Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2023-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Bulls and Slaughter Cows steady, Feeder Steers and Steer Calves steady to 5.00 higher, Feeder Bulls and Bull Calves mostly steady, Feeder Heifers and Heifer Calves steady to 3.00 higher, Replacement Cows unevenly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $243.10/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$243.10

69 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,363

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$10.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.48

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	590	244.78	1,445	48
Medium and Large 3	453	241.22	1,093	15thin
Medium and Large 2	593	234.35	1,390	6thin

One grade step is worth $10.43/cwt here — about $54 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 sale69 hd

243.10

—

GA average17 barns · 2,347 hd

248.58

−5.48

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	1,613	115.50	1,863	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,113	89.27	994	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,340	86.87	1,164	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	922	78.63	725	14

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)	1,005	$812	2thin

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	—	318	284.72/cwt	280.00–290.00	905	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	243.59/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,164	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	215.09/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,215	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	204.24/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,068	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	213.30/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,340	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	233.01/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,240	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	255.87/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,369	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	221.31/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,261	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	242.98/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,057	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	215.09/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	223.79/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,634	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	479	232.44/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,113	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	243.98/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,283	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	192.36/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,221	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	226.74/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,213	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	225.17/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,290	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	212.28/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,008	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	263.38/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,246	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	234.93/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,471	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	247.79/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,407	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	239.55/cwt	233.00–243.00	1,100	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	219.97/cwt	215.00–225.00	831	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	569	208.26/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,185	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	269.92/cwt	265.00–275.00	896	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	972	86.69/cwt	85.00–89.00	843	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,179	93.68/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,104	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	90.50/cwt	89.00–92.00	926	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	949	85.89/cwt	84.00–88.00	815	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,005	811.94/head	775.00–850.00	812	2
Bulls	—	—	1,165	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,270	1
Bulls	—	—	1,762	117.66/cwt	117.00–118.00	2,073	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	93.30/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,055	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,050	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	91.41/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,188	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,367	83.85/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,146	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	82.23/cwt	79.00–86.00	775	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	896	73.82/cwt	70.00–77.00	661	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	83.90/cwt	81.00–88.00	933	5

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 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 459Last week 442Year ago 390

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 55Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 17Year ago 48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	280.00–290.00	284.72
2	—	478	240.00–247.00	243.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	210.00–220.00	215.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	200.00–210.00	204.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	628	212.00–220.00	213.30
7	—	532	230.00–234.00	233.01
30	—	573	225.00–230.00	225.17
9	—	459	233.00–243.00	239.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	635	190.00–195.00	192.36
3	—	475	210.00–215.00	212.28
2	—	378	215.00–225.00	219.97
4	—	569	205.00–210.00	208.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	535	222.00–230.00	226.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	535	250.00–260.00	255.87
8	—	730	220.00–230.00	223.79
3	—	473	260.00–265.00	263.38
10	—	626	230.00–240.00	234.93
11	—	568	245.00–250.00	247.79
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	217.00–225.00	221.31
5	—	435	240.00–250.00	242.98
4	—	479	230.00–235.00	232.44
3	—	332	265.00–275.00	269.92
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	728	210.00–220.00	215.09
4	—	526	240.00–248.00	243.98

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)	3	—	972	85.00–89.00	86.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	949	84.00–88.00	85.89
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,179	91.00–96.00	93.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,023	89.00–92.00	90.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,005	775.00–850.00	811.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	109.00	109.00
3	—	1,762	117.00–118.00	117.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,131	91.00–97.00	93.30
1	—	1,050	100.00	100.00
5	—	1,112	81.00–88.00	83.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,300	89.00–94.00	91.41
9	—	1,367	80.00–88.00	83.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	942	79.00–86.00	82.23
6	—	896	70.00–77.00	73.82

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Seminole Livestock Exchange - Donalsonville, GA

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