Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2023-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers and feeder bulls lightly tested. Feeder heifers steady. Steer calves and bull calves unevenly steady. Heifer calves steady. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $157.36/cwt on 156 head.

Average price

$157.36

156 head · 458 lb average

Value per head Derived

$720

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$10.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.65

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	164.28	828	43
Medium and Large 3	394	155.54	612	52
Medium and Large 2	480	154.02	739	61

One grade step is worth $10.25/cwt here — about $89 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 sale156 hd

157.36

—

GA average15 barns · 2,782 hd

155.70

+1.65

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	1,462	90.98	1,330	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,471	72.72	1,069	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,101	72.35	797	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	914	66.36	607	30

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	405	164.33/cwt	163.00–165.00	666	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	160.09/cwt	155.00–163.00	612	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	152.62/cwt	150.00–158.00	824	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	258	165.77/cwt	160.00–170.00	428	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	145.29/cwt	140.00–148.00	959	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	194.41/cwt	190.00–198.00	811	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	203.99/cwt	200.00–208.00	638	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	178.41/cwt	176.00–183.00	1,097	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	164.98/cwt	160.00–170.00	853	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	143.78/cwt	140.00–150.00	804	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	159.40/cwt	155.00–164.00	917	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	186.27/cwt	183.00–193.00	946	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	180.41/cwt	179.00–188.00	848	28
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	181.53/cwt	180.00–188.00	766	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	153.26/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,119	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	138.38/cwt	138.00–145.00	875	23
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	192.02/cwt	185.00–195.00	705	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	166.25/cwt	165.00–175.00	951	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	191.71/cwt	190.00–195.00	886	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	155.96/cwt	153.00–160.00	881	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	184.58/cwt	180.00–188.00	892	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	137.58/cwt	130.00–140.00	933	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	312	181.74/cwt	180.00–185.00	567	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	173.29/cwt	170.00–180.00	922	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	708	143.32/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,015	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	183.91/cwt	178.00–188.00	754	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	167.17/cwt	165.00–170.00	607	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	149.25/cwt	140.00–150.00	679	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	157.31/cwt	156.00–158.00	967	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	288	202.48/cwt	200.00–205.00	583	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	785	107.47/cwt	105.00–110.00	844	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	167.47/cwt	160.00–170.00	566	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	247	168.25/cwt	168.00–170.00	416	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	153.66/cwt	150.00–158.00	650	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	173.46/cwt	170.00–177.00	807	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	306	199.20/cwt	195.00–203.00	610	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	189.57/cwt	185.00–195.00	718	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	627	138.35/cwt	135.00–140.00	867	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	267	179.80/cwt	175.00–185.00	480	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	166.02/cwt	162.00–172.00	772	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,042	78.05/cwt	76.00–80.00	813	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,077	68.45/cwt	65.00–70.00	737	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,191	78.52/cwt	77.00–83.00	935	5
Bulls	—	—	1,277	84.36/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,077	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	81.71/cwt	78.00–85.00	973	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,111	67.37/cwt	65.00–69.00	748	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	72.54/cwt	70.00–77.00	773	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,472	76.53/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,127	5
Bulls	—	—	1,573	94.95/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,494	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	68.11/cwt	65.00–70.00	610	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	74.33/cwt	72.00–79.00	682	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	946	58.83/cwt	56.00–60.00	557	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	66.38/cwt	65.00–69.00	974	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 Jan 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 420Last week 490Year ago 237

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 132Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 25Year ago 41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	405	163.00–165.00	164.33
3	—	540	150.00–158.00	152.62
4	—	559	140.00–150.00	143.78
23	—	632	138.00–145.00	138.38
8	—	363	165.00–170.00	167.17
20	—	338	160.00–170.00	167.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	382	155.00–163.00	160.09
5	—	258	160.00–170.00	165.77
16	—	455	140.00–150.00	149.25
2	—	785	105.00–110.00	107.47
8	—	247	168.00–170.00	168.25
8	—	423	150.00–158.00	153.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	517	160.00–170.00	164.98
3	—	565	153.00–160.00	155.96
3	—	615	156.00–158.00	157.31
19	—	465	162.00–172.00	166.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	660	140.00–148.00	145.29
17	—	417	190.00–198.00	194.41
16	—	572	165.00–175.00	166.25
3	—	462	190.00–195.00	191.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	313	200.00–208.00	203.99
3	—	615	176.00–183.00	178.41
8	—	508	183.00–193.00	186.27
6	—	730	150.00–160.00	153.26
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	575	155.00–164.00	159.40
28	—	470	179.00–188.00	180.41
7	—	422	180.00–188.00	181.53
5	—	367	185.00–195.00	192.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	483	180.00–188.00	184.58
4	—	678	130.00–140.00	137.58
3	—	532	170.00–180.00	173.29
11	—	410	178.00–188.00	183.91
5	—	306	195.00–203.00	199.20
6	—	379	185.00–195.00	189.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	312	180.00–185.00	181.74
5	—	465	170.00–177.00	173.46
3	—	627	135.00–140.00	138.35
7	—	267	175.00–185.00	179.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	708	140.00–150.00	143.32
2	—	288	200.00–205.00	202.48

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)	6	—	1,042	76.00–80.00	78.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,191	77.00–83.00	78.52
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,077	65.00–70.00	68.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,277	82.00–89.00	84.36
5	—	1,573	91.00–98.00	94.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,191	78.00–85.00	81.71
8	—	1,111	65.00–69.00	67.37
12	—	1,065	70.00–77.00	72.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,472	74.00–79.00	76.53
3	—	1,468	65.00–69.00	66.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	895	65.00–70.00	68.11
5	—	918	72.00–79.00	74.33
9	—	946	56.00–60.00	58.83

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