Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2023-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers, and feeder heifers 2.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves unevenly steady, heifer calves steady to 2.00 higher, bull calves steady, 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 $203.87/cwt on 120 head.

Average price

$203.87

120 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,001

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$150

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

$40.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.00

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	474	212.30	1,007	80
Medium and Large 3	468	192.61	901	29
Medium and Large 2	672	172.26	1,157	11thin

One grade step is worth $40.04/cwt here — about −$150 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 sale120 hd

203.87

—

GA average16 barns · 1,658 hd

195.87

+8.00

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	—	Average	1,467	102.87	1,509	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,393	89.02	1,240	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,167	88.26	1,030	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	958	81.01	776	34

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)	1,181	$1,299	12

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	641	202.66/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,299	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	195.73/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,137	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	225.74/cwt	225.00–230.00	876	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	237.07/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,133	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	181.14/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,029	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	197.81/cwt	196.00–198.00	870	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	187.56/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,182	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	227.48/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,067	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	662	179.01/cwt	175.00–182.00	1,185	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	221.01/cwt	220.00–222.00	968	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	542	211.48/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,146	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	204.44/cwt	202.00–207.00	1,155	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	181.96/cwt	180.00–188.00	1,337	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	212.09/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,116	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	678	182.85/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,240	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	193.98/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,232	19
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	234.36/cwt	230.00–235.00	989	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	253.98/cwt	250.00–257.00	825	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	756	171.76/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,299	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	777	145.60/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,131	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	173.72/cwt	167.00–177.00	1,155	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	225.09/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,168	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	214.45/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,049	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	203.98/cwt	200.00–210.00	749	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	85.33/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,167	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	91.70/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,294	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	93.30/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,121	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	85.83/cwt	82.00–88.00	989	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	88.97/cwt	88.00–90.00	814	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	98.75/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,200	4
Bulls	—	—	1,326	103.61/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,374	7
Bulls	—	—	1,330	97.06/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,291	3
Bulls	—	—	2,165	109.01/cwt	108.00–110.00	2,360	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	76.75/cwt	74.00–79.00	725	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	82.77/cwt	80.00–87.00	804	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	714	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	97.49/cwt	96.00–99.00	892	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	98.51/cwt	90.00–111.00	1,072	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,063	1,129.47/head	1,025.00–1,225.00	1,129	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,383.30/head	1,300.00–1,530.00	1,383	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	95.75/cwt	93.00–99.00	991	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,094	87.88/cwt	83.00–89.00	961	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	207.39/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,085	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	162.52/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,154	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	219.84/cwt	217.00–222.00	923	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	180.67/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,210	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	187.38/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,149	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	200.44/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,048	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	612	171.23/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,048	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 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 370Last week 318Year ago 303

Slaughter CattleReceipts 141Last week 135Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 14Year ago 47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	641	200.00–205.00	202.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	478	235.00–240.00	237.07
4	—	735	180.00–188.00	181.96
19	—	635	190.00–197.00	193.98
3	—	325	250.00–257.00	253.98
4	—	756	170.00–177.00	171.76
10	—	519	222.00–230.00	225.09
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	526	210.00–217.00	212.09
7	—	678	180.00–185.00	182.85
8	—	422	230.00–235.00	234.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	581	195.00–200.00	195.73
12	—	388	225.00–230.00	225.74
10	—	489	212.00–215.00	214.45
6	—	523	205.00–210.00	207.39
2	—	710	160.00–165.00	162.52
34	—	420	217.00–222.00	219.84
3	—	670	180.00–182.00	180.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	568	180.00–187.00	181.14
10	—	440	196.00–198.00	197.81
9	—	367	200.00–210.00	203.98
4	—	612	170.00–175.00	171.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	777	140.00–150.00	145.60
3	—	665	167.00–177.00	173.72
5	—	613	185.00–190.00	187.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	630	185.00–190.00	187.56
6	—	542	210.00–217.00	211.48
7	—	565	202.00–207.00	204.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	469	225.00–230.00	227.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	662	175.00–182.00	179.01
4	—	438	220.00–222.00	221.01
9	—	523	200.00–202.00	200.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,368	81.00–88.00	85.33
11	—	1,411	90.00–95.00	91.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,202	90.00–96.00	93.30
40	—	1,152	82.00–88.00	85.83
4	—	1,215	98.00–100.00	98.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	915	88.00–90.00	88.97
12	—	944	74.00–79.00	76.75
20	—	971	80.00–87.00	82.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,326	100.00–107.00	103.61
3	—	1,330	95.00–98.00	97.06
2	—	2,165	108.00–110.00	109.01

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)	1	—	915	78.00	78.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,094	83.00–89.00	87.88
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	915	96.00–99.00	97.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,088	90.00–111.00	98.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,035	93.00–99.00	95.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,063	1,025.00–1,225.00	1,129.47
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,240	1,300.00–1,530.00	1,383.30

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

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Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Seminole Livestock Exchange - Donalsonville, GA

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