Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2023-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $214.37/cwt on 108 head.

Average price

$214.37

108 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,201

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

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

$23.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.96

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	228.35	1,258	33
Medium and Large 2	542	220.42	1,194	17thin
Medium and Large 3	571	204.64	1,168	58

One grade step is worth $23.71/cwt here — about $89 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 sale108 hd

214.37

—

GA average16 barns · 1,262 hd

209.41

+4.96

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	1,818	115.50	2,099	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,407	83.03	1,168	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,111	82.81	920	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,070	76.64	820	52

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)	1,151	$1,314	8

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	511	226.64/cwt	222.50–227.00	1,158	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	288.51/cwt	287.00–290.00	917	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	236.21/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,122	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	216.21/cwt	215.00–217.50	1,235	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	690	205.84/cwt	205.00–207.50	1,420	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	194.93/cwt	192.50–197.50	1,326	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	242.69/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,301	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	677	216.41/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,465	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	222.50/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,324	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	220.84/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,363	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	646	194.50/cwt	192.50–195.00	1,256	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	673	185.52/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,249	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	308	227.48/cwt	225.00–230.00	701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	283.37/cwt	280.00–290.00	912	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	247.41/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,410	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	235.90/cwt	232.50–236.00	1,581	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	212.85/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,103	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	184.86/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,429	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	594	228.51/cwt	224.00–229.00	1,357	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	222.65/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,184	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	499	263.26/cwt	255.00–264.00	1,314	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	511	236.26/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,207	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	442	244.30/cwt	241.00–247.50	1,080	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	617	212.51/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,311	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	232.42/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,183	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	85.89/cwt	84.00–89.00	967	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	80.05/cwt	78.00–83.00	881	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,109	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	80.15/cwt	78.00–83.00	902	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,240	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,404	86.20/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,210	7
Bulls	—	—	1,773	113.43/cwt	111.00–115.00	2,011	5
Bulls	—	—	1,892	118.94/cwt	116.00–121.00	2,250	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	73.85/cwt	70.00–77.00	757	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	78.75/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,121	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,038	903.61/head	800.00–1,000.00	904	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,298	90.00/cwt	82.00–99.00	1,168	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,041	107.04/cwt	100.00–117.50	1,114	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	978	82.72/cwt	80.00–85.00	809	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	97.79/cwt	90.00–105.00	824	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	343	257.20/cwt	255.00–257.50	882	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	203.68/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,249	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	522	203.29/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,061	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	229.01/cwt	228.00–230.00	962	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	656	186.88/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,226	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	458	222.54/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,019	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	254.27/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,307	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	271.99/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,153	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	576	206.15/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,187	25

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 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 396Last week 459Year ago 396

Slaughter CattleReceipts 167Last week 51Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 22Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	511	222.50–227.00	226.64
2	—	318	287.00–290.00	288.51
3	—	690	205.00–207.50	205.84
2	—	442	241.00–247.50	244.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	235.00–237.50	236.21
2	—	571	215.00–217.50	216.21
2	—	680	192.50–197.50	194.93
3	—	617	210.00–215.00	212.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	343	255.00–257.50	257.20
3	—	522	200.00–210.00	203.29
2	—	420	228.00–230.00	229.01
4	—	656	180.00–190.00	186.88
4	—	458	220.00–225.00	222.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	536	240.00–250.00	242.69
3	—	617	220.00–222.50	220.84
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	677	210.00–218.00	216.41
4	—	595	220.00–225.00	222.50
2	—	511	235.00–237.50	236.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	280.00–290.00	283.37
8	—	570	240.00–249.00	247.41
35	—	670	232.50–236.00	235.90
12	—	499	255.00–264.00	263.26
10	—	514	250.00–255.00	254.27
4	—	424	270.00–277.50	271.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	646	192.50–195.00	194.50
9	—	673	180.00–190.00	185.52
2	—	308	225.00–230.00	227.48
17	—	518	210.00–217.50	212.85
25	—	576	200.00–210.00	206.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	773	180.00–190.00	184.86
10	—	594	224.00–229.00	228.51
21	—	509	230.00–233.00	232.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	532	220.00–225.00	222.65
2	—	613	200.00–207.50	203.68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,126	84.00–89.00	85.89
36	—	1,100	78.00–83.00	80.05
1	—	1,120	99.00	99.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,126	78.00–83.00	80.15
29	—	1,025	70.00–77.00	73.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	95.00	95.00
7	—	1,404	83.00–90.00	86.20
8	—	1,423	77.00–80.00	78.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,773	111.00–115.00	113.43
3	—	1,892	116.00–121.00	118.94

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	4	—	1,038	800.00–1,000.00	903.61
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,263	1,725.00	1,725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,298	82.00–99.00	90.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	978	80.00–85.00	82.72
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,041	100.00–117.50	107.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	843	90.00–105.00	97.79

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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