Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2021-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago . Slaughter cows 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher . Feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested . Steer calves 4.00 to 6.00 lower . Heifer calves 2.00 lower . Bull calves 3.00 to 5.00 lower . Replacement cows lightly tested .

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.46/cwt on 91 head.

Average price

$118.46

91 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$573

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$59

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

$15.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.80

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	402	130.57	524	19thin
Medium and Large 3	506	115.26	583	72

One grade step is worth $15.30/cwt here — about −$59 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 sale91 hd

118.46

—

GA average15 barns · 1,238 hd

120.25

−1.80

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	1,091	82.45	899	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,262	60.82	767	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	930	53.88	501	53

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
Bulls	—	—	900	79.03/cwt	78.00–80.00	711	4
Bulls	—	—	1,243	85.18/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,059	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	62.29/cwt	59.00–66.00	814	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,099	55.43/cwt	51.00–58.00	609	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	56.50/cwt	53.00–60.00	517	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	64.32/cwt	62.00–69.00	581	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	124.68/cwt	124.00–125.00	471	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	556	105.51/cwt	100.00–109.00	587	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	481	111.96/cwt	106.00–115.00	539	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	131.25/cwt	128.00–136.00	550	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	123.01/cwt	118.00–128.00	534	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	122.75/cwt	119.00–129.00	401	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	135.26/cwt	130.00–140.00	431	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	114.51/cwt	113.00–116.00	885	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	287	143.71/cwt	140.00–150.00	412	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	134.34/cwt	134.00–135.00	723	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	99.01/cwt	98.00–100.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	637	103.16/cwt	99.00–105.00	657	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	126.21/cwt	125.00–128.00	591	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,009	993.56/cwt	775.00–1,050.00	10,025	34
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	78.00/cwt	75.00–80.00	788	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	783	88.72/cwt	88.00–91.00	695	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	718	88.93/cwt	86.00–92.00	639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	138.78/cwt	134.00–140.00	430	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	722	110.86/cwt	105.00–113.00	800	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	135.36/cwt	130.00–139.00	766	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	130.68/cwt	130.00–132.00	559	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,200	67.16/cwt	64.00–71.00	806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	125.44/cwt	120.00–129.00	467	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	125.02/cwt	124.00–126.00	538	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	133.52/cwt	132.00–135.00	454	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,115	68.46/cwt	68.00–69.00	763	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,067	65.35/cwt	62.00–69.00	697	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	951	48.45/cwt	45.00–52.00	461	25
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	136.22/cwt	132.00–138.00	516	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	141.50/cwt	140.00–143.00	607	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	125.49/cwt	123.00–129.00	786	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	137.73/cwt	130.00–140.00	664	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	118.83/cwt	117.00–119.00	642	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	133.33/cwt	130.00–138.00	501	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	104.92/cwt	100.00–110.00	651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	531	124.19/cwt	121.00–125.00	659	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	118.40/cwt	114.00–123.00	793	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	278	125.55/cwt	120.00–128.00	349	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	471	126.39/cwt	124.00–129.00	595	5

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 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 340Last week 351Year ago 239

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 147Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 19Year ago 16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	900	78.00–80.00	79.03
5	—	1,243	82.00–88.00	85.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,306	59.00–66.00	62.29
6	—	1,099	51.00–58.00	55.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	915	53.00–60.00	56.50
8	—	903	62.00–69.00	64.32
25	—	951	45.00–52.00	48.45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	124.00–125.00	124.68
2	—	430	124.00–126.00	125.02
2	—	340	132.00–135.00	133.52
2	—	620	100.00–110.00	104.92
5	—	471	124.00–129.00	126.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	130.00–132.00	130.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	531	121.00–125.00	124.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	556	100.00–109.00	105.51
5	—	481	106.00–115.00	111.96
8	—	434	118.00–128.00	123.01
3	—	327	119.00–129.00	122.75
2	—	660	98.00–100.00	99.01
6	—	637	99.00–105.00	103.16
4	—	783	88.00–91.00	88.72
2	—	718	86.00–92.00	88.93
11	—	372	120.00–129.00	125.44
23	—	540	117.00–119.00	118.83
4	—	278	120.00–128.00	125.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	319	130.00–140.00	135.26
9	—	468	125.00–128.00	126.21
4	—	376	130.00–138.00	133.33
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	419	128.00–136.00	131.25
3	—	538	134.00–135.00	134.34
7	—	310	134.00–140.00	138.78
6	—	722	105.00–113.00	110.86
8	—	379	132.00–138.00	136.22
7	—	482	130.00–140.00	137.73
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	773	113.00–116.00	114.51
3	—	287	140.00–150.00	143.71
5	—	566	130.00–139.00	135.36
4	—	429	140.00–143.00	141.50
4	—	626	123.00–129.00	125.49
2	—	670	114.00–123.00	118.40

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	34	—	1,009	775.00–1,050.00	993.56
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,010	75.00–80.00	78.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,200	64.00–71.00	67.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,115	68.00–69.00	68.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,067	62.00–69.00	65.35

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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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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