Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2021-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls steady to 5.00 higher, feeder steers steady to 3.00 lower, feeder heifers sharply lower, feeder bulls steady, steer calves steady to 2.00 lower, heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves steady, replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.55/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$118.55

72 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$589

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$298

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

$8.21/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 3	288	125.84	362	6thin
Medium and Large 2	450	118.25	532	27
Medium and Large 1	561	117.63	660	39

One grade step is worth $8.21/cwt here — about −$298 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 sale72 hd

118.55

—

GA average16 barns · 1,471 hd

119.76

−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	1,594	87.33	1,392	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,143	68.62	784	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,387	67.76	940	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,057	61.30	648	10

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	—	1,288	76.76/cwt	74.00–81.00	989	3
Bulls	—	—	1,648	87.55/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,443	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,374	65.19/cwt	62.00–68.00	896	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	70.85/cwt	69.00–74.00	994	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	65.46/cwt	62.00–68.00	710	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	57.14/cwt	55.00–58.00	589	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	60.72/cwt	59.00–62.00	692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	139.96/cwt	138.00–142.00	451	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	117.47/cwt	115.00–121.00	661	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	127.52/cwt	125.00–130.00	797	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	169.23/cwt	168.00–172.00	543	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	131.02/cwt	129.00–132.00	553	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	109.75/cwt	109.00–110.00	673	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	145.94/cwt	144.00–148.00	632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	132.51/cwt	130.00–135.00	614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	103.28/cwt	100.00–105.00	640	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	950	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	141.46/cwt	135.00–145.00	806	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	146.25/cwt	142.00–148.00	761	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	123.06/cwt	120.00–125.00	471	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	146.98/cwt	146.00–148.00	614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	117.02/cwt	115.00–119.00	568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	91.99/cwt	90.00–94.00	716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	107.17/cwt	105.00–110.00	714	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	131.13/cwt	128.00–136.00	625	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	329	142.66/cwt	140.00–148.00	469	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	73.64/cwt	69.00–82.00	722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	288	125.84/cwt	125.00–126.00	362	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	109.99/cwt	106.00–114.00	642	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	124.02/cwt	123.00–127.00	639	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	129.08/cwt	126.00–131.00	416	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	71.73/cwt	68.00–75.00	846	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	118.97/cwt	118.00–120.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	98.20/cwt	95.00–100.00	707	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	135.33/cwt	133.00–137.00	758	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	116.67/cwt	115.00–120.00	718	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	808	46.60/cwt	40.00–50.00	377	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	169.54/cwt	168.00–171.00	539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	412	143.34/cwt	140.00–144.00	591	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	133.92/cwt	130.00–138.00	643	2
Bulls	—	—	1,973	102.84/cwt	99.00–106.00	2,029	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,053	60.85/cwt	58.00–64.00	641	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 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 247Last week 354Year ago 172

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 41Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 22Year ago 3

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,288	74.00–81.00	76.76
3	—	1,648	83.00–90.00	87.55
2	—	1,973	99.00–106.00	102.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,374	62.00–68.00	65.19
5	—	1,403	69.00–74.00	70.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,084	62.00–68.00	65.46
5	—	1,030	55.00–58.00	57.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,179	68.00–75.00	71.73
2	—	1,053	58.00–64.00	60.85

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)	2	—	1,140	59.00–62.00	60.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	980	69.00–82.00	73.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	70.00	70.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	808	40.00–50.00	46.60

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	138.00–142.00	139.96
4	—	563	115.00–121.00	117.47
3	—	422	129.00–132.00	131.02
4	—	613	109.00–110.00	109.75
2	—	778	90.00–94.00	91.99
5	—	666	105.00–110.00	107.17
6	—	477	128.00–136.00	131.13
7	—	515	123.00–127.00	124.02
5	—	720	95.00–100.00	98.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	620	100.00–105.00	103.28
13	—	383	120.00–125.00	123.06
2	—	485	115.00–119.00	117.02
4	—	584	106.00–114.00	109.99
2	—	513	110.00–112.00	110.99
3	—	322	126.00–131.00	129.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	288	125.00–126.00	125.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	125.00–130.00	127.52
4	—	321	168.00–172.00	169.23
2	—	795	119.00–120.00	119.50
4	—	570	135.00–145.00	141.46
20	—	520	142.00–148.00	146.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	146.00–148.00	146.98
2	—	628	118.00–120.00	118.97
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	412	140.00–144.00	143.34
2	—	480	130.00–138.00	133.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	144.00–148.00	145.94
2	—	463	130.00–135.00	132.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	329	140.00–148.00	142.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	560	133.00–137.00	135.33
3	—	615	115.00–120.00	116.67
2	—	318	168.00–171.00	169.54

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

Heifers · 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

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Replacement Cattle

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