Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2023-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $202.41/cwt on 281 head.

Average price

$202.41

281 head · 414 lb average

Value per head Derived

$839

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$32

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

$36.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.48

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	400	211.29	844	205
Medium and Large 2	403	196.17	791	14thin
Medium and Large 3	466	174.45	812	62

One grade step is worth $36.84/cwt here — about $32 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 sale281 hd

202.41

—

GA average14 barns · 1,737 hd

189.93

+12.48

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	1,673	113.83	1,904	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,158	93.18	1,079	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,414	92.67	1,311	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	911	83.87	764	19

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)	1,168	$1,433	12

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	260.86/cwt	260.00–267.00	814	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	252.82/cwt	250.00–257.00	925	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	633	142.44/cwt	140.00–147.00	902	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	163.81/cwt	160.00–167.00	855	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	216.67/cwt	212.00–219.00	795	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	181.04/cwt	180.00–185.00	842	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	212.42/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,011	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	222.74/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,067	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	204.58/cwt	200.00–210.00	755	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	264	234.07/cwt	230.00–237.00	618	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	269.04/cwt	268.00–270.00	726	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	243.22/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,024	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	657	173.99/cwt	172.00–175.00	1,143	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	198.98/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,234	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	207.83/cwt	205.00–210.00	883	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	222.65/cwt	220.00–227.00	730	69
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	411	225.70/cwt	225.00–227.00	928	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	205.99/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,077	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	606	183.11/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,110	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	232.54/cwt	230.00–235.00	984	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	567	190.52/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,080	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	233.20/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,115	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	186.60/cwt	185.00–187.00	1,269	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	181.66/cwt	180.00–185.00	941	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	664	162.02/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,076	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	248.58/cwt	245.00–252.00	803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	210.07/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,099	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	411	221.24/cwt	220.00–222.00	909	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	232.30/cwt	230.00–237.00	871	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	77.42/cwt	74.00–81.00	705	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	90.51/cwt	90.00–91.00	882	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	101.33/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,175	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	93.43/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,123	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,069	81.28/cwt	78.00–85.00	869	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	85.45/cwt	82.00–89.00	769	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	87.87/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,351	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,345	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	92.88/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,298	11
Bulls	—	—	1,198	104.50/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,252	2
Bulls	—	—	1,778	123.05/cwt	120.00–125.00	2,188	2
Bulls	—	—	2,043	113.93/cwt	113.00–115.00	2,328	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	473	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	931	85.55/cwt	81.00–92.00	796	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	819	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	87.19/cwt	83.00–89.00	844	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	1,432.71/head	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,433	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	564	154.71/cwt	152.00–157.00	873	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	192.80/cwt	190.00–197.00	738	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	200.14/cwt	200.00–202.00	917	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	622	173.40/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,079	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	194.25/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,018	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	206.69/cwt	200.00–210.00	864	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	165.02/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,114	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	172.74/cwt	170.00–177.00	814	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	175.76/cwt	175.00–178.00	1,088	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	193.44/cwt	190.00–197.00	998	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	181.85/cwt	180.00–187.00	767	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	185.01/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,047	8

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 Apr 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 623Last week 263Year ago 406

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 42Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 32Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	312	260.00–267.00	260.86
17	—	366	250.00–257.00	252.82
2	—	270	268.00–270.00	269.04
12	—	421	240.00–247.00	243.22
11	—	478	230.00–237.00	233.20
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	476	210.00–217.00	212.42
3	—	657	172.00–175.00	173.99
3	—	411	225.00–227.00	225.70
2	—	523	205.00–207.00	205.99
8	—	606	180.00–185.00	183.11
4	—	567	190.00–192.00	190.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	479	220.00–227.00	222.74
6	—	620	197.00–200.00	198.98
2	—	423	230.00–235.00	232.54
5	—	680	185.00–187.00	186.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	633	140.00–147.00	142.44
5	—	522	160.00–167.00	163.81
3	—	564	152.00–157.00	154.71
12	—	383	190.00–197.00	192.80
20	—	471	170.00–177.00	172.74
16	—	422	180.00–187.00	181.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	367	212.00–219.00	216.67
6	—	264	230.00–237.00	234.07
23	—	425	205.00–210.00	207.83
69	—	328	220.00–227.00	222.65
15	—	458	200.00–202.00	200.14
6	—	675	160.00–170.00	165.02
4	—	619	175.00–178.00	175.76
19	—	516	190.00–197.00	193.44
8	—	566	180.00–187.00	185.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	465	180.00–185.00	181.04
9	—	369	200.00–210.00	204.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	180.00–185.00	181.66
5	—	622	170.00–177.00	173.40
6	—	418	200.00–210.00	206.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	664	160.00–165.00	162.02
4	—	524	190.00–197.00	194.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	245.00–252.00	248.58
2	—	523	205.00–215.00	210.07
8	—	411	220.00–222.00	221.24
7	—	375	230.00–237.00	232.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	910	74.00–81.00	77.42
2	—	975	90.00–91.00	90.51
12	—	900	82.00–89.00	85.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,160	98.00–105.00	101.33
10	—	1,202	90.00–97.00	93.43
5	—	1,069	78.00–85.00	81.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,538	87.00–89.00	87.87
1	—	1,345	100.00	100.00
11	—	1,398	90.00–96.00	92.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,198	104.00–105.00	104.50
2	—	1,778	120.00–125.00	123.05
2	—	2,043	113.00–115.00	113.93

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	695	68.00	68.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	931	81.00–92.00	85.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	89.00	89.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	968	83.00–89.00	87.19
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,168	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,432.71

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

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