Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2023-12-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $219.25/cwt on 85 head.

Average price

$219.25

85 head · 422 lb average

Value per head Derived

$925

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$26.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.12

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	426	233.27	994	32
Medium and Large 2	422	221.42	935	14thin
Medium and Large 3	418	206.96	865	39

One grade step is worth $26.31/cwt here — about $129 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 sale85 hd

219.25

—

GA average15 barns · 1,390 hd

207.13

+12.12

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	1,522	105.53	1,607	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,375	98.16	1,349	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,126	92.96	1,047	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	943	81.79	771	8thin

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)	1,350	$1,339	4thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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 2	—	535	232.55/cwt	227.50–237.50	1,244	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	259.84/cwt	227.50–270.00	1,115	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	248.12/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,260	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	204.85/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,174	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	442	263.52/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,165	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	308	298.98/cwt	298.00–300.00	921	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	235.50/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,272	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	263.74/cwt	262.50–265.00	1,279	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	307	295.05/cwt	290.00–300.00	906	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	262	303.46/cwt	302.00–305.00	795	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	281.26/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,187	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	254.87/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,310	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	272.56/cwt	270.00–275.00	853	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	631	204.58/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,291	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	221.89/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,371	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	203.73/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,188	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	225.86/cwt	222.50–227.50	851	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	559	193.49/cwt	192.00–195.00	1,082	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	451	253.75/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,144	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	283.30/cwt	280.00–285.00	873	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	242.32/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,294	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	207.18/cwt	200.00–210.00	860	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	617	176.68/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,090	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	165.22/cwt	163.00–167.50	1,099	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	218.98/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,237	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	259.01/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,088	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	269.53/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,172	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	232.46/cwt	230.00–235.00	767	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,318	95.97/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,265	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	89.48/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,224	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,406	103.59/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,456	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,054	84.49/cwt	80.00–87.00	891	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	103.75/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,234	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	96.19/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,131	5
Bulls	—	—	1,248	93.26/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,164	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	883	83.22/cwt	80.00–86.00	735	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	77.16/cwt	75.00–78.00	751	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	960	1
Bulls	—	—	1,792	112.37/cwt	110.00–116.00	2,014	6
Bulls	—	—	1,344	102.79/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,381	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	765	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,021	114.59/cwt	100.00–125.00	1,170	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	103.97/cwt	98.00–110.00	1,107	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,195	96.40/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,152	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,227	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,338.89/head	1,325.00–1,350.00	1,339	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	213.77/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,193	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	246.68/cwt	245.00–247.50	794	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	260.10/cwt	255.00–265.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	257.54/cwt	252.50–262.50	1,203	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	196.27/cwt	195.00–197.50	1,207	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	278.48/cwt	277.00–280.00	1,003	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	215.48/cwt	215.00–217.50	789	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	229.62/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,017	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	222.98/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,180	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	312	222.44/cwt	220.00–225.00	694	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	239.75/cwt	235.00–242.50	894	10

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 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 260Last week 261Year ago 357

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 86Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 14Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	227.50–237.50	232.55
2	—	615	195.00–197.50	196.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	429	227.50–270.00	259.84
4	—	508	247.50–250.00	248.12
2	—	308	298.00–300.00	298.98
5	—	467	252.50–262.50	257.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	200.00–210.00	204.85
2	—	442	262.00–265.00	263.52
2	—	360	277.00–280.00	278.48
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	540	235.00–237.50	235.50
4	—	313	270.00–275.00	272.56
7	—	631	200.00–210.00	204.58
2	—	565	218.00–220.00	218.98
2	—	420	258.00–260.00	259.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	485	262.50–265.00	263.74
6	—	307	290.00–300.00	295.05
2	—	262	302.00–305.00	303.46
2	—	422	280.00–282.50	281.26
3	—	514	250.00–257.50	254.87
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	618	217.00–225.00	221.89
2	—	451	250.00–257.50	253.75
6	—	308	280.00–285.00	283.30
7	—	534	240.00–247.50	242.32
4	—	435	268.00–270.00	269.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	583	200.00–205.00	203.73
6	—	377	222.50–227.50	225.86
4	—	330	230.00–235.00	232.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	559	192.00–195.00	193.49
17	—	415	200.00–210.00	207.18
3	—	617	175.00–180.00	176.68
2	—	665	163.00–167.50	165.22
5	—	366	215.00–217.50	215.48
10	—	312	220.00–225.00	222.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	558	212.50–215.00	213.77
3	—	322	245.00–247.50	246.68
2	—	260	255.00–265.00	260.10
8	—	443	227.00–230.00	229.62
5	—	529	220.00–225.00	222.98
10	—	373	235.00–242.50	239.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,318	94.00–98.00	95.97
2	—	1,368	89.00–90.00	89.48
4	—	1,406	100.00–106.00	103.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,054	80.00–87.00	84.49
4	—	1,189	100.00–107.00	103.75
5	—	1,176	93.00–99.00	96.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	883	80.00–86.00	83.22
4	—	973	75.00–78.00	77.16
1	—	1,000	96.00	96.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,248	92.00–95.00	93.26
6	—	1,792	110.00–116.00	112.37
6	—	1,344	100.00–107.00	102.79

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	85.00	85.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,195	95.00–98.00	96.40
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,021	100.00–125.00	114.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,065	98.00–110.00	103.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	110.00	110.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,350	1,325.00–1,350.00	1,338.89

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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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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle