Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2021-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.03/cwt on 154 head.

Average price

$151.03

154 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$794

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

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

$29.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.48

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	491	164.63	808	74
Medium and Large 2	562	143.29	805	32
Medium and Large 3	556	135.23	752	48

One grade step is worth $29.40/cwt here — about $56 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 sale154 hd

151.03

—

GA average13 barns · 881 hd

150.55

+0.48

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	1,404	83.27	1,169	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,354	67.50	914	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,079	60.28	650	11

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	—	332	142.77/cwt	140.00–148.00	474	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	109.42/cwt	106.00–110.00	715	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	123.26/cwt	120.00–128.00	632	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	134.62/cwt	132.00–139.00	498	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	113.92/cwt	110.00–118.00	721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	552	121.38/cwt	118.00–122.00	670	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	132.00/cwt	130.00–136.00	568	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	140.78/cwt	138.00–145.00	532	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	606	132.00/cwt	130.00–134.00	800	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	724	126.33/cwt	123.00–131.00	915	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	552	140.00/cwt	136.00–141.00	773	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	183.27/cwt	182.00–185.00	586	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	152.41/cwt	150.00–155.00	721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	128.83/cwt	127.00–131.00	665	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	134.12/cwt	130.00–139.00	644	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	127.00/cwt	126.00–128.00	997	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	131.49/cwt	130.00–133.00	629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	165.82/cwt	162.00–170.00	461	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	162.88/cwt	155.00–163.00	814	71
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	64.71/cwt	62.00–67.00	866	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,369	70.29/cwt	69.00–74.00	962	6
Bulls	—	—	1,248	78.12/cwt	75.00–80.00	975	4
Bulls	—	—	1,560	88.42/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,379	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	57.52/cwt	54.00–61.00	596	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	65.12/cwt	62.00–69.00	751	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,178	69.42/cwt	67.00–71.00	818	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	141.62/cwt	140.00–143.00	605	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	722	117.40/cwt	111.00–121.00	848	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	336	167.71/cwt	165.00–173.00	564	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	206.02/cwt	203.00–210.00	562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	144.93/cwt	140.00–150.00	515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	283	139.98/cwt	137.00–145.00	396	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	237	142.07/cwt	138.00–148.00	337	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	132.30/cwt	130.00–137.00	705	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	90.99/cwt	89.00–95.00	623	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	169.02/cwt	168.00–170.00	549	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	169.89/cwt	165.00–175.00	646	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	669	128.58/cwt	128.00–129.00	860	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	118.40/cwt	117.00–120.00	507	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	122.55/cwt	118.00–128.00	460	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	633	125.76/cwt	119.00–129.00	796	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	125.32/cwt	123.00–130.00	718	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	484	140.75/cwt	140.00–144.00	681	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	157.94/cwt	150.00–160.00	674	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	124.08/cwt	120.00–128.00	589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	147.92/cwt	143.00–153.00	451	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	622	114.03/cwt	110.00–116.00	709	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	613	102.45/cwt	100.00–105.00	628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	117.02/cwt	115.00–119.00	591	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	588	115.01/cwt	113.00–118.00	676	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 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 363Last week 416Year ago 441

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 55Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 5Year ago 39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	140.00–148.00	142.77
5	—	622	110.00–116.00	114.03
3	—	588	113.00–118.00	115.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	378	138.00–145.00	140.78
6	—	516	127.00–131.00	128.83
4	—	480	130.00–139.00	134.12
2	—	278	162.00–170.00	165.82
3	—	427	140.00–143.00	141.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	168.00–170.00	169.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	653	106.00–110.00	109.42
3	—	513	120.00–128.00	123.26
3	—	370	132.00–139.00	134.62
2	—	633	110.00–118.00	113.92
13	—	552	118.00–122.00	121.38
5	—	430	130.00–136.00	132.00
2	—	478	130.00–133.00	131.49
2	—	305	143.00–153.00	147.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	140.00–150.00	144.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	283	137.00–145.00	139.98
3	—	237	138.00–148.00	142.07
4	—	685	89.00–95.00	90.99
7	—	428	117.00–120.00	118.40
3	—	375	118.00–128.00	122.55
2	—	475	120.00–128.00	124.08
2	—	613	100.00–105.00	102.45
2	—	505	115.00–119.00	117.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	606	130.00–134.00	132.00
5	—	724	123.00–131.00	126.33
5	—	552	136.00–141.00	140.00
4	—	320	182.00–185.00	183.27
2	—	473	150.00–155.00	152.41
2	—	785	126.00–128.00	127.00
3	—	380	165.00–175.00	169.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	500	155.00–163.00	162.88
3	—	273	203.00–210.00	206.02
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	722	111.00–121.00	117.40
4	—	336	165.00–173.00	167.71
9	—	533	130.00–137.00	132.30
7	—	669	128.00–129.00	128.58
9	—	633	119.00–129.00	125.76
6	—	573	123.00–130.00	125.32
5	—	484	140.00–144.00	140.75
5	—	427	150.00–160.00	157.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,338	62.00–67.00	64.71
6	—	1,369	69.00–74.00	70.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,036	54.00–61.00	57.52
4	—	1,153	62.00–69.00	65.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,248	75.00–80.00	78.12
4	—	1,560	86.00–92.00	88.42

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	—	1,178	67.00–71.00	69.42

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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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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