Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2023-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $222.82/cwt on 144 head.

Average price

$222.82

144 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,006

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$6

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

$21.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+22.13

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	398	232.13	924	46
Medium and Large 1	501	223.42	1,118	59
Medium and Large 3	441	210.95	930	39

One grade step is worth $21.17/cwt here — about −$6 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 sale144 hd

222.82

—

GA average17 barns · 2,541 hd

200.69

+22.13

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	1,237	101.36	1,254	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,530	96.00	1,469	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,094	93.78	1,026	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	899	70.82	637	8thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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	—	281	308.52/cwt	307.00–310.00	867	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	768	138.52/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,064	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	235.05/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,091	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	242.29/cwt	240.00–247.50	887	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	241.66/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,155	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	212.52/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,243	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	206.17/cwt	202.50–210.00	1,392	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	223.73/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,022	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	231.90/cwt	230.00–235.00	865	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	158.70/cwt	155.00–162.50	1,151	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	223.96/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,187	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	272.73/cwt	272.00–275.00	1,186	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	261.41/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,090	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	288.47/cwt	287.00–290.00	946	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	243.19/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,267	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	194.66/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,308	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	252.52/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,043	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	212.03/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,351	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	454	255.01/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,158	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	259.30/cwt	257.00–260.00	985	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	232.85/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,355	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	284.11/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,060	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	231.24/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,209	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	273.67/cwt	270.00–277.50	993	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	218.69/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,023	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	581	214.99/cwt	212.50–217.50	1,249	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	203.57/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,266	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	239.77/cwt	237.00–242.50	1,031	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	663	166.01/cwt	165.00–167.00	1,101	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	183.28/cwt	180.00–187.50	1,146	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	897	65.23/cwt	63.00–70.00	585	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	84.56/cwt	83.00–87.00	867	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	100.93/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,186	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,071	94.32/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,010	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	75.72/cwt	73.00–78.00	685	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	797	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,469	1
Bulls	—	—	1,366	91.30/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,247	4
Bulls	—	—	1,176	103.89/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,222	11
Bulls	—	—	1,315	107.58/cwt	107.00–108.00	1,415	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	89.31/cwt	87.00–92.00	927	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	149.01/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,095	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	249.36/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,045	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	233.06/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,079	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	539	223.01/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,202	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	162.54/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,175	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	321	285.16/cwt	280.00–290.00	915	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	199.41/cwt	195.00–202.00	1,123	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	191.28/cwt	190.00–192.50	1,192	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	226.02/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,277	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	396	266.62/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,056	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	746	143.75/cwt	142.50–145.00	1,072	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	684	173.96/cwt	170.00–177.50	1,190	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	185.06/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,231	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	253.43/cwt	252.00–255.00	801	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	346	243.36/cwt	240.00–245.00	842	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	232.50/cwt	230.00–235.00	709	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	219.77/cwt	215.00–225.00	842	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	181.56/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,122	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	204.88/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,262	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	162.46/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,080	2

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 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 377Last week 292Year ago 405

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 29Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 6Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	281	307.00–310.00	308.52
2	—	675	202.50–210.00	206.17
8	—	435	272.00–275.00	272.73
2	—	328	287.00–290.00	288.47
8	—	521	240.00–247.50	243.19
7	—	454	250.00–257.50	255.01
8	—	582	230.00–237.50	232.85
9	—	373	280.00–287.50	284.11
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	478	240.00–247.50	241.66
2	—	585	210.00–215.00	212.52
9	—	530	220.00–227.50	223.96
2	—	413	250.00–255.00	252.52
4	—	380	257.00–260.00	259.30
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	417	260.00–265.00	261.41
12	—	672	190.00–200.00	194.66
13	—	637	210.00–217.50	212.03
2	—	523	230.00–232.50	231.24
2	—	363	270.00–277.50	273.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	768	137.00–140.00	138.52
8	—	457	220.00–227.50	223.73
4	—	373	230.00–235.00	231.90
2	—	623	190.00–192.50	191.28
30	—	346	240.00–245.00	243.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	464	230.00–239.00	235.05
8	—	366	240.00–247.50	242.29
2	—	725	155.00–162.50	158.70
2	—	565	225.00–227.00	226.02
11	—	665	180.00–190.00	185.06
2	—	316	252.00–255.00	253.43
2	—	616	200.00–210.00	204.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	563	195.00–202.00	199.41
14	—	305	230.00–235.00	232.50
10	—	383	215.00–225.00	219.77
8	—	618	180.00–190.00	181.56
2	—	665	160.00–165.00	162.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	215.00–220.00	218.69
2	—	735	148.00–150.00	149.01
4	—	419	247.50–250.00	249.36
6	—	396	265.00–275.00	266.62
5	—	684	170.00–177.50	173.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	581	212.50–217.50	214.99
5	—	622	200.00–210.00	203.57
5	—	463	230.00–237.50	233.06
5	—	539	220.00–225.00	223.01
2	—	723	160.00–165.00	162.54
10	—	321	280.00–290.00	285.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	237.00–242.50	239.77
2	—	663	165.00–167.00	166.01
3	—	625	180.00–187.50	183.28
2	—	746	142.50–145.00	143.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	897	63.00–70.00	65.23
2	—	905	73.00–78.00	75.72
1	—	895	89.00	89.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,025	83.00–87.00	84.56
6	—	1,175	98.00–105.00	100.93
6	—	1,071	92.00–97.00	94.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	96.00	96.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,366	90.00–94.00	91.30
11	—	1,176	100.00–106.00	103.89
2	—	1,315	107.00–108.00	107.58

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,038	87.00–92.00	89.31

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Seminole Livestock Exchange - Donalsonville, GA

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle