Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2023-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $222.30/cwt on 113 head.

Average price

$222.30

113 head · 438 lb average

Value per head Derived

$973

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$14.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.92

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	458	226.98	1,039	58
Medium and Large 2	426	222.53	947	28
Medium and Large 3	407	212.02	863	27

One grade step is worth $14.96/cwt here — about $176 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 sale113 hd

222.30

—

GA average16 barns · 1,186 hd

209.38

+12.92

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	1,543	99.20	1,530	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,398	94.22	1,317	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,104	87.59	967	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	933	68.23	636	9thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	217.71/cwt	215.00–220.00	788	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	647	177.51/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,148	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	190.98/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,079	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	239.01/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,095	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	233.37/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,335	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	264.04/cwt	263.00–265.00	594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	238.97/cwt	238.00–240.00	872	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	234.44/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,001	25
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	242.54/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,038	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	221.68/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,370	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	488	231.23/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,128	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	182.46/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,222	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	228.99/cwt	225.00–235.00	728	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	183.76/cwt	182.50–185.00	1,071	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	312	271.63/cwt	270.00–272.50	847	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	278.78/cwt	275.00–280.00	873	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	263.32/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,127	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	276.96/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,033	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	287.46/cwt	285.00–290.00	891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	266.27/cwt	265.00–267.50	1,025	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	255.03/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,097	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	253.27/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,180	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	588	217.26/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,277	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	688	188.22/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,295	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	268.77/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,043	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	409	251.23/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,028	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	259.98/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,144	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	541	205.97/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,114	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	700	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	525	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,440	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,129	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,111	82.73/cwt	80.00–86.00	919	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,096	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,386	94.89/cwt	89.00–96.00	1,315	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,087	92.10/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,001	5
Bulls	—	—	1,326	93.08/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,234	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	929	62.19/cwt	60.00–66.00	578	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	82.95/cwt	82.00–84.00	879	2
Bulls	—	—	1,644	102.05/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,678	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	81.89/cwt	80.00–84.00	872	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	203.78/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,284	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	205.08/cwt	200.00–210.00	939	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	657	178.74/cwt	176.00–179.00	1,174	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	457	231.68/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,059	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	295.08/cwt	290.00–300.00	915	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	274.97/cwt	272.50–277.50	1,127	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	220.77/cwt	217.50–225.00	938	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	208.51/cwt	207.50–210.00	1,157	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	214.97/cwt	212.50–217.50	1,122	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	256.24/cwt	255.00–257.50	866	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	248.07/cwt	245.00–250.00	809	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	251.88/cwt	247.50–255.00	1,191	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	224.14/cwt	222.50–227.50	1,040	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	231.65/cwt	230.00–232.50	829	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	173.33/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,161	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	198.26/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,225	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 Dec 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 261Last week 318Year ago 357

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 53Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 8Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	362	215.00–220.00	217.71
2	—	647	175.00–180.00	177.51
4	—	318	225.00–235.00	228.99
2	—	583	182.50–185.00	183.76
4	—	458	200.00–210.00	205.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	190.00–192.00	190.98
12	—	425	217.50–225.00	220.77
8	—	326	245.00–250.00	248.07
3	—	358	230.00–232.50	231.65
3	—	670	170.00–175.00	173.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	225	263.00–265.00	264.04
2	—	365	238.00–240.00	238.97
25	—	427	230.00–236.00	234.44
2	—	670	180.00–185.00	182.46
5	—	555	207.50–210.00	208.51
3	—	522	212.50–217.50	214.97
2	—	338	255.00–257.50	256.24
14	—	464	222.50–227.50	224.14
3	—	618	195.00–205.00	198.26
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	238.00–240.00	239.01
4	—	313	275.00–280.00	278.78
2	—	385	265.00–267.50	266.27
4	—	430	250.00–257.50	255.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	230.00–237.50	233.37
3	—	618	220.00–225.00	221.68
12	—	428	260.00–267.50	263.32
4	—	373	272.50–280.00	276.96
2	—	310	285.00–290.00	287.46
7	—	466	250.00–257.50	253.27
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	240.00–245.00	242.54
2	—	488	230.00–232.50	231.23
3	—	312	270.00–272.50	271.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	588	215.00–220.00	217.26
2	—	388	267.50–270.00	268.77
3	—	440	255.00–265.00	259.98
12	—	657	176.00–179.00	178.74
3	—	457	230.00–235.00	231.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	688	185.00–195.00	188.22
2	—	630	200.00–207.50	203.78
2	—	310	290.00–300.00	295.08
3	—	410	272.50–277.50	274.97
4	—	473	247.50–255.00	251.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	409	250.00–252.50	251.23
5	—	541	205.00–210.00	205.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	75.00	75.00
6	—	929	60.00–66.00	62.19
2	—	1,060	82.00–84.00	82.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,455	99.00	99.00
1	—	1,370	80.00	80.00
7	—	1,386	89.00–96.00	94.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	99.00	99.00
7	—	1,111	80.00–86.00	82.73
5	—	1,087	89.00–95.00	92.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,326	90.00–97.00	93.08
15	—	1,644	100.00–107.00	102.05

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	—	1,065	80.00–84.00	81.89

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