Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2023-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $161.43/cwt on 133 head.

Average price

$161.43

133 head · 438 lb average

Value per head Derived

$707

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$208

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

$9.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.24

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	420	165.11	694	54
Medium and Large 3	370	161.20	596	49
Medium and Large 1	581	155.20	902	30

One grade step is worth $9.91/cwt here — about −$208 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 sale133 hd

161.43

—

GA average14 barns · 1,390 hd

155.19

+6.24

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	1,555	97.04	1,509	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,536	88.66	1,361	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,108	82.32	912	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	896	69.79	625	27

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)	1,008	$826	22

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	369	170.82/cwt	170.00–173.00	630	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	152.13/cwt	150.00–158.00	885	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	171.53/cwt	170.00–173.00	571	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	292	163.61/cwt	160.00–165.00	478	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	189.75/cwt	185.00–195.00	698	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	199.00/cwt	198.00–200.00	935	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	165.15/cwt	160.00–168.00	770	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	154.70/cwt	150.00–158.00	657	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	138.03/cwt	135.00–140.00	944	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	176.56/cwt	175.00–178.00	839	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	179.94/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,148	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	173.60/cwt	170.00–178.00	981	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	137.63/cwt	135.00–140.00	863	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	158.79/cwt	155.00–163.00	818	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	184.32/cwt	180.00–188.00	955	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	220	196.40/cwt	195.00–198.00	432	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	202.52/cwt	200.00–210.00	859	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	184.11/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,040	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	165.10/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,189	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	203.98/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,046	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	293	199.16/cwt	195.00–200.00	584	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	189.22/cwt	185.00–195.00	804	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	619	164.95/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,021	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	192.01/cwt	190.00–193.00	1,004	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	191.97/cwt	190.00–195.00	639	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	184.53/cwt	180.00–188.00	882	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	151.62/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,099	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	212.51/cwt	212.00–213.00	686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	189.38/cwt	185.00–193.00	723	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	173.33/cwt	170.00–175.00	901	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	196.54/cwt	193.00–200.00	845	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	183.85/cwt	180.00–186.00	973	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	191.56/cwt	190.00–193.00	906	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	178.53/cwt	173.00–183.00	1,010	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,444	79.20/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,144	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	89.76/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,043	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	897	62.03/cwt	60.00–66.00	556	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	889	78.08/cwt	75.00–82.00	694	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	909	71.81/cwt	68.00–74.00	653	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,591	88.31/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,405	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	75.23/cwt	72.00–77.00	824	5
Bulls	—	—	1,521	96.34/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,465	6
Bulls	—	—	1,545	89.35/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,380	3
Bulls	—	—	1,615	103.86/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,677	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	98.56/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,536	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,079	82.08/cwt	79.00–85.00	886	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	83.69/cwt	82.00–85.00	944	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,008	826.23/head	650.00–1,050.00	826	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,118	85.49/cwt	85.00–86.00	956	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	93.66/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,019	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,055	75.58/cwt	74.00–78.00	797	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	71.94/cwt	69.00–76.00	719	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	176.46/cwt	170.00–180.00	556	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	261	178.73/cwt	175.00–185.00	466	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	458	161.65/cwt	160.00–165.00	740	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	174.48/cwt	173.00–175.00	750	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	321	188.70/cwt	185.00–195.00	606	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	172.24/cwt	170.00–180.00	816	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	137.47/cwt	135.00–140.00	980	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	164.16/cwt	160.00–168.00	621	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	165.53/cwt	163.00–170.00	707	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	516	145.74/cwt	140.00–150.00	752	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	152.45/cwt	150.00–158.00	732	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	186.04/cwt	185.00–188.00	787	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	324	166.33/cwt	160.00–168.00	539	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	236	173.18/cwt	170.00–178.00	409	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	170.00/cwt	165.00–174.00	867	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	171.87/cwt	170.00–175.00	469	6

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 Feb 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 402Last week 311Year ago 251

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 97Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 0Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	369	170.00–173.00	170.82
6	—	333	170.00–173.00	171.53
8	—	466	160.00–168.00	165.15
3	—	627	135.00–140.00	137.63
7	—	515	155.00–163.00	158.79
17	—	427	163.00–170.00	165.53
6	—	273	170.00–175.00	171.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	582	150.00–158.00	152.13
5	—	684	135.00–140.00	138.03
2	—	475	175.00–178.00	176.56
2	—	713	135.00–140.00	137.47
8	—	510	165.00–174.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	292	160.00–165.00	163.61
9	—	425	150.00–158.00	154.70
11	—	378	160.00–168.00	164.16
4	—	516	140.00–150.00	145.74
4	—	480	150.00–158.00	152.45
9	—	324	160.00–168.00	166.33
5	—	236	170.00–178.00	173.18
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	368	185.00–195.00	189.75
3	—	565	170.00–178.00	173.60
10	—	518	180.00–188.00	184.32
2	—	220	195.00–198.00	196.40
12	—	425	185.00–195.00	189.22
6	—	619	160.00–170.00	164.95
4	—	333	190.00–195.00	191.97
6	—	478	180.00–188.00	184.53
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	198.00–200.00	199.00
2	—	638	175.00–185.00	179.94
6	—	424	200.00–210.00	202.52
13	—	565	180.00–190.00	184.11
6	—	293	195.00–200.00	199.16
3	—	523	190.00–193.00	192.01
3	—	725	150.00–155.00	151.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	160.00–170.00	165.10
2	—	513	200.00–208.00	203.98
2	—	323	212.00–213.00	212.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	185.00–193.00	189.38
3	—	520	170.00–175.00	173.33
4	—	321	185.00–195.00	188.70
11	—	474	170.00–180.00	172.24
3	—	423	185.00–188.00	186.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	193.00–200.00	196.54
6	—	529	180.00–186.00	183.85
4	—	473	190.00–193.00	191.56
7	—	566	173.00–183.00	178.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	170.00–180.00	176.46
4	—	261	175.00–185.00	178.73
3	—	458	160.00–165.00	161.65
4	—	430	173.00–175.00	174.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,444	78.00–80.00	79.20
5	—	1,591	84.00–90.00	88.31
4	—	1,558	97.00–100.00	98.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,162	87.00–93.00	89.76
5	—	1,095	72.00–77.00	75.23
7	—	1,079	79.00–85.00	82.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	897	60.00–66.00	62.03
10	—	889	75.00–82.00	78.08
5	—	909	68.00–74.00	71.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,521	94.00–99.00	96.34
3	—	1,545	88.00–91.00	89.35
4	—	1,615	100.00–107.00	103.86

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,128	82.00–85.00	83.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,088	92.00–95.00	93.66
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,118	85.00–86.00	85.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,055	74.00–78.00	75.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,000	69.00–76.00	71.94
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,008	650.00–1,050.00	826.23

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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