Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2021-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago. Slaughter cows 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 5.00 lower. Feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested . Steer calves 4.00 lower . Heifer calves 3.00 lower . Bull calves 4.00 lower . Replacement cows lightly tested .

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.76/cwt on 110 head.

Average price

$118.76

110 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$591

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$109

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

$28.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.74

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	322	143.41	462	3thin
Medium and Large 2	514	122.10	628	43
Medium and Large 3	495	115.36	571	64

One grade step is worth $28.05/cwt here — about −$109 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 sale110 hd

118.76

—

GA average15 barns · 1,289 hd

125.50

−6.74

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	1,516	86.25	1,308	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,263	62.31	787	90
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,267	51.46	652	18

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,398	53.63/cwt	50.00–55.00	750	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	45.80/cwt	41.00–49.00	424	5
Bulls	—	—	1,506	83.97/cwt	79.00–86.00	1,265	6
Bulls	—	—	1,531	89.68/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,373	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	65.93/cwt	64.00–71.00	870	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	60.32/cwt	56.00–63.00	743	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	531	117.18/cwt	115.00–119.00	622	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	153.24/cwt	150.00–158.00	578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	123.70/cwt	120.00–129.00	599	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	311	130.56/cwt	128.00–134.00	406	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	626	107.24/cwt	105.00–110.00	671	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	118.24/cwt	115.00–120.00	666	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	143.95/cwt	140.00–148.00	541	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	117.62/cwt	115.00–125.00	669	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	122.94/cwt	120.00–126.00	760	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	118.27/cwt	115.00–120.00	630	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	567	110.10/cwt	109.00–111.00	624	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	332	142.94/cwt	140.00–145.00	475	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	143.41/cwt	140.00–146.00	462	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	132.05/cwt	128.00–136.00	574	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	132.46/cwt	130.00–135.00	686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	113.07/cwt	110.00–118.00	536	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	356	123.57/cwt	120.00–128.00	440	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	129.70/cwt	124.00–133.00	674	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	92.48/cwt	90.00–95.00	652	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	144.64/cwt	142.00–148.00	739	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	121.80/cwt	120.00–126.00	632	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	122.81/cwt	120.00–129.00	531	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	120.12/cwt	115.00–125.00	505	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	363	131.65/cwt	130.00–135.00	478	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	551	120.13/cwt	120.00–122.00	662	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	140.15/cwt	140.00–142.00	821	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	131.30/cwt	130.00–134.00	538	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	132.71/cwt	130.00–136.00	630	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,226	70.79/cwt	68.00–74.00	868	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,226	62.63/cwt	60.00–66.00	768	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	458	122.49/cwt	120.00–125.00	561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	627	105.73/cwt	102.00–112.00	663	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	139.69/cwt	135.00–144.00	598	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	139.43/cwt	136.00–142.00	509	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	145.05/cwt	142.00–148.00	627	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	143.72/cwt	142.00–145.00	681	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	142.03/cwt	138.00–148.00	462	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	126.52/cwt	120.00–130.00	595	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	130.02/cwt	128.00–132.00	351	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 Apr 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 351Last week 355Year ago 386

Slaughter CattleReceipts 147Last week 46Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 11Year ago 16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,398	50.00–55.00	53.63
5	—	925	41.00–49.00	45.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,319	64.00–71.00	65.93
58	—	1,232	56.00–63.00	60.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,506	79.00–86.00	83.97
4	—	1,531	87.00–94.00	89.68

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	531	115.00–119.00	117.18
4	—	311	128.00–134.00	130.56
13	—	567	109.00–111.00	110.10
12	—	474	110.00–118.00	113.07
4	—	356	120.00–128.00	123.57
10	—	432	120.00–129.00	122.81
13	—	627	102.00–112.00	105.73
3	—	270	128.00–132.00	130.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	484	120.00–129.00	123.70
2	—	705	90.00–95.00	92.48
12	—	519	120.00–126.00	121.80
15	—	551	120.00–122.00	120.13
3	—	410	130.00–134.00	131.30
3	—	365	136.00–142.00	139.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	140.00–146.00	143.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	150.00–158.00	153.24
2	—	618	120.00–126.00	122.94
17	—	511	142.00–148.00	144.64
13	—	586	140.00–142.00	140.15
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	563	115.00–120.00	118.24
12	—	376	140.00–148.00	143.95
6	—	520	124.00–133.00	129.70
4	—	428	135.00–144.00	139.69
3	—	325	138.00–148.00	142.03
3	—	470	120.00–130.00	126.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	626	105.00–110.00	107.24
4	—	533	115.00–120.00	118.27
3	—	332	140.00–145.00	142.94
2	—	420	115.00–125.00	120.12
3	—	363	130.00–135.00	131.65
2	—	458	120.00–125.00	122.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	569	115.00–125.00	117.62
2	—	435	128.00–136.00	132.05
2	—	518	130.00–135.00	132.46
3	—	475	130.00–136.00	132.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	142.00–148.00	145.05
4	—	474	142.00–145.00	143.72

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)	7	—	1,226	68.00–74.00	70.79
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,226	60.00–66.00	62.63

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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