Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2023-06-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls unevenly steady, feeder steers, feeder heifers, and feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves and heifer calves 2.00 higher, bull calves unevenly steady, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $228.79/cwt on 75 head.

Average price

$228.79

75 head · 429 lb average

Value per head Derived

$980

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$200

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

$14.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.24

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	445	233.63	1,039	44
Medium and Large 2	421	223.97	943	18thin
Medium and Large 3	383	219.08	840	13thin

One grade step is worth $14.56/cwt here — about $200 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 sale75 hd

228.79

—

GA average16 barns · 1,098 hd

208.55

+20.24

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	1,467	110.34	1,619	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,368	102.50	1,402	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,138	98.77	1,124	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	963	85.86	827	32

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)	750	$800	2thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	236.26/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,217	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	253.09/cwt	250.00–255.00	924	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	175.03/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,304	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	222.54/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,257	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	169.97/cwt	167.50–172.50	1,317	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	682	188.79/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,288	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	606	193.38/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,172	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	224.69/cwt	220.00–227.50	804	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	235.85/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,358	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	501	248.97/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,247	22
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	238.38/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,235	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	439	257.50/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,130	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	222.83/cwt	222.50–227.50	1,248	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	235.63/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,006	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	224.73/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,169	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	356	246.23/cwt	245.00–247.50	877	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	212.53/cwt	210.00–217.50	878	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	224.21/cwt	222.50–225.00	951	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	639	191.69/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,225	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	203.24/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,274	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	214.26/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,232	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	511	222.87/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,139	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	231.56/cwt	230.00–235.00	866	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	459	231.72/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,064	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	99.53/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,035	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	980	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	774	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	99.77/cwt	94.00–107.00	1,187	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,137	99.89/cwt	96.00–106.00	1,136	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	102.50/cwt	102.00–103.00	1,402	2
Bulls	—	—	1,438	111.31/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,601	6
Bulls	—	—	1,555	107.43/cwt	106.00–109.00	1,671	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	87.16/cwt	83.00–90.00	851	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	96.48/cwt	92.00–99.00	996	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	102.37/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,175	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	94.71/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,066	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	78.48/cwt	75.00–82.00	709	8

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 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 295Last week 311Year ago 242

Slaughter CattleReceipts 116Last week 84Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 24Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	515	230.00–240.00	236.26
2	—	565	220.00–225.00	222.54
2	—	775	167.50–172.50	169.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	250.00–255.00	253.09
3	—	639	190.00–195.00	191.69
3	—	459	230.00–235.00	231.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	745	170.00–180.00	175.03
4	—	682	185.00–190.00	188.79
3	—	627	200.00–210.00	203.24
4	—	575	212.00–215.00	214.26
6	—	511	220.00–227.00	222.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	606	190.00–200.00	193.38
3	—	424	222.50–225.00	224.21
12	—	374	230.00–235.00	231.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	358	220.00–227.50	224.69
6	—	413	210.00–217.50	212.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	427	230.00–240.00	235.63
10	—	520	220.00–227.50	224.73
2	—	356	245.00–247.50	246.23
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	576	235.00–237.50	235.85
22	—	501	245.00–250.00	248.97
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	237.50–240.00	238.38
7	—	439	250.00–260.00	257.50
15	—	560	222.50–227.50	222.83

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)	5	—	1,040	95.00–106.00	99.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,190	94.00–107.00	99.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,137	96.00–106.00	99.89
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	79.00	79.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	750	800.00	800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,368	102.00–103.00	102.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	976	83.00–90.00	87.16
3	—	1,032	92.00–99.00	96.48
8	—	903	75.00–82.00	78.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,148	100.00–107.00	102.37
16	—	1,126	92.00–98.00	94.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,438	110.00–113.00	111.31
2	—	1,555	106.00–109.00	107.43

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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