Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2021-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 lower. Feeder steers , heifers , and bulls 3.00 lower . Steer calves 2.00 lower . Heifer calves 1.00 lower . 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 $128.35/cwt on 137 head.

Average price

$128.35

137 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$720

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$5.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.92

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	483	131.24	635	49
Medium and Large 1	651	127.02	827	71
Medium and Large 3	410	125.56	515	17thin

One grade step is worth $5.68/cwt here — about $120 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 sale137 hd

128.35

—

GA average17 barns · 2,412 hd

130.26

−1.92

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	1,485	84.69	1,258	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,233	64.62	797	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	929	58.19	540	12

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	—	481	133.38/cwt	129.00–139.00	642	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	125.92/cwt	120.00–130.00	654	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	123.36/cwt	120.00–127.00	769	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	121.01/cwt	115.00–125.00	519	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	154.00/cwt	150.00–158.00	639	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	132.00/cwt	130.00–136.00	686	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	162.99/cwt	162.00–164.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	131.06/cwt	126.00–134.00	815	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	147.07/cwt	140.00–150.00	419	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	441	133.23/cwt	130.00–134.00	588	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	125.45/cwt	122.00–127.00	731	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	147.34/cwt	147.00–149.00	759	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	142.26/cwt	140.00–148.00	600	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	137.69/cwt	136.00–139.00	588	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	142.67/cwt	140.00–148.00	542	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	136.14/cwt	136.00–139.00	928	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	129.67/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,022	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	68.01/cwt	65.00–71.00	802	7
Bulls	—	—	1,367	72.88/cwt	70.00–75.00	996	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	57.42/cwt	54.00–61.00	534	5
Bulls	—	—	1,568	88.26/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,384	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	46.90/cwt	45.00–50.00	389	3
Bulls	—	—	1,498	95.27/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,427	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	263	149.51/cwt	148.00–150.00	393	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	145.00/cwt	140.00–149.00	776	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	69.26/cwt	67.00–71.00	726	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,025.56/cwt	1,000.00–1,050.00	11,538	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	124.04/cwt	124.00–126.00	856	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	67.62/cwt	65.00–69.00	677	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	121.67/cwt	120.00–125.00	681	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	138.92/cwt	135.00–142.00	649	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	60.55/cwt	58.00–63.00	763	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	77.15/cwt	74.00–80.00	972	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	343	146.65/cwt	145.00–150.00	503	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	149.42/cwt	145.00–152.00	542	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	129.70/cwt	127.00–134.00	486	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	118.50/cwt	118.00–119.00	800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	68.51/cwt	66.00–71.00	647	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	134.96/cwt	132.00–138.00	686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	127.57/cwt	125.00–135.00	736	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	126.33/cwt	120.00–130.00	787	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	143.96/cwt	140.00–149.00	531	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	142.02/cwt	140.00–144.00	589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	140.25/cwt	136.00–145.00	446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	109.99/cwt	109.00–111.00	625	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 Apr 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 355Last week 510Year ago 304

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 91Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 1Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	481	129.00–139.00	133.38
12	—	519	120.00–130.00	125.92
15	—	441	130.00–134.00	133.23
7	—	583	122.00–127.00	125.45
4	—	369	140.00–149.00	143.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	429	115.00–125.00	121.01
7	—	375	127.00–134.00	129.70
2	—	318	136.00–145.00	140.25
2	—	568	109.00–111.00	109.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	622	126.00–134.00	131.06
4	—	285	140.00–150.00	147.07
50	—	690	124.00–126.00	124.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	623	120.00–127.00	123.36
11	—	520	130.00–136.00	132.00
3	—	427	136.00–139.00	137.69
3	—	380	140.00–148.00	142.67
2	—	675	118.00–119.00	118.50
10	—	577	125.00–135.00	127.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	422	140.00–148.00	142.26
4	—	535	140.00–149.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	125.00–126.00	125.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	150.00–158.00	154.00
6	—	515	147.00–149.00	147.34
3	—	623	120.00–130.00	126.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	162.00–164.00	162.99
20	—	682	136.00–139.00	136.14
6	—	788	128.00–130.00	129.67
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	263	148.00–150.00	149.51
3	—	560	120.00–125.00	121.67
3	—	467	135.00–142.00	138.92
3	—	343	145.00–150.00	146.65
5	—	363	145.00–152.00	149.42
2	—	508	132.00–138.00	134.96
2	—	415	140.00–144.00	142.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,179	65.00–71.00	68.01
12	—	1,260	58.00–63.00	60.55
2	—	1,260	74.00–80.00	77.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	930	54.00–61.00	57.42
3	—	830	45.00–50.00	46.90
4	—	1,001	65.00–69.00	67.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,367	70.00–75.00	72.88
4	—	1,568	86.00–91.00	88.26
2	—	1,498	92.00–99.00	95.27

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	—	1,048	67.00–71.00	69.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	945	66.00–71.00	68.51
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,125	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,025.56

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