Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2021-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago : Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls lightly tested. Feeder steers , heifers and bulls 10.00 higher. Steer calves 2.00 higher. Heifer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Bull calves lightly tested. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.27/cwt on 144 head.

Average price

$131.27

144 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$669

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$300

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

$6.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.78

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	584	133.42	779	61
Medium and Large 2	481	130.49	628	62
Medium and Large 3	376	127.33	479	21

One grade step is worth $6.09/cwt here — about $300 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

131.27

—

GA average15 barns · 2,177 hd

129.49

+1.78

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	1,714	86.72	1,486	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,251	68.18	853	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,024	64.79	663	12

Every lot, as filed

50 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	Medium and Large 3	—	336	132.01/cwt	128.00–135.00	444	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	728	124.32/cwt	124.00–125.00	905	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	154.90/cwt	151.00–158.00	807	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	117.09/cwt	112.00–122.00	794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	122.29/cwt	120.00–129.00	714	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	118.50/cwt	118.00–119.00	934	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	145.45/cwt	142.00–150.00	486	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	137.11/cwt	131.00–141.00	723	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	542	134.07/cwt	133.00–138.00	727	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	133.57/cwt	130.00–137.00	775	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	136.68/cwt	130.00–138.00	853	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	138.69/cwt	134.00–141.00	631	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	132.36/cwt	130.00–140.00	556	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	159.69/cwt	156.00–161.00	768	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	142.89/cwt	142.00–146.00	963	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	127.54/cwt	125.00–132.00	860	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	164.60/cwt	160.00–170.00	691	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	453	146.51/cwt	144.00–148.00	664	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	145.37/cwt	142.00–148.00	603	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	126.50/cwt	126.00–127.00	955	2
Bulls	—	—	1,714	86.72/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,486	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	60.31/cwt	60.00–61.00	615	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	66.28/cwt	65.00–69.00	679	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	66.01/cwt	64.00–69.00	854	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	73.60/cwt	71.00–77.00	844	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	135.47/cwt	130.00–140.00	520	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	127.49/cwt	125.00–130.00	609	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	150.04/cwt	144.00–154.00	635	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	125.15/cwt	121.00–126.00	901	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	126.58/cwt	119.00–129.00	792	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	507	133.67/cwt	130.00–136.00	678	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	778	136.99/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,066	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	144.48/cwt	140.00–150.00	676	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	145.05/cwt	141.00–148.00	747	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	133.36/cwt	129.00–139.00	636	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	113.03/cwt	111.00–115.00	701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	152.91/cwt	150.00–155.00	485	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	312	136.96/cwt	135.00–138.00	427	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	591	144.48/cwt	140.00–148.00	854	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	144.37/cwt	143.00–147.00	891	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	134.98/cwt	132.00–138.00	979	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	123.57/cwt	120.00–129.00	519	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	138.39/cwt	135.00–140.00	394	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	668	118.53/cwt	117.00–120.00	792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	145.00/cwt	140.00–150.00	539	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	121.96/cwt	120.00–128.00	446	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	128.19/cwt	125.00–130.00	661	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	134.43/cwt	130.00–140.00	569	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	631	134.03/cwt	125.00–135.00	846	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	166.38/cwt	162.00–170.00	627	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 Jul 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 453Last week 217Year ago 257

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 93Year ago 63

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	336	128.00–135.00	132.01
2	—	668	117.00–120.00	118.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	728	124.00–125.00	124.32
3	—	477	129.00–139.00	133.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	542	133.00–138.00	134.07
4	—	453	144.00–148.00	146.51
3	—	415	142.00–148.00	145.37
2	—	755	126.00–127.00	126.50
3	—	372	140.00–150.00	145.00
13	—	631	125.00–135.00	134.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	521	151.00–158.00	154.90
7	—	481	156.00–161.00	159.69
20	—	674	142.00–146.00	142.89
3	—	420	160.00–170.00	164.60
9	—	591	140.00–148.00	144.48
8	—	617	143.00–147.00	144.37
5	—	377	162.00–170.00	166.38
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	423	144.00–154.00	150.04
6	—	778	130.00–140.00	136.99
7	—	468	140.00–150.00	144.48
3	—	515	141.00–148.00	145.05
2	—	725	132.00–138.00	134.98
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	507	130.00–136.00	133.67
3	—	317	150.00–155.00	152.91
4	—	423	130.00–140.00	134.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	112.00–122.00	117.09
4	—	584	120.00–129.00	122.29
4	—	334	142.00–150.00	145.45
11	—	420	130.00–140.00	132.36
12	—	384	130.00–140.00	135.47
4	—	478	125.00–130.00	127.49
7	—	626	119.00–129.00	126.58
18	—	516	125.00–130.00	128.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	788	118.00–119.00	118.50
11	—	527	131.00–141.00	137.11
18	—	580	130.00–137.00	133.57
6	—	624	130.00–138.00	136.68
11	—	455	134.00–141.00	138.69
7	—	674	125.00–132.00	127.54
6	—	720	121.00–126.00	125.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	111.00–115.00	113.03
5	—	312	135.00–138.00	136.96
4	—	420	120.00–129.00	123.57
3	—	285	135.00–140.00	138.39
7	—	366	120.00–128.00	121.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,714	85.00–90.00	86.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,020	60.00–61.00	60.31
9	—	1,025	65.00–69.00	66.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,293	64.00–69.00	66.01
6	—	1,147	71.00–77.00	73.60

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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