Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2023-11-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $208.71/cwt on 87 head.

Average price

$208.71

87 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,142

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$27.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.45

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	215.09	1,187	57
Medium and Large 2	536	203.52	1,091	17thin
Medium and Large 3	541	187.50	1,014	13thin

One grade step is worth $27.59/cwt here — about $173 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 sale87 hd

208.71

—

GA average16 barns · 1,293 hd

200.26

+8.45

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	—	High	1,530	104.85	1,604	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,350	84.98	1,147	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,104	82.45	910	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,036	72.41	751	19

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)	1,331	$1,205	20

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	310	271.67/cwt	265.00–275.00	842	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	218.48/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,125	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	188.70/cwt	185.00–192.50	1,176	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	241.90/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,014	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	208.30/cwt	202.50–212.50	1,181	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	214.64/cwt	212.50–215.00	977	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	222.46/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,030	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	216.78/cwt	215.00–217.50	1,433	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	254.14/cwt	253.00–260.00	1,342	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	697	180.99/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,262	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	241.80/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,030	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	252.57/cwt	250.00–255.00	960	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	235.86/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,323	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	288.48/cwt	287.00–290.00	894	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	228.09/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,453	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	282.46/cwt	280.00–285.00	904	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	196.91/cwt	194.00–197.50	1,331	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	226.51/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,278	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	235.00/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,011	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	182.18/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,237	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	202.98/cwt	200.00–205.00	745	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	212.51/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,311	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	226.30/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,184	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	307	243.96/cwt	242.00–245.00	749	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	698	191.72/cwt	187.50–192.00	1,338	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	82.72/cwt	80.00–87.00	923	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	89.67/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,184	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,076	75.94/cwt	73.00–78.00	817	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	89.23/cwt	88.00–91.00	989	7
Bulls	—	—	1,835	112.68/cwt	110.00–115.00	2,068	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	68.80/cwt	65.00–72.00	726	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	77.38/cwt	75.00–80.00	782	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	82.63/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,128	6
Bulls	—	—	1,538	106.42/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,637	7
Bulls	—	—	1,364	98.19/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,339	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,443	1,277.30/head	1,050.00–1,375.00	1,277	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	88.31/cwt	80.00–98.00	782	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	796	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	940	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	733	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,112	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,321	1,213.89/head	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,214	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	935	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	186.71/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,163	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	172.49/cwt	167.50–175.00	1,147	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	215.03/cwt	212.50–217.50	1,153	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	204.82/cwt	202.00–207.50	959	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	366	253.50/cwt	250.00–260.00	928	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	429	229.99/cwt	225.00–235.00	987	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	237.48/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,211	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	221.90/cwt	220.00–230.00	746	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	594	207.19/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,231	15

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 Nov 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 282Last week 199Year ago 302

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 116Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 12Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	310	265.00–275.00	271.67
3	—	515	217.50–220.00	218.48
2	—	623	185.00–192.50	188.70
3	—	567	202.50–212.50	208.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	419	240.00–245.00	241.90
7	—	455	212.50–215.00	214.64
3	—	366	250.00–260.00	253.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	202.00–207.50	204.82
6	—	429	225.00–235.00	229.99
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	220.00–225.00	222.46
10	—	697	180.00–185.00	180.99
4	—	426	240.00–245.00	241.80
2	—	380	250.00–255.00	252.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	661	215.00–217.50	216.78
12	—	528	253.00–260.00	254.14
3	—	561	235.00–237.50	235.86
2	—	310	287.00–290.00	288.48
14	—	637	220.00–229.00	228.09
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	320	280.00–285.00	282.46
6	—	676	194.00–197.50	196.91
3	—	564	220.00–230.00	226.51
6	—	617	210.00–217.50	212.51
2	—	510	235.00–240.00	237.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	430	230.00–240.00	235.00
6	—	523	225.00–227.50	226.30
3	—	307	242.00–245.00	243.96
16	—	698	187.50–192.00	191.72
15	—	594	200.00–210.00	207.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	679	180.00–185.00	182.18
5	—	536	212.50–217.50	215.03
5	—	336	220.00–230.00	221.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	367	200.00–205.00	202.98
3	—	623	185.00–190.00	186.71
5	—	665	167.50–175.00	172.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,116	80.00–87.00	82.72
8	—	1,076	73.00–78.00	75.94
7	—	1,108	88.00–91.00	89.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,320	89.00–90.00	89.67
6	—	1,365	80.00–86.00	82.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,055	65.00–72.00	68.80
8	—	1,011	75.00–80.00	77.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,835	110.00–115.00	112.68
7	—	1,538	103.00–109.00	106.42
4	—	1,364	95.00–100.00	98.19

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	8	—	1,443	1,050.00–1,375.00	1,277.30
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,321	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,213.89
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	935	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	885	80.00–98.00	88.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	80.00	80.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,340	83.00	83.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	78.00	78.00

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

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