Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2023-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers,feeder bulls and feeder heifers steady. Steer calves 2.00 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 $164.92/cwt on 79 head.

Average price

$164.92

79 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$810

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$289

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

$12.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.99

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	172.89	913	28
Medium and Large 2	537	160.80	863	28
Medium and Large 3	390	160.23	624	23

One grade step is worth $12.66/cwt here — about $289 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 sale79 hd

164.92

—

GA average15 barns · 1,758 hd

163.94

+0.99

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	1,600	102.59	1,641	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,520	87.10	1,324	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,145	86.58	991	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	940	74.58	701	26

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	203.12/cwt	200.00–210.00	796	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	152.49/cwt	150.00–155.00	805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	213.98/cwt	212.00–215.00	595	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	167.83/cwt	165.00–170.00	900	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	151.56/cwt	148.00–158.00	871	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	173.75/cwt	173.00–176.00	961	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	494	187.54/cwt	180.00–189.00	926	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	167.70/cwt	160.00–169.00	812	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	189.90/cwt	185.00–193.00	627	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	192.43/cwt	190.00–195.00	814	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	212.43/cwt	210.00–217.00	899	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	204.97/cwt	200.00–210.00	949	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	218.04/cwt	213.00–223.00	672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	257	201.61/cwt	200.00–205.00	518	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	181.03/cwt	180.00–183.00	1,200	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	668	175.35/cwt	170.00–178.00	1,171	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	278	189.86/cwt	185.00–195.00	528	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	387	191.64/cwt	190.00–195.00	742	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	512	181.02/cwt	180.00–185.00	927	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	181.20/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,033	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	175.02/cwt	170.00–180.00	849	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	184.06/cwt	182.00–185.00	795	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	393	187.64/cwt	185.00–193.00	737	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	166.52/cwt	165.00–168.00	1,037	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	182.31/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,052	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	171.49/cwt	170.00–173.00	1,051	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	87.08/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,276	6
Bulls	—	—	1,593	102.07/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,626	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	62.20/cwt	60.00–67.00	602	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	82.62/cwt	80.00–87.00	762	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	74.40/cwt	71.00–78.00	699	13
Bulls	—	—	1,228	89.52/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,099	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,741	77.22/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,344	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	97.01/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,324	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	79.25/cwt	75.00–82.00	911	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	95.99/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,101	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	86.88/cwt	84.00–90.00	990	15
Bulls	—	—	1,762	108.87/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,918	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	86.80/cwt	84.00–90.00	760	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	87.78/cwt	85.00–90.00	850	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	95.14/cwt	93.00–98.00	959	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	165.57/cwt	162.00–170.00	533	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	166.68/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,013	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	708	130.02/cwt	125.00–135.00	921	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	172.45/cwt	170.00–180.00	879	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	277	180.18/cwt	175.00–185.00	499	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	319	202.77/cwt	200.00–208.00	647	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	173.44/cwt	170.00–178.00	793	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	161.08/cwt	160.00–165.00	606	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	168.69/cwt	165.00–175.00	729	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	142.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	990	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	150.94/cwt	147.00–155.00	940	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	157.13/cwt	153.00–163.00	658	4

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 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 289Last week 402Year ago 339

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 96Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 49Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	392	200.00–210.00	203.12
5	—	257	200.00–205.00	201.61
3	—	663	180.00–183.00	181.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	278	212.00–215.00	213.98
9	—	423	210.00–217.00	212.43
2	—	463	200.00–210.00	204.97
2	—	308	213.00–223.00	218.04
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	494	180.00–189.00	187.54
5	—	330	185.00–193.00	189.90
2	—	423	190.00–195.00	192.43
3	—	668	170.00–178.00	175.35
4	—	278	185.00–195.00	189.86
3	—	387	190.00–195.00	191.64
5	—	512	180.00–185.00	181.02
15	—	570	175.00–185.00	181.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	150.00–155.00	152.49
3	—	322	162.00–170.00	165.57
14	—	376	160.00–165.00	161.08
4	—	419	153.00–163.00	157.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	536	165.00–170.00	167.83
4	—	575	148.00–158.00	151.56
7	—	484	160.00–169.00	167.70
5	—	432	165.00–175.00	168.69
2	—	695	140.00–145.00	142.50
5	—	623	147.00–155.00	150.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	553	173.00–176.00	173.75
3	—	608	160.00–170.00	166.68
9	—	457	170.00–178.00	173.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	485	170.00–180.00	175.02
3	—	432	182.00–185.00	184.06
3	—	393	185.00–193.00	187.64
2	—	623	165.00–168.00	166.52
7	—	510	170.00–180.00	172.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	180.00–185.00	182.31
2	—	613	170.00–173.00	171.49
4	—	319	200.00–208.00	202.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	708	125.00–135.00	130.02
3	—	277	175.00–185.00	180.18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,465	83.00–90.00	87.08
5	—	1,741	75.00–80.00	77.22
5	—	1,365	94.00–100.00	97.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	968	60.00–67.00	62.20
8	—	922	80.00–87.00	82.62
13	—	940	71.00–78.00	74.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,149	75.00–82.00	79.25
12	—	1,147	93.00–99.00	95.99
15	—	1,139	84.00–90.00	86.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,593	99.00–106.00	102.07
2	—	1,228	89.00–90.00	89.52
5	—	1,762	107.00–114.00	108.87

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	875	84.00–90.00	86.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	968	85.00–90.00	87.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,008	93.00–98.00	95.14

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

Slaughter Cattle

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