Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2023-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers 2.00 higher, feeder heifers and feeder bulls mostly steady, steer calves, heifer calves and bull calves 2.00 higher, 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 $192.04/cwt on 162 head.

Average price

$192.04

162 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$883

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$14

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

$13.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.01

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	511	193.83	991	76
Medium and Large 3	382	192.99	738	69
Medium and Large 2	542	180.19	977	17thin

One grade step is worth $13.65/cwt here — about $14 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 sale162 hd

192.04

—

GA average15 barns · 1,677 hd

196.05

−4.01

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	1,622	108.41	1,758	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,390	94.63	1,316	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,168	93.34	1,090	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	939	85.22	800	23

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)	833	$963	4thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	615	173.27/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,066	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	193.12/cwt	190.00–197.00	701	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	232.76/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,108	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	531	172.37/cwt	170.00–175.00	915	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	209.65/cwt	205.00–215.00	912	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	153.30/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,084	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	162.23/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,027	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	354	226.15/cwt	225.00–230.00	801	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	202.36/cwt	200.00–210.00	662	50
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	183.07/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,236	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	567	203.52/cwt	202.00–205.00	1,154	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	219.07/cwt	215.00–222.00	933	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	248.08/cwt	247.00–250.00	918	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	697	190.93/cwt	189.00–191.00	1,331	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	257.44/cwt	255.00–260.00	793	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	241.09/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,061	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	248.30/cwt	245.00–250.00	765	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	724	187.63/cwt	186.00–188.00	1,358	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	532	211.95/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,128	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	733	172.28/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,263	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	603	198.99/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,200	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	192.47/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,122	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	569	177.97/cwt	176.00–180.00	1,013	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	288	264.69/cwt	262.00–265.00	762	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	254.77/cwt	250.00–255.00	866	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	208.39/cwt	207.00–217.00	998	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	220.98/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,061	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	83.73/cwt	80.00–87.00	786	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,434	99.55/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,428	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,303	88.34/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,151	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,092	86.91/cwt	84.00–89.00	949	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	75.40/cwt	73.00–78.00	671	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	93.46/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,114	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	100.34/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,215	16
Bulls	—	—	1,624	101.43/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,647	4
Bulls	—	—	1,643	113.52/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,865	3
Bulls	—	—	1,550	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,876	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	93.75/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,303	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	90.50/cwt	88.00–95.00	867	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	959	85.88/cwt	82.00–89.00	824	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	95.11/cwt	90.00–115.00	906	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	616	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,232	89.61/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,104	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	962.84/head	925.00–1,000.00	963	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,196	92.66/cwt	81.00–100.00	1,108	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	106.17/cwt	102.00–111.00	1,113	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	200.23/cwt	200.00–202.00	923	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	183.89/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,022	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	223.79/cwt	220.00–227.00	850	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	192.91/cwt	190.00–195.00	914	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	149.27/cwt	147.00–150.00	940	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	170.98/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,069	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	193.15/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,002	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	569	161.16/cwt	160.00–167.00	917	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	181.21/cwt	180.00–185.00	977	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 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 483Last week 623Year ago 400

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 78Year ago 171

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 36Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	615	170.00–177.00	173.27
21	—	435	205.00–215.00	209.65
3	—	707	150.00–155.00	153.30
9	—	461	200.00–202.00	200.23
8	—	556	180.00–187.00	183.89
5	—	380	220.00–227.00	223.79
14	—	519	190.00–197.00	193.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	363	190.00–197.00	193.12
5	—	531	170.00–175.00	172.37
50	—	327	200.00–210.00	202.36
4	—	630	147.00–150.00	149.27
6	—	569	160.00–167.00	161.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	633	160.00–167.00	162.23
5	—	474	190.00–195.00	192.91
8	—	539	180.00–185.00	181.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	476	230.00–237.00	232.76
3	—	370	247.00–250.00	248.08
2	—	308	255.00–260.00	257.44
12	—	440	240.00–245.00	241.09
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	354	225.00–230.00	226.15
6	—	675	180.00–187.00	183.07
2	—	567	202.00–205.00	203.52
11	—	426	215.00–222.00	219.07
7	—	532	210.00–217.00	211.95
9	—	733	170.00–177.00	172.28
5	—	603	195.00–200.00	198.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	697	189.00–191.00	190.93
3	—	308	245.00–250.00	248.30
8	—	724	186.00–188.00	187.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	190.00–195.00	192.47
15	—	479	207.00–217.00	208.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	569	176.00–180.00	177.97
2	—	625	170.00–172.00	170.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	288	262.00–265.00	264.69
21	—	340	250.00–255.00	254.77
2	—	480	220.00–222.00	220.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	939	80.00–87.00	83.73
4	—	890	73.00–78.00	75.40
10	—	958	88.00–95.00	90.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,434	98.00–102.00	99.55
3	—	1,303	87.00–89.00	88.34
12	—	1,390	91.00–96.00	93.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,092	84.00–89.00	86.91
29	—	1,192	90.00–97.00	93.46
16	—	1,211	98.00–104.00	100.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,624	100.00–105.00	101.43
3	—	1,643	110.00–117.00	113.52
1	—	1,550	121.00	121.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	959	82.00–89.00	85.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	780	79.00	79.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,232	86.00–91.00	89.61
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	953	90.00–115.00	95.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,196	81.00–100.00	92.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,048	102.00–111.00	106.17
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	833	925.00–1,000.00	962.84

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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Reporter comment USDA

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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