Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2023-10-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $221.83/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$221.83

73 head · 450 lb average

Value per head Derived

$997

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$101

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

$37.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.84

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	400	237.70	950	36
Medium and Large 2	428	222.10	950	10thin
Medium and Large 3	524	200.57	1,051	27

One grade step is worth $37.13/cwt here — about −$101 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 sale73 hd

221.83

—

GA average15 barns · 1,201 hd

207.00

+14.84

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	1,728	118.10	2,041	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,156	85.74	991	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	81.98	1,193	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	960	74.42	714	9thin

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)	975	$742	6

Every lot, as filed

40 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	671	184.55/cwt	180.00–187.50	1,238	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	203.95/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,356	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	223.86/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,186	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	256.54/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,085	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	221.69/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,015	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	212.53/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,031	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	195.03/cwt	190.00–197.50	1,303	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	242.92/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,015	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	211.24/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,303	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	214.35/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,421	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	254.96/cwt	252.50–257.50	1,178	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	202.47/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,448	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	212.54/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,243	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	281.79/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,026	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	269.18/cwt	268.00–272.50	991	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	211.72/cwt	207.50–215.00	811	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	232.49/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,446	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	263.11/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,110	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	242.52/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,358	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	222.06/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,161	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	216.88/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,032	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	541	202.20/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,094	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	193.75/cwt	192.50–195.00	1,473	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	311	276.29/cwt	275.00–277.50	859	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	251.50/cwt	250.00–257.50	981	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	262	292.43/cwt	290.00–295.00	766	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	303	242.78/cwt	240.00–245.00	736	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	230.88/cwt	229.00–235.00	1,078	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	191.86/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,190	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	589	211.00/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,243	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	234.27/cwt	230.00–237.50	738	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	742.39/head	700.00–770.00	742	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	868	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	88.78/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,031	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	80.53/cwt	78.00–84.00	924	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	88.94/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,199	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	79.19/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,186	5
Bulls	—	—	1,728	118.10/cwt	116.00–120.00	2,041	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	79.67/cwt	79.00–80.00	759	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	71.79/cwt	69.00–75.00	691	6

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 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 307Last week 421Year ago 330

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 49Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 46Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	671	180.00–187.50	184.55
9	—	383	207.50–215.00	211.72
9	—	541	200.00–205.00	202.20
4	—	620	190.00–195.00	191.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	523	220.00–225.00	222.06
2	—	262	290.00–295.00	292.43
14	—	303	240.00–245.00	242.78
15	—	467	229.00–235.00	230.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	476	212.50–220.00	216.88
3	—	315	230.00–237.50	234.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	665	200.00–205.00	203.95
2	—	530	220.00–227.50	223.86
3	—	423	250.00–260.00	256.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	458	220.00–225.00	221.69
5	—	668	190.00–197.50	195.03
10	—	589	210.00–212.00	211.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	210.00–215.00	212.53
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	240.00–245.00	242.92
3	—	585	210.00–217.50	212.54
5	—	390	250.00–257.50	251.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	617	210.00–212.50	211.24
7	—	368	268.00–272.50	269.18
16	—	422	260.00–265.00	263.11
2	—	311	275.00–277.50	276.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	663	210.00–217.50	214.35
18	—	462	252.50–257.50	254.96
2	—	715	200.00–205.00	202.47
3	—	364	280.00–285.00	281.79
2	—	622	230.00–235.00	232.49
2	—	560	240.00–245.00	242.52
2	—	760	192.50–195.00	193.75

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	975	700.00–770.00	742.39
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,085	80.00	80.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,161	86.00–93.00	88.78
7	—	1,148	78.00–84.00	80.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,348	86.00–92.00	88.94
5	—	1,498	77.00–80.00	79.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	953	79.00–80.00	79.67
6	—	963	69.00–75.00	71.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,728	116.00–120.00	118.10

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

Replacement Cattle

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