Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2023-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available due to inclement weather last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $227.54/cwt on 117 head.

Average price

$227.54

117 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,114

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$11.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.77

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	496	231.53	1,147	76
Medium and Large 2	535	221.07	1,182	16thin
Medium and Large 3	442	219.56	971	25

One grade step is worth $11.97/cwt here — about $176 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 sale117 hd

227.54

—

GA average15 barns · 1,457 hd

222.76

+4.77

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	1,843	119.59	2,204	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,394	99.26	1,383	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,160	96.13	1,115	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	982	84.91	834	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)	988	$1,093	8

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	238.79/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,146	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	231.23/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,306	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	262.45/cwt	260.00–265.00	979	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	275.77/cwt	275.00–282.50	998	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	461	220.88/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,018	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	631	212.83/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,343	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	686	209.37/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,436	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	297.45/cwt	292.50–300.00	985	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	256.67/cwt	256.00–262.50	1,086	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	234.68/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,457	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	689	201.55/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,389	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	644	219.24/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,412	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	234.38/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,148	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	319	231.19/cwt	227.50–232.50	737	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	704	196.66/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,384	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	321	287.35/cwt	285.00–290.00	922	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	228.14/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,198	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	252.41/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,191	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	223.34/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,481	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	224.54/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,201	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	222.22/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,160	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	193.33/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,392	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	297.94/cwt	296.00–300.00	983	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	242.42/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,280	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,348	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	100.01/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,395	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	95.86/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,124	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	88.47/cwt	88.00–89.00	980	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	100.51/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,028	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,254	1
Bulls	—	—	2,145	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	2,831	1
Bulls	—	—	1,849	118.90/cwt	116.00–123.00	2,198	7
Bulls	—	—	1,500	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,680	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	78.39/cwt	76.00–80.00	773	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	84.06/cwt	82.00–85.00	811	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,062	1,174.33/head	1,050.00–1,350.00	1,174	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,166	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,143	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	311	265.15/cwt	260.00–270.00	825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	214.29/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,230	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	236.18/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,112	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	286.31/cwt	285.00–287.50	1,082	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	387	226.06/cwt	220.00–227.00	875	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	201.61/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,367	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	238.44/cwt	235.00–242.50	777	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	200.61/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,260	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	223.30/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,072	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	247.16/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,036	22

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 Sep 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 381Last week 0Year ago 264

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 0Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 0Year ago 14

No trend available due to inclement weather last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	235.00–240.00	238.79
2	—	565	230.00–232.50	231.23
10	—	362	275.00–282.50	275.77
5	—	331	292.50–300.00	297.45
3	—	663	220.00–225.00	223.34
22	—	419	245.00–250.00	247.16
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	260.00–265.00	262.45
13	—	689	200.00–210.00	201.55
13	—	644	215.00–220.00	219.24
4	—	490	232.50–235.00	234.38
2	—	321	285.00–290.00	287.35
4	—	525	225.00–230.00	228.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	423	256.00–262.50	256.67
8	—	621	232.50–235.00	234.68
6	—	472	250.00–255.00	252.41
2	—	378	285.00–287.50	286.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	461	220.00–225.00	220.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	631	210.00–215.00	212.83
8	—	522	220.00–230.00	222.22
3	—	678	200.00–205.00	201.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	720	190.00–200.00	193.33
2	—	330	296.00–300.00	297.94
2	—	528	240.00–245.00	242.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	686	205.00–210.00	209.37
5	—	326	235.00–242.50	238.44
3	—	480	220.00–225.00	223.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	319	227.50–232.50	231.19
9	—	387	220.00–227.00	226.06
8	—	628	200.00–205.00	200.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	704	195.00–200.00	196.66
12	—	535	220.00–227.50	224.54
2	—	311	260.00–270.00	265.15
7	—	574	212.50–215.00	214.29
52	—	471	230.00–240.00	236.18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	97.00	97.00
3	—	1,395	98.00–102.00	100.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,173	93.00–100.00	95.86
2	—	1,108	88.00–89.00	88.47
1	—	1,090	115.00	115.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,023	98.00–103.00	100.51
4	—	986	76.00–80.00	78.39
6	—	965	82.00–85.00	84.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,145	132.00	132.00
7	—	1,849	116.00–123.00	118.90
1	—	1,500	112.00	112.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	765	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,062	1,050.00–1,350.00	1,174.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,215	96.00	96.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,270	90.00	90.00

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Seminole Livestock Exchange - Donalsonville, GA

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