Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2021-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers , heifers and bulls lightly tested. Steer calves 8.00 to 10.00 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 $134.31/cwt on 164 head.

Average price

$134.31

164 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$651

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

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

$19.01/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	513	140.22	720	91
Medium and Large 2	432	133.52	577	34
Medium and Large 3	463	121.21	562	39

One grade step is worth $19.01/cwt here — about $158 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 sale164 hd

134.31

—

GA average15 barns · 1,758 hd

130.07

+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	—	High	1,670	92.74	1,549	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,254	68.27	856	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,044	64.31	671	32

Every lot, as filed

44 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 2	—	375	145.53/cwt	140.00–150.00	546	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	127.63/cwt	122.00–131.00	680	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	419	128.97/cwt	125.00–135.00	540	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	471	119.24/cwt	115.00–124.00	562	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	142.70/cwt	134.00–144.00	776	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	140.38/cwt	140.00–142.00	542	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	166.98/cwt	160.00–170.00	706	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	144.97/cwt	140.00–150.00	664	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	609	114.76/cwt	110.00–117.00	699	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	121.51/cwt	120.00–123.00	806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	139.95/cwt	135.00–145.00	799	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	171.64/cwt	170.00–178.00	637	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	129.82/cwt	129.00–132.00	765	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	110.33/cwt	109.00–113.00	765	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	119.90/cwt	115.00–125.00	875	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	171.79/cwt	169.00–173.00	802	20
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	160.61/cwt	158.00–165.00	607	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	324	163.70/cwt	160.00–170.00	530	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	125.20/cwt	120.00–130.00	532	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	123.95/cwt	120.00–126.00	470	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	334	127.26/cwt	125.00–130.00	425	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	152.83/cwt	150.00–160.00	636	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	588	122.98/cwt	120.00–126.00	723	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	133.83/cwt	130.00–139.00	501	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	484	118.57/cwt	115.00–125.00	574	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	243	125.47/cwt	123.00–128.00	305	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	128.87/cwt	126.00–132.00	612	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	113.99/cwt	111.00–117.00	864	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	123.62/cwt	120.00–130.00	634	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	738	105.51/cwt	105.00–106.00	779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	118.28/cwt	112.00–122.00	678	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	104.94/cwt	100.00–110.00	659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	138.16/cwt	135.00–145.00	659	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	137.95/cwt	132.00–142.00	582	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	521	123.57/cwt	120.00–125.00	644	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	140.45/cwt	137.00–144.00	465	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,143	69.67/cwt	67.00–71.00	796	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	82.97/cwt	81.00–88.00	816	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,009	73.63/cwt	70.00–77.00	743	5
Bulls	—	—	1,670	92.74/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,549	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	77.99/cwt	77.00–79.00	1,000	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	65.35/cwt	62.00–68.00	814	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	66.72/cwt	64.00–71.00	697	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	60.28/cwt	58.00–63.00	629	12

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 Sep 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 435Last week 142Year ago 238

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 59Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 21Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	375	140.00–150.00	145.53
3	—	533	122.00–131.00	127.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	419	125.00–135.00	128.97
4	—	471	115.00–124.00	119.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	544	134.00–144.00	142.70
5	—	386	140.00–142.00	140.38
11	—	589	129.00–132.00	129.82
12	—	477	135.00–145.00	138.16
8	—	331	137.00–144.00	140.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	693	109.00–113.00	110.33
12	—	374	130.00–139.00	133.83
2	—	475	126.00–132.00	128.87
17	—	422	132.00–142.00	137.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	425	120.00–130.00	125.20
7	—	379	120.00–126.00	123.95
4	—	334	125.00–130.00	127.26
5	—	484	115.00–125.00	118.57
2	—	243	123.00–128.00	125.47
2	—	738	105.00–106.00	105.51
5	—	573	112.00–122.00	118.28
2	—	628	100.00–110.00	104.94
5	—	521	120.00–125.00	123.57
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	160.00–170.00	166.98
2	—	663	120.00–123.00	121.51
10	—	571	135.00–145.00	139.95
11	—	371	170.00–178.00	171.64
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	140.00–150.00	144.97
4	—	609	110.00–117.00	114.76
5	—	378	158.00–165.00	160.61
4	—	324	160.00–170.00	163.70
7	—	416	150.00–160.00	152.83
4	—	588	120.00–126.00	122.98
7	—	513	120.00–130.00	123.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	730	115.00–125.00	119.90
20	—	467	169.00–173.00	171.79
2	—	758	111.00–117.00	113.99

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)	6	—	1,143	67.00–71.00	69.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,009	70.00–77.00	73.63
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	983	81.00–88.00	82.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,670	90.00–97.00	92.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,282	77.00–79.00	77.99
10	—	1,245	62.00–68.00	65.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,044	64.00–71.00	66.72
12	—	1,043	58.00–63.00	60.28

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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