Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2021-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder steers steady to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers and bulls steady, steer and heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves steady, replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.01/cwt on 121 head.

Average price

$149.01

121 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$749

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$14.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.32

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	151.28	767	95
Medium and Large 2	494	141.49	699	22
Medium and Large 3	432	136.67	590	4thin

One grade step is worth $14.61/cwt here — about $178 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 sale121 hd

149.01

—

GA average13 barns · 603 hd

145.69

+3.32

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	1,792	79.82	1,431	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,548	71.59	1,108	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	65.84	793	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,088	55.55	604	4thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	108.27/cwt	105.00–110.00	628	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	124.01/cwt	120.00–128.00	662	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	119.40/cwt	115.00–125.00	694	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	117.49/cwt	115.00–121.00	808	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	107.10/cwt	102.00–108.00	765	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	143.68/cwt	140.00–148.00	464	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	104.85/cwt	104.00–105.00	813	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	167.71/cwt	162.00–170.00	681	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	114.81/cwt	114.00–116.00	721	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	143.96/cwt	138.00–148.00	808	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	170.10/cwt	168.00–172.00	634	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	154.62/cwt	150.00–156.00	742	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	128.37/cwt	125.00–132.00	860	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	62.92/cwt	58.00–70.00	717	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	111.25/cwt	105.00–114.00	738	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	122.00/cwt	115.00–124.00	964	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	127.34/cwt	123.00–130.00	613	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	133.60/cwt	131.00–135.00	815	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	62.70/cwt	60.00–66.00	739	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	56.95/cwt	56.00–58.00	617	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	54.14/cwt	53.00–55.00	592	2
Bulls	—	—	1,758	73.45/cwt	69.00–76.00	1,291	9
Bulls	—	—	1,812	91.54/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,659	3
Bulls	—	—	1,855	85.36/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,583	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	132.36/cwt	130.00–138.00	511	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	129.57/cwt	126.00–130.00	544	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	144.35/cwt	141.00–148.00	745	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	106.47/cwt	105.00–108.00	516	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	123.49/cwt	122.00–125.00	729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	144.35/cwt	142.00–148.00	689	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	128.33/cwt	127.00–130.00	391	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	151.50/cwt	150.00–153.00	508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	168.88/cwt	166.00–173.00	557	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	109.48/cwt	108.00–111.00	805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	133.00/cwt	130.00–138.00	712	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	281	172.50/cwt	172.00–175.00	485	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	154.90/cwt	150.00–160.00	578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	131.96/cwt	130.00–134.00	699	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	137.00/cwt	136.00–138.00	381	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	144.64/cwt	142.00–148.00	408	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,133	876.47/cwt	850.00–900.00	9,930	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	121.83/cwt	117.00–127.00	643	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	115.11/cwt	110.00–120.00	428	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	117.01/cwt	115.00–119.00	831	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	112.34/cwt	110.00–115.00	581	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	72.13/cwt	69.00–74.00	907	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	71.59/cwt	69.00–75.00	1,108	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	62.60/cwt	59.00–74.00	622	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	393	164.98/cwt	162.00–168.00	648	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 Feb 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 354Last week 187Year ago 203

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 16Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 4Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	580	105.00–110.00	108.27
3	—	305	127.00–130.00	128.33
5	—	278	136.00–138.00	137.00
3	—	517	110.00–115.00	112.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	534	120.00–128.00	124.01
4	—	581	115.00–125.00	119.40
16	—	714	102.00–108.00	107.10
10	—	323	140.00–148.00	143.68
7	—	775	104.00–105.00	104.85
5	—	628	114.00–116.00	114.81
4	—	663	105.00–114.00	111.25
16	—	481	123.00–130.00	127.34
10	—	386	130.00–138.00	132.36
12	—	420	126.00–130.00	129.57
3	—	282	142.00–148.00	144.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	105.00–108.00	106.47
3	—	372	110.00–120.00	115.11
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	688	115.00–121.00	117.49
2	—	590	122.00–125.00	123.49
3	—	477	142.00–148.00	144.35
2	—	735	108.00–111.00	109.48
3	—	535	130.00–138.00	133.00
6	—	281	172.00–175.00	172.50
2	—	373	150.00–160.00	154.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	406	162.00–170.00	167.71
8	—	561	138.00–148.00	143.96
13	—	373	168.00–172.00	170.10
16	—	480	150.00–156.00	154.62
10	—	670	125.00–132.00	128.37
11	—	790	115.00–124.00	122.00
5	—	610	131.00–135.00	133.60
6	—	516	141.00–148.00	144.35
12	—	330	166.00–173.00	168.88
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	150.00–153.00	151.50
2	—	528	117.00–127.00	121.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	130.00–134.00	131.96
2	—	710	115.00–119.00	117.01
2	—	393	162.00–168.00	164.98

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,140	58.00–70.00	62.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	993	59.00–74.00	62.60
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,133	850.00–900.00	876.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,179	60.00–66.00	62.70
3	—	1,257	69.00–74.00	72.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,083	56.00–58.00	56.95
2	—	1,093	53.00–55.00	54.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,548	69.00–75.00	71.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,758	69.00–76.00	73.45
3	—	1,812	88.00–95.00	91.54
4	—	1,855	84.00–87.00	85.36

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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