Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2021-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 4.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder steers 3.00 lower, feeder heifers and bulls steady, steer calves 3.00 lower, heifer calves 3.00 higher, bull calves steady, replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.18/cwt on 124 head.

Average price

$129.18

124 head · 399 lb average

Value per head Derived

$516

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$215

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

$13.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.59

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	468	138.87	649	19thin
Medium and Large 2	418	129.24	540	59
Medium and Large 3	347	125.09	434	46

One grade step is worth $13.79/cwt here — about $215 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 sale124 hd

129.18

—

GA average15 barns · 1,909 hd

123.58

+5.59

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	1,549	81.49	1,262	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,267	59.45	753	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	948	50.31	477	19

Every lot, as filed

53 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	136.46/cwt	130.00–139.00	785	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	133.91/cwt	130.00–139.00	422	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	143.75/cwt	143.00–145.00	726	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	118.50/cwt	118.00–119.00	824	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	146.72/cwt	145.00–149.00	717	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	133.51/cwt	131.00–136.00	832	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	161.56/cwt	158.00–164.00	532	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	124.93/cwt	120.00–129.00	645	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	107.02/cwt	104.00–110.00	717	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	126.65/cwt	126.00–128.00	792	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	131.68/cwt	130.00–134.00	704	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	141.99/cwt	140.00–143.00	740	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	129.52/cwt	129.00–130.00	742	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	157.27/cwt	153.00–161.00	739	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	169.25/cwt	169.00–170.00	630	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	161.57/cwt	160.00–162.00	666	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	141.69/cwt	140.00–145.00	618	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	123.29/cwt	120.00–126.00	718	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	141.93/cwt	134.00–144.00	651	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	129.08/cwt	124.00–133.00	618	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	64.60/cwt	62.00–69.00	798	15
Bulls	—	—	1,563	83.17/cwt	79.00–86.00	1,300	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	44.00/cwt	41.00–47.00	408	7
Bulls	—	—	1,825	90.54/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,652	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	58.78/cwt	56.00–63.00	534	3
Bulls	—	—	1,396	75.28/cwt	73.00–77.00	1,051	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	944	62.58/cwt	54.00–72.00	591	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	59.02/cwt	58.00–60.00	726	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	9,625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	406	149.21/cwt	144.00–150.00	606	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	52.40/cwt	48.00–55.00	511	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	56.69/cwt	53.00–60.00	725	22
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	279	147.29/cwt	144.00–150.00	411	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	51.26/cwt	50.00–52.00	702	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	135.14/cwt	130.00–139.00	642	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	128.50/cwt	127.00–130.00	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	125.87/cwt	120.00–129.00	428	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	143.70/cwt	140.00–145.00	808	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	123.27/cwt	119.00–127.00	694	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	67.54/cwt	64.00–73.00	721	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	154.72/cwt	150.00–157.00	662	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	143.36/cwt	140.00–150.00	520	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	120.79/cwt	115.00–125.00	447	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	147.44/cwt	140.00–150.00	490	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	143.61/cwt	140.00–149.00	607	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	437	116.95/cwt	110.00–120.00	511	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	131.44/cwt	130.00–138.00	473	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	238	134.97/cwt	130.00–139.00	321	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	134.38/cwt	130.00–136.00	363	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	111.31/cwt	107.00–114.00	706	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	129.50/cwt	125.00–134.00	540	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	217	142.65/cwt	140.00–150.00	310	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	132.96/cwt	130.00–135.00	632	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 Mar 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 484Last week 556Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 86Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 9Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	575	130.00–139.00	136.46
4	—	505	143.00–145.00	143.75
2	—	695	118.00–119.00	118.50
16	—	489	145.00–149.00	146.72
5	—	329	158.00–164.00	161.56
8	—	428	150.00–157.00	154.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	131.00–136.00	133.51
8	—	470	153.00–161.00	157.27
4	—	372	169.00–170.00	169.25
5	—	412	160.00–162.00	161.57
7	—	562	140.00–145.00	143.70
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	279	144.00–150.00	147.29
8	—	475	130.00–139.00	135.14
2	—	510	127.00–130.00	128.50
4	—	563	119.00–127.00	123.27
10	—	363	140.00–150.00	143.36
14	—	332	140.00–150.00	147.44
12	—	423	140.00–149.00	143.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	315	130.00–139.00	133.91
4	—	516	120.00–129.00	124.93
2	—	670	104.00–110.00	107.02
12	—	479	124.00–133.00	129.08
6	—	360	130.00–138.00	131.44
4	—	634	107.00–114.00	111.31
15	—	417	125.00–134.00	129.50
5	—	217	140.00–150.00	142.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	436	140.00–145.00	141.69
3	—	582	120.00–126.00	123.29
7	—	459	134.00–144.00	141.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	340	120.00–129.00	125.87
10	—	370	115.00–125.00	120.79
10	—	437	110.00–120.00	116.95
3	—	238	130.00–139.00	134.97
9	—	270	130.00–136.00	134.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	625	126.00–128.00	126.65
3	—	521	140.00–143.00	141.99
8	—	406	144.00–150.00	149.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	535	130.00–134.00	131.68
2	—	573	129.00–130.00	129.52
3	—	475	130.00–135.00	132.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,236	62.00–69.00	64.60
22	—	1,279	53.00–60.00	56.69
2	—	1,370	50.00–52.00	51.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	928	41.00–47.00	44.00
3	—	908	56.00–63.00	58.78
9	—	976	48.00–55.00	52.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,563	79.00–86.00	83.17
3	—	1,825	88.00–94.00	90.54
6	—	1,396	73.00–77.00	75.28

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	944	54.00–72.00	62.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,230	58.00–60.00	59.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,068	64.00–73.00	67.54
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	875	1,100.00	1,100.00

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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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