Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2023-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $227.96/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$227.96

74 head · 604 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,377

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$73

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

$30.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.98

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	484	246.22	1,192	18thin
Medium and Large 1	664	224.27	1,489	41
Medium and Large 3	585	216.14	1,265	15thin

One grade step is worth $30.08/cwt here — about −$73 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 sale74 hd

227.96

—

GA average15 barns · 917 hd

239.94

−11.98

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	1,386	113.31	1,571	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,369	100.57	1,376	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,106	97.90	1,082	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	950	72.50	689	1thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	411	241.22/cwt	240.00–242.50	991	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	207.50/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,162	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	259.19/cwt	257.00–260.00	954	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	217.43/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,018	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	199.72/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,374	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	216.01/cwt	215.00–217.00	940	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	215.02/cwt	212.50–217.50	1,451	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	273.62/cwt	272.00–274.00	1,012	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	223.29/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,177	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	222.42/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,268	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	215.38/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,228	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	227.83/cwt	224.00–228.00	1,488	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	234.38/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,334	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	205.78/cwt	204.00–206.00	1,599	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	243.22/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,182	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	208.31/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,292	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	221.27/cwt	220.00–222.50	852	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	202.57/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,157	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	192.45/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,291	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	204.92/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,092	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	484	235.58/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,140	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	233.49/cwt	232.00–235.00	764	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	562	185.87/cwt	185.00–187.50	1,045	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	227.42/cwt	225.00–230.00	960	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	303	243.74/cwt	242.50–245.00	739	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	216.25/cwt	214.00–220.00	908	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	200.99/cwt	197.50–205.00	1,367	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,224	101.82/cwt	93.00–111.00	1,246	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	107.52/cwt	107.00–108.00	1,390	2
Bulls	—	—	1,410	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,734	1
Bulls	—	—	1,380	110.89/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,530	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,049	96.56/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,013	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	103.65/cwt	101.00–108.00	1,251	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,632	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,282	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,344	100.20/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,347	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	689	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	91.00/cwt	90.00–92.00	956	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 Aug 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 220Last week 473Year ago 440

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 41Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 9Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	411	240.00–242.50	241.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	560	200.00–210.00	207.50
4	—	368	257.00–260.00	259.19
2	—	468	215.00–220.00	217.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	688	197.00–200.00	199.72
15	—	570	210.00–217.50	215.38
3	—	422	225.00–230.00	227.42
2	—	303	242.50–245.00	243.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	215.00–217.00	216.01
2	—	385	220.00–222.50	221.27
3	—	533	200.00–210.00	204.92
3	—	562	185.00–187.50	185.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	571	200.00–205.00	202.57
2	—	671	190.00–195.00	192.45
2	—	327	232.00–235.00	233.49
5	—	420	214.00–220.00	216.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	212.50–217.50	215.02
5	—	370	272.00–274.00	273.62
2	—	570	220.00–225.00	222.42
9	—	486	240.00–245.00	243.22
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	220.00–230.00	223.29
3	—	620	205.00–210.00	208.31
4	—	484	235.00–237.50	235.58
5	—	680	197.50–205.00	200.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	653	224.00–228.00	227.83
8	—	569	230.00–235.00	234.38
9	—	777	204.00–206.00	205.78

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)	7	—	1,224	93.00–111.00	101.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,293	107.00–108.00	107.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	123.00	123.00
4	—	1,380	108.00–113.00	110.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,049	94.00–100.00	96.56
5	—	1,207	101.00–108.00	103.65
3	—	1,050	90.00–92.00	91.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	107.00	107.00
1	—	1,335	96.00	96.00
5	—	1,344	99.00–104.00	100.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	72.50	72.50

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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