Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2023-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $198.65/cwt on 131 head.

Average price

$198.65

131 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$999

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

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

$32.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.64

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	213.62	1,013	63
Medium and Large 2	534	188.91	1,009	30
Medium and Large 3	526	181.53	955	38

One grade step is worth $32.09/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 sale131 hd

198.65

—

GA average15 barns · 1,378 hd

197.02

+1.64

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	1,533	94.33	1,446	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,409	93.36	1,316	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,154	88.48	1,021	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	920	81.73	752	14

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)	1,055	$1,168	14

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	—	627	199.08/cwt	195.00–202.00	1,248	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	231.58/cwt	230.00–235.00	868	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	714	163.27/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,166	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	743	144.98/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,077	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	452	210.68/cwt	210.00–215.00	952	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	534	201.94/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,078	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	201.35/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,269	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	201.23/cwt	200.00–210.00	924	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	206.20/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,182	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	213.62/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,143	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	183.40/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,133	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	393	229.63/cwt	227.00–230.00	902	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	673	182.49/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,228	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	194.13/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,194	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	222.46/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,201	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	589	182.73/cwt	182.00–185.00	1,076	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	201.65/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,089	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	223.58/cwt	220.00–227.00	961	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	195.99/cwt	195.00–197.00	1,417	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	216.84/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,349	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	226.10/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,289	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	182.86/cwt	180.00–187.00	960	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	155.16/cwt	150.00–160.00	970	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	233.65/cwt	230.00–237.00	890	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	195.30/cwt	190.00–197.00	916	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	163.37/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,091	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	164.83/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,195	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	193.86/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,091	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	190.80/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,072	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	612	182.53/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,117	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	215.37/cwt	212.00–217.00	984	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	175.24/cwt	170.00–178.00	1,079	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	561	172.72/cwt	170.00–175.00	969	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,269.42/head	1,200.00–1,375.00	1,269	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	968	1,032.44/head	950.00–1,175.00	1,032	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962	90.31/cwt	85.00–100.00	869	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	969	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,136	88.56/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,006	7
Bulls	—	—	1,595	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,436	2
Bulls	—	—	1,410	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,452	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	93.62/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,065	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	84.62/cwt	82.00–88.00	987	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,148	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	909	77.75/cwt	75.00–79.00	707	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	83.44/cwt	80.00–87.00	773	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	814	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	95.51/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,386	5

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 May 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 416Last week 358Year ago 236

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 199Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 46Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	195.00–202.00	199.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	230.00–235.00	231.58
3	—	714	160.00–165.00	163.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	743	140.00–150.00	144.98
15	—	452	210.00–215.00	210.68
20	—	534	200.00–205.00	201.94
14	—	563	190.00–197.00	193.86
2	—	612	180.00–185.00	182.53
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	630	200.00–210.00	201.35
2	—	540	220.00–225.00	222.46
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	573	205.00–207.00	206.20
14	—	535	210.00–220.00	213.62
8	—	393	227.00–230.00	229.63
4	—	673	180.00–185.00	182.49
15	—	615	190.00–195.00	194.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	195.00–197.00	195.99
5	—	622	212.00–220.00	216.84
11	—	570	222.00–230.00	226.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	459	200.00–210.00	201.23
4	—	589	182.00–185.00	182.73
3	—	668	160.00–165.00	163.37
7	—	616	170.00–178.00	175.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	180.00–187.00	183.40
10	—	540	200.00–210.00	201.65
25	—	430	220.00–227.00	223.58
6	—	381	230.00–237.00	233.65
2	—	725	160.00–170.00	164.83
5	—	562	190.00–192.00	190.80
13	—	457	212.00–217.00	215.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	525	180.00–187.00	182.86
4	—	625	150.00–160.00	155.16
13	—	469	190.00–197.00	195.30
10	—	561	170.00–175.00	172.72

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	8	—	1,120	1,200.00–1,375.00	1,269.42
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	968	950.00–1,175.00	1,032.44
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	962	85.00–100.00	90.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	114.00	114.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,136	80.00–90.00	88.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,595	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,410	103.00	103.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,138	92.00–97.00	93.62
8	—	1,166	82.00–88.00	84.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,305	88.00	88.00
5	—	1,451	92.00–97.00	95.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	909	75.00–79.00	77.75
8	—	926	80.00–87.00	83.44
1	—	925	88.00	88.00

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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