Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2023-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $214.25/cwt on 106 head.

Average price

$214.25

106 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,062

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$27

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

$28.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.52

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	469	229.05	1,075	37
Medium and Large 2	479	220.24	1,054	19thin
Medium and Large 3	521	201.03	1,048	50

One grade step is worth $28.02/cwt here — about $27 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 sale106 hd

214.25

—

GA average16 barns · 1,295 hd

207.73

+6.52

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	—	Average	2,002	112.31	2,249	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,091	84.23	919	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,407	78.74	1,107	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,014	73.59	746	4thin

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)	1,205	$1,255	14

Every lot, as filed

52 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 3	—	480	216.28/cwt	215.00–217.50	1,038	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	434	228.10/cwt	225.00–230.00	990	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	220.30/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,271	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	232.75/cwt	230.00–235.00	996	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	224.81/cwt	220.00–227.50	708	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	681	184.95/cwt	180.00–187.50	1,260	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	624	192.55/cwt	190.00–197.50	1,202	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	213.33/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,205	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	172.14/cwt	167.50–175.00	1,265	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	202.75/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,034	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	254.18/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,101	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	258.36/cwt	257.50–260.00	940	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	229.01/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,310	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	241.32/cwt	237.50–242.00	1,366	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	546	223.67/cwt	223.00–225.00	1,221	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	224.99/cwt	222.50–227.50	1,429	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	248.74/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,293	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	232.80/cwt	230.00–235.00	752	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	215.03/cwt	212.50–217.50	1,329	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	304	261.65/cwt	260.00–262.50	795	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	194.97/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,330	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	464	237.36/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,101	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	208.34/cwt	207.50–210.00	1,110	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	236.14/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,119	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	608	203.00/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,234	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	225.83/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,208	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	91.53/cwt	90.00–93.00	984	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,109	85.62/cwt	82.00–89.00	950	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,235	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,037	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	70.12/cwt	68.00–72.00	659	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,110	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	82.48/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,099	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,047	78.09/cwt	75.00–80.00	818	6
Bulls	—	—	2,033	116.47/cwt	113.00–120.00	2,368	2
Bulls	—	—	1,940	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	2,018	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,088	92.21/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,003	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	109.69/cwt	100.00–122.00	1,029	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,013	89.95/cwt	86.00–94.00	911	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	104.56/cwt	100.00–110.00	918	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	1,422.10/head	1,375.00–1,450.00	1,422	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,161	1,128.96/head	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,129	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	263.54/cwt	262.00–265.00	883	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	531	199.03/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,057	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	677	208.30/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,410	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	236.64/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,022	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	254.15/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,080	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	352	258.32/cwt	255.00–260.00	909	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	223.55/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,075	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	212.95/cwt	210.00–217.50	813	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	220.56/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,233	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	683	192.93/cwt	187.50–197.50	1,318	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	699	179.00/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,251	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 Oct 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 421Last week 396Year ago 368

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 167Year ago 97

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 48Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	215.00–217.50	216.28
4	—	434	225.00–230.00	228.10
2	—	335	262.00–265.00	263.54
5	—	531	195.00–200.00	199.03
5	—	699	175.00–185.00	179.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	577	220.00–222.50	220.30
7	—	474	230.00–240.00	236.14
3	—	535	225.00–227.50	225.83
3	—	677	205.00–210.00	208.30
6	—	425	250.00–255.00	254.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	207.50–210.00	208.34
4	—	608	200.00–205.00	203.00
3	—	432	235.00–240.00	236.64
3	—	352	255.00–260.00	258.32
5	—	683	187.50–197.50	192.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	428	230.00–235.00	232.75
3	—	546	223.00–225.00	223.67
9	—	559	220.00–221.00	220.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	315	220.00–227.50	224.81
7	—	681	180.00–187.50	184.95
7	—	624	190.00–197.50	192.55
6	—	735	167.50–175.00	172.14
14	—	510	200.00–210.00	202.75
5	—	382	210.00–217.50	212.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	565	210.00–217.50	213.33
6	—	323	230.00–235.00	232.80
2	—	682	190.00–200.00	194.97
5	—	481	220.00–227.50	223.55
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	250.00–257.50	254.18
3	—	618	212.50–217.50	215.03
3	—	304	260.00–262.50	261.65
3	—	464	232.50–240.00	237.36
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	364	257.50–260.00	258.36
2	—	572	228.00–230.00	229.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	566	237.50–242.00	241.32
3	—	635	222.50–227.50	224.99
2	—	520	247.50–250.00	248.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,075	90.00–93.00	91.53
16	—	1,109	82.00–89.00	85.62
6	—	1,047	75.00–80.00	78.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	84.00	84.00
3	—	940	68.00–72.00	70.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,480	75.00	75.00
2	—	1,333	80.00–85.00	82.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,033	113.00–120.00	116.47
1	—	1,940	104.00	104.00

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)	5	—	1,088	89.00–95.00	92.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,013	86.00–94.00	89.95
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	938	100.00–122.00	109.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	878	100.00–110.00	104.56
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,263	1,375.00–1,450.00	1,422.10
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,161	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,128.96

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle