Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2023-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $213.69/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$213.69

65 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,029

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$187

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

$21.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.05

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	490	223.57	1,096	27
Medium and Large 2	502	211.96	1,065	18thin
Medium and Large 3	451	201.91	910	20

One grade step is worth $21.66/cwt here — about $187 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 sale65 hd

213.69

—

GA average16 barns · 1,141 hd

196.64

+17.05

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	1,790	104.12	1,864	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,170	86.77	1,015	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,447	86.37	1,250	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	988	74.68	738	16

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)	1,110	$950	2thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	224.01/cwt	221.00–227.50	1,044	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	204.72/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,179	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	252.38/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,063	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	608	182.00/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,107	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	567	192.31/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,090	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	217.53/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,170	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	258.50/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,202	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	267.94/cwt	266.00–270.00	857	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	245.62/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,054	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	206.72/cwt	202.50–210.00	1,292	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	601	191.25/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,149	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	611	221.72/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,355	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	246.24/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,278	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	233.53/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,221	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	185.72/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,254	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	225.02/cwt	222.50–227.50	752	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	592	197.85/cwt	197.50–200.00	1,171	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	199.51/cwt	198.00–200.00	1,333	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	566	216.92/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,228	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	256.26/cwt	255.00–257.50	1,174	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	260.86/cwt	260.00–262.50	939	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	225.38/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,080	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	209.05/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,217	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	236.27/cwt	235.00–237.50	981	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	216.22/cwt	215.00–217.50	1,005	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	309	216.45/cwt	210.00–220.00	669	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	692	173.35/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,200	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	201.27/cwt	200.00–205.00	882	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	82.42/cwt	78.00–85.00	785	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	946	1
Bulls	—	—	1,805	102.18/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,844	2
Bulls	—	—	1,760	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,901	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	89.67/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,035	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	82.70/cwt	80.00–86.00	986	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	90.63/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,244	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,026	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	68.76/cwt	65.00–72.00	664	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,507	82.96/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,250	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	77.32/cwt	75.00–81.00	770	8

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 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 199Last week 304Year ago 230

Slaughter CattleReceipts 116Last week 89Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 11Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	466	221.00–227.50	224.01
14	—	576	200.00–210.00	204.72
2	—	421	250.00–255.00	252.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	608	180.00–185.00	182.00
4	—	567	190.00–197.00	192.31
2	—	415	235.00–237.50	236.27
2	—	465	215.00–217.50	216.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	538	215.00–220.00	217.53
5	—	334	222.50–227.50	225.02
7	—	592	197.50–200.00	197.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	601	190.00–195.00	191.25
9	—	309	210.00–220.00	216.45
3	—	692	170.00–175.00	173.35
4	—	438	200.00–205.00	201.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	479	220.00–230.00	225.38
3	—	582	207.00–210.00	209.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	257.00–260.00	258.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	266.00–270.00	267.94
4	—	429	242.50–250.00	245.62
3	—	625	202.50–210.00	206.72
5	—	523	230.00–235.00	233.53
9	—	675	180.00–190.00	185.72
4	—	566	215.00–220.00	216.92
3	—	360	260.00–262.50	260.86
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	611	220.00–225.00	221.72
4	—	519	245.00–250.00	246.24
4	—	668	198.00–200.00	199.51
2	—	458	255.00–257.50	256.26

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	2	—	1,110	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	953	78.00–85.00	82.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	88.00	88.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,805	100.00–104.00	102.18
1	—	1,760	108.00	108.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,154	87.00–94.00	89.67
15	—	1,192	80.00–86.00	82.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,373	88.00–95.00	90.63
15	—	1,507	80.00–87.00	82.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	95.00	95.00
7	—	966	65.00–72.00	68.76
8	—	996	75.00–81.00	77.32

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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Replacement Cattle

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