Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2021-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.81/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$121.81

71 head · 459 lb average

Value per head Derived

$559

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$3.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.96

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	492	123.18	606	44
Medium and Large 3	405	119.57	484	27

One grade step is worth $3.60/cwt here — about $122 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 sale71 hd

121.81

—

GA average17 barns · 1,948 hd

123.77

−1.96

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	1,703	78.71	1,341	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,388	51.58	716	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,112	45.56	507	11

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 1	—	365	154.86/cwt	150.00–160.00	565	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	143.91/cwt	140.00–150.00	676	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	135.01/cwt	133.00–137.00	689	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	108.62/cwt	108.00–109.00	785	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	133.67/cwt	130.00–139.00	624	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	359	140.98/cwt	138.00–148.00	506	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	143.97/cwt	140.00–145.00	665	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	117.34/cwt	115.00–119.00	728	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	162.62/cwt	160.00–168.00	520	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	645	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	145.22/cwt	140.00–150.00	334	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	128.49/cwt	126.00–130.00	854	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	137.03/cwt	136.00–138.00	438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	119.10/cwt	117.00–121.00	630	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	144.09/cwt	140.00–148.00	529	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	140.49/cwt	139.00–142.00	721	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	148.50/cwt	144.00–152.00	483	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	116.67/cwt	115.00–118.00	727	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	123.96/cwt	120.00–129.00	461	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	110.05/cwt	105.00–115.00	583	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	108.98/cwt	108.00–110.00	788	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	55.76/cwt	54.00–57.00	540	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,144	43.29/cwt	40.00–47.00	495	9
Bulls	—	—	1,777	75.09/cwt	74.00–76.00	1,334	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,388	51.58/cwt	48.00–55.00	716	4
Bulls	—	—	1,593	84.14/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,340	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,063	53.36/cwt	51.00–56.00	567	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,180	51.74/cwt	50.00–54.00	611	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	943	842.84/cwt	700.00–1,050.00	7,948	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	115.00/cwt	110.00–119.00	547	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	122.53/cwt	120.00–125.00	582	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	414	123.03/cwt	120.00–128.00	509	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	566	105.49/cwt	100.00–110.00	597	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	396	132.50/cwt	130.00–133.00	525	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	316	124.66/cwt	120.00–128.00	394	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	152.06/cwt	150.00–156.00	733	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	151.47/cwt	150.00–153.00	786	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	124.17/cwt	121.00–129.00	539	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	124.18/cwt	120.00–126.00	570	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	288	129.76/cwt	128.00–133.00	374	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	118.77/cwt	117.00–120.00	686	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	156.51/cwt	152.00–160.00	579	4

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 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 316Last week 291Year ago 127

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 64Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 13Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	150.00–160.00	154.86
3	—	470	140.00–150.00	143.91
3	—	510	133.00–137.00	135.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	723	108.00–109.00	108.62
3	—	467	130.00–139.00	133.67
4	—	359	138.00–148.00	140.98
2	—	540	119.00–120.00	119.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	120.00–125.00	122.53
4	—	414	120.00–128.00	123.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	462	140.00–145.00	143.97
6	—	320	160.00–168.00	162.62
2	—	513	139.00–142.00	140.49
2	—	723	108.00–110.00	108.98
4	—	370	152.00–160.00	156.51
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	620	115.00–119.00	117.34
3	—	533	120.00–122.00	120.99
2	—	230	140.00–150.00	145.22
3	—	367	140.00–148.00	144.09
3	—	325	144.00–152.00	148.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	665	126.00–130.00	128.49
3	—	482	150.00–156.00	152.06
4	—	519	150.00–153.00	151.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	114.00–115.00	114.50
2	—	320	136.00–138.00	137.03
10	—	529	117.00–121.00	119.10
3	—	623	115.00–118.00	116.67
6	—	396	130.00–133.00	132.50
5	—	434	121.00–129.00	124.17
11	—	459	120.00–126.00	124.18
5	—	578	117.00–120.00	118.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	372	120.00–129.00	123.96
2	—	530	105.00–115.00	110.05
5	—	476	110.00–119.00	115.00
4	—	566	100.00–110.00	105.49
7	—	316	120.00–128.00	124.66
4	—	288	128.00–133.00	129.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	968	54.00–57.00	55.76
9	—	1,144	40.00–47.00	43.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,388	48.00–55.00	51.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,777	74.00–76.00	75.09
2	—	1,593	81.00–88.00	84.14

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)	2	—	1,063	51.00–56.00	53.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,180	50.00–54.00	51.74
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	943	700.00–1,050.00	842.84

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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