Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2023-07-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available due to markets being closed last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $217.15/cwt on 152 head.

Average price

$217.15

152 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,053

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

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

$20.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.27

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	437	224.98	983	10thin
Medium and Large 1	509	222.68	1,134	94
Medium and Large 3	448	204.68	916	48

One grade step is worth $20.30/cwt here — about $67 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 sale152 hd

217.15

—

GA average15 barns · 1,494 hd

208.88

+8.27

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	1,256	107.40	1,349	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,325	96.49	1,278	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,116	95.62	1,067	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	973	79.31	772	17

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	236.02/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,234	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	211.27/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	224.39/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,178	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	235.72/cwt	232.50–237.50	867	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	201.28/cwt	200.00–202.50	1,244	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	225.00/cwt	222.50–227.50	1,316	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	414	244.16/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,011	21
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	225.99/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,186	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	681	201.13/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,370	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	215.99/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,264	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	187.48/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,378	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	210.85/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,322	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	223.67/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,188	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	729	169.38/cwt	165.00–172.50	1,235	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	211.25/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,506	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	255.85/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,195	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	598	235.55/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,409	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	259.27/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,123	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	216.37/cwt	215.00–220.00	785	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	204.72/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,298	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	206.75/cwt	200.00–210.00	868	22
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	234.03/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,095	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	103.88/cwt	101.00–108.00	1,216	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,097	96.25/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,056	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,313	93.16/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,223	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	101.48/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,363	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	89.81/cwt	87.00–92.00	991	13
Bulls	—	—	1,174	105.08/cwt	101.00–108.00	1,234	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	88.51/cwt	88.00–89.00	956	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	83.45/cwt	80.00–87.00	829	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	917	73.39/cwt	70.00–77.00	673	9
Bulls	—	—	1,421	112.03/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,592	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,127	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	702	173.12/cwt	167.50–175.00	1,215	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	191.13/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,089	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	642	187.47/cwt	185.00–192.50	1,204	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	448	221.66/cwt	220.00–225.00	993	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	210.32/cwt	208.00–212.50	1,216	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	231.62/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,084	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	244.50/cwt	242.50–245.00	1,259	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	311	248.97/cwt	248.00–250.00	774	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	225.63/cwt	220.00–227.50	970	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	213.92/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,247	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	231.78/cwt	230.00–235.00	957	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	213.37/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,099	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 Jul 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 440Last week 0Year ago 451

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 0Year ago 103

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 0Year ago 23

No trend available due to markets being closed last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	235.00–237.00	236.02
2	—	668	210.00–212.50	211.27
4	—	585	222.50–227.50	225.00
7	—	433	255.00–260.00	259.27
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	200.00–202.50	201.28
21	—	414	240.00–250.00	244.16
8	—	525	220.00–230.00	225.99
3	—	468	232.00–235.00	234.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	713	210.00–212.50	211.25
11	—	467	250.00–258.00	255.85
11	—	598	230.00–237.00	235.55
10	—	515	242.50–245.00	244.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	525	220.00–229.00	224.39
17	—	634	200.00–205.00	204.72
2	—	311	248.00–250.00	248.97
10	—	583	210.00–217.50	213.92
31	—	413	230.00–235.00	231.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	232.50–237.50	235.72
4	—	430	220.00–227.50	225.63
3	—	515	210.00–215.00	213.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	363	215.00–220.00	216.37
22	—	420	200.00–210.00	206.75
4	—	702	167.50–175.00	173.12
7	—	570	185.00–195.00	191.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	681	200.00–207.50	201.13
2	—	735	185.00–190.00	187.48
3	—	627	210.00–212.50	210.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	215.00–217.00	215.99
14	—	531	220.00–227.50	223.67
4	—	729	165.00–172.50	169.38
3	—	468	230.00–235.00	231.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	642	185.00–192.50	187.47
3	—	448	220.00–225.00	221.66
2	—	578	208.00–212.50	210.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,171	101.00–108.00	103.88
15	—	1,097	93.00–100.00	96.25
13	—	1,103	87.00–92.00	89.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,313	92.00–96.00	93.16
4	—	1,343	100.00–105.00	101.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,080	88.00–89.00	88.51
4	—	993	80.00–87.00	83.45
9	—	917	70.00–77.00	73.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,174	101.00–108.00	105.08
4	—	1,421	110.00–113.00	112.03

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	—	1,225	92.00	92.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

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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Slaughter Cattle

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