Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2023-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $222.30/cwt on 107 head.

Average price

$222.30

107 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,024

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$241

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

$33.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.20

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	342	235.70	807	16thin
Medium and Large 1	449	235.43	1,058	49
Medium and Large 3	519	201.88	1,048	42

One grade step is worth $33.82/cwt here — about −$241 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 sale107 hd

222.30

—

GA average16 barns · 2,231 hd

212.10

+10.20

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	1,681	107.62	1,809	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,393	89.35	1,244	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,109	84.81	941	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,014	75.59	767	27

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)	1,180	$1,325	2thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	254.41/cwt	252.50–255.00	1,076	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	236.32/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,451	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	208.49/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	621	190.15/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,181	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	212.58/cwt	210.00–217.50	908	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	244.59/cwt	240.00–250.00	763	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	245.01/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,367	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	288.99/cwt	288.00–290.00	983	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	267.33/cwt	265.00–275.00	877	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	187.57/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,266	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	227.76/cwt	222.50–229.00	1,166	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	262.65/cwt	260.00–270.00	967	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	270.81/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,173	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	254.84/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,335	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	222.57/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,407	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	298.27/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,005	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	693	176.26/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,221	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	233.34/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,244	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	283.47/cwt	282.00–285.00	1,083	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	242.45/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,137	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	411	264.24/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,086	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	252.04/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,109	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	241.22/cwt	237.50–247.50	1,122	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	225.20/cwt	217.50–229.00	1,158	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	208.55/cwt	205.00–209.00	1,383	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	213.50/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,185	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	68.83/cwt	65.00–72.00	695	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	85.99/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,168	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	83.77/cwt	81.00–87.00	885	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	77.28/cwt	75.00–80.00	769	11
Bulls	—	—	1,773	109.92/cwt	109.00–112.00	1,949	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	90.36/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,268	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,069	82.07/cwt	80.00–84.00	877	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	89.55/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,056	11
Bulls	—	—	1,527	103.79/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,585	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	776	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	684	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	273.23/cwt	270.00–280.00	888	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	178.74/cwt	177.50–180.00	1,215	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	443	241.65/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,071	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	272.47/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,035	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	232.51/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,088	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	298.45/cwt	297.00–300.00	985	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	536	200.92/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,077	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	224.26/cwt	220.00–230.00	854	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	230.51/cwt	229.00–232.50	761	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	553	205.73/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,138	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	336	279.02/cwt	277.00–280.00	938	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	236.18/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,016	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	214.99/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,240	3

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 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 304Last week 307Year ago 263

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 45Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 13Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	252.50–255.00	254.41
4	—	328	265.00–275.00	267.33
2	—	675	185.00–190.00	187.57
2	—	469	240.00–245.00	242.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	614	230.00–238.00	236.32
2	—	665	207.00–210.00	208.49
3	—	558	240.00–247.50	245.01
3	—	433	270.00–272.50	270.81
11	—	524	250.00–260.00	254.84
3	—	337	295.00–305.00	298.27
2	—	382	282.00–285.00	283.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	288.00–290.00	288.99
4	—	368	260.00–270.00	262.65
2	—	632	220.00–225.00	222.57
3	—	533	230.00–235.00	233.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	621	185.00–195.00	190.15
15	—	427	210.00–217.50	212.58
6	—	693	175.00–180.00	176.26
11	—	536	200.00–205.00	200.92
3	—	330	229.00–232.50	230.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	312	240.00–250.00	244.59
7	—	381	220.00–230.00	224.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	512	222.50–229.00	227.76
3	—	325	270.00–280.00	273.23
33	—	430	230.00–240.00	236.18
3	—	577	210.00–217.50	214.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	411	262.00–265.00	264.24
4	—	465	237.50–247.50	241.22
15	—	514	217.50–229.00	225.20
9	—	663	205.00–209.00	208.55
5	—	555	212.50–215.00	213.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	440	250.00–252.50	252.04
2	—	468	230.00–235.00	232.51
2	—	330	297.00–300.00	298.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	177.50–180.00	178.74
3	—	443	240.00–245.00	241.65
4	—	380	270.00–275.00	272.47
7	—	553	200.00–210.00	205.73
3	—	336	277.00–280.00	279.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,010	65.00–72.00	68.83
6	—	1,057	81.00–87.00	83.77
11	—	995	75.00–80.00	77.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,358	85.00–87.00	85.99
10	—	1,403	88.00–95.00	90.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,069	80.00–84.00	82.07
11	—	1,179	86.00–93.00	89.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,773	109.00–112.00	109.92
3	—	1,527	100.00–106.00	103.79

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	80.00	80.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	105.00	105.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	80.00	80.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,180	1,325.00	1,325.00

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

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