Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2023-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers and feeder heifers 2.00 higher, 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 $179.86/cwt on 144 head.

Average price

$179.86

144 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$836

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$268

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

$12.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.52

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	185.93	958	70
Medium and Large 2	511	176.58	903	13thin
Medium and Large 3	397	173.60	689	61

One grade step is worth $12.32/cwt here — about $268 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 sale144 hd

179.86

—

GA average15 barns · 2,327 hd

184.38

−4.52

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	1,528	104.51	1,597	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,365	90.61	1,237	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,166	89.53	1,044	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	946	80.99	766	16

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)	1,245	$1,200	2thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	563	174.16/cwt	170.00–177.00	981	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	204.56/cwt	202.00–207.00	779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	184.44/cwt	180.00–189.00	966	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	193.11/cwt	190.00–200.00	898	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	588	199.35/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,172	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	233.55/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,011	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	257.89/cwt	257.00–260.00	833	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	221.15/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,201	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	252.55/cwt	250.00–255.00	927	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	202.51/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,282	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	203.49/cwt	202.00–205.00	1,160	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	211.71/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,016	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	221.78/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,047	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	241.54/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,058	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	193.41/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,203	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	224.08/cwt	220.00–229.00	946	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	235.11/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,159	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	182.07/cwt	177.00–187.00	1,218	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	230.96/cwt	230.00–232.00	972	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	194.26/cwt	190.00–195.00	913	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	255.56/cwt	254.00–257.00	856	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	364	217.43/cwt	217.00–220.00	791	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	240.66/cwt	240.00–242.00	888	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	209.83/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,207	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	621	144.80/cwt	140.00–147.00	899	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	567	152.79/cwt	150.00–156.00	866	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	538	185.48/cwt	184.00–187.00	998	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	424	200.64/cwt	200.00–202.00	851	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	162.28/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,013	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	208.33/cwt	205.00–215.00	898	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	171.49/cwt	170.00–175.00	917	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	321	183.06/cwt	180.00–190.00	588	43
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	95.01/cwt	90.00–100.00	939	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	87.87/cwt	80.00–94.00	829	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	751	1
Bulls	—	—	1,263	96.54/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,219	2
Bulls	—	—	1,863	108.93/cwt	108.00–110.00	2,029	4
Bulls	—	—	1,393	104.22/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,452	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	100.76/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,147	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	86.43/cwt	83.00–89.00	997	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	92.27/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,113	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	91.87/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,249	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	102.96/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,411	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,371	87.04/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,193	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	869	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	76.62/cwt	74.00–79.00	737	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	85.03/cwt	81.00–88.00	789	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 Mar 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 485Last week 377Year ago 355

Slaughter CattleReceipts 133Last week 101Year ago 127

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 29Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	563	170.00–177.00	174.16
30	—	524	180.00–189.00	184.44
13	—	465	190.00–200.00	193.11
9	—	624	160.00–167.00	162.28
11	—	431	205.00–215.00	208.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	381	202.00–207.00	204.56
11	—	535	170.00–175.00	171.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	621	140.00–147.00	144.80
14	—	567	150.00–156.00	152.79
43	—	321	180.00–190.00	183.06
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	588	190.00–200.00	199.35
11	—	480	210.00–217.00	211.71
22	—	422	220.00–229.00	224.08
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	433	230.00–237.00	233.55
6	—	570	202.00–205.00	203.49
4	—	472	220.00–225.00	221.78
9	—	622	190.00–196.00	193.41
2	—	669	177.00–187.00	182.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	323	257.00–260.00	257.89
6	—	543	220.00–227.00	221.15
4	—	367	250.00–255.00	252.55
21	—	633	200.00–207.00	202.51
9	—	438	240.00–245.00	241.54
17	—	493	235.00–237.00	235.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	421	230.00–232.00	230.96
2	—	335	254.00–257.00	255.56
3	—	369	240.00–242.00	240.66
2	—	575	205.00–215.00	209.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	470	190.00–195.00	194.26
7	—	364	217.00–220.00	217.43
2	—	538	184.00–187.00	185.48
3	—	424	200.00–202.00	200.64

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	2	—	1,245	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	988	90.00–100.00	95.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	943	80.00–94.00	87.87
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	79.00	79.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,263	95.00–98.00	96.54
4	—	1,863	108.00–110.00	108.93
6	—	1,393	100.00–107.00	104.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,138	99.00–104.00	100.76
35	—	1,154	83.00–89.00	86.43
15	—	1,206	90.00–96.00	92.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,360	90.00–97.00	91.87
2	—	1,370	101.00–105.00	102.96
14	—	1,371	83.00–89.00	87.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	96.00	96.00
9	—	962	74.00–79.00	76.62
6	—	928	81.00–88.00	85.03

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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