Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2023-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $182.11/cwt on 119 head.

Average price

$182.11

119 head · 428 lb average

Value per head Derived

$779

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$15.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.30

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	444	188.43	836	41
Medium and Large 2	404	186.60	753	34
Medium and Large 3	432	172.76	746	44

One grade step is worth $15.66/cwt here — about $90 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 sale119 hd

182.11

—

GA average15 barns · 1,542 hd

184.41

−2.30

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	1,699	104.80	1,781	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,164	95.42	1,110	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,421	95.34	1,355	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	904	84.81	767	25

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)	925	$875	2thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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 1	—	479	181.76/cwt	180.00–185.00	871	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	208.38/cwt	205.00–210.00	698	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	200.54/cwt	200.00–202.00	730	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	228.00/cwt	225.00–235.00	695	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	223.89/cwt	220.00–227.00	929	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	171.36/cwt	170.00–177.00	715	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	152.47/cwt	150.00–155.00	965	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	172.70/cwt	170.00–177.00	851	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	183.77/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,143	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	203.27/cwt	200.00–205.00	970	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	213.41/cwt	210.00–215.00	892	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	211.61/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,126	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	193.79/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,229	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	384	181.25/cwt	180.00–188.00	696	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	353	241.01/cwt	240.00–242.00	851	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	203.54/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,150	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	240.78/cwt	240.00–245.00	785	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	231.82/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,015	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	212.96/cwt	210.00–217.00	997	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	233.45/cwt	230.00–237.00	840	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	234.67/cwt	232.00–237.00	793	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	243.93/cwt	242.00–247.00	793	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	211.12/cwt	210.00–215.00	994	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	193.47/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,112	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	223.55/cwt	220.00–227.00	921	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,416	91.21/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,292	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	100.99/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,162	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	75.54/cwt	73.00–79.00	697	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	887	91.22/cwt	89.00–93.00	809	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	909	83.72/cwt	80.00–87.00	761	13
Bulls	—	—	1,600	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,728	1
Bulls	—	—	1,732	103.73/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,797	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	96.84/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,380	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,109	87.81/cwt	84.00–89.00	974	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	105.84/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,506	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	94.39/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,120	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,134	96.42/cwt	92.00–106.00	1,093	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	848	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	748	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	168.47/cwt	167.00–170.00	969	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	192.49/cwt	190.00–197.00	826	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	689	135.20/cwt	130.00–137.00	932	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	162.50/cwt	160.00–167.00	761	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	158.97/cwt	157.00–160.00	1,065	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	511	203.50/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,040	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	192.35/cwt	190.00–197.00	691	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	233.07/cwt	230.00–237.00	872	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	226.25/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,115	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	185.91/cwt	185.00–187.00	788	9

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 Mar 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 377Last week 435Year ago 323

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 96Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 29Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	479	180.00–185.00	181.76
6	—	335	205.00–210.00	208.38
8	—	364	200.00–202.00	200.54
2	—	633	150.00–155.00	152.47
4	—	575	167.00–170.00	168.47
7	—	429	190.00–197.00	192.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	417	170.00–177.00	171.36
29	—	384	180.00–188.00	181.25
5	—	689	130.00–137.00	135.20
5	—	468	160.00–167.00	162.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	493	170.00–177.00	172.70
18	—	359	190.00–197.00	192.35
9	—	424	185.00–187.00	185.91
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	305	225.00–235.00	228.00
11	—	477	200.00–205.00	203.27
14	—	418	210.00–215.00	213.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	415	220.00–227.00	223.89
5	—	622	180.00–187.00	183.77
9	—	326	240.00–245.00	240.78
4	—	468	210.00–217.00	212.96
10	—	374	230.00–237.00	233.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	532	210.00–215.00	211.61
9	—	634	190.00–197.00	193.79
2	—	353	240.00–242.00	241.01
10	—	565	200.00–207.00	203.54
6	—	438	230.00–235.00	231.82
9	—	493	222.00–227.00	226.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	230.00–237.00	233.45
4	—	325	242.00–247.00	243.93
9	—	471	210.00–215.00	211.12
5	—	575	190.00–197.00	193.47
10	—	412	220.00–227.00	223.55
6	—	511	200.00–207.00	203.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	338	232.00–237.00	234.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	670	157.00–160.00	158.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,416	86.00–93.00	91.21
8	—	1,425	94.00–101.00	96.84
2	—	1,423	103.00–109.00	105.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,151	98.00–105.00	100.99
7	—	1,109	84.00–89.00	87.81
24	—	1,187	90.00–97.00	94.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	923	73.00–79.00	75.54
8	—	887	89.00–93.00	91.22
13	—	909	80.00–87.00	83.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	108.00	108.00
3	—	1,732	102.00–105.00	103.73

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,134	92.00–106.00	96.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	87.00	87.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	84.00	84.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	875.00	875.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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