Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2023-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $206.03/cwt on 125 head.

Average price

$206.03

125 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$972

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$204

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

$44.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.79

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	450	213.68	963	90
Medium and Large 3	478	191.41	915	27
Medium and Large 2	689	169.38	1,167	8thin

One grade step is worth $44.30/cwt here — about −$204 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

206.03

—

GA average16 barns · 1,585 hd

205.24

+0.79

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	—	High	1,564	108.51	1,697	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,334	98.58	1,315	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,122	92.00	1,033	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	955	81.41	777	27

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)	875	$725	2thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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%	—	931	77.65/cwt	75.00–82.00	723	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	980	1
Bulls	—	—	1,623	114.52/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,859	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	212.65/cwt	209.00–216.00	1,212	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	227.32/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,057	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	260.98/cwt	260.00–262.00	843	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	194.26/cwt	192.00–195.00	1,288	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	205.05/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,046	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	611	205.99/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,259	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	223.49/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,374	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	242.81/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,190	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	211.45/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,434	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	246.04/cwt	245.00–247.00	770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	260.98/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,026	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	232.01/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,334	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	208.98/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,327	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	254.20/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,052	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	687	201.33/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,383	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	221.34/cwt	220.00–222.00	947	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	306	213.48/cwt	212.00–215.00	653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	306	272.07/cwt	267.00–277.00	833	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	617	171.62/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,059	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	233.10/cwt	231.00–235.00	781	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	161.42/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,182	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	689	169.38/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,167	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	221.53/cwt	220.00–225.00	902	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	210.99/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,188	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	602	189.76/cwt	187.00–190.00	1,142	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	227.54/cwt	227.00–230.00	817	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	386	209.53/cwt	207.00–210.00	809	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	184.77/cwt	182.00–185.00	961	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	454	188.99/cwt	187.00–190.00	858	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	157.46/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,209	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	178.54/cwt	177.00–180.00	1,125	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	166.51/cwt	165.00–168.00	1,240	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	768	161.02/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,237	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	233.53/cwt	232.00–235.00	894	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	216.01/cwt	215.00–217.00	989	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	203.91/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,056	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	875	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	109.58/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,112	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	757	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	86.46/cwt	84.00–92.00	731	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	79.68/cwt	77.00–82.00	606	3
Bulls	—	—	1,725	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,777	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	92.88/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,045	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	101.03/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,205	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,087	86.51/cwt	84.00–88.00	940	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,273	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,324	104.12/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,379	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	85.48/cwt	83.00–90.00	847	10
Bulls	—	—	1,225	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,176	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,096	1

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 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 269Last week 363Year ago 359

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 45Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 11Year ago 127

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	931	75.00–82.00	77.65
1	—	970	101.00	101.00
10	—	991	83.00–90.00	85.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,125	90.00–97.00	92.88
3	—	1,193	100.00–102.00	101.03
7	—	1,087	84.00–88.00	86.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	95.00	95.00
4	—	1,324	101.00–107.00	104.12
1	—	1,370	80.00	80.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,623	112.00–118.00	114.52
1	—	1,725	103.00	103.00
1	—	1,225	96.00	96.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	570	209.00–216.00	212.65
6	—	465	225.00–232.00	227.32
2	—	323	260.00–262.00	260.98
4	—	663	192.00–195.00	194.26
3	—	611	205.00–207.00	205.99
2	—	768	160.00–162.00	161.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	200.00–210.00	205.05
2	—	630	177.00–180.00	178.54
2	—	383	232.00–235.00	233.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	745	165.00–168.00	166.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	222.00–225.00	223.49
9	—	490	240.00–245.00	242.81
6	—	678	207.00–215.00	211.45
2	—	393	260.00–262.00	260.98
12	—	575	230.00–237.00	232.01
13	—	414	250.00–257.00	254.20
2	—	306	267.00–277.00	272.07
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	245.00–247.00	246.04
2	—	635	208.00–210.00	208.98
6	—	687	200.00–202.00	201.33
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	220.00–222.00	221.34
4	—	563	210.00–212.00	210.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	306	212.00–215.00	213.48
3	—	617	170.00–175.00	171.62
6	—	386	207.00–210.00	209.53
13	—	520	182.00–185.00	184.77
3	—	454	187.00–190.00	188.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	335	231.00–235.00	233.10
5	—	732	160.00–167.00	161.42
10	—	407	220.00–225.00	221.53
13	—	602	187.00–190.00	189.76
20	—	359	227.00–230.00	227.54
2	—	768	155.00–160.00	157.46
4	—	458	215.00–217.00	216.01
13	—	518	200.00–210.00	203.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	689	165.00–175.00	169.38

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	875	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,015	109.00–110.00	109.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	845	84.00–92.00	86.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	760	77.00–82.00	79.68
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	86.00	86.00

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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