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Donalsonville

Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2022-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Donalsonville, Georgia · Wed, May 4

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1941

← Apr 27May 4May 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

386 head

▲ 83 vs last sale 303▲ 229 vs year ago 157 · +145.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

86 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 88▲ 32 vs year ago 54 · +59.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 47▼ 6 vs year ago 16 · −37.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows unevenly higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00 higher. Feeder steers, feeder bulls and feeder heifers lightly tested. Steer calves 1.00 higher. Bull calves lightly tested. Heifer calves 1.00 lower. Replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.83/cwt on 111 head.

Average price

$139.83

111 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$770

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

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

$17.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.90

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	610	146.19	892	47
Medium and Large 2	507	140.01	709	37
Medium and Large 3	509	128.50	653	27

One grade step is worth $17.69/cwt here — about $238 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 sale111 hd

139.83

—

GA average15 barns · 1,560 hd

141.73

−1.90

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	1,488	97.27	1,447	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,221	77.61	948	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,380	76.00	1,049	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,068	74.49	796	21

Every lot

45 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	173.00/cwt	168.00–178.00	554	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	180.95/cwt	178.00–185.00	691	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	177.67/cwt	177.00–178.00	741	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	159.27/cwt	152.00–162.00	685	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	459	171.30/cwt	165.00–174.00	786	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	473	153.82/cwt	150.00–160.00	728	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	162.23/cwt	160.00–170.00	835	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	532	152.53/cwt	150.00–158.00	811	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	559	146.41/cwt	140.00–148.00	818	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	566	151.75/cwt	150.00–158.00	859	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	626	144.17/cwt	138.00–148.00	903	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	687	149.88/cwt	145.00–154.00	1,030	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	144.96/cwt	142.00–148.00	1,044	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	780	127.02/cwt	125.00–130.00	991	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	290	138.75/cwt	134.00–142.00	402	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	146.20/cwt	140.00–150.00	480	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	376	150.97/cwt	150.00–155.00	568	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	378	142.10/cwt	137.00–147.00	537	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	136.63/cwt	130.00–140.00	567	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	419	151.77/cwt	148.00–155.00	636	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	164.14/cwt	160.00–168.00	698	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	455	150.00/cwt	148.00–152.00	683	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	460	138.52/cwt	137.00–140.00	637	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	167.17/cwt	160.00–170.00	801	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	164.13/cwt	160.00–165.00	837	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	532	153.63/cwt	150.00–158.00	817	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	150.64/cwt	148.00–154.00	848	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	570	120.02/cwt	118.00–122.00	684	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	137.02/cwt	132.00–140.00	795	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	635	119.28/cwt	115.00–120.00	757	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	667	116.63/cwt	110.00–120.00	778	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	129.16/cwt	129.00–130.00	933	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	722	113.54/cwt	110.00–117.00	820	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	375	148.05/cwt	144.00–150.00	555	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	454	160.56/cwt	152.00–162.00	729	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	485	143.37/cwt	140.00–148.00	695	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	765	112.99/cwt	112.00–114.00	864	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,227	90.46/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,110	3
Bulls	—	—	1,644	101.36/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,666	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	71.93/cwt	68.00–75.00	739	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,149	79.62/cwt	76.00–83.00	915	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	82.06/cwt	79.00–86.00	967	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	75.83/cwt	72.00–78.00	939	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,380	76.00/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,049	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	904	56.77/cwt	54.00–59.00	513	4

This sale against other markets

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 May 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 386Last week 303Year ago 157

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 88Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 47Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	454	152.00–162.00	160.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	140.00–148.00	143.37
2	—	765	112.00–114.00	112.99
3	—	375	144.00–150.00	148.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	479	160.00–170.00	167.17
24	—	722	129.00–130.00	129.16
3	—	563	148.00–154.00	150.64
6	—	510	160.00–165.00	164.13
2	—	425	160.00–168.00	164.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	635	115.00–120.00	119.28
2	—	378	137.00–147.00	142.10
3	—	290	134.00–142.00	138.75
3	—	570	118.00–122.00	120.02
2	—	460	137.00–140.00	138.52
6	—	415	130.00–140.00	136.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	667	110.00–120.00	116.63
7	—	376	150.00–155.00	150.97
3	—	455	148.00–152.00	150.00
3	—	580	132.00–140.00	137.02
5	—	722	110.00–117.00	113.54
5	—	419	148.00–155.00	151.77
5	—	532	150.00–158.00	153.63
4	—	328	140.00–150.00	146.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	150.00–158.00	152.53
5	—	430	152.00–162.00	159.27
5	—	626	138.00–148.00	144.17
4	—	473	150.00–160.00	153.82
5	—	559	140.00–148.00	146.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	459	165.00–174.00	171.30
2	—	720	142.00–148.00	144.96
3	—	417	177.00–178.00	177.67
5	—	382	178.00–185.00	180.95
6	—	687	145.00–154.00	149.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	780	125.00–130.00	127.02
8	—	515	160.00–170.00	162.23
9	—	566	150.00–158.00	151.75
2	—	320	168.00–178.00	173.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,380	74.00–78.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,238	72.00–78.00	75.83
6	—	1,178	79.00–86.00	82.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,028	68.00–75.00	71.93
7	—	1,149	76.00–83.00	79.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,227	88.00–94.00	90.46
5	—	1,644	99.00–105.00	101.36

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	904	54.00–59.00	56.77

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.