Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2023-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 2.00 lower, feeder steers and feeder heifers 2.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves 2.00 higher, heifer calves steady to 2.00 higher, bull calves unevenly steady, 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 $215.10/cwt on 109 head.

Average price

$215.10

109 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,109

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$313

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

$6.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.10

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	217.71	1,226	64
Medium and Large 2	507	211.43	1,073	10thin
Medium and Large 3	432	211.38	913	35

One grade step is worth $6.34/cwt here — about $313 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 sale109 hd

215.10

—

GA average15 barns · 1,478 hd

215.20

−0.10

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	1,675	114.79	1,923	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,449	100.53	1,456	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,130	96.37	1,089	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,044	87.70	916	21

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)	1,180	$950	2thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	223.01/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,166	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	218.71/cwt	215.00–220.00	927	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	241.30/cwt	240.00–242.50	905	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	206.57/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,163	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	571	222.04/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,268	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	224.39/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,358	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	183.92/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,333	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	216.72/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,220	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	207.54/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,380	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	254.15/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,065	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	464	234.77/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,089	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	303	293.99/cwt	293.00–295.00	891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	242.62/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,383	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	263.33/cwt	262.50–265.00	1,093	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	307	278.96/cwt	277.00–280.00	856	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	252.95/cwt	251.00–255.00	1,310	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	260.87/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,080	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	264.15/cwt	260.00–267.50	946	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	271.80/cwt	270.00–277.50	992	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	244.98/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,149	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	363	252.52/cwt	250.00–255.00	917	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	626	195.00/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,221	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	531	209.83/cwt	207.50–210.00	1,114	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	322	269.02/cwt	267.00–270.00	866	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	246.52/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,023	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	206.95/cwt	204.00–210.00	1,293	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,122	95.87/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,076	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,490	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,510	1
Bulls	—	—	1,403	107.71/cwt	106.00–109.00	1,511	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	91.58/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,001	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	87.87/cwt	84.00–89.00	913	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	78.63/cwt	76.00–80.00	743	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	90.56/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,395	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	84.44/cwt	81.00–88.00	916	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	105.81/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,254	3
Bulls	—	—	1,898	121.93/cwt	120.00–125.00	2,314	3
Bulls	—	—	1,633	112.37/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,835	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,078	90.82/cwt	87.00–94.00	979	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,042	111.27/cwt	108.00–116.00	1,159	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,005	91.13/cwt	90.00–92.00	916	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	107.83/cwt	100.00–115.00	925	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	952	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	232.44/cwt	230.00–237.50	995	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	210.43/cwt	210.00–212.50	869	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	217.87/cwt	215.00–225.00	808	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	606	195.04/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,182	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	209.58/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,446	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	432	226.50/cwt	220.00–228.00	978	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	286.23/cwt	285.00–287.50	1,036	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	233.49/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,571	6

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 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 388Last week 220Year ago 659

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 29Year ago 128

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 14Year ago 52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	523	220.00–227.50	223.01
2	—	375	240.00–242.50	241.30
5	—	725	180.00–190.00	183.92
15	—	563	215.00–217.00	216.72
8	—	428	230.00–237.50	232.44
12	—	690	205.00–210.00	209.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	424	215.00–220.00	218.71
6	—	563	200.00–210.00	206.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	413	210.00–212.50	210.43
21	—	371	215.00–225.00	217.87
8	—	606	192.00–200.00	195.04
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	571	220.00–225.00	222.04
2	—	665	205.00–210.00	207.54
3	—	419	250.00–257.50	254.15
5	—	464	230.00–239.00	234.77
3	—	307	277.00–280.00	278.96
3	—	358	260.00–267.50	264.15
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	605	220.00–227.50	224.39
6	—	414	260.00–265.00	260.87
4	—	365	270.00–277.50	271.80
22	—	469	240.00–247.50	244.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	303	293.00–295.00	293.99
3	—	570	240.00–248.00	242.62
3	—	415	262.50–265.00	263.33
2	—	518	251.00–255.00	252.95
2	—	362	285.00–287.50	286.23
6	—	673	230.00–237.00	233.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	250.00–255.00	252.52
2	—	626	190.00–200.00	195.00
15	—	531	207.50–210.00	209.83
5	—	432	220.00–228.00	226.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	267.00–270.00	269.02
2	—	625	204.00–210.00	206.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	415	245.00–250.00	246.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,122	92.00–98.00	95.87
2	—	1,085	81.00–88.00	84.44
3	—	1,185	103.00–108.00	105.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	112.00	112.00
1	—	1,385	109.00	109.00
2	—	1,540	90.00–91.00	90.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,093	90.00–94.00	91.58
8	—	1,039	84.00–89.00	87.87
4	—	945	76.00–80.00	78.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,403	106.00–109.00	107.71
3	—	1,898	120.00–125.00	121.93
3	—	1,633	111.00–115.00	112.37

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,078	87.00–94.00	90.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,005	90.00–92.00	91.13
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,042	108.00–116.00	111.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	858	100.00–115.00	107.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	915	104.00	104.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,180	950.00	950.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Seminole Livestock Exchange - Donalsonville, GA

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