Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2023-06-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 2.00 higher, feeder steers 2.00 lower, feeder heifer 2.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves, heifer calves, and bull calves 2.00 higher, 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 $220.18/cwt on 166 head.

Average price

$220.18

166 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,047

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$303

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

$10.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.70

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	224.74	1,158	90
Medium and Large 2	512	216.99	1,111	20
Medium and Large 3	399	214.01	854	56

One grade step is worth $10.73/cwt here — about $303 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 sale166 hd

220.18

—

GA average16 barns · 2,760 hd

218.48

+1.70

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	1,713	113.08	1,937	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,407	108.55	1,528	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,151	96.30	1,108	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	979	80.74	790	15

Every lot, as filed

48 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%	—	957	76.84/cwt	74.00–79.00	735	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	84.16/cwt	80.00–87.00	840	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	97.18/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,385	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	114.08/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,619	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,381	105.93/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,463	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	588	226.26/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,330	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	536	232.47/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,246	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	221.35/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,240	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	264.50/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,000	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	241.23/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,001	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	197.41/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,336	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	271.85/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,019	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	210.67/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,378	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	279.03/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,178	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	252.50/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,300	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	222.36/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,388	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	243.82/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,146	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	261.97/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,145	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	236.21/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,235	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	659	215.29/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,419	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	223.75/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,298	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	245.05/cwt	242.50–247.50	1,294	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	217.81/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,255	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	244.68/cwt	242.50–247.00	1,407	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	286.81/cwt	285.00–287.00	1,055	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	251.78/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,173	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	101.13/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,170	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	91.47/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,047	10
Bulls	—	—	1,674	109.49/cwt	106.00–113.00	1,833	5
Bulls	—	—	1,820	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	2,220	1
Bulls	—	—	1,743	116.09/cwt	114.00–119.00	2,023	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	540	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	88.13/cwt	85.00–93.00	946	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	223.20/cwt	220.00–227.50	737	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	224.20/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,076	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	215.97/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,155	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	521	206.10/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,074	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	239.57/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,042	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	224.20/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,148	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	202.42/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,269	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	231.50/cwt	230.00–237.00	998	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	232.38/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,081	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	682	174.24/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,188	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	212.63/cwt	210.00–217.00	787	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	185.51/cwt	185.00–187.50	1,252	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	263.72/cwt	262.50–265.00	957	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	256.19/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,071	13

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 Jun 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 490Last week 580Year ago 443

Slaughter CattleReceipts 112Last week 153Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 42Year ago 12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	957	74.00–79.00	76.84
8	—	998	80.00–87.00	84.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,425	93.00–100.00	97.18
9	—	1,419	110.00–117.00	114.08
6	—	1,381	103.00–108.00	105.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,157	98.00–105.00	101.13
10	—	1,145	89.00–95.00	91.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,674	106.00–113.00	109.49
1	—	1,820	122.00	122.00
3	—	1,743	114.00–119.00	116.09

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	225.00–227.50	226.26
5	—	536	230.00–235.00	232.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	560	215.00–225.00	221.35
4	—	378	260.00–267.50	264.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	415	240.00–245.00	241.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	677	190.00–200.00	197.41
9	—	576	215.00–220.00	217.81
25	—	435	237.00–245.00	239.57
18	—	512	220.00–227.00	224.20
8	—	627	200.00–207.50	202.42
20	—	465	230.00–235.00	232.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	330	220.00–227.50	223.20
10	—	521	200.00–210.00	206.10
4	—	682	170.00–177.00	174.24
14	—	370	210.00–217.00	212.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	220.00–227.00	224.20
2	—	535	215.00–217.00	215.97
9	—	431	230.00–237.00	231.50
5	—	675	185.00–187.50	185.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	270.00–275.00	271.85
5	—	437	260.00–265.00	261.97
7	—	659	215.00–217.00	215.29
3	—	528	242.50–247.50	245.05
12	—	466	250.00–257.00	251.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	654	210.00–212.00	210.67
5	—	422	275.00–280.00	279.03
5	—	515	250.00–255.00	252.50
5	—	624	220.00–227.00	222.36
19	—	575	242.50–247.00	244.68
10	—	368	285.00–287.00	286.81
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	470	240.00–247.50	243.82
2	—	523	235.00–237.50	236.21
2	—	580	220.00–227.50	223.75
2	—	363	262.50–265.00	263.72
13	—	418	250.00–258.00	256.19

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	—	750	72.00	72.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,073	85.00–93.00	88.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	75.00	75.00

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Seminole Livestock Exchange - Donalsonville, GA

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