Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2021-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.85/cwt on 114 head.

Average price

$123.85

114 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$576

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$18.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.24

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	443	137.64	610	7thin
Medium and Large 2	500	125.55	628	62
Medium and Large 3	419	119.36	501	45

One grade step is worth $18.28/cwt here — about $110 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 sale114 hd

123.85

—

GA average16 barns · 1,993 hd

128.09

−4.24

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	1,430	83.30	1,191	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,289	68.16	878	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,016	61.57	626	39

Every lot, as filed

48 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 1	—	303	161.51/cwt	160.00–163.00	489	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	153.49/cwt	153.00–154.00	599	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	130.48/cwt	126.00–135.00	748	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	542	128.17/cwt	128.00–130.00	695	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	109.14/cwt	104.00–114.00	786	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	122.26/cwt	120.00–126.00	587	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	361	142.13/cwt	140.00–150.00	513	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	567	129.62/cwt	127.00–134.00	735	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	659	135.30/cwt	129.00–138.00	892	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	112.65/cwt	110.00–117.00	743	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	489	129.98/cwt	125.00–135.00	636	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	138.93/cwt	133.00–143.00	609	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	128.54/cwt	125.00–131.00	666	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	125.51/cwt	119.00–129.00	653	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	133.55/cwt	130.00–136.00	514	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	123.80/cwt	120.00–130.00	582	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	118.02/cwt	115.00–121.00	779	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	150.49/cwt	150.00–153.00	784	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	789	127.77/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,008	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	124.13/cwt	120.00–130.00	339	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	119.23/cwt	115.00–124.00	500	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	127.59/cwt	120.00–130.00	416	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	101.64/cwt	100.00–105.00	742	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	120.09/cwt	115.00–125.00	449	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	858	56.34/cwt	52.00–59.00	483	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	62.71/cwt	60.00–67.00	659	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	66.43/cwt	62.00–69.00	826	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,371	71.33/cwt	70.00–73.00	978	6
Bulls	—	—	1,483	87.92/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,304	3
Bulls	—	—	1,121	73.93/cwt	71.00–75.00	829	4
Bulls	—	—	1,968	95.12/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,872	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,098	63.06/cwt	62.00–64.00	692	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	73.71/cwt	70.00–77.00	859	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	980	67.02/cwt	65.00–69.00	657	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	985	827.03/cwt	700.00–975.00	8,146	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	318	142.96/cwt	140.00–148.00	455	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	107.42/cwt	105.00–110.00	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	154.98/cwt	152.00–160.00	434	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	114.48/cwt	112.00–117.00	716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	153.52/cwt	152.00–155.00	491	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	442	132.02/cwt	126.00–133.00	584	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	111.96/cwt	108.00–115.00	533	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	149.97/cwt	148.00–152.00	487	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	120.71/cwt	120.00–125.00	688	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	130.68/cwt	130.00–132.00	571	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	142.50/cwt	140.00–148.00	539	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	391	132.07/cwt	129.00–139.00	516	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	115.67/cwt	115.00–119.00	682	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 Aug 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 485Last week 332Year ago 499

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 35Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 10Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	303	160.00–163.00	161.51
2	—	390	153.00–154.00	153.49
2	—	573	126.00–135.00	130.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	542	128.00–130.00	128.17
2	—	720	104.00–114.00	109.14
3	—	280	152.00–160.00	154.98
2	—	625	112.00–117.00	114.48
2	—	320	152.00–155.00	153.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	120.00–126.00	122.26
8	—	318	140.00–148.00	142.96
2	—	573	105.00–110.00	107.42
10	—	442	126.00–133.00	132.02
8	—	391	129.00–139.00	132.07
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	361	140.00–150.00	142.13
3	—	567	127.00–134.00	129.62
3	—	660	110.00–117.00	112.65
12	—	489	125.00–135.00	129.98
13	—	438	133.00–143.00	138.93
6	—	518	125.00–131.00	128.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	659	129.00–138.00	135.30
7	—	789	120.00–129.00	127.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	521	150.00–153.00	150.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	520	119.00–129.00	125.51
4	—	385	130.00–136.00	133.55
9	—	470	120.00–130.00	123.80
17	—	570	120.00–125.00	120.71
13	—	437	130.00–132.00	130.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	115.00–121.00	118.02
2	—	325	148.00–152.00	149.97
3	—	378	140.00–148.00	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	273	120.00–130.00	124.13
8	—	419	115.00–124.00	119.23
8	—	326	120.00–130.00	127.59
3	—	730	100.00–105.00	101.64
9	—	374	115.00–125.00	120.09
4	—	476	108.00–115.00	111.96
6	—	590	115.00–119.00	115.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	858	52.00–59.00	56.34
32	—	1,051	60.00–67.00	62.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,244	62.00–69.00	66.43
6	—	1,371	70.00–73.00	71.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,483	86.00–89.00	87.92
4	—	1,121	71.00–75.00	73.93
2	—	1,968	94.00–96.00	95.12

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	—	1,098	62.00–64.00	63.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	980	65.00–69.00	67.02
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,165	70.00–77.00	73.71
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	985	700.00–975.00	827.03

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

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