Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2021-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and bulls steady, feeder heifers steady to 1.00 higher, steer calves unevenly steady, heifer calves sharply higher, bull calves steady, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.16/cwt on 166 head.

Average price

$124.16

166 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$693

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

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

$10.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.78

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	448	128.32	575	39
Medium and Large 1	609	123.34	751	117
Medium and Large 3	399	117.40	468	10thin

One grade step is worth $10.92/cwt here — about $106 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 sale166 hd

124.16

—

GA average16 barns · 2,559 hd

122.37

+1.78

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	—	Average	1,825	83.72	1,527	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,372	56.34	773	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,308	54.19	709	6thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	597	115.50/cwt	115.00–117.00	690	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	522	122.33/cwt	120.00–126.00	639	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	141.33/cwt	137.00–144.00	410	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	142.64/cwt	136.00–145.00	625	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	140.70/cwt	140.00–142.00	440	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	155.51/cwt	155.00–159.00	673	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	147.50/cwt	147.00–148.00	708	2
Bulls	—	—	1,905	84.68/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,613	13
Bulls	—	—	1,563	80.59/cwt	80.00–81.00	1,260	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,372	56.34/cwt	54.00–61.00	773	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,308	54.19/cwt	52.00–56.00	709	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	115.62/cwt	111.00–119.00	784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	140.75/cwt	136.00–142.00	650	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	114.72/cwt	110.00–118.00	714	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	691	116.14/cwt	107.00–117.00	803	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	131.37/cwt	125.00–135.00	541	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	167.40/cwt	162.00–169.00	785	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	134.71/cwt	130.00–138.00	713	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	171.98/cwt	164.00–174.00	698	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	163.35/cwt	160.00–168.00	599	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	154.25/cwt	153.00–157.00	794	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	147.27/cwt	145.00–151.00	856	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	124.58/cwt	122.00–129.00	723	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	123.77/cwt	115.00–125.00	646	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	107.53/cwt	105.00–110.00	457	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	98.04/cwt	95.00–101.00	721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	137.47/cwt	136.00–139.00	708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	118.33/cwt	115.00–119.00	737	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	132.69/cwt	131.00–137.00	807	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	137.10/cwt	134.00–140.00	590	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	162.45/cwt	162.00–165.00	515	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	130.58/cwt	130.00–132.00	624	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	141.03/cwt	139.00–143.00	794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	170.10/cwt	166.00–176.00	568	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	128.94/cwt	126.00–130.00	335	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	126.92/cwt	124.00–130.00	730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	113.00/cwt	106.00–116.00	812	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	127.65/cwt	120.00–129.00	928	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	121.53/cwt	117.00–126.00	822	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	127.45/cwt	127.00–129.00	589	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	173.63/cwt	172.00–174.00	674	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,050	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	147.88/cwt	140.00–150.00	642	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	137.47/cwt	135.00–140.00	667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	97.09/cwt	94.00–100.00	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	124.52/cwt	124.00–125.00	467	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 Mar 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 556Last week 163Year ago 250

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 24Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 20Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	597	115.00–117.00	115.50
10	—	290	137.00–144.00	141.33
8	—	412	125.00–135.00	131.37
8	—	522	115.00–125.00	123.77
2	—	735	95.00–101.00	98.04
7	—	462	127.00–129.00	127.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	438	136.00–145.00	142.64
3	—	313	140.00–142.00	140.70
5	—	462	136.00–142.00	140.75
13	—	622	110.00–118.00	114.72
33	—	691	107.00–117.00	116.14
18	—	529	130.00–138.00	134.71
10	—	580	122.00–129.00	124.58
23	—	719	106.00–116.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	105.00–110.00	107.53
4	—	260	126.00–130.00	128.94
2	—	675	94.00–100.00	97.09
2	—	375	124.00–125.00	124.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	120.00–126.00	122.33
2	—	430	134.00–140.00	137.10
5	—	478	130.00–132.00	130.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	678	111.00–119.00	115.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	136.00–139.00	137.47
6	—	623	115.00–119.00	118.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	433	155.00–159.00	155.51
2	—	480	147.00–148.00	147.50
3	—	367	160.00–168.00	163.35
13	—	608	131.00–137.00	132.69
2	—	563	139.00–143.00	141.03
4	—	334	166.00–176.00	170.10
4	—	676	117.00–126.00	121.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	469	162.00–169.00	167.40
5	—	406	164.00–174.00	171.98
16	—	515	153.00–157.00	154.25
7	—	581	145.00–151.00	147.27
33	—	727	120.00–129.00	127.65
5	—	388	172.00–174.00	173.63
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	317	162.00–165.00	162.45
2	—	575	124.00–130.00	126.92
15	—	434	140.00–150.00	147.88
2	—	485	135.00–140.00	137.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,905	82.00–89.00	84.68
4	—	1,563	80.00–81.00	80.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,372	54.00–61.00	56.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,308	52.00–56.00	54.19

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,105	1,000.00	1,000.00

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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Donalsonville

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle