Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2021-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: No trend available.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.20/cwt on 136 head.

Average price

$124.20

136 head · 450 lb average

Value per head Derived

$559

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$14

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$13.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.16

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	413	131.63	544	58
Medium and Large 1	569	122.41	697	5thin
Medium and Large 3	471	118.42	558	73

One grade step is worth $13.20/cwt here — about −$14 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 sale136 hd

124.20

—

GA average16 barns · 1,648 hd

124.36

−0.16

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	1,802	83.39	1,503	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,284	59.73	767	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,112	55.35	615	20

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	153.24/cwt	148.00–156.00	703	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	489	116.36/cwt	110.00–120.00	569	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	130.95/cwt	127.00–137.00	812	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	169.32/cwt	168.00–170.00	479	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	120.60/cwt	116.00–125.00	814	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	343	143.97/cwt	140.00–148.00	494	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	793	102.51/cwt	100.00–105.00	813	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	673	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	737	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	613	115.53/cwt	113.00–118.00	708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	562	120.81/cwt	119.00–125.00	679	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	589	131.25/cwt	130.00–137.00	773	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	124.87/cwt	120.00–126.00	649	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	132.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	567	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	137.42/cwt	135.00–140.00	519	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	122.03/cwt	120.00–129.00	561	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	139.14/cwt	138.00–142.00	717	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	166.97/cwt	160.00–170.00	536	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	154.21/cwt	150.00–155.00	575	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	717	104.45/cwt	100.00–109.00	749	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	105.43/cwt	100.00–107.00	643	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	136.73/cwt	130.00–140.00	502	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	412	120.96/cwt	115.00–125.00	498	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	693	100.51/cwt	97.00–104.00	697	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	135.23/cwt	130.00–140.00	568	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	55.35/cwt	53.00–60.00	615	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	59.73/cwt	58.00–64.00	767	8
Bulls	—	—	1,802	83.39/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,503	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,241	56.49/cwt	54.00–60.00	701	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	70.63/cwt	67.00–72.00	824	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,403	62.95/cwt	61.00–66.00	883	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	72.26/cwt	69.00–76.00	934	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,132	1,020.27/cwt	925.00–1,125.00	11,549	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	121.53/cwt	118.00–127.00	636	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	131.90/cwt	130.00–135.00	472	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	129.81/cwt	126.00–132.00	602	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	110.57/cwt	105.00–115.00	589	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	124.55/cwt	122.00–128.00	468	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	124.24/cwt	120.00–128.00	398	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	122.41/cwt	119.00–128.00	697	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	666	102.96/cwt	100.00–110.00	686	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	127.39/cwt	120.00–128.00	530	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	134.94/cwt	130.00–136.00	564	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	272	123.99/cwt	120.00–127.00	337	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	131.62/cwt	130.00–140.00	417	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	122.95/cwt	118.00–128.00	959	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	131.48/cwt	130.00–135.00	606	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	164.18/cwt	160.00–168.00	607	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	154.51/cwt	153.00–156.00	630	2

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 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 527Last week 0Year ago 597

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 0Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to a week ago: No trend available.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	459	148.00–156.00	153.24
9	—	515	138.00–142.00	139.14
7	—	321	160.00–170.00	166.97
3	—	780	118.00–128.00	122.95
3	—	370	160.00–168.00	164.18
2	—	408	153.00–156.00	154.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	620	127.00–137.00	130.95
3	—	283	168.00–170.00	169.32
2	—	675	116.00–125.00	120.60
8	—	589	130.00–137.00	131.25
6	—	373	150.00–155.00	154.21
4	—	461	130.00–135.00	131.48
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	343	140.00–148.00	143.97
2	—	793	100.00–105.00	102.51
2	—	673	109.00–110.00	109.50
2	—	613	113.00–118.00	115.53
5	—	562	119.00–125.00	120.81
8	—	520	120.00–126.00	124.87
4	—	428	130.00–135.00	132.43
2	—	378	135.00–140.00	137.42
7	—	460	120.00–129.00	122.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	489	110.00–120.00	116.36
9	—	717	100.00–109.00	104.45
8	—	533	105.00–115.00	110.57
7	—	376	122.00–128.00	124.55
6	—	320	120.00–128.00	124.24
5	—	666	100.00–110.00	102.96
20	—	416	120.00–128.00	127.39
6	—	272	120.00–127.00	123.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	523	118.00–127.00	121.53
8	—	358	130.00–135.00	131.90
6	—	464	126.00–132.00	129.81
27	—	418	130.00–136.00	134.94
9	—	317	130.00–140.00	131.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	569	119.00–128.00	122.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	610	100.00–107.00	105.43
9	—	412	115.00–125.00	120.96
2	—	693	97.00–104.00	100.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	130.00–140.00	136.73
5	—	420	130.00–140.00	135.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,112	53.00–60.00	55.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,284	58.00–64.00	59.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,802	83.00–85.00	83.39

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)	4	—	1,241	54.00–60.00	56.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,403	61.00–66.00	62.95
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,167	67.00–72.00	70.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,293	69.00–76.00	72.26
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,132	925.00–1,125.00	1,020.27

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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