Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2023-09-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 2.00 lower, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder heifers mostly steady, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves steady to 2.00 lower, heifer calves mostly steady, bull calves steady, replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $224.03/cwt on 111 head.

Average price

$224.03

111 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,061

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$71

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

$14.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.08

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	423	229.00	969	36
Medium and Large 1	507	226.20	1,146	45
Medium and Large 3	484	214.81	1,040	30

One grade step is worth $14.18/cwt here — about −$71 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 sale111 hd

224.03

—

GA average16 barns · 1,633 hd

213.95

+10.08

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	1,668	110.94	1,850	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,116	89.03	994	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,432	88.99	1,274	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	982	78.47	770	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)	1,025	$975	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	—	490	237.47/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,164	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	406	253.76/cwt	252.50–255.00	1,030	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	227.00/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,226	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	262.47/cwt	260.00–265.00	958	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	215.71/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,176	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	318	273.99/cwt	270.00–280.00	871	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	298.28/cwt	295.00–300.00	940	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	617	200.42/cwt	200.00–202.50	1,237	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	273.40/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,006	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	233.65/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,322	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	489	223.38/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,092	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	246.61/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,312	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	222.00/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,181	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	282.60/cwt	280.00–285.00	927	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	566	211.01/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,194	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	223.70/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,382	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	411	236.50/cwt	235.00–240.00	972	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	677	191.29/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,295	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	324	241.25/cwt	235.00–245.00	782	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	234.20/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,103	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	233.09/cwt	230.00–238.00	897	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	226.01/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,042	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	258.43/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,119	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	638	197.93/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,263	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	503	212.51/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,069	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	408	243.35/cwt	240.00–245.00	993	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	208.90/cwt	205.00–212.50	1,189	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	213.14/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,027	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	224.41/cwt	220.00–227.50	859	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,025	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	91.77/cwt	90.00–95.00	773	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,278	88.94/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,137	4
Bulls	—	—	1,587	108.50/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,722	5
Bulls	—	—	1,802	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,072	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	92.20/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,111	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,010	85.22/cwt	82.00–88.00	861	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	87.48/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,268	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	81.42/cwt	80.00–85.00	829	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	780	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	686	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	74.13/cwt	71.00–78.00	715	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,286	2

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 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 442Last week 381Year ago 645

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 45Year ago 101

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 13Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	235.00–240.00	237.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	406	252.50–255.00	253.76
10	—	540	222.50–230.00	227.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	260.00–265.00	262.47
7	—	545	210.00–220.00	215.71
6	—	318	270.00–280.00	273.99
5	—	638	195.00–205.00	197.93
6	—	408	240.00–245.00	243.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	295.00–300.00	298.28
8	—	368	270.00–275.00	273.40
2	—	618	220.00–227.50	223.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	566	230.00–240.00	233.65
12	—	532	245.00–250.00	246.61
25	—	433	252.50–260.00	258.43
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	489	220.00–225.00	223.38
2	—	328	280.00–285.00	282.60
2	—	566	210.00–212.00	211.01
13	—	411	235.00–240.00	236.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	617	200.00–202.50	200.42
4	—	677	185.00–195.00	191.29
4	—	324	235.00–245.00	241.25
7	—	482	210.00–217.50	213.14
9	—	383	220.00–227.50	224.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	532	220.00–227.50	222.00
23	—	471	230.00–237.50	234.20
7	—	569	205.00–212.50	208.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	385	230.00–238.00	233.09
15	—	461	220.00–228.00	226.01
2	—	503	210.00–215.00	212.51

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	—	1,025	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	842	90.00–95.00	91.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,278	85.00–95.00	88.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,587	105.00–110.00	108.50
3	—	1,802	115.00	115.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,205	90.00–96.00	92.20
5	—	1,010	82.00–88.00	85.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,449	85.00–90.00	87.48
2	—	1,398	92.00	92.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,018	80.00–85.00	81.42
1	—	780	88.00	88.00
9	—	964	71.00–78.00	74.13

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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