Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2023-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $164.74/cwt on 97 head.

Average price

$164.74

97 head · 428 lb average

Value per head Derived

$706

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$232

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

$14.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.60

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	484	169.97	823	44
Medium and Large 2	383	165.05	632	28
Medium and Large 3	380	155.19	590	25

One grade step is worth $14.79/cwt here — about $232 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 sale97 hd

164.74

—

GA average15 barns · 1,325 hd

155.14

+9.60

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	1,518	93.84	1,424	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,427	85.25	1,217	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,182	78.97	933	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	929	68.26	634	18

Every lot, as filed

40 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	493	187.77/cwt	185.00–195.00	926	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	184.52/cwt	180.00–190.00	600	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	155.96/cwt	150.00–158.00	908	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	574	126.94/cwt	120.00–130.00	729	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	172.29/cwt	170.00–175.00	562	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	153.48/cwt	148.00–158.00	812	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	203.99/cwt	203.00–205.00	873	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	191.47/cwt	190.00–193.00	996	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	215.81/cwt	213.00–220.00	783	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	193.27/cwt	190.00–200.00	920	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	211.85/cwt	207.00–215.00	877	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	214.71/cwt	208.00–218.00	721	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	201.31/cwt	200.00–205.00	727	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	593	173.16/cwt	170.00–178.00	1,027	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	183.67/cwt	183.00–185.00	775	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	188.45/cwt	187.00–190.00	703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	162.63/cwt	160.00–165.00	694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	153.35/cwt	148.00–158.00	715	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	167.76/cwt	165.00–170.00	785	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	277	164.23/cwt	160.00–168.00	455	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	241	171.99/cwt	170.00–173.00	414	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	211.47/cwt	210.00–213.00	1,004	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	177.91/cwt	170.00–180.00	749	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	171.51/cwt	170.00–175.00	485	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	160.03/cwt	155.00–165.00	600	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	169.53/cwt	165.00–170.00	871	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	329	162.60/cwt	160.00–168.00	535	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	414	153.44/cwt	150.00–158.00	635	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	148.32/cwt	147.00–150.00	909	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	180.50/cwt	177.00–185.00	664	4
Bulls	—	—	1,783	104.09/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,856	2
Bulls	—	—	1,253	83.58/cwt	83.00–84.00	1,047	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	84.17/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,013	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	68.94/cwt	65.00–72.00	783	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	88.16/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,291	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	60.68/cwt	58.00–64.00	539	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	936	68.32/cwt	65.00–72.00	639	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	77.60/cwt	75.00–80.00	749	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	79.29/cwt	78.00–81.00	943	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	82.34/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,145	8

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 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 311Last week 420Year ago 273

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 120Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	493	185.00–195.00	187.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	180.00–190.00	184.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	582	150.00–158.00	155.96
4	—	468	165.00–170.00	167.76
12	—	421	170.00–180.00	177.91
17	—	514	165.00–170.00	169.53
3	—	613	147.00–150.00	148.32
4	—	368	177.00–185.00	180.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	574	120.00–130.00	126.94
3	—	277	160.00–168.00	164.23
4	—	241	170.00–173.00	171.99
5	—	375	155.00–165.00	160.03
4	—	329	160.00–168.00	162.60
4	—	414	150.00–158.00	153.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	326	170.00–175.00	172.29
4	—	529	148.00–158.00	153.48
3	—	427	160.00–165.00	162.63
5	—	466	148.00–158.00	153.35
5	—	283	170.00–175.00	171.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	203.00–205.00	203.99
2	—	520	190.00–193.00	191.47
17	—	476	190.00–200.00	193.27
4	—	361	200.00–205.00	201.31
5	—	593	170.00–178.00	173.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	363	213.00–220.00	215.81
5	—	414	207.00–215.00	211.85
11	—	336	208.00–218.00	214.71
2	—	475	210.00–213.00	211.47
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	183.00–185.00	183.67
2	—	373	187.00–190.00	188.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,783	103.00–105.00	104.09
2	—	1,253	83.00–84.00	83.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,203	82.00–89.00	84.17
8	—	1,136	65.00–72.00	68.94
7	—	1,189	78.00–81.00	79.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,464	85.00–92.00	88.16
8	—	1,390	78.00–84.00	82.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	888	58.00–64.00	60.68
9	—	936	65.00–72.00	68.32
4	—	965	75.00–80.00	77.60

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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