Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2023-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $227.33/cwt on 168 head.

Average price

$227.33

168 head · 441 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,002

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

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

$12.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.38

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	450	229.54	1,034	131
Medium and Large 2	442	222.81	985	16thin
Medium and Large 3	379	217.03	822	21

One grade step is worth $12.50/cwt here — about $211 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 sale168 hd

227.33

—

GA average16 barns · 2,240 hd

226.95

+0.38

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	1,471	114.94	1,691	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,140	98.59	1,124	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,387	95.06	1,318	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	973	85.24	829	20

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)	1,098	$1,092	4thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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 3	—	322	222.41/cwt	220.00–225.00	716	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	307	246.62/cwt	242.50–250.00	757	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	232.82/cwt	230.00–237.00	952	82
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	280.96/cwt	280.00–285.00	879	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	603	194.74/cwt	192.00–197.50	1,174	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	356	254.66/cwt	250.00–257.00	907	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	230.43/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,588	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	238.62/cwt	237.00–239.00	1,401	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	246.08/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,270	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	224.85/cwt	222.50–227.00	1,383	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	223.35/cwt	220.00–227.50	940	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	262.53/cwt	260.00–267.50	982	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	489	232.89/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,139	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	264.19/cwt	260.00–267.50	893	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	222.05/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,172	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	244.30/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,170	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	214.17/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,253	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	601	209.17/cwt	207.50–210.00	1,257	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	218.89/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,145	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	574	211.09/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,212	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	393	248.79/cwt	242.50–255.00	978	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	257.48/cwt	255.00–260.00	948	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	233.73/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	209.26/cwt	205.00–215.00	885	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	216.48/cwt	212.50–217.00	1,273	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	256.16/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,050	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	607	206.60/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,254	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	235	246.22/cwt	245.00–247.50	579	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	249.03/cwt	248.00–250.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	233.76/cwt	230.00–237.50	853	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	202.62/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,351	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	224.04/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,187	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	1,092.26/head	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,092	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	893	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	95.69/cwt	92.00–99.00	998	2
Bulls	—	—	1,310	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,245	1
Bulls	—	—	1,160	117.06/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,358	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	98.58/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,132	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	105.64/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,273	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,059	91.58/cwt	89.00–94.00	970	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	93.59/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,296	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,362	100.36/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,367	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	87.07/cwt	84.00–89.00	861	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	94.38/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,048	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	857	76.63/cwt	74.00–80.00	657	7
Bulls	—	—	1,863	122.80/cwt	121.00–125.00	2,288	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,250	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 Aug 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 485Last week 388Year ago 594

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 52Year ago 89

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 39Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	322	220.00–225.00	222.41
2	—	603	192.00–197.50	194.74
8	—	423	205.00–215.00	209.26
2	—	235	245.00–247.50	246.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	307	242.50–250.00	246.62
82	—	409	230.00–237.00	232.82
16	—	588	212.50–217.00	216.48
2	—	277	248.00–250.00	249.03
3	—	667	200.00–207.50	202.62
22	—	530	220.00–227.50	224.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	421	220.00–227.50	223.35
3	—	607	200.00–210.00	206.60
4	—	365	230.00–237.50	233.76
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	313	280.00–285.00	280.96
5	—	374	260.00–267.50	262.53
9	—	479	240.00–247.50	244.30
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	356	250.00–257.00	254.66
7	—	489	230.00–235.00	232.89
6	—	338	260.00–267.50	264.19
5	—	528	220.00–225.00	222.05
3	—	585	212.50–215.00	214.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	689	230.00–236.00	230.43
23	—	587	237.00–239.00	238.62
14	—	516	240.00–247.00	246.08
6	—	615	222.50–227.00	224.85
14	—	410	250.00–259.00	256.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	601	207.50–210.00	209.17
9	—	523	215.00–220.00	218.89
4	—	368	255.00–260.00	257.48
2	—	428	230.00–237.50	233.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	574	205.00–215.00	211.09
2	—	393	242.50–255.00	248.79

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	4	—	1,098	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,092.26
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	760	117.50	117.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,043	92.00–99.00	95.69

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	95.00	95.00
2	—	1,160	116.00–118.00	117.06
2	—	1,863	121.00–125.00	122.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,148	95.00–102.00	98.58
11	—	1,205	103.00–110.00	105.64
11	—	1,059	89.00–94.00	91.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,385	90.00–97.00	93.59
3	—	1,362	98.00–104.00	100.36
1	—	1,470	85.00	85.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	989	84.00–89.00	87.07
5	—	1,110	93.00–96.00	94.38
7	—	857	74.00–80.00	76.63

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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