Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2021-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to markets being closed for holidays.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.26/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$139.26

41 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$766

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$18

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$31.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.21

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	143.08	767	36
Medium and Large 3	625	112.46	703	2thin
Medium and Large 2	673	111.30	749	3thin

One grade step is worth $31.78/cwt here — about $18 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 sale41 hd

139.26

—

GA average13 barns · 448 hd

140.48

−1.21

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	1,601	70.21	1,124	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,422	59.75	850	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,362	57.43	782	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,063	50.27	534	8thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	57.71/cwt	57.00–59.00	684	3
Bulls	—	—	1,099	63.45/cwt	60.00–66.00	697	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	58.78/cwt	56.00–63.00	829	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	54.50/cwt	53.00–56.00	547	2
Bulls	—	—	1,735	72.01/cwt	69.00–75.00	1,249	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	40.00/cwt	39.00–41.00	392	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	132.48/cwt	130.00–135.00	435	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	145.32/cwt	143.00–148.00	538	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	111.70/cwt	106.00–116.00	637	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	161.35/cwt	155.00–164.00	662	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	111.30/cwt	107.00–115.00	749	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	144.63/cwt	140.00–148.00	769	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	131.99/cwt	128.00–134.00	770	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	147.69/cwt	145.00–149.00	691	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	119.24/cwt	113.00–121.00	861	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	90.47/cwt	89.00–92.00	611	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	102.00/cwt	100.00–104.00	709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	124.52/cwt	123.00–126.00	448	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	81.00/cwt	80.00–82.00	590	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	167.40/cwt	165.00–170.00	646	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	57.37/cwt	54.00–61.00	525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	86.47/cwt	85.00–88.00	579	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	72.34/cwt	69.00–76.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	115.02/cwt	110.00–119.00	607	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	122.39/cwt	116.00–126.00	535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	140.48/cwt	139.00–141.00	579	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,478	57.70/cwt	54.00–60.00	853	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	112.46/cwt	111.00–114.00	703	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	49.21/cwt	48.00–51.00	610	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	62.02/cwt	61.00–64.00	654	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	66.53/cwt	64.00–69.00	998	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	147.00/cwt	146.00–148.00	669	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	129.37/cwt	125.00–134.00	686	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	65.04/cwt	60.00–70.00	672	2

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 Jan 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 234Last week 340Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 78Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 53Year ago 0

No trend due to markets being closed for holidays.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,185	57.00–59.00	57.71
2	—	1,003	53.00–56.00	54.50
3	—	980	39.00–41.00	40.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,411	56.00–63.00	58.78
2	—	1,500	64.00–69.00	66.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,478	54.00–60.00	57.70
2	—	1,240	48.00–51.00	49.21
3	—	1,055	61.00–64.00	62.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,099	60.00–66.00	63.45
15	—	1,735	69.00–75.00	72.01

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	328	130.00–135.00	132.48
2	—	360	123.00–126.00	124.52
2	—	465	110.00–115.00	112.50
2	—	728	80.00–82.00	81.00
2	—	670	85.00–88.00	86.47
3	—	437	116.00–126.00	122.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	143.00–148.00	145.32
4	—	570	106.00–116.00	111.70
5	—	528	110.00–119.00	115.02
6	—	412	139.00–141.00	140.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	410	155.00–164.00	161.35
3	—	532	140.00–148.00	144.63
5	—	583	128.00–134.00	131.99
6	—	468	145.00–149.00	147.69
10	—	722	113.00–121.00	119.24
7	—	386	165.00–170.00	167.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	673	107.00–115.00	111.30
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	111.00–114.00	112.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	89.00–92.00	90.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	695	100.00–104.00	102.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	146.00–148.00	147.00
2	—	530	125.00–134.00	129.37

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	915	54.00–61.00	57.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	890	69.00–76.00	72.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,033	60.00–70.00	65.04

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Seminole Livestock Exchange - Donalsonville, GA

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

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