Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2023-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $192.50/cwt on 116 head.

Average price

$192.50

116 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$926

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

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

$25.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.23

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	480	200.54	963	39
Medium and Large 2	463	195.89	906	50
Medium and Large 3	516	174.61	900	27

One grade step is worth $25.93/cwt here — about $62 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 sale116 hd

192.50

—

GA average15 barns · 1,900 hd

185.27

+7.23

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	1,302	103.22	1,344	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,431	93.72	1,341	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,149	93.11	1,070	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	947	82.88	785	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)	1,185	$1,203	6

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	616	151.75/cwt	150.00–157.00	935	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	581	171.13/cwt	170.00–177.00	994	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	402	194.50/cwt	190.00–197.00	782	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	203.43/cwt	200.00–210.00	856	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	464	182.29/cwt	180.00–187.00	846	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	717	161.72/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,160	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	674	171.97/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,159	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	211.80/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,116	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	224.98/cwt	220.00–230.00	956	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	576	201.98/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,163	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	231.72/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,075	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	364	245.14/cwt	242.00–247.00	892	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	626	181.82/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,138	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	237.31/cwt	235.00–240.00	987	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	597	213.86/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,277	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	306	254.26/cwt	250.00–257.00	778	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	196.00/cwt	195.00–197.00	1,211	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	174.33/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,107	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	469	203.75/cwt	200.00–207.00	956	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	609	194.65/cwt	194.00–197.00	1,185	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	308	252.44/cwt	250.00–255.00	778	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	621	182.71/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,135	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	215.78/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,003	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	193.95/cwt	192.00–197.00	941	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	224.72/cwt	220.00–227.00	724	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	213.89/cwt	210.00–220.00	894	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	177.98/cwt	175.00–182.00	1,086	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	404	211.03/cwt	210.00–215.00	853	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	195.66/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,017	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	202.33/cwt	200.00–205.00	941	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	161.16/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,014	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,317.63/head	1,175.00–1,425.00	1,318	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,145	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	774	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	561	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	76.86/cwt	65.00–88.00	738	2
Bulls	—	—	1,430	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,373	1
Bulls	—	—	1,270	105.02/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,334	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	94.17/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,058	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	101.77/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,161	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	87.13/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,022	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	101.87/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,429	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,404	86.03/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,208	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	88.77/cwt	88.00–90.00	837	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	78.39/cwt	76.00–79.00	774	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	82.19/cwt	80.00–85.00	763	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	92.43/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,341	14

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 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 417Last week 485Year ago 335

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 133Year ago 144

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 11Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	616	150.00–157.00	151.75
6	—	581	170.00–177.00	171.13
6	—	402	190.00–197.00	194.50
8	—	464	180.00–187.00	182.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	421	200.00–210.00	203.43
13	—	485	192.00–197.00	193.95
6	—	629	160.00–167.00	161.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	220.00–227.00	224.72
4	—	610	175.00–182.00	177.98
10	—	404	210.00–215.00	211.03
19	—	520	190.00–197.00	195.66
3	—	465	200.00–205.00	202.33
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	717	160.00–165.00	161.72
5	—	674	170.00–175.00	171.97
5	—	527	210.00–215.00	211.80
8	—	425	220.00–230.00	224.98
5	—	576	200.00–205.00	201.98
5	—	364	242.00–247.00	245.14
11	—	626	180.00–185.00	181.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	464	230.00–232.00	231.72
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	416	235.00–240.00	237.31
7	—	597	212.00–215.00	213.86
4	—	306	250.00–257.00	254.26
2	—	618	195.00–197.00	196.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	635	170.00–177.00	174.33
5	—	469	200.00–207.00	203.75
13	—	418	210.00–220.00	213.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	609	194.00–197.00	194.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	308	250.00–255.00	252.44
5	—	621	180.00–187.00	182.71
18	—	465	215.00–220.00	215.78

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	—	1,205	1,175.00–1,425.00	1,317.63
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,145	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	86.00	86.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	610	92.00	92.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	960	65.00–88.00	76.86

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	96.00	96.00
4	—	1,270	104.00–107.00	105.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,123	91.00–98.00	94.17
12	—	1,141	99.00–106.00	101.77
20	—	1,173	83.00–90.00	87.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,403	98.00–105.00	101.87
4	—	1,404	83.00–89.00	86.03
14	—	1,451	90.00–95.00	92.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	943	88.00–90.00	88.77
4	—	988	76.00–79.00	78.39
8	—	928	80.00–85.00	82.19

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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