Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2023-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers, feeder heifers, and feeder bulls lightly tested, steers calves unevenly steady, heifer calves 2.00 lower, bull calves 2.00 higher, replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $179.99/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$179.99

77 head · 442 lb average

Value per head Derived

$796

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$91

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

$21.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.78

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	424	183.35	778	65
Medium and Large 2	537	161.80	869	12thin

One grade step is worth $21.55/cwt here — about −$91 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 sale77 hd

179.99

—

GA average14 barns · 1,550 hd

174.22

+5.78

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	1,425	97.00	1,382	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,392	88.04	1,226	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,086	86.59	940	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	849	71.71	609	9thin

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)	1,250	$900	4thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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 3	—	429	188.47/cwt	187.00–190.00	809	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	314	240.96/cwt	240.00–242.00	757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	671	163.53/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,097	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	202.53/cwt	200.00–205.00	871	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	227.38/cwt	225.00–230.00	741	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	181.97/cwt	180.00–185.00	957	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	361	206.49/cwt	200.00–210.00	745	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	235.91/cwt	230.00–240.00	745	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	162.57/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,092	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	186.72/cwt	180.00–188.00	1,064	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	222.05/cwt	220.00–225.00	808	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	201.34/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,063	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	519	186.97/cwt	184.00–192.00	970	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	172.59/cwt	170.00–175.00	742	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	172.96/cwt	170.00–178.00	813	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	159.58/cwt	157.00–160.00	857	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	192.38/cwt	190.00–195.00	616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	192.96/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,005	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	214.78/cwt	210.00–217.00	902	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	673	144.32/cwt	140.00–150.00	971	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	529	169.63/cwt	160.00–175.00	897	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	183.78/cwt	180.00–187.00	803	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	681	144.42/cwt	140.00–150.00	984	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	191.11/cwt	190.00–195.00	715	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	203.30/cwt	200.00–205.00	669	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	680	1
Bulls	—	—	1,425	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,382	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,035	80.97/cwt	80.00–82.00	838	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	92.86/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,066	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,000	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	790	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	84.06/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,188	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,296	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	735	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	566	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	848	61.31/cwt	58.00–65.00	520	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	879	80.78/cwt	78.00–83.00	710	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 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 293Last week 283Year ago 486

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 83Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 23Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	429	187.00–190.00	188.47
5	—	673	140.00–150.00	144.32
12	—	529	160.00–175.00	169.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	314	240.00–242.00	240.96
2	—	671	162.00–165.00	163.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	200.00–205.00	202.53
2	—	326	225.00–230.00	227.38
6	—	526	180.00–185.00	181.97
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	361	200.00–210.00	206.49
9	—	519	184.00–192.00	186.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	316	230.00–240.00	235.91
2	—	672	160.00–165.00	162.57
11	—	570	180.00–188.00	186.72
6	—	364	220.00–225.00	222.05
6	—	521	190.00–200.00	192.96
10	—	420	210.00–217.00	214.78
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	200.00–202.00	201.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	170.00–175.00	172.59
2	—	320	190.00–195.00	192.38
6	—	681	140.00–150.00	144.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	470	170.00–178.00	172.96
7	—	537	157.00–160.00	159.58
19	—	437	180.00–187.00	183.78
16	—	374	190.00–195.00	191.11
9	—	329	200.00–205.00	203.30

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	—	1,250	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	76.00	76.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	97.00	97.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,035	80.00–82.00	80.97
3	—	1,148	90.00–96.00	92.86
1	—	1,000	79.00	79.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,413	82.00–86.00	84.06
1	—	1,350	96.00	96.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	77.00	77.00
4	—	848	58.00–65.00	61.31
4	—	879	78.00–83.00	80.78

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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