Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2023-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder heifers unevenly steady, feeder bulls 2.00 higher, steer calves steady to 2.00 higher, heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves steady to 2.00 lower, 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 $214.36/cwt on 128 head.

Average price

$214.36

128 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$997

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$1

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

$17.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.62

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	427	225.34	963	35
Medium and Large 1	531	217.90	1,157	21
Medium and Large 3	464	207.99	965	72

One grade step is worth $17.35/cwt here — about −$1 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 sale128 hd

214.36

—

GA average15 barns · 1,527 hd

211.74

+2.62

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	1,607	110.67	1,778	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,358	97.01	1,317	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,162	91.67	1,066	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,121	86.34	967	12

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)	895	$950	2thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	575	233.78/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,344	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	218.44/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,365	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	479	221.89/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,063	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	220.83/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,281	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	527	211.15/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,113	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	200.00/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,446	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	222.68/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,176	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	464	204.17/cwt	202.00–207.50	947	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	271.29/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,001	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	247.14/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,162	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	236.65/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,349	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	225.28/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,070	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	254.38/cwt	252.50–255.00	1,071	20
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	238.54/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,119	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	236.35/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,210	23
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	212.90/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,458	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	215.74/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,146	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	723	158.68/cwt	158.00–160.00	1,147	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	214.98/cwt	210.00–220.00	924	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	231.53/cwt	230.00–237.00	845	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	213.99/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,205	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	666	219.41/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,461	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	201.04/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,323	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	611	184.32/cwt	183.00–185.00	1,126	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	728	160.25/cwt	159.00–161.50	1,167	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	194.13/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,103	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	222.50/cwt	220.00–227.50	712	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	222.45/cwt	220.00–225.00	957	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	960	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	103.72/cwt	97.50–115.00	1,051	3
Bulls	—	—	1,870	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,945	1
Bulls	—	—	1,475	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,682	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	93.97/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,115	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	87.53/cwt	86.00–89.00	979	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	99.34/cwt	99.00–100.00	1,321	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	91.73/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,037	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	76.88/cwt	75.00–79.00	786	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,149	84.73/cwt	80.00–87.00	974	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,296	1

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 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 473Last week 368Year ago 298

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 40Year ago 13

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 52Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	232.50–235.00	233.78
3	—	625	215.00–225.00	218.44
5	—	723	195.00–205.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	479	220.00–230.00	221.89
32	—	527	210.00–217.50	211.15
2	—	728	159.00–161.50	160.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	220.00–222.50	220.83
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	528	220.00–230.00	222.68
2	—	369	270.00–272.50	271.29
20	—	421	252.50–255.00	254.38
2	—	469	237.00–240.00	238.54
6	—	685	212.50–215.00	212.90
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	470	245.00–250.00	247.14
23	—	512	235.00–240.00	236.35
5	—	666	217.00–220.00	219.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	235.00–237.50	236.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	464	202.00–207.50	204.17
3	—	723	158.00–160.00	158.68
45	—	430	210.00–220.00	214.98
3	—	611	183.00–185.00	184.32
7	—	568	190.00–200.00	194.13
3	—	320	220.00–227.50	222.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	475	220.00–230.00	225.28
3	—	563	212.00–215.00	213.99
5	—	658	200.00–205.00	201.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	531	210.00–220.00	215.74
20	—	365	230.00–237.00	231.53
3	—	430	220.00–225.00	222.45

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	895	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	750	80.00	80.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	100.00	100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,013	97.50–115.00	103.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,870	104.00	104.00
2	—	1,475	114.00	114.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,187	91.00–97.00	93.97
5	—	1,118	86.00–89.00	87.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,330	99.00–100.00	99.34
1	—	1,440	90.00	90.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,131	90.00–94.00	91.73
2	—	1,023	75.00–79.00	76.88
5	—	1,149	80.00–87.00	84.73

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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