Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2021-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls steady, steer calves steady to 2.00 higher, heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher, bull calves lightly tested, replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.49/cwt on 173 head.

Average price

$118.49

173 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$577

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$2.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.36

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	469	119.20	559	53
Medium and Large 1	560	118.88	666	78
Medium and Large 3	373	116.86	435	42

One grade step is worth $2.34/cwt here — about $124 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 sale173 hd

118.49

—

GA average17 barns · 1,428 hd

116.12

+2.36

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	1,440	71.45	1,029	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,149	62.08	713	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,339	56.76	760	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	980	45.40	445	5thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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
Bulls	—	—	1,440	71.45/cwt	70.00–73.00	1,029	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	51.03/cwt	48.00–55.00	681	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	45.40/cwt	42.00–48.00	445	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	64.19/cwt	62.00–66.00	745	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	55.75/cwt	53.00–59.00	620	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,341	60.34/cwt	58.00–63.00	809	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	118.96/cwt	115.00–121.00	563	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	161.20/cwt	160.00–165.00	593	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	111.25/cwt	108.00–112.00	702	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	118.64/cwt	116.00–119.00	673	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	64.83/cwt	61.00–68.00	587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	129.30/cwt	124.00–134.00	494	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	105.14/cwt	100.00–110.00	597	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	107.51/cwt	105.00–110.00	498	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	156.87/cwt	150.00–160.00	659	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	114.94/cwt	110.00–120.00	723	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	108.45/cwt	100.00–114.00	727	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	114.03/cwt	108.00–118.00	596	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	145.96/cwt	144.00–148.00	693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	140.99/cwt	140.00–150.00	505	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	141.39/cwt	139.00–144.00	739	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	441	116.52/cwt	115.00–122.00	514	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	123.30/cwt	120.00–125.00	814	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	115.66/cwt	115.00–122.00	420	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	534	130.21/cwt	125.00–133.00	695	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	134.34/cwt	130.00–137.00	754	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	142.43/cwt	140.00–143.00	584	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	316	119.74/cwt	115.00–125.00	378	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	119.72/cwt	115.00–124.00	703	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	306	140.89/cwt	140.00–150.00	431	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	572	107.90/cwt	100.00–110.00	617	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,557	1,242.13/cwt	1,150.00–1,325.00	19,340	30
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	133.45/cwt	130.00–140.00	618	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	878.00/cwt	800.00–950.00	10,975	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	120.17/cwt	119.00–121.00	630	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	397	137.80/cwt	136.00–138.00	547	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	137.38/cwt	135.00–138.00	561	5

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 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 445Last week 234Year ago 362

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 69Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 17Year ago 9

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,440	70.00–73.00	71.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,335	48.00–55.00	51.03
8	—	1,341	58.00–63.00	60.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	980	42.00–48.00	45.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,161	62.00–66.00	64.19
2	—	1,113	53.00–59.00	55.75

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	473	115.00–121.00	118.96
14	—	382	124.00–134.00	129.30
6	—	568	100.00–110.00	105.14
10	—	523	108.00–118.00	114.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	631	108.00–112.00	111.25
8	—	567	116.00–119.00	118.64
20	—	670	100.00–114.00	108.45
22	—	524	119.00–121.00	120.17
10	—	397	136.00–138.00	137.80
5	—	408	135.00–138.00	137.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	105.00–110.00	107.51
11	—	441	115.00–122.00	116.52
15	—	363	115.00–122.00	115.66
14	—	316	115.00–125.00	119.74
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	368	160.00–165.00	161.20
5	—	420	150.00–160.00	156.87
6	—	629	110.00–120.00	114.94
2	—	475	144.00–148.00	145.96
2	—	523	139.00–144.00	141.39
3	—	587	115.00–124.00	119.72
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	358	140.00–150.00	140.99
9	—	534	125.00–133.00	130.21
7	—	410	140.00–143.00	142.43
11	—	306	140.00–150.00	140.89
5	—	572	100.00–110.00	107.90
7	—	463	130.00–140.00	133.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	660	120.00–125.00	123.30
12	—	561	130.00–137.00	134.34

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	905	61.00–68.00	64.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,250	800.00–950.00	878.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	30	—	1,557	1,150.00–1,325.00	1,242.13

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Seminole Livestock Exchange - Donalsonville, GA

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