142.98/cwt	138.00–148.00	905	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	147.49/cwt	145.00–150.00	823	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	212.47/cwt	210.00–213.00	691	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	170.67/cwt	165.00–175.00	951	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	287	171.23/cwt	170.00–172.00	491	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	431	154.41/cwt	148.00–158.00	666	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	132.63/cwt	130.00–138.00	882	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	164.15/cwt	160.00–165.00	831	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	154.90/cwt	150.00–156.00	988	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	162.99/cwt	160.00–165.00	673	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	464	168.68/cwt	165.00–170.00	783	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	682	129.86/cwt	125.00–131.00	886	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	158.55/cwt	153.00–163.00	775	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	329	153.71/cwt	150.00–160.00	506	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	384	154.41/cwt	150.00–160.00	593	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	139.94/cwt	137.00–146.00	876	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,173	74.93/cwt	71.00–78.00	879	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,230	72.42/cwt	70.00–76.00	891	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,130	75.48/cwt	75.00–76.00	853	2
Bulls	—	—	1,313	87.21/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,145	3
Bulls	—	—	1,688	92.65/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,564	6
Bulls	—	—	1,485	107.47/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,596	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	76.03/cwt	73.00–80.00	873	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	83.30/cwt	81.00–88.00	930	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	68.54/cwt	65.00–72.00	776	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,338	78.97/cwt	76.00–81.00	1,057	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	87.07/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,258	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	70.06/cwt	67.00–73.00	670	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	77.10/cwt	75.00–81.00	756	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	886	60.79/cwt	58.00–65.00	539	10

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 Jan 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 490Last week 137Year ago 227

Slaughter CattleReceipts 132Last week 86Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 0Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	586	180.00–181.00	180.63
9	—	514	189.00–196.00	192.03
8	—	392	210.00–220.00	211.76
4	—	411	210.00–218.00	212.48
3	—	660	170.00–180.00	176.62
5	—	459	210.00–215.00	213.20
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	463	194.00–203.00	195.57
8	—	319	190.00–200.00	195.87
8	—	359	190.00–200.00	192.80
2	—	660	160.00–168.00	164.03
12	—	424	190.00–200.00	192.53
16	—	523	176.00–180.00	179.74
3	—	557	165.00–175.00	170.67
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	388	180.00–185.00	181.23
3	—	578	150.00–160.00	156.12
2	—	263	185.00–193.00	189.11
9	—	332	176.00–185.00	181.07
13	—	430	178.00–188.00	185.00
5	—	483	175.00–182.00	178.35
5	—	510	165.00–170.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	575	140.00–150.00	145.56
3	—	665	130.00–138.00	132.63
6	—	413	160.00–165.00	162.99
7	—	489	153.00–163.00	158.55
4	—	626	137.00–146.00	139.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	459	140.00–150.00	144.53
5	—	287	170.00–172.00	171.23
21	—	431	148.00–158.00	154.41
5	—	329	150.00–160.00	153.71
26	—	384	150.00–160.00	154.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	506	160.00–165.00	164.15
11	—	638	150.00–156.00	154.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	362	170.00–173.00	171.04
2	—	423	165.00–172.00	168.64
4	—	464	165.00–170.00	168.68
7	—	682	125.00–131.00	129.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	466	200.00–208.00	203.23
6	—	325	210.00–213.00	212.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	138.00–148.00	142.98
2	—	558	145.00–150.00	147.49

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,173	71.00–78.00	74.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,230	70.00–76.00	72.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,130	75.00–76.00	75.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,313	85.00–89.00	87.21
6	—	1,688	90.00–97.00	92.65
2	—	1,485	106.00–110.00	107.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,148	73.00–80.00	76.03
13	—	1,116	81.00–88.00	83.30
13	—	1,132	65.00–72.00	68.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,338	76.00–81.00	78.97
4	—	1,445	85.00–91.00	87.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	957	67.00–73.00	70.06
13	—	980	75.00–81.00	77.10
10	—	886	58.00–65.00	60.79

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

Steers · 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