Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2023-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $214.68/cwt on 82 head.

Average price

$214.68

82 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,025

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

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

$27.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.56

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	467	224.72	1,049	52
Medium and Large 2	533	198.56	1,057	6thin
Medium and Large 3	488	196.96	960	24

One grade step is worth $27.76/cwt here — about $89 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 sale82 hd

214.68

—

GA average16 barns · 1,519 hd

204.11

+10.56

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	1,678	101.03	1,696	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,427	84.67	1,208	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,054	80.31	846	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,080	77.67	839	3thin

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)	1,075	$1,150	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 1	—	653	209.74/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,370	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	173.67/cwt	171.00–175.00	1,195	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	668	164.10/cwt	160.00–167.50	1,096	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	271.90/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,169	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	241.57/cwt	240.00–245.00	819	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	207.54/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,287	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	258.44/cwt	257.00–260.00	861	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	223.45/cwt	220.00–225.00	842	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	185.27/cwt	180.00–188.00	1,215	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	642	201.68/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,295	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	191.69/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,303	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	299.04/cwt	298.00–300.00	792	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	257.46/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,089	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	233.22/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,336	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	277.44/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,010	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	237.54/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,159	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	224.18/cwt	222.50–225.00	1,255	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	252.49/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,182	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	251.62/cwt	250.00–255.00	918	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	554	211.85/cwt	207.50–215.00	1,174	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	639	184.16/cwt	180.00–187.50	1,177	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	552	214.17/cwt	212.50–217.50	1,182	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	273.56/cwt	272.00–275.00	911	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	223.35/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,195	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	265.78/cwt	264.00–267.50	1,124	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	457	231.27/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,057	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	88.00/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,239	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,143	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	735	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,081	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	683	1
Bulls	—	—	1,570	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,696	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	878	68.06/cwt	66.00–70.00	598	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,009	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	83.26/cwt	81.00–87.00	944	4
Bulls	—	—	1,727	101.61/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,755	7
Bulls	—	—	1,445	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,301	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	529	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	526	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	239.37/cwt	238.00–240.00	898	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	225.72/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,043	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	482	200.07/cwt	195.00–205.00	964	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	361	273.46/cwt	270.00–280.00	987	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	203.27/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,148	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	661	174.35/cwt	170.00–177.50	1,152	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	232.33/cwt	230.00–237.50	999	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	197.76/cwt	195.00–200.00	955	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	183.78/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,158	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	364	212.88/cwt	210.00–215.00	775	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	221.20/cwt	220.00–222.50	714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	250.06/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,058	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 Nov 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 292Last week 282Year ago 259

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 100Year ago 96

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 35Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	653	206.00–210.00	209.74
4	—	430	270.00–272.50	271.90
2	—	265	298.00–300.00	299.04
4	—	573	230.00–237.50	233.22
5	—	364	275.00–280.00	277.44
2	—	468	250.00–255.00	252.49
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	257.00–260.00	258.44
3	—	642	200.00–205.00	201.68
6	—	680	190.00–195.00	191.69
3	—	365	250.00–255.00	251.62
4	—	554	207.50–215.00	211.85
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	255.00–260.00	257.46
2	—	488	235.00–240.00	237.54
3	—	560	222.50–225.00	224.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	688	171.00–175.00	173.67
3	—	377	220.00–225.00	223.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	668	160.00–167.50	164.10
9	—	483	195.00–200.00	197.76
4	—	630	180.00–185.00	183.78
6	—	364	210.00–215.00	212.88
2	—	323	220.00–222.50	221.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	339	240.00–245.00	241.57
2	—	620	205.00–210.00	207.54
5	—	656	180.00–188.00	185.27
21	—	462	220.00–228.00	225.72
21	—	430	230.00–237.50	232.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	639	180.00–187.50	184.16
3	—	552	212.50–217.50	214.17
8	—	535	220.00–227.00	223.35
2	—	423	264.00–267.50	265.78
16	—	457	230.00–235.00	231.27
7	—	361	270.00–280.00	273.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	272.00–275.00	273.56
6	—	565	200.00–210.00	203.27
4	—	661	170.00–177.50	174.35
3	—	423	245.00–255.00	250.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	238.00–240.00	239.37
3	—	482	195.00–205.00	200.07

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,408	87.00–89.00	88.00
1	—	1,465	78.00	78.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	60.00	60.00
1	—	1,150	94.00	94.00
1	—	865	79.00	79.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	878	66.00–70.00	68.06
1	—	1,085	93.00	93.00
4	—	1,134	81.00–87.00	83.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	108.00	108.00
7	—	1,727	99.00–106.00	101.61
1	—	1,445	90.00	90.00

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)	1	—	755	70.00	70.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	725	72.50	72.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	1,150.00	1,150.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Seminole Livestock Exchange - Donalsonville, GA

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