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Donalsonville

Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2022-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Donalsonville, Georgia · Wed, Oct 12

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1941

← Oct 5Oct 12Oct 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

330 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 368▲ 39 vs year ago 291 · +13.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

64 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 97▲ 0 vs year ago 64 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 35▼ 4 vs year ago 13 · −30.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago : Slaughter cows 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers and feeder bulls lightly tested. Feeder heifers steady. Steer calves and bull calves steady. Heifer calves 5.00 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 $125.86/cwt on 84 head.

Average price

$125.86

84 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$614

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$31

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

$29.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.03

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	329	151.12	497	9thin
Medium and Large 2	582	123.90	721	37
Medium and Large 3	434	121.77	528	38

One grade step is worth $29.35/cwt here — about −$31 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 sale84 hd

125.86

—

GA average14 barns · 1,358 hd

130.89

−5.03

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	1,741	83.19	1,448	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,407	66.77	939	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	941	60.44	569	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,217	60.27	733	7thin

Every lot

32 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	266	165.32/cwt	160.00–170.00	440	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	418	153.18/cwt	150.00–158.00	640	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	162.87/cwt	160.00–170.00	762	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	571	144.71/cwt	140.00–147.00	826	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	583	153.06/cwt	148.00–158.00	892	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	288	150.48/cwt	148.00–153.00	433	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	329	151.12/cwt	150.00–154.00	497	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	337	134.13/cwt	133.00–138.00	452	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	359	123.96/cwt	120.00–125.00	445	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	418	120.48/cwt	115.00–125.00	504	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	458	119.24/cwt	115.00–125.00	546	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	514	135.90/cwt	130.00–138.00	699	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	518	119.51/cwt	115.00–125.00	619	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	124.91/cwt	118.00–128.00	714	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	629	120.48/cwt	116.00–126.00	758	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	113.89/cwt	112.00–122.00	752	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	318	153.80/cwt	148.00–158.00	489	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	363	151.17/cwt	145.00–155.00	549	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	413	142.20/cwt	140.00–150.00	587	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	482	138.29/cwt	133.00–141.00	667	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	508	133.12/cwt	128.00–138.00	676	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	141.92/cwt	140.00–144.00	745	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	572	121.98/cwt	120.00–124.00	698	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	610	125.32/cwt	118.00–128.00	764	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	672	106.68/cwt	100.00–110.00	717	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	705	97.50/cwt	95.00–100.00	687	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,741	83.19/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,448	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	936	55.57/cwt	53.00–60.00	520	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	953	71.80/cwt	70.00–73.00	684	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,217	60.27/cwt	60.00–62.00	733	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,407	66.77/cwt	65.00–71.00	939	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,195	62.06/cwt	61.00–63.00	742	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 Oct 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 330Last week 368Year ago 291

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 97Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 35Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	140.00–144.00	141.92
5	—	610	118.00–128.00	125.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	508	128.00–138.00	133.12
6	—	672	100.00–110.00	106.68
5	—	363	145.00–155.00	151.17
5	—	482	133.00–141.00	138.29
2	—	705	95.00–100.00	97.50
6	—	413	140.00–150.00	142.20
3	—	572	120.00–124.00	121.98
4	—	318	148.00–158.00	153.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	468	160.00–170.00	162.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	148.00–158.00	153.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	418	150.00–158.00	153.18
6	—	571	140.00–147.00	144.71
5	—	266	160.00–170.00	165.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	629	116.00–126.00	120.48
10	—	660	112.00–122.00	113.89
4	—	514	130.00–138.00	135.90
2	—	288	148.00–153.00	150.48
16	—	572	118.00–128.00	124.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	359	120.00–125.00	123.96
9	—	418	115.00–125.00	120.48
4	—	337	133.00–138.00	134.13
7	—	518	115.00–125.00	119.51
13	—	458	115.00–125.00	119.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	329	150.00–154.00	151.12

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,195	61.00–63.00	62.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,741	80.00–86.00	83.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,217	60.00–62.00	60.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,407	65.00–71.00	66.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	953	70.00–73.00	71.80
7	—	936	53.00–60.00	55.57

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.