Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2021-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady. Feeder bulls lightly tested. Steer calves 4.00 higher. Heifer calves 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Bull calves 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.55/cwt on 150 head.

Average price

$153.55

150 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$826

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$78

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$24.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.08

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	451	174.32	786	21
Medium and Large 3	454	150.18	681	25
Medium and Large 2	575	150.16	864	104

One grade step is worth $24.16/cwt here — about −$78 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 sale150 hd

153.55

—

GA average12 barns · 766 hd

150.47

+3.08

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	1,698	86.43	1,468	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,257	66.46	835	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,043	58.24	607	19

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	—	1,698	86.43/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,468	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	71.40/cwt	69.00–73.00	858	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	62.34/cwt	60.00–64.00	812	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	61.84/cwt	60.00–66.00	670	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	56.95/cwt	55.00–59.00	585	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	147.43/cwt	145.00–150.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	127.13/cwt	121.00–129.00	791	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	179.98/cwt	178.00–184.00	695	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	122.66/cwt	121.00–124.00	818	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	504	162.44/cwt	162.00–163.00	819	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	588	126.50/cwt	126.00–127.00	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	126.68/cwt	126.00–128.00	773	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	132.40/cwt	130.00–135.00	695	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	117.62/cwt	115.00–119.00	717	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	161.68/cwt	160.00–163.00	501	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	144.81/cwt	141.00–150.00	681	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	124.53/cwt	121.00–129.00	711	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	140.00/cwt	134.00–142.00	878	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	729	138.63/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,011	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	152.56/cwt	152.00–156.00	818	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	212.35/cwt	208.00–215.00	595	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	171.05/cwt	170.00–174.00	712	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	661	138.31/cwt	130.00–140.00	914	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	145.02/cwt	144.00–146.00	548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	153.24/cwt	148.00–158.00	490	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	125.25/cwt	120.00–128.00	650	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	496	136.57/cwt	134.00–137.00	677	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	116.99/cwt	115.00–119.00	770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	127.54/cwt	125.00–130.00	546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	534	144.52/cwt	140.00–147.00	772	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	144.03/cwt	140.00–148.00	663	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	132.74/cwt	130.00–136.00	747	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	157.67/cwt	154.00–160.00	747	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	271	149.51/cwt	146.00–152.00	405	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	128.52/cwt	127.00–130.00	797	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	158.99/cwt	157.00–160.00	528	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	152.74/cwt	152.00–156.00	562	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	133.59/cwt	130.00–135.00	691	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	149.61/cwt	141.00–151.00	856	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	233	147.06/cwt	143.00–153.00	343	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	153.29/cwt	150.00–156.00	639	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,145	59.16/cwt	56.00–61.00	677	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	137.47/cwt	135.00–140.00	667	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	176.89/cwt	175.00–179.00	478	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	167.51/cwt	165.00–170.00	630	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	140.00/cwt	135.00–145.00	452	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 Aug 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 416Last week 615Year ago 480

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 79Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 48Year ago 78

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,698	84.00–89.00	86.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,201	69.00–73.00	71.40
6	—	1,303	60.00–64.00	62.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,084	60.00–66.00	61.84
14	—	1,028	55.00–59.00	56.95

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	145.00–150.00	147.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	126.00–127.00	126.50
3	—	610	126.00–128.00	126.68
7	—	525	130.00–135.00	132.40
2	—	485	135.00–140.00	137.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	622	121.00–129.00	127.13
3	—	667	121.00–124.00	122.66
3	—	310	160.00–163.00	161.68
24	—	470	141.00–150.00	144.81
8	—	368	152.00–156.00	152.74
18	—	517	130.00–135.00	133.59
7	—	417	150.00–156.00	153.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	610	115.00–119.00	117.62
10	—	571	121.00–129.00	124.53
2	—	378	144.00–146.00	145.02
5	—	320	148.00–158.00	153.24
7	—	519	120.00–128.00	125.25
23	—	496	134.00–137.00	136.57
2	—	658	115.00–119.00	116.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	125.00–130.00	127.54
4	—	271	146.00–152.00	149.51
3	—	233	143.00–153.00	147.06
3	—	323	135.00–145.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	386	178.00–184.00	179.98
11	—	627	134.00–142.00	140.00
13	—	729	134.00–139.00	138.63
15	—	536	152.00–156.00	152.56
4	—	416	170.00–174.00	171.05
17	—	661	130.00–140.00	138.31
8	—	474	154.00–160.00	157.67
26	—	572	141.00–151.00	149.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	504	162.00–163.00	162.44
5	—	280	208.00–215.00	212.35
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	534	140.00–147.00	144.52
5	—	460	140.00–148.00	144.03
4	—	563	130.00–136.00	132.74
2	—	620	127.00–130.00	128.52
3	—	332	157.00–160.00	158.99
2	—	270	175.00–179.00	176.89
5	—	376	165.00–170.00	167.51

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,145	56.00–61.00	59.16

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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Steers · 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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Feeder Cattle

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