Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2023-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and feeder heifers lightly tested, feeder bulls unevenly steady, steer calves, heifer calves, and bull calves 3.00 higher, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $185.66/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$185.66

74 head · 406 lb average

Value per head Derived

$754

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$35

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

$34.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+22.26

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	384	199.28	765	39
Medium and Large 2	427	172.15	735	27
Medium and Large 3	443	164.79	730	8thin

One grade step is worth $34.49/cwt here — about $35 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 sale74 hd

185.66

—

GA average14 barns · 1,849 hd

163.40

+22.26

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	1,441	99.06	1,427	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,159	89.34	1,035	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,503	87.71	1,318	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	900	74.85	673	13

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	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,021	$995	8

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	81.36/cwt	80.00–82.00	926	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,524	87.51/cwt	84.00–91.00	1,334	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	95.09/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,408	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	79.87/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,171	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	790	62.08/cwt	58.00–65.00	490	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	902	74.12/cwt	70.00–77.00	669	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	85.83/cwt	83.00–90.00	966	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	233.37/cwt	230.00–237.00	880	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	164.79/cwt	160.00–167.00	730	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	204.40/cwt	200.00–210.00	734	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	213.95/cwt	212.00–215.00	567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	184.74/cwt	180.00–190.00	698	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	204	229.94/cwt	225.00–235.00	469	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	577	163.48/cwt	162.00–165.00	943	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	152.52/cwt	150.00–155.00	816	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	173.40/cwt	170.00–177.00	902	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	186.02/cwt	185.00–187.00	1,084	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	243.56/cwt	240.00–247.00	821	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	203.26/cwt	200.00–207.00	963	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	216.49/cwt	210.00–220.00	699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	193.38/cwt	190.00–195.00	801	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	223.46/cwt	220.00–227.00	961	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	192.33/cwt	190.00–195.00	994	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	183.54/cwt	182.00–185.00	866	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	198.28/cwt	195.00–200.00	837	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	172.97/cwt	172.00–175.00	1,090	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	160.80/cwt	160.00–162.00	925	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	142.41/cwt	135.00–145.00	919	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	314	236.81/cwt	230.00–240.00	744	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	186.69/cwt	185.00–190.00	965	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	436	182.45/cwt	180.00–185.00	795	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	152.50/cwt	150.00–155.00	984	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	212.60/cwt	210.00–215.00	899	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	180.72/cwt	180.00–187.00	895	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	142.52/cwt	140.00–145.00	797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	174.13/cwt	170.00–177.00	721	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	1,178.36/head	1,125.00–1,225.00	1,178	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	888	811.62/head	750.00–875.00	812	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	741	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	951	89.50/cwt	82.00–97.00	851	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	623	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	80.92/cwt	79.00–84.00	862	3
Bulls	—	—	1,758	106.34/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,869	3
Bulls	—	—	1,118	90.83/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,015	3
Bulls	—	—	1,444	99.62/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,439	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	96.28/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,155	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	83.24/cwt	80.00–86.00	802	5

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 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 283Last week 289Year ago 306

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 125Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 19Year ago 26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,138	80.00–82.00	81.36
7	—	1,126	83.00–90.00	85.83
7	—	1,200	93.00–98.00	96.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,524	84.00–91.00	87.51
8	—	1,481	93.00–100.00	95.09
7	—	1,466	78.00–83.00	79.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	790	58.00–65.00	62.08
5	—	902	70.00–77.00	74.12
5	—	963	80.00–86.00	83.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,758	105.00–107.00	106.34
3	—	1,118	88.00–94.00	90.83
5	—	1,444	97.00–103.00	99.62

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	377	230.00–237.00	233.37
2	—	583	185.00–187.00	186.02
9	—	337	240.00–247.00	243.56
7	—	474	200.00–207.00	203.26
4	—	430	220.00–227.00	223.46
3	—	517	190.00–195.00	192.33
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	577	162.00–165.00	163.48
4	—	520	170.00–177.00	173.40
3	—	323	210.00–220.00	216.49
2	—	472	182.00–185.00	183.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	443	160.00–167.00	164.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	359	200.00–210.00	204.40
3	—	265	212.00–215.00	213.95
2	—	204	225.00–235.00	229.94
6	—	414	190.00–195.00	193.38
9	—	495	180.00–187.00	180.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	378	180.00–190.00	184.74
2	—	535	150.00–155.00	152.52
2	—	559	140.00–145.00	142.52
18	—	414	170.00–177.00	174.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	195.00–200.00	198.28
5	—	575	160.00–162.00	160.80
2	—	645	150.00–155.00	152.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	172.00–175.00	172.97
5	—	314	230.00–240.00	236.81
6	—	517	185.00–190.00	186.69
2	—	423	210.00–215.00	212.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	645	135.00–145.00	142.41
2	—	436	180.00–185.00	182.45

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,153	1,125.00–1,225.00	1,178.36
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	888	750.00–875.00	811.62
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	76.00	76.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	951	82.00–97.00	89.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,065	79.00–84.00	80.92
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	865	72.00	72.00

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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