Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2021-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available this week. Seminole Livestock Exchange will be closed June 30th 2021.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.27/cwt on 144 head.

Average price

$134.27

144 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$700

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$108

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

$30.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.47

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	509	136.06	692	118
Medium and Large 2	534	131.14	701	21
Medium and Large 3	760	105.21	800	5thin

One grade step is worth $30.85/cwt here — about −$108 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 sale144 hd

134.27

—

GA average13 barns · 1,472 hd

128.81

+5.47

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	1,693	91.19	1,543	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,260	73.33	924	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,038	63.55	660	41

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	116.99/cwt	116.00–118.00	840	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	142.86/cwt	138.00–148.00	461	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	138.96/cwt	134.00–140.00	681	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	145.89/cwt	142.00–150.00	384	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	118.69/cwt	115.00–120.00	763	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	136.80/cwt	135.00–138.00	743	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	359	145.51/cwt	144.00–146.00	522	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	152.75/cwt	150.00–155.00	548	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	142.48/cwt	134.00–144.00	875	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	132.97/cwt	131.00–135.00	758	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	142.66/cwt	142.00–143.00	820	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	139.28/cwt	133.00–140.00	986	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	121.48/cwt	119.00–124.00	893	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	153.46/cwt	150.00–158.00	497	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	145.99/cwt	144.00–147.00	625	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	135.00/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,029	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	135.98/cwt	133.00–138.00	854	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	158.25/cwt	150.00–160.00	747	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	144.88/cwt	144.00–146.00	617	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	117.48/cwt	115.00–120.00	658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	143.51/cwt	142.00–145.00	947	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	677	122.02/cwt	119.00–127.00	826	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	138.30/cwt	136.00–140.00	715	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	152.92/cwt	150.00–156.00	589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	132.40/cwt	129.00–139.00	753	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	68.04/cwt	65.00–71.00	802	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	81.22/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,018	11
Bulls	—	—	1,634	87.23/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,425	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	56.49/cwt	53.00–59.00	602	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	68.29/cwt	67.00–73.00	701	14
Bulls	—	—	1,790	97.80/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,751	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	141.29/cwt	141.00–144.00	735	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	65.51/cwt	65.00–66.00	732	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	70.60/cwt	69.00–72.00	793	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,075	909.88/cwt	750.00–1,025.00	9,781	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	135.54/cwt	133.00–141.00	637	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	63.39/cwt	60.00–66.00	655	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	135.29/cwt	130.00–139.00	575	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,364	74.77/cwt	72.00–78.00	1,020	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	143.03/cwt	140.00–145.00	684	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	136.50/cwt	136.00–137.00	717	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	138.02/cwt	134.00–142.00	584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	760	105.21/cwt	105.00–106.00	800	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	143.03/cwt	141.00–146.00	472	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,091	68.60/cwt	65.00–71.00	748	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	783	114.26/cwt	112.00–115.00	895	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	278	144.92/cwt	142.00–148.00	403	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	136.64/cwt	134.00–139.00	656	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	386	140.49/cwt	136.00–146.00	542	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	144.97/cwt	140.00–150.00	541	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	147.28/cwt	144.00–154.00	632	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	120.00/cwt	119.00–121.00	814	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	137.81/cwt	132.00–140.00	783	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 Jun 23, 2021

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Feeder CattleReceipts 466Last week 0Year ago 457

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 0Year ago 128

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 0Year ago 51

No trend available this week. Seminole Livestock Exchange will be closed June 30th 2021.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	718	116.00–118.00	116.99
2	—	263	142.00–150.00	145.89
5	—	543	135.00–138.00	136.80
4	—	425	130.00–139.00	135.29
3	—	330	141.00–146.00	143.03
4	—	783	112.00–115.00	114.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	490	134.00–140.00	138.96
26	—	643	115.00–120.00	118.69
3	—	570	131.00–135.00	132.97
24	—	426	144.00–146.00	144.88
14	—	520	141.00–144.00	141.29
11	—	373	140.00–150.00	144.97
2	—	678	119.00–121.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	760	105.00–106.00	105.21
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	138.00–148.00	142.86
2	—	525	136.00–137.00	136.50
2	—	423	134.00–142.00	138.02
8	—	480	134.00–139.00	136.64
4	—	386	136.00–146.00	140.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	359	150.00–155.00	152.75
5	—	324	150.00–158.00	153.46
3	—	478	140.00–145.00	143.03
5	—	429	144.00–154.00	147.28
6	—	568	132.00–140.00	137.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	614	134.00–144.00	142.48
3	—	575	142.00–143.00	142.66
10	—	708	133.00–140.00	139.28
3	—	762	134.00–136.00	135.00
18	—	472	150.00–160.00	158.25
4	—	660	142.00–145.00	143.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	359	144.00–146.00	145.51
2	—	560	115.00–120.00	117.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	735	119.00–124.00	121.48
8	—	428	144.00–147.00	145.99
6	—	628	133.00–138.00	135.98
3	—	677	119.00–127.00	122.02
3	—	517	136.00–140.00	138.30
2	—	385	150.00–156.00	152.92
9	—	569	129.00–139.00	132.40
14	—	470	133.00–141.00	135.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	278	142.00–148.00	144.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,179	65.00–71.00	68.04
11	—	1,254	79.00–85.00	81.22
17	—	1,364	72.00–78.00	74.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,066	53.00–59.00	56.49
14	—	1,026	67.00–73.00	68.29
18	—	1,034	60.00–66.00	63.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,634	85.00–90.00	87.23
3	—	1,790	94.00–100.00	97.80

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	—	1,118	65.00–66.00	65.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,123	69.00–72.00	70.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,091	65.00–71.00	68.60
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,075	750.00–1,025.00	909.88

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle