Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2021-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago : Slaughter cows 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls lightly tested. Feeder steers 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers and feeder bulls lightly tested. Steer calves steady to 1.00 lower. Heifer calves 3.00 lower. Bull calves lightly tested. Replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.98/cwt on 147 head.

Average price

$141.98

147 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$808

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$214

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

$14.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.51

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	530	142.46	755	75
Medium and Large 1	614	141.86	872	70
Medium and Large 3	423	128.04	542	2thin

One grade step is worth $14.42/cwt here — about $214 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 sale147 hd

141.98

—

GA average15 barns · 972 hd

133.47

+8.51

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,288	66.27	854	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	925	56.66	524	4thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	125.22/cwt	120.00–128.00	407	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	111.49/cwt	107.00–115.00	586	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	115.85/cwt	110.00–120.00	651	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	109.98/cwt	105.00–115.00	528	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	130.52/cwt	128.00–133.00	369	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,223	63.52/cwt	62.00–65.00	777	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	66.27/cwt	64.00–68.00	854	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	56.66/cwt	55.00–61.00	524	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	793	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	141.83/cwt	138.00–145.00	594	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	624	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	629	112.23/cwt	110.00–115.00	706	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	561	105.85/cwt	101.00–111.00	594	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	113.43/cwt	110.00–117.00	601	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	128.35/cwt	126.00–130.00	950	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	138.46/cwt	130.00–140.00	878	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	161.45/cwt	160.00–163.00	525	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	146.47/cwt	142.00–147.00	611	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	135.95/cwt	131.00–139.00	650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	154.53/cwt	150.00–155.00	603	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	120.62/cwt	115.00–123.00	738	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	293	168.51/cwt	167.00–170.00	494	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	131.64/cwt	129.00–135.00	899	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	651	144.81/cwt	140.00–145.00	943	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	133.64/cwt	133.00–134.00	1,013	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	758	127.50/cwt	126.00–129.00	966	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	125.08/cwt	119.00–128.00	542	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	128.04/cwt	126.00–130.00	542	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	142.45/cwt	139.00–144.00	746	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	134.73/cwt	130.00–139.00	717	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	613	107.53/cwt	105.00–110.00	659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	238	121.64/cwt	120.00–125.00	290	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	124.83/cwt	120.00–130.00	472	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	130.97/cwt	130.00–132.00	491	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	122.77/cwt	120.00–128.00	452	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	146.60/cwt	145.00–147.00	696	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	132.49/cwt	132.00–133.00	444	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	124.35/cwt	120.00–125.00	589	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	122.61/cwt	120.00–125.00	647	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 Sep 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 447Last week 527Year ago 418

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 74Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 35Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	325	120.00–128.00	125.22
5	—	526	107.00–115.00	111.49
6	—	480	105.00–115.00	109.98
10	—	433	119.00–128.00	125.08
2	—	613	105.00–110.00	107.53
3	—	238	120.00–125.00	121.64
9	—	368	120.00–128.00	122.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	562	110.00–120.00	115.85
2	—	283	128.00–133.00	130.52
5	—	375	130.00–132.00	130.97
2	—	335	132.00–133.00	132.49
8	—	474	120.00–125.00	124.35
3	—	528	120.00–125.00	122.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	612	115.00–123.00	120.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	658	120.00–121.00	120.50
6	—	419	138.00–145.00	141.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	471	130.00–135.00	132.50
4	—	629	110.00–115.00	112.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	561	101.00–111.00	105.85
2	—	530	110.00–117.00	113.43
2	—	378	120.00–130.00	124.83
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	740	126.00–130.00	128.35
27	—	634	130.00–140.00	138.46
2	—	325	160.00–163.00	161.45
17	—	417	142.00–147.00	146.47
3	—	478	131.00–139.00	135.95
10	—	390	150.00–155.00	154.53
2	—	293	167.00–170.00	168.51
3	—	683	129.00–135.00	131.64
2	—	758	126.00–129.00	127.50
6	—	532	130.00–139.00	134.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	651	140.00–145.00	144.81
14	—	758	133.00–134.00	133.64
25	—	524	139.00–144.00	142.45
5	—	475	145.00–147.00	146.60
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	126.00–130.00	128.04

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,223	62.00–65.00	63.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,288	64.00–68.00	66.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	925	55.00–61.00	56.66

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle