Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2023-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $200.31/cwt on 125 head.

Average price

$200.31

125 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$961

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

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

$21.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.83

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	506	203.83	1,032	81
Medium and Large 3	405	196.67	796	35
Medium and Large 2	533	182.76	974	9thin

One grade step is worth $21.06/cwt here — about $58 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 sale125 hd

200.31

—

GA average17 barns · 2,396 hd

194.47

+5.83

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	92.62	1,319	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,107	88.83	984	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	946	75.48	714	35

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)	1,075	$950	2thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	222.44/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,048	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	557	212.01/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,181	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	266.00/cwt	265.00–267.00	811	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	632	187.57/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,185	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	269.07/cwt	268.00–270.00	740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	170.47/cwt	169.00–172.00	1,139	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	668	171.07/cwt	165.00–177.00	1,143	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	170.67/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,155	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	162.53/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,191	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	171.00/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,228	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	253.95/cwt	250.00–257.00	914	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	229.09/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,285	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	201.42/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,295	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	190.87/cwt	190.00–195.00	773	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	244.77/cwt	240.00–247.00	911	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	222.56/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,124	20
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	576	210.83/cwt	207.00–217.00	1,214	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	235.63/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,126	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	184.30/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,143	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	215.18/cwt	215.00–217.00	904	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	204.54/cwt	202.00–207.00	865	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	210.73/cwt	205.00–213.00	1,007	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	197.50/cwt	197.00–199.00	1,343	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	264.22/cwt	260.00–270.00	869	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	187.44/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,087	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	213.41/cwt	212.00–215.00	683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	276	241.07/cwt	240.00–242.00	665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	156.00/cwt	155.00–157.00	1,156	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	511	177.55/cwt	175.00–180.00	907	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	195.25/cwt	192.00–197.00	1,099	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	504	195.03/cwt	190.00–200.00	983	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	140.99/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,090	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	222.53/cwt	220.00–225.00	935	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	709	133.51/cwt	132.00–135.00	947	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	204.65/cwt	200.00–210.00	761	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	717	144.69/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,037	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	571	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	92.95/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,045	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	101.27/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,089	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,104	85.77/cwt	83.00–89.00	947	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	93.01/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,279	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	85.58/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,168	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	76.15/cwt	73.00–78.00	736	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	81.24/cwt	80.00–84.00	763	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	69.02/cwt	67.00–72.00	630	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,509	99.46/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,501	4

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 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 318Last week 483Year ago 469

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 125Year ago 175

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 40Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	471	220.00–230.00	222.44
5	—	557	210.00–215.00	212.01
4	—	305	265.00–267.00	266.00
2	—	632	185.00–190.00	187.57
2	—	275	268.00–270.00	269.07
2	—	668	169.00–172.00	170.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	504	190.00–200.00	195.03
2	—	420	220.00–225.00	222.53
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	165.00–177.00	171.07
3	—	372	240.00–247.00	244.77
20	—	505	220.00–227.00	222.56
14	—	576	207.00–217.00	210.83
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	733	160.00–165.00	162.53
4	—	360	250.00–257.00	253.95
12	—	478	230.00–240.00	235.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	170.00–172.00	171.00
28	—	561	225.00–230.00	229.09
14	—	643	200.00–205.00	201.42
4	—	680	197.00–199.00	197.50
8	—	329	260.00–270.00	264.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	677	170.00–172.00	170.67
9	—	620	180.00–187.00	184.30
11	—	420	215.00–217.00	215.18
48	—	478	205.00–213.00	210.73
2	—	276	240.00–242.00	241.07
2	—	741	155.00–157.00	156.00
4	—	563	192.00–197.00	195.25
2	—	773	140.00–142.00	140.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	405	190.00–195.00	190.87
2	—	511	175.00–180.00	177.55
2	—	709	132.00–135.00	133.51
25	—	372	200.00–210.00	204.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	202.00–207.00	204.54
2	—	580	185.00–190.00	187.44
2	—	320	212.00–215.00	213.41
3	—	717	140.00–147.00	144.69

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	—	1,075	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	815	70.00	70.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,124	90.00–96.00	92.95
3	—	1,075	99.00–105.00	101.27
27	—	1,104	83.00–89.00	85.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,375	92.00–94.00	93.01
4	—	1,365	84.00–88.00	85.58
4	—	1,509	98.00–102.00	99.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	966	73.00–78.00	76.15
8	—	939	80.00–84.00	81.24
9	—	913	67.00–72.00	69.02

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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