Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2023-07-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $212.84/cwt on 125 head.

Average price

$212.84

125 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,067

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$9.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.56

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	216.17	1,148	47
Medium and Large 2	487	213.67	1,040	47
Medium and Large 3	478	206.54	987	31

One grade step is worth $9.63/cwt here — about $161 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 sale125 hd

212.84

—

GA average16 barns · 1,863 hd

219.40

−6.56

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	—	High	1,540	113.58	1,749	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,445	103.00	1,488	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,123	93.18	1,047	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,146	86.63	993	5thin

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)	990	$800	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
Bulls	—	—	1,500	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,830	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	98.15/cwt	90.00–106.00	1,181	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	112.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,305	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	183.27/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,309	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	212.72/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,010	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	212.25/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,208	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	250.64/cwt	250.00–252.50	802	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	252.63/cwt	251.00–257.50	1,170	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	529	203.56/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,077	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	567	191.22/cwt	190.00–192.50	1,084	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	230.04/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,300	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	247.89/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,289	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	624	186.01/cwt	185.00–187.50	1,161	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	206.24/cwt	205.00–207.50	1,264	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	200.51/cwt	200.00–202.50	1,343	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	484	233.72/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,131	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	236.24/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,358	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	627	207.41/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,300	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	252.75/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,059	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	212.33/cwt	210.00–220.00	900	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	267.52/cwt	265.00–270.00	984	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	245.98/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,132	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	261.72/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,078	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	223.84/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,057	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	223.65/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,275	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	768	186.24/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,430	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	237.14/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,103	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	386	264.71/cwt	262.00–267.50	1,022	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	215.89/cwt	215.00–217.50	1,341	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	512	233.54/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,196	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,250	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	938	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	96.46/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,116	11
Bulls	—	—	1,568	113.65/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,782	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	91.07/cwt	90.00–92.00	956	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,047	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,488	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,082	89.17/cwt	85.00–92.00	965	9
Bulls	—	—	1,525	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	684	186.25/cwt	185.00–187.50	1,274	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	477	223.58/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,066	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	231.96/cwt	230.00–235.00	963	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	241.88/cwt	237.50–247.50	762	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	226.28/cwt	225.00–230.00	765	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	206.19/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,202	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	517	215.84/cwt	215.00–217.50	1,116	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 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 368Last week 440Year ago 340

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 106Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 13Year ago 14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	122.00	122.00
2	—	1,568	112.00–115.00	113.65
1	—	1,525	105.00	105.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	75.00	75.00
2	—	1,050	90.00–92.00	91.07
2	—	1,190	88.00	88.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,157	93.00–100.00	96.46
9	—	1,082	85.00–92.00	89.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,445	103.00	103.00

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)	12	—	1,203	90.00–106.00	98.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,160	110.00–115.00	112.48
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	990	800.00	800.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	714	180.00–185.00	183.27
11	—	569	210.00–217.50	212.25
2	—	613	205.00–207.50	206.24
5	—	670	200.00–202.50	200.51
21	—	472	220.00–227.50	223.84
5	—	415	230.00–235.00	231.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	475	210.00–217.50	212.72
4	—	315	237.50–247.50	241.88
11	—	583	200.00–209.00	206.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	529	200.00–207.50	203.56
2	—	567	190.00–192.50	191.22
5	—	624	185.00–187.50	186.01
13	—	424	210.00–220.00	212.33
4	—	338	225.00–230.00	226.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	320	250.00–252.50	250.64
2	—	684	185.00–187.50	186.25
2	—	477	220.00–227.50	223.58
3	—	517	215.00–217.50	215.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	570	220.00–227.50	223.65
6	—	465	230.00–240.00	237.14
2	—	386	262.00–267.50	264.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	768	185.00–190.00	186.24
14	—	621	215.00–217.50	215.89
7	—	512	230.00–237.50	233.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	463	251.00–257.50	252.63
37	—	520	242.50–250.00	247.89
2	—	575	235.00–237.50	236.24
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	225.00–235.00	230.04
13	—	460	240.00–250.00	245.98
3	—	412	260.00–265.00	261.72
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	484	230.00–235.00	233.72
4	—	627	200.00–210.00	207.41
9	—	419	250.00–257.50	252.75
2	—	368	265.00–270.00	267.52

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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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