Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2021-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. Feeder steers and feeder bulls lightly tested. Feeder heifers 2.00 higher. Steer calves steady. Bull calves lightly tested. Heifer calves steady. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.09/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$119.09

62 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$635

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$20

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

$22.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.50

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	428	132.12	566	13thin
Medium and Large 2	570	117.76	671	36
Medium and Large 3	534	109.78	586	13thin

One grade step is worth $22.34/cwt here — about −$20 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 sale62 hd

119.09

—

GA average15 barns · 1,747 hd

122.60

−3.50

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	1,428	81.37	1,162	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,198	66.56	797	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	898	58.60	526	11

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	—	1,520	84.35/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,282	6
Bulls	—	—	1,317	77.80/cwt	74.00–81.00	1,025	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	59.05/cwt	58.00–60.00	660	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	65.20/cwt	62.00–69.00	740	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,349	71.77/cwt	70.00–76.00	968	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	889	56.71/cwt	54.00–59.00	504	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	554	112.02/cwt	110.00–115.00	621	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	135.48/cwt	134.00–138.00	513	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	134.57/cwt	130.00–138.00	693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	118.00/cwt	116.00–120.00	679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	132.56/cwt	130.00–136.00	558	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	133.85/cwt	130.00–138.00	640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	120.53/cwt	115.00–124.00	580	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	117.35/cwt	111.00–120.00	624	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	106.45/cwt	103.00–110.00	719	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	607	109.66/cwt	109.00–111.00	666	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	151.97/cwt	150.00–154.00	502	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	441	143.13/cwt	140.00–145.00	631	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	131.50/cwt	130.00–133.00	381	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	111.02/cwt	110.00–112.00	699	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	112.47/cwt	111.00–120.00	757	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	146.01/cwt	144.00–148.00	537	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	787	112.68/cwt	110.00–115.00	887	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	138.21/cwt	130.00–139.00	764	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	130.66/cwt	130.00–132.00	592	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	104.53/cwt	100.00–109.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	113.83/cwt	113.00–119.00	711	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	543	111.99/cwt	111.00–114.00	608	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	125.01/cwt	124.00–126.00	456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	108.98/cwt	108.00–110.00	463	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	63.63/cwt	61.00–66.00	587	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	997	927.19/cwt	780.00–975.00	9,244	30
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	124.45/cwt	123.00–126.00	657	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	105.52/cwt	103.00–108.00	612	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	689.96/cwt	600.00–775.00	6,141	34
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,114	71.17/cwt	70.00–73.00	793	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	61.61/cwt	58.00–65.00	591	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	152.01/cwt	150.00–154.00	546	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	767	92.01/cwt	90.00–94.00	706	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	134.15/cwt	130.00–138.00	581	6

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 May 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 244Last week 132Year ago 207

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 58Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 17Year ago 17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,520	82.00–88.00	84.35
5	—	1,317	74.00–81.00	77.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,118	58.00–60.00	59.05
12	—	1,135	62.00–69.00	65.20
6	—	1,349	70.00–76.00	71.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	889	54.00–59.00	56.71
3	—	922	61.00–66.00	63.63

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	554	110.00–115.00	112.02
2	—	478	130.00–138.00	133.85
2	—	675	103.00–110.00	106.45
3	—	607	109.00–111.00	109.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	543	111.00–114.00	111.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	379	134.00–138.00	135.48
2	—	575	116.00–120.00	118.00
6	—	481	115.00–124.00	120.53
6	—	532	111.00–120.00	117.35
11	—	673	111.00–120.00	112.47
7	—	625	113.00–119.00	113.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	421	130.00–136.00	132.56
3	—	453	130.00–132.00	130.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	290	130.00–133.00	131.50
2	—	660	100.00–109.00	104.53
2	—	365	124.00–126.00	125.01
2	—	425	108.00–110.00	108.98
2	—	580	103.00–108.00	105.52
3	—	767	90.00–94.00	92.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	130.00–138.00	134.57
2	—	330	150.00–154.00	151.97
7	—	441	140.00–145.00	143.13
2	—	368	144.00–148.00	146.01
9	—	787	110.00–115.00	112.68
12	—	553	130.00–139.00	138.21
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	110.00–112.00	111.02
2	—	528	123.00–126.00	124.45
6	—	433	130.00–138.00	134.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	359	150.00–154.00	152.01

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	30	—	997	780.00–975.00	927.19
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	34	—	890	600.00–775.00	689.96
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,114	70.00–73.00	71.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	960	58.00–65.00	61.61

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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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