Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2023-11-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available due to holiday last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $224.81/cwt on 106 head.

Average price

$224.81

106 head · 433 lb average

Value per head Derived

$973

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$10

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

$33.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.89

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	409	235.13	962	64
Medium and Large 2	430	230.37	990	11thin
Medium and Large 3	483	201.54	972	31

One grade step is worth $33.59/cwt here — about −$10 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 sale106 hd

224.81

—

GA average14 barns · 1,198 hd

206.93

+17.89

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	1,605	103.85	1,666	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,434	86.52	1,241	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,171	85.17	997	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	897	73.89	663	18

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	234.98/cwt	232.50–237.50	1,236	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	226.60/cwt	222.50–230.00	743	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	232.48/cwt	230.00–235.00	797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	183.36/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,164	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	269.93/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,012	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	491	225.50/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,107	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	617	183.34/cwt	182.50–185.00	1,131	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	172.52/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,225	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	236.32/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,248	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	267.54/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,118	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	212.52/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,296	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	362	291.36/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,055	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	591	219.53/cwt	217.50–225.00	1,297	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	240.93/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,159	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	253.73/cwt	252.50–255.00	1,091	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	243.26/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,070	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	202.45/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,053	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	262.96/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,110	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	629	196.77/cwt	192.50–200.00	1,238	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	638	206.21/cwt	202.50–210.00	1,316	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	255.09/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,066	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	244.05/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,171	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	261.59/cwt	260.00–265.00	978	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	341	291.93/cwt	290.00–295.00	995	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	225.81/cwt	225.00–227.50	971	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	213	272.53/cwt	270.00–275.00	580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	412	208.27/cwt	202.50–210.00	858	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	221.29/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,363	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	284.39/cwt	282.00–285.00	1,015	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	233.46/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,321	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	233.97/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,081	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	271.40/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,023	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	248.80/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,301	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	668	193.99/cwt	193.00–195.00	1,296	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	298.48/cwt	297.00–300.00	1,015	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	206	283.53/cwt	282.00–285.00	584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	217.48/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,240	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	232.75/cwt	230.00–235.00	964	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	211.66/cwt	209.00–212.50	1,230	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	246.72/cwt	245.00–250.00	790	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	78.83/cwt	77.00–80.00	759	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	95.00/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,112	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	85.69/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,037	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,114	79.87/cwt	78.00–82.50	890	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	872	71.99/cwt	70.00–75.00	628	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	92.64/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,333	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	82.23/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,177	10
Bulls	—	—	1,575	102.76/cwt	102.00–104.00	1,618	4
Bulls	—	—	1,765	110.50/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,950	4
Bulls	—	—	1,430	96.43/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,379	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	641	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	887	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	984	80.63/cwt	75.00–85.00	793	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	493	217.51/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,072	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	210.60/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,209	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	238.89/cwt	237.50–242.50	882	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	224.29/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,160	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	307	279.38/cwt	277.00–280.00	858	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	536	202.45/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,085	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	173.36/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,144	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	217.05/cwt	215.00–220.00	801	5

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 29, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 437Last week 377Year ago 380

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 50Year ago 164

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 14Year ago 40

No trend available due to holiday last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	526	232.50–237.50	234.98
4	—	362	290.00–295.00	291.36
6	—	591	217.50–225.00	219.53
8	—	481	240.00–245.00	240.93
5	—	422	260.00–267.50	262.96
2	—	638	202.50–210.00	206.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	265.00–275.00	269.93
3	—	617	182.50–185.00	183.34
3	—	440	240.00–250.00	243.26
2	—	520	200.00–205.00	202.45
2	—	493	215.00–220.00	217.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	491	225.00–227.50	225.50
2	—	430	252.50–255.00	253.73
6	—	629	192.50–200.00	196.77
4	—	574	210.00–212.50	210.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	222.50–230.00	226.60
3	—	635	180.00–185.00	183.36
10	—	412	202.50–210.00	208.27
4	—	536	200.00–210.00	202.45
6	—	660	170.00–175.00	173.36
5	—	369	215.00–220.00	217.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	343	230.00–235.00	232.48
3	—	430	225.00–227.50	225.81
2	—	213	270.00–275.00	272.53
4	—	581	209.00–212.50	211.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	206	282.00–285.00	283.53
4	—	570	215.00–220.00	217.48
27	—	414	230.00–235.00	232.75
3	—	320	245.00–250.00	246.72
21	—	369	237.50–242.50	238.89
7	—	517	220.00–227.50	224.29
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	710	170.00–175.00	172.52
4	—	610	210.00–215.00	212.52
8	—	374	260.00–265.00	261.59
3	—	462	232.00–235.00	233.97
2	—	668	193.00–195.00	193.99
5	—	307	277.00–280.00	279.38
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	528	235.00–237.50	236.32
4	—	418	250.00–260.00	255.09
14	—	480	240.00–250.00	244.05
5	—	341	290.00–295.00	291.93
4	—	616	220.00–225.00	221.29
7	—	377	270.00–275.00	271.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	265.00–270.00	267.54
5	—	357	282.00–285.00	284.39
5	—	566	230.00–237.50	233.46
2	—	523	245.00–252.50	248.80
2	—	340	297.00–300.00	298.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	963	77.00–80.00	78.83
13	—	872	70.00–75.00	71.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,171	92.00–98.00	95.00
19	—	1,210	83.00–89.00	85.69
13	—	1,114	78.00–82.50	79.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,439	88.00–95.00	92.64
10	—	1,431	80.00–87.00	82.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,575	102.00–104.00	102.76
4	—	1,765	108.00–113.00	110.50
3	—	1,430	93.00–98.00	96.43

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	—	855	75.00	75.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	102.50	102.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	984	75.00–85.00	80.63

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