Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2021-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.78/cwt on 81 head.

Average price

$146.78

81 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$752

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$14

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$14.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.09

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	489	156.68	766	27
Medium and Large 3	397	142.15	565	9thin
Medium and Large 2	550	141.77	780	45

One grade step is worth $14.92/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 sale81 hd

146.78

—

GA average14 barns · 574 hd

144.69

+2.09

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	1,699	85.40	1,451	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,314	58.67	771	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	995	53.42	532	28

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	—	1,466	80.33/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,178	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	134.76/cwt	130.00–138.00	451	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	114.94/cwt	110.00–118.00	488	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	165.66/cwt	160.00–168.00	626	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	151.00/cwt	150.00–152.00	858	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	153.95/cwt	152.00–155.00	639	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	126.11/cwt	123.00–131.00	918	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	123.67/cwt	120.00–129.00	472	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	131.77/cwt	130.00–134.00	495	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	165.63/cwt	162.00–168.00	533	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	131.63/cwt	130.00–136.00	619	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	142.97/cwt	140.00–149.00	839	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	146.02/cwt	144.00–148.00	767	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	154.73/cwt	148.00–157.00	737	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	152.58/cwt	152.00–154.00	830	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	128.42/cwt	128.00–130.00	876	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	163.62/cwt	160.00–168.00	466	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	172.56/cwt	170.00–175.00	566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	131.82/cwt	125.00–134.00	829	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	154.07/cwt	150.00–158.00	424	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	132.70/cwt	130.00–138.00	648	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	121.22/cwt	116.00–126.00	689	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	120.45/cwt	116.00–126.00	758	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	133.91/cwt	130.00–138.00	493	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	123.58/cwt	120.00–130.00	654	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	152.49/cwt	152.00–153.00	671	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	48.87/cwt	45.00–52.00	477	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	65.59/cwt	63.00–69.00	671	3
Bulls	—	—	1,886	89.46/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,687	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	58.51/cwt	54.00–61.00	600	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	58.67/cwt	55.00–62.00	771	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,231	54.45/cwt	50.00–57.00	670	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	61.69/cwt	59.00–64.00	721	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,267	1,092.76/cwt	1,075.00–1,100.00	13,845	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	114.51/cwt	110.00–118.00	605	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	122.00/cwt	120.00–126.00	580	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	119.65/cwt	115.00–125.00	509	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	487	121.29/cwt	115.00–125.00	591	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	124.65/cwt	122.00–128.00	408	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	240	135.06/cwt	132.00–138.00	324	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	122.89/cwt	120.00–128.00	519	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	286	129.31/cwt	127.00–130.00	370	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	131.34/cwt	130.00–132.00	567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	116.85/cwt	111.00–121.00	673	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	132.56/cwt	130.00–135.00	640	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	121.27/cwt	115.00–122.00	806	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	113.70/cwt	110.00–116.00	526	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	110.58/cwt	107.00–114.00	691	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	156.13/cwt	155.00–158.00	595	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	156.51/cwt	155.00–158.00	529	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 Oct 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 292Last week 316Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 28Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 38Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,466	77.00–84.00	80.33
5	—	1,886	86.00–92.00	89.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	976	45.00–52.00	48.87
3	—	1,023	63.00–69.00	65.59
8	—	1,025	54.00–61.00	58.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,314	55.00–62.00	58.67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	335	130.00–138.00	134.76
4	—	376	130.00–134.00	131.77
6	—	528	110.00–118.00	114.51
4	—	475	120.00–126.00	122.00
3	—	422	120.00–128.00	122.89
10	—	576	111.00–121.00	116.85
2	—	625	107.00–114.00	110.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	110.00–118.00	114.94
7	—	382	120.00–129.00	123.67
3	—	327	122.00–128.00	124.65
2	—	240	132.00–138.00	135.06
7	—	286	127.00–130.00	129.31
3	—	463	110.00–116.00	113.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	130.00–132.00	131.34
4	—	483	130.00–135.00	132.56
10	—	665	115.00–122.00	121.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	378	160.00–168.00	165.66
2	—	568	150.00–152.00	151.00
4	—	476	148.00–157.00	154.73
14	—	544	152.00–154.00	152.58
2	—	328	170.00–175.00	172.56
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	152.00–155.00	153.95
7	—	728	123.00–131.00	126.11
5	—	322	162.00–168.00	165.63
3	—	587	140.00–149.00	142.97
3	—	525	144.00–148.00	146.02
12	—	682	128.00–130.00	128.42
3	—	285	160.00–168.00	163.62
4	—	629	125.00–134.00	131.82
5	—	381	155.00–158.00	156.13
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	470	130.00–136.00	131.63
2	—	275	150.00–158.00	154.07
2	—	338	155.00–158.00	156.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	488	130.00–138.00	132.70
4	—	568	116.00–126.00	121.22
3	—	368	130.00–138.00	133.91
5	—	529	120.00–130.00	123.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	629	116.00–126.00	120.45
2	—	440	152.00–153.00	152.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	115.00–125.00	119.65
3	—	487	115.00–125.00	121.29

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)	7	—	1,231	50.00–57.00	54.45
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,168	59.00–64.00	61.69
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,267	1,075.00–1,100.00	1,092.76

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

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