Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2023-05-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls unevenly steady, feeder steers and feeder heifers 2.00 higher, feeder bulls steady, 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 $211.72/cwt on 126 head.

Average price

$211.72

126 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,065

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$25.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.64

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	490	217.21	1,064	86
Medium and Large 2	542	202.61	1,097	30
Medium and Large 3	500	191.92	959	10thin

One grade step is worth $25.29/cwt here — about $105 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 sale126 hd

211.72

—

GA average14 barns · 1,180 hd

211.08

+0.64

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	—	Average	1,655	109.83	1,818	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,446	102.25	1,479	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,165	99.00	1,154	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	938	81.46	764	9thin

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)	1,050	$700	2thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	214.00/cwt	213.00–215.00	1,094	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	215.07/cwt	210.00–220.00	731	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	207.48/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,181	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	223.40/cwt	222.00–227.00	822	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	191.73/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,191	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	239.49/cwt	238.00–240.00	774	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	185.77/cwt	184.00–186.00	1,221	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	686	176.68/cwt	175.00–179.00	1,212	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	227.43/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,062	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,050	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	489	1
Bulls	—	—	1,655	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,804	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	102.86/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,190	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	89.47/cwt	89.00–90.00	951	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,579	101.58/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,604	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	80.76/cwt	80.00–82.00	729	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	89.39/cwt	88.00–92.00	937	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	70.97/cwt	70.00–72.00	600	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	97.41/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,186	10
Bulls	—	—	1,845	116.66/cwt	116.00–117.00	2,152	3
Bulls	—	—	1,370	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,370	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	110.87/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,458	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,357	95.64/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,298	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	221.02/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,174	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	234.77/cwt	230.00–237.00	862	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	200.98/cwt	200.00–202.00	931	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	272.50/cwt	270.00–277.00	992	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	240.40/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,269	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	198.98/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,158	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	183.39/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,144	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	673	199.43/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,342	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	285.22/cwt	280.00–290.00	955	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	532	232.70/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,238	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	249.50/cwt	245.00–254.00	1,148	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	678	164.23/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,113	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	271	248.69/cwt	245.00–255.00	674	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	223.40/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,291	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	217.35/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,341	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	778	174.22/cwt	174.00–177.00	1,355	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	260.16/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,126	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	238.97/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,035	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	217.44/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,159	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	626	178.49/cwt	177.00–180.00	1,117	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	246.48/cwt	245.00–248.00	1,139	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	338	283.99/cwt	283.00–285.00	960	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	233.38/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,221	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 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 290Last week 269Year ago 211

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 88Year ago 89

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 29Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	511	213.00–215.00	214.00
6	—	368	222.00–227.00	223.40
7	—	686	175.00–179.00	176.68
3	—	582	197.00–200.00	198.98
3	—	624	180.00–185.00	183.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	340	210.00–220.00	215.07
2	—	463	200.00–202.00	200.98
4	—	678	160.00–167.00	164.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	569	206.00–210.00	207.48
11	—	621	190.00–197.00	191.73
4	—	323	238.00–240.00	239.49
13	—	657	184.00–186.00	185.77
20	—	467	225.00–228.00	227.43
2	—	531	220.00–222.00	221.02
21	—	367	230.00–237.00	234.77
4	—	271	245.00–255.00	248.69
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	364	270.00–277.00	272.50
15	—	528	240.00–242.00	240.40
10	—	460	245.00–254.00	249.50
3	—	617	215.00–220.00	217.35
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	673	195.00–200.00	199.43
3	—	532	230.00–236.00	232.70
3	—	578	220.00–225.00	223.40
18	—	778	174.00–177.00	174.22
12	—	433	260.00–262.00	260.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	280.00–290.00	285.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	238.00–240.00	238.97
2	—	626	177.00–180.00	178.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	215.00–220.00	217.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	462	245.00–248.00	246.48
2	—	338	283.00–285.00	283.99
3	—	523	230.00–235.00	233.38

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	—	1,050	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	515	95.00	95.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,655	109.00	109.00
3	—	1,845	116.00–117.00	116.66
2	—	1,370	100.00	100.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,157	100.00–107.00	102.86
4	—	1,063	89.00–90.00	89.47
10	—	1,218	95.00–99.00	97.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,579	99.00–106.00	101.58
8	—	1,315	108.00–113.00	110.87
9	—	1,357	91.00–98.00	95.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	903	80.00–82.00	80.76
3	—	1,048	88.00–92.00	89.39
2	—	845	70.00–72.00	70.97

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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