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Donalsonville

Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2022-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Donalsonville, Georgia · Wed, May 11

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1941

← May 4May 11May 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

236 head

▼ 150 vs last sale 386▲ 104 vs year ago 132 · +78.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

63 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 86▲ 5 vs year ago 58 · +8.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 10▼ 3 vs year ago 17 · −17.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers , feeder bulls and feeder heifers lightly tested. Steer calves steady. Bull calves lightly tested. Heifer calves 1.00 higher. Replacement cows steady.

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 $146.47/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$146.47

48 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$661

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$224

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

$16.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.35

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	466	159.09	741	7thin
Medium and Large 2	494	145.02	717	27
Medium and Large 3	362	142.97	518	14thin

One grade step is worth $16.12/cwt here — about $224 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 sale48 hd

146.47

—

GA average15 barns · 1,278 hd

143.12

+3.35

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	1,433	93.45	1,339	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,218	73.65	897	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,577	72.63	1,145	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,072	71.56	767	23

Every lot

29 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	333	178.99/cwt	178.00–180.00	596	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	340	164.06/cwt	160.00–168.00	558	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	384	162.52/cwt	160.00–168.00	624	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	171.02/cwt	170.00–172.00	727	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	433	158.40/cwt	155.00–163.00	686	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	467	157.65/cwt	150.00–160.00	736	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	513	151.99/cwt	149.00–155.00	780	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	557	155.25/cwt	150.00–157.00	865	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	324	141.13/cwt	138.00–148.00	457	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	356	142.32/cwt	138.00–148.00	507	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	371	153.57/cwt	150.00–160.00	570	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	153.94/cwt	150.00–160.00	651	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	438	147.34/cwt	146.00–148.00	645	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	463	143.03/cwt	138.00–148.00	662	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	159.09/cwt	152.00–162.00	741	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	521	148.68/cwt	146.00–150.00	775	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	137.91/cwt	132.00–142.00	797	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	622	129.79/cwt	129.00–130.00	807	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	425	143.24/cwt	138.00–148.00	609	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	433	158.97/cwt	158.00–160.00	688	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	467	144.31/cwt	140.00–148.00	674	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	775	109.56/cwt	105.00–114.00	849	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,378	88.94/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,226	2
Bulls	—	—	1,470	96.45/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,418	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	68.66/cwt	65.00–72.00	731	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,081	75.33/cwt	73.00–80.00	814	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	73.65/cwt	71.00–76.00	897	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,577	72.63/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,145	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,048	65.37/cwt	64.00–67.00	685	2

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 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 236Last week 386Year ago 132

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 86Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 10Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	140.00–148.00	144.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	138.00–148.00	143.24
2	—	775	105.00–114.00	109.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	158.00–160.00	158.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	150.00–160.00	153.94
4	—	578	132.00–142.00	137.91
6	—	521	146.00–150.00	148.68
5	—	622	129.00–130.00	129.79
7	—	371	150.00–160.00	153.57
2	—	463	138.00–148.00	143.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	356	138.00–148.00	142.32
5	—	324	138.00–148.00	141.13
3	—	438	146.00–148.00	147.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	466	152.00–162.00	159.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	384	160.00–168.00	162.52
2	—	340	160.00–168.00	164.06
4	—	433	155.00–163.00	158.40
9	—	467	150.00–160.00	157.65
3	—	513	149.00–155.00	151.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	178.00–180.00	178.99
4	—	557	150.00–157.00	155.25
2	—	425	170.00–172.00	171.02

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,048	64.00–67.00	65.37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,378	88.00–90.00	88.94
3	—	1,470	93.00–100.00	96.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,577	70.00–75.00	72.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,081	73.00–80.00	75.33
13	—	1,065	65.00–72.00	68.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,218	71.00–76.00	73.65

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.