Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2023-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $210.58/cwt on 136 head.

Average price

$210.58

136 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$999

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$99

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

$27.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.86

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	456	218.89	998	94
Medium and Large 3	472	192.32	907	24
Medium and Large 2	573	191.50	1,097	18thin

One grade step is worth $27.39/cwt here — about −$99 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 sale136 hd

210.58

—

GA average16 barns · 1,912 hd

196.72

+13.86

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	1,405	105.74	1,485	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,138	95.00	1,081	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,412	93.16	1,316	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	911	82.32	750	11

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)	1,083	$1,017	6

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	863	73.46/cwt	70.00–75.00	634	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	102.44/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,200	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	90.64/cwt	90.00–92.00	832	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	936	82.65/cwt	80.00–86.00	774	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,475	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,399	92.47/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,294	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	86.39/cwt	84.00–89.00	995	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	91.00/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,001	5
Bulls	—	—	1,223	103.53/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,266	5
Bulls	—	—	1,707	109.43/cwt	108.00–111.00	1,868	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	968	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	869	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	1,017.38/head	950.00–1,050.00	1,017	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	191.50/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,097	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	231.04/cwt	230.00–235.00	850	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	209.18/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,125	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	588	204.49/cwt	202.00–207.00	1,202	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	665	172.46/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,147	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	569	193.01/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,098	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	678	173.19/cwt	167.00–175.00	1,174	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	215.06/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,000	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	222.39/cwt	220.00–225.00	961	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	584	184.25/cwt	182.00–185.00	1,076	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	261.88/cwt	257.00–267.00	846	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	196.70/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,294	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	185.68/cwt	185.00–187.00	1,250	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	611	202.46/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,237	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	529	205.95/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,089	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	221.77/cwt	220.00–230.00	920	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	221.00/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,419	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	646	201.67/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,303	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	229.95/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,235	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	235.70/cwt	235.00–237.00	867	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	205.11/cwt	200.00–210.00	669	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	243.58/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,035	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	232.69/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,338	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	212.50/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,318	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	243.18/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,182	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	215.99/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,097	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	196.21/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,240	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	309	266.01/cwt	265.00–267.00	822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	251.41/cwt	250.00–255.00	910	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	442	222.33/cwt	220.00–227.00	983	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	666	191.29/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,274	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	208.79/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,196	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	204.63/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,148	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	183.31/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,237	3

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 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 363Last week 416Year ago 402

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 76Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 41Year ago 51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	863	70.00–75.00	73.46
3	—	918	90.00–92.00	90.64
5	—	936	80.00–86.00	82.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,171	99.00–105.00	102.44
2	—	1,152	84.00–89.00	86.39
5	—	1,100	90.00–92.00	91.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	98.00	98.00
7	—	1,399	90.00–95.00	92.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,223	101.00–106.00	103.53
3	—	1,707	108.00–111.00	109.43

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	90.00	90.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	790	110.00	110.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,083	950.00–1,050.00	1,017.38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	573	190.00–197.00	191.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	368	230.00–235.00	231.04
5	—	538	208.00–210.00	209.18
5	—	465	212.00–217.00	215.06
39	—	432	220.00–225.00	222.39
9	—	632	190.00–197.00	196.21
6	—	561	200.00–207.00	204.63
3	—	675	180.00–185.00	183.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	678	167.00–175.00	173.19
4	—	584	182.00–185.00	184.25
13	—	326	200.00–210.00	205.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	202.00–207.00	204.49
3	—	673	185.00–187.00	185.68
6	—	415	220.00–230.00	221.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	170.00–175.00	172.46
9	—	569	190.00–195.00	193.01
10	—	529	200.00–210.00	205.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	257.00–267.00	261.88
24	—	658	190.00–197.00	196.70
2	—	611	200.00–205.00	202.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	642	220.00–222.00	221.00
7	—	575	232.00–237.00	232.69
7	—	486	240.00–245.00	243.18
2	—	309	265.00–267.00	266.01
8	—	362	250.00–255.00	251.41
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	646	200.00–205.00	201.67
3	—	368	235.00–237.00	235.70
2	—	508	215.00–217.00	215.99
15	—	442	220.00–227.00	222.33
4	—	666	185.00–195.00	191.29
12	—	573	207.00–210.00	208.79
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	537	225.00–235.00	229.95
2	—	425	240.00–247.00	243.58
2	—	620	210.00–215.00	212.50

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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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