Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2021-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower, feeder steers and bulls steady, feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher, steer calves steady to 3.00 lower, 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 $146.79/cwt on 81 head.

Average price

$146.79

81 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$716

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$245

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

$14.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.09

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	148.95	753	61
Medium and Large 2	454	142.21	645	15thin
Medium and Large 3	378	134.17	507	5thin

One grade step is worth $14.78/cwt here — about $245 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 sale81 hd

146.79

—

GA average14 barns · 821 hd

142.69

+4.09

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	—	High	1,703	85.99	1,464	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,421	69.14	982	4thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	—	1,863	89.65/cwt	89.00–91.00	1,670	3
Bulls	—	—	1,463	80.50/cwt	80.00–81.00	1,178	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	69.14/cwt	67.00–72.00	982	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	443	157.17/cwt	155.00–160.00	696	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	167.20/cwt	162.00–168.00	535	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	131.67/cwt	130.00–138.00	635	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	116.99/cwt	116.00–118.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	111.50/cwt	110.00–113.00	719	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	163.39/cwt	158.00–168.00	595	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	161.41/cwt	158.00–166.00	678	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	168.14/cwt	168.00–169.00	563	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	129.98/cwt	129.00–131.00	864	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	789	115.59/cwt	113.00–116.00	912	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	133.66/cwt	132.00–135.00	813	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	143.18/cwt	139.00–148.00	823	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	138.03/cwt	136.00–140.00	468	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	117.00/cwt	115.00–119.00	844	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	148.00/cwt	146.00–153.00	792	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	122.11/cwt	120.00–128.00	512	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	123.79/cwt	120.00–126.00	595	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	138.75/cwt	135.00–140.00	680	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	130.69/cwt	130.00–132.00	738	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	155.16/cwt	152.00–160.00	735	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	133.24/cwt	130.00–140.00	552	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	413	128.31/cwt	125.00–130.00	530	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	487	122.96/cwt	120.00–129.00	599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	127.03/cwt	123.00–132.00	666	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	107.51/cwt	105.00–110.00	514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	140.31/cwt	138.00–144.00	384	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	111.00/cwt	105.00–115.00	582	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	112.70/cwt	110.00–114.00	411	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	436	111.50/cwt	110.00–114.00	486	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	139.43/cwt	135.00–144.00	446	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	130.66/cwt	128.00–134.00	545	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	149.97/cwt	148.00–152.00	510	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	147.69/cwt	142.00–152.00	608	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	63.24/cwt	55.00–70.00	740	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,373	66.47/cwt	63.00–76.00	913	3

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 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 294Last week 118Year ago 191

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 35Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 30Year ago 4

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,863	89.00–91.00	89.65
2	—	1,463	80.00–81.00	80.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,421	67.00–72.00	69.14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	443	155.00–160.00	157.17
8	—	320	162.00–168.00	167.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	413	125.00–130.00	128.31
3	—	487	120.00–129.00	122.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	482	130.00–138.00	131.67
2	—	565	116.00–118.00	116.99
2	—	645	110.00–113.00	111.50
6	—	339	136.00–140.00	138.03
10	—	414	130.00–140.00	133.24
5	—	524	123.00–132.00	127.03
7	—	274	138.00–144.00	140.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	419	120.00–128.00	122.11
7	—	481	120.00–126.00	123.79
4	—	524	105.00–115.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	105.00–110.00	107.51
3	—	365	110.00–114.00	112.70
4	—	436	110.00–114.00	111.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	364	158.00–168.00	163.39
12	—	420	158.00–166.00	161.41
7	—	335	168.00–169.00	168.14
2	—	665	129.00–131.00	129.98
7	—	789	113.00–116.00	115.59
3	—	608	132.00–135.00	133.66
4	—	575	139.00–148.00	143.18
4	—	721	115.00–119.00	117.00
6	—	535	146.00–153.00	148.00
5	—	474	152.00–160.00	155.16
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	490	135.00–140.00	138.75
3	—	565	130.00–132.00	130.69
2	—	340	148.00–152.00	149.97
6	—	412	142.00–152.00	147.69
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	135.00–144.00	139.43
3	—	417	128.00–134.00	130.66

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	—	1,170	55.00–70.00	63.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,373	63.00–76.00	66.47

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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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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