Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2021-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder steers, feeder heifers, and feeder bulls lightly tested. Steer calves steady. Heifer calves steady to 1.00 lower. Bull calves steady to 1.00 lower. Replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.71/cwt on 96 head.

Average price

$123.71

96 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$603

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$154

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

$3.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.15

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	501	125.14	627	45
Medium and Large 3	413	122.83	507	37
Medium and Large 1	643	121.41	781	14thin

One grade step is worth $3.73/cwt here — about −$154 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 sale96 hd

123.71

—

GA average17 barns · 2,337 hd

132.86

−9.15

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	1,490	79.80	1,189	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,295	65.91	854	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,028	63.04	648	7thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	—	1,633	91.79/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,499	2
Bulls	—	—	1,418	73.80/cwt	71.00–75.00	1,046	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	65.91/cwt	64.00–70.00	854	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	63.04/cwt	59.00–66.00	648	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	152.44/cwt	150.00–155.00	663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	152.72/cwt	148.00–158.00	704	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	193.97/cwt	190.00–198.00	665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	543	121.51/cwt	120.00–123.00	660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	127.29/cwt	122.00–130.00	541	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	132.10/cwt	130.00–136.00	509	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	143.20/cwt	140.00–145.00	594	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	116.48/cwt	110.00–119.00	769	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	152.34/cwt	150.00–154.00	736	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	131.06/cwt	129.00–134.00	809	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	125.26/cwt	120.00–130.00	665	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	133.99/cwt	133.00–135.00	904	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	119.43/cwt	116.00–126.00	678	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	141.02/cwt	138.00–148.00	533	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	125.67/cwt	120.00–130.00	720	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	734	113.25/cwt	112.00–115.00	831	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	283	137.39/cwt	135.00–140.00	389	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	119.17/cwt	117.00–120.00	503	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	123.10/cwt	120.00–128.00	592	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	165.20/cwt	162.00–168.00	719	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	170.78/cwt	167.00–175.00	538	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	150.92/cwt	148.00–155.00	555	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	117.75/cwt	115.00–120.00	805	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	122.88/cwt	119.00–128.00	770	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	182.59/cwt	180.00–185.00	597	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	171.61/cwt	168.00–175.00	652	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	114.17/cwt	110.00–118.00	537	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	132.45/cwt	130.00–138.00	432	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	572	116.17/cwt	115.00–118.00	664	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	153.36/cwt	150.00–158.00	652	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	122.61/cwt	119.00–128.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	124.51/cwt	120.00–129.00	466	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,095	66.29/cwt	62.00–68.00	726	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	973	63.91/cwt	62.00–67.00	622	4

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 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 332Last week 363Year ago 342

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 47Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 11Year ago 38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,633	90.00–94.00	91.79
4	—	1,418	71.00–75.00	73.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,295	64.00–70.00	65.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,028	59.00–66.00	63.04

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	150.00–155.00	152.44
4	—	461	148.00–158.00	152.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	543	120.00–123.00	121.51
4	—	415	140.00–145.00	143.20
4	—	660	110.00–119.00	116.48
3	—	568	116.00–126.00	119.43
4	—	378	138.00–148.00	141.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	343	190.00–198.00	193.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	483	150.00–154.00	152.34
3	—	617	129.00–134.00	131.06
2	—	675	133.00–135.00	133.99
4	—	435	162.00–168.00	165.20
3	—	327	180.00–185.00	182.59
3	—	380	168.00–175.00	171.61
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	167.00–175.00	170.78
3	—	368	148.00–155.00	150.92
3	—	425	150.00–158.00	153.36
3	—	528	119.00–128.00	122.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	425	122.00–130.00	127.29
7	—	385	130.00–136.00	132.10
9	—	531	120.00–130.00	125.26
6	—	573	120.00–130.00	125.67
4	—	734	112.00–115.00	113.25
11	—	481	120.00–128.00	123.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	283	135.00–140.00	137.39
7	—	422	117.00–120.00	119.17
7	—	470	110.00–118.00	114.17
8	—	326	130.00–138.00	132.45
5	—	572	115.00–118.00	116.17
8	—	374	120.00–129.00	124.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	684	115.00–120.00	117.75
10	—	627	119.00–128.00	122.88

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,095	62.00–68.00	66.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	973	62.00–67.00	63.91

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

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