Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2023-06-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $245.04/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$245.04

92 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,250

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$285

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2

$16.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.32

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	422	253.10	1,069	36
Medium and Large 1	556	245.67	1,366	21
Medium and Large 2	573	236.38	1,354	35

One grade step is worth $16.72/cwt here — about −$285 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 sale92 hd

245.04

—

GA average14 barns · 1,086 hd

242.73

+2.32

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	1,536	109.46	1,681	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,440	98.74	1,422	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,112	96.17	1,069	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	959	84.32	809	16

Every lot, as filed

49 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 3	—	572	194.54/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,113	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	243.66/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,157	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	237.84/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,013	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	270.81/cwt	270.00–272.50	867	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	224.85/cwt	222.50–227.50	1,515	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	234.29/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,422	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	213.07/cwt	210.00–215.00	884	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	251.38/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,274	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	224.21/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,186	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	381	263.68/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,005	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	536	233.29/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,250	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	215.67/cwt	207.50–217.50	1,449	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	223.77/cwt	222.50–225.00	1,410	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	389	272.15/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,059	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	247.00/cwt	242.50–247.50	1,314	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	278.31/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,163	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	263.87/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,240	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	252.08/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,049	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	416	245.07/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,019	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	224.08/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,282	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	367	254.03/cwt	250.00–255.00	932	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	224.30/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,054	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	234.99/cwt	232.50–237.50	1,123	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	351	265.00/cwt	260.00–270.00	930	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	222.21/cwt	220.00–225.00	829	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	359	211.69/cwt	210.00–215.00	760	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	206.23/cwt	205.00–207.50	872	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	245.09/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,152	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	516	216.29/cwt	215.00–217.50	1,116	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	232.16/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,075	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	223.88/cwt	220.00–230.00	712	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	210.82/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,286	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	200.01/cwt	197.50–202.50	1,348	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,009	108.51/cwt	100.00–117.50	1,095	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	96.34/cwt	95.00–97.50	1,146	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,111	99.49/cwt	90.00–110.00	1,105	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,217	92.27/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,123	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,283	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,461	1
Bulls	—	—	1,520	114.05/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,734	3
Bulls	—	—	2,390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,868	1
Bulls	—	—	1,267	101.35/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,284	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	93.59/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,029	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	90.83/cwt	89.00–96.00	945	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	83.82/cwt	81.00–87.50	761	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	102.57/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,242	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	101.76/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,516	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,407	91.30/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,285	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	917	78.64/cwt	77.50–80.00	721	6

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 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 311Last week 490Year ago 255

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 112Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 13Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	572	190.00–200.00	194.54
19	—	359	210.00–215.00	211.69
2	—	423	205.00–207.50	206.23
11	—	318	220.00–230.00	223.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	426	237.00–240.00	237.84
6	—	529	220.00–227.50	224.21
8	—	463	230.00–235.00	232.16
3	—	610	210.00–212.50	210.82
4	—	674	197.50–202.50	200.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	415	210.00–215.00	213.07
12	—	373	220.00–225.00	222.21
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	475	240.00–247.50	243.66
3	—	320	270.00–272.50	270.81
9	—	381	260.00–267.50	263.68
3	—	536	232.50–235.00	233.29
13	—	416	250.00–257.50	252.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	674	222.50–227.50	224.85
7	—	607	230.00–235.00	234.29
5	—	507	250.00–257.00	251.38
3	—	418	275.00–280.00	278.31
2	—	470	260.00–267.50	263.87
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	672	207.50–217.50	215.67
2	—	630	222.50–225.00	223.77
7	—	389	270.00–275.00	272.15
10	—	532	242.50–247.50	247.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	416	240.00–247.50	245.07
5	—	367	250.00–255.00	254.03
7	—	470	220.00–225.00	224.30
2	—	516	215.00–217.50	216.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	572	220.00–230.00	224.08
2	—	351	260.00–270.00	265.00
3	—	470	240.00–250.00	245.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	232.50–237.50	234.99

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,009	100.00–117.50	108.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,190	95.00–97.50	96.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,111	90.00–110.00	99.49
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,217	87.00–95.00	92.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,188	108.00	108.00
20	—	1,040	89.00–96.00	90.83
13	—	1,211	100.00–106.00	102.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	109.00	109.00
4	—	1,490	100.00–104.00	101.76
3	—	1,407	87.00–94.00	91.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,100	90.00–96.00	93.59
6	—	908	81.00–87.50	83.82
6	—	917	77.50–80.00	78.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,520	112.00–115.00	114.05
1	—	2,390	120.00	120.00
3	—	1,267	100.00–104.00	101.35

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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Steers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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