Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2021-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago : Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers , feeder bulls and feeder heifers lightly tested. Steer calves steady. Heifer calves 2.00 lower. Bull calves steady. Replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.77/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$119.77

64 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$565

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$40

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

$5.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.51

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	480	123.04	591	23
Medium and Large 3	467	117.93	551	41

One grade step is worth $5.11/cwt here — about $40 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 sale64 hd

119.77

—

GA average16 barns · 1,434 hd

119.26

+0.51

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
Bulls	—	Low	1,529	69.18	1,058	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,275	62.54	798	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,090	51.24	559	12

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	146.90/cwt	143.00–150.00	548	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	124.07/cwt	120.00–128.00	531	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	106.48/cwt	105.00–110.00	708	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	104.51/cwt	104.00–105.00	541	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	121.35/cwt	115.00–125.00	623	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	114.42/cwt	111.00–121.00	727	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	122.52/cwt	120.00–125.00	753	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	143.00/cwt	142.00–144.00	805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	143.31/cwt	140.00–145.00	585	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	134.03/cwt	130.00–138.00	446	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	151.76/cwt	150.00–160.00	656	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	117.50/cwt	116.00–118.00	830	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	133.91/cwt	130.00–138.00	576	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	487	128.71/cwt	126.00–130.00	627	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	138.80/cwt	135.00–145.00	737	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	117.34/cwt	110.00–120.00	555	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	120.99/cwt	120.00–124.00	690	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	104.67/cwt	104.00–105.00	647	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	127.78/cwt	125.00–130.00	662	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	152.46/cwt	150.00–155.00	714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	114.26/cwt	111.00–117.00	480	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	120.98/cwt	120.00–122.00	345	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	125.04/cwt	120.00–130.00	473	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	123.73/cwt	121.00–129.00	515	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	160.97/cwt	160.00–162.00	620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	143.02/cwt	140.00–150.00	523	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	283	128.51/cwt	127.00–130.00	364	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	116.50/cwt	116.00–117.00	722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	119.56/cwt	112.00–121.00	619	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	112.31/cwt	108.00–118.00	629	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	112.03/cwt	110.00–116.00	536	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	119.55/cwt	117.00–122.00	687	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	635.00/cwt	525.00–725.00	6,350	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	79.00/cwt	78.00–80.00	841	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	58.90/cwt	57.00–63.00	750	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	66.69/cwt	65.00–71.00	852	7
Bulls	—	—	1,529	69.18/cwt	65.00–72.00	1,058	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	59.86/cwt	55.00–62.00	663	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	48.37/cwt	45.00–52.00	524	9

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 Oct 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 291Last week 197Year ago 390

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 20Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 11Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	143.00–150.00	146.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	120.00–128.00	124.07
4	—	665	105.00–110.00	106.48
3	—	513	115.00–125.00	121.35
4	—	635	111.00–121.00	114.42
8	—	575	117.00–122.00	119.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	104.00–105.00	104.51
2	—	283	127.00–130.00	128.51
3	—	478	110.00–116.00	112.03
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	120.00–125.00	122.52
4	—	430	130.00–138.00	133.91
3	—	487	126.00–130.00	128.71
6	—	518	125.00–130.00	127.78
8	—	366	140.00–150.00	143.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	142.00–144.00	143.00
7	—	432	150.00–160.00	151.76
4	—	706	116.00–118.00	117.50
2	—	468	150.00–155.00	152.46
2	—	385	160.00–162.00	160.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	408	140.00–145.00	143.31
4	—	531	135.00–145.00	138.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	130.00–138.00	134.03
8	—	570	120.00–124.00	120.99
11	—	416	121.00–129.00	123.73
2	—	620	116.00–117.00	116.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	473	110.00–120.00	117.34
3	—	618	104.00–105.00	104.67
3	—	420	111.00–117.00	114.26
2	—	285	120.00–122.00	120.98
8	—	378	120.00–130.00	125.04
8	—	518	112.00–121.00	119.56
3	—	560	108.00–118.00	112.31

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,000	525.00–725.00	635.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,065	78.00–80.00	79.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,274	57.00–63.00	58.90
7	—	1,277	65.00–71.00	66.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,108	55.00–62.00	59.86
9	—	1,084	45.00–52.00	48.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,529	65.00–72.00	69.18

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle