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Donalsonville

Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2022-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Donalsonville, Georgia · Wed, Aug 31

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1941

← Aug 24Aug 31Sep 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

438 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 427▲ 296 vs year ago 142 · +208.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

86 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 75▲ 27 vs year ago 59 · +45.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 39▲ 2 vs year ago 21 · +9.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers, feeder bulls and feeder heifers lightly tested. Steer calves 3.00 higher. Bull calves 4.00 higher. Heifer calves steady. 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 $149.05/cwt on 148 head.

Average price

$149.05

148 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$709

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

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

$15.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.45

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	502	158.30	795	50
Medium and Large 2	484	144.98	701	73
Medium and Large 3	398	142.44	566	25

One grade step is worth $15.86/cwt here — about $229 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 sale148 hd

149.05

—

GA average15 barns · 1,732 hd

146.60

+2.45

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	1,174	96.42	1,132	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,420	80.93	1,149	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,238	77.32	957	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,023	70.49	721	34

Every lot

47 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 1	320	203.14/cwt	198.00–208.00	650	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	177.00/cwt	175.00–178.00	575	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	338	188.30/cwt	185.00–190.00	636	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	193.24/cwt	190.00–200.00	715	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	414	182.47/cwt	180.00–188.00	755	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	423	175.01/cwt	172.00–178.00	740	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	191.72/cwt	190.00–195.00	828	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	174.19/cwt	170.00–176.00	824	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	180.90/cwt	180.00–185.00	883	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	179.21/cwt	172.00–182.00	930	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	520	153.93/cwt	150.00–160.00	800	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	180.09/cwt	176.00–181.00	1,009	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	166.45/cwt	165.00–168.00	957	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	166.67/cwt	166.00–168.00	1,008	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	287	152.60/cwt	150.00–158.00	438	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	321	150.54/cwt	146.00–155.00	483	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	333	162.48/cwt	160.00–163.00	541	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	358	156.97/cwt	152.00–162.00	562	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	381	148.87/cwt	147.00–150.00	567	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	417	144.52/cwt	140.00–150.00	603	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	421	133.27/cwt	130.00–136.00	561	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	144.50/cwt	144.00–148.00	665	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	157.89/cwt	150.00–159.00	742	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	471	133.96/cwt	132.00–135.00	631	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	146.00/cwt	140.00–149.00	769	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	527	134.65/cwt	134.00–136.00	710	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	158.67/cwt	150.00–159.00	844	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	576	140.83/cwt	140.00–143.00	811	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	133.79/cwt	127.00–137.00	827	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	408	139.97/cwt	135.00–145.00	571	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	413	155.23/cwt	150.00–158.00	641	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	423	162.54/cwt	160.00–165.00	688	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	480	147.92/cwt	145.00–150.00	710	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	511	147.39/cwt	142.00–150.00	753	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	561	143.97/cwt	140.00–148.00	808	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	572	152.16/cwt	151.00–154.00	870	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	608	145.34/cwt	142.00–150.00	884	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	680	127.96/cwt	126.00–130.00	870	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,174	96.42/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,132	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	905	61.96/cwt	60.00–65.00	561	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,034	79.82/cwt	78.00–82.00	825	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,077	71.12/cwt	66.00–73.00	766	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	77.32/cwt	75.00–81.00	957	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	80.93/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,149	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,167	82.63/cwt	79.00–86.00	964	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,190	80.91/cwt	80.00–82.00	963	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,395	76.70/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,070	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 Aug 31, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 438Last week 427Year ago 142

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 75Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 39Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	572	151.00–154.00	152.16
6	—	608	142.00–150.00	145.34
4	—	423	160.00–165.00	162.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	126.00–130.00	127.96
7	—	511	142.00–150.00	147.39
9	—	480	145.00–150.00	147.92
3	—	413	150.00–158.00	155.23
8	—	561	140.00–148.00	143.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	408	135.00–145.00	139.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	170.00–176.00	174.19
2	—	575	165.00–168.00	166.45
3	—	338	185.00–190.00	188.30
7	—	414	180.00–188.00	182.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	150.00–160.00	153.93
5	—	423	172.00–178.00	175.01
3	—	325	175.00–178.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	560	176.00–181.00	180.09
10	—	320	198.00–208.00	203.14
5	—	519	172.00–182.00	179.21
23	—	488	180.00–185.00	180.90
3	—	432	190.00–195.00	191.72
6	—	370	190.00–200.00	193.24
3	—	605	166.00–168.00	166.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	618	127.00–137.00	133.79
16	—	527	140.00–149.00	146.00
19	—	460	144.00–148.00	144.50
6	—	333	160.00–163.00	162.48
2	—	358	152.00–162.00	156.97
7	—	576	140.00–143.00	140.83
14	—	417	140.00–150.00	144.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	134.00–136.00	134.65
5	—	321	146.00–155.00	150.54
3	—	287	150.00–158.00	152.60
4	—	471	132.00–135.00	133.96
5	—	421	130.00–136.00	133.27
5	—	381	147.00–150.00	148.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	532	150.00–159.00	158.67
24	—	470	150.00–159.00	157.89

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)	2	—	1,395	75.00–78.00	76.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,190	80.00–82.00	80.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,167	79.00–86.00	82.63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,174	94.00–99.00	96.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,238	75.00–81.00	77.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,420	80.00–83.00	80.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,034	78.00–82.00	79.82
9	—	905	60.00–65.00	61.96
18	—	1,077	66.00–73.00	71.12

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.