Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2021-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.52/cwt on 148 head.

Average price

$124.52

148 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$589

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

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

$5.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.72

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	127.23	690	57
Medium and Large 3	382	123.92	473	37
Medium and Large 2	462	122.07	564	54

One grade step is worth $5.16/cwt here — about $126 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 sale148 hd

124.52

—

GA average15 barns · 1,590 hd

122.80

+1.72

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	1,361	60.72	826	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,039	55.78	580	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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	109.49/cwt	108.00–111.00	781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	509	143.48/cwt	140.00–146.00	730	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	150.89/cwt	148.00–155.00	646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	117.82/cwt	115.00–120.00	620	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	135.22/cwt	132.00–140.00	453	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	519	135.66/cwt	130.00–139.00	704	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	612	119.20/cwt	115.00–121.00	730	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	151.77/cwt	148.00–158.00	697	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	144.32/cwt	135.00–145.00	840	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	142.92/cwt	138.00–144.00	886	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	122.70/cwt	120.00–123.00	704	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	164.29/cwt	160.00–168.00	509	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	180.06/cwt	175.00–185.00	682	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	133.19/cwt	132.00–137.00	915	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	674	119.53/cwt	115.00–122.00	806	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	143.02/cwt	140.00–147.00	681	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	121.38/cwt	115.00–125.00	698	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	165.78/cwt	160.00–170.00	691	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	169.29/cwt	165.00–172.00	628	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	133.97/cwt	130.00–138.00	654	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	343	154.73/cwt	148.00–156.00	531	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	118.28/cwt	115.00–123.00	731	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	145.81/cwt	140.00–148.00	700	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	132.67/cwt	130.00–140.00	685	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	157.48/cwt	150.00–159.00	690	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	130.49/cwt	128.00–131.00	701	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	343	125.99/cwt	125.00–128.00	432	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	116.96/cwt	115.00–118.00	498	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	178.00/cwt	173.00–183.00	605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	180.52/cwt	178.00–183.00	737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	115.62/cwt	114.00–118.00	545	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	114.75/cwt	114.00–115.00	644	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	120.87/cwt	120.00–128.00	566	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	287	130.18/cwt	125.00–135.00	374	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	123.65/cwt	120.00–129.00	518	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	131.99/cwt	130.00–134.00	473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	118.70/cwt	115.00–121.00	743	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	125.52/cwt	120.00–129.00	477	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	133.44/cwt	132.00–134.00	629	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	118.50/cwt	118.00–119.00	782	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	127.98/cwt	123.00–129.00	722	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	120.09/cwt	115.00–125.00	640	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	762	98.39/cwt	95.00–105.00	750	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	711	102.51/cwt	100.00–110.00	729	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	52.02/cwt	49.00–55.00	644	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	57.07/cwt	54.00–60.00	598	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	63.71/cwt	62.00–69.00	675	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	48.82/cwt	45.00–51.00	496	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,423	60.93/cwt	58.00–63.00	867	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,352	66.23/cwt	64.00–71.00	895	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 Nov 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 448Last week 292Year ago 211

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 61Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	713	108.00–111.00	109.49
6	—	526	115.00–120.00	117.82
5	—	335	132.00–140.00	135.22
4	—	561	114.00–115.00	114.75
22	—	468	120.00–128.00	120.87
13	—	419	120.00–129.00	123.65
2	—	358	130.00–134.00	131.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	574	120.00–123.00	122.70
13	—	537	128.00–131.00	130.49
7	—	626	115.00–121.00	118.70
18	—	471	132.00–134.00	133.44
2	—	660	118.00–119.00	118.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	343	125.00–128.00	125.99
4	—	426	115.00–118.00	116.96
5	—	471	114.00–118.00	115.62
5	—	287	125.00–135.00	130.18
20	—	380	120.00–129.00	125.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	509	140.00–146.00	143.48
4	—	459	148.00–158.00	151.77
14	—	582	135.00–145.00	144.32
3	—	310	160.00–168.00	164.29
4	—	674	115.00–122.00	119.53
6	—	417	160.00–170.00	165.78
4	—	371	165.00–172.00	169.29
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	148.00–155.00	150.89
7	—	519	130.00–139.00	135.66
5	—	612	115.00–121.00	119.20
6	—	476	140.00–147.00	143.02
7	—	575	115.00–125.00	121.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	620	138.00–144.00	142.92
7	—	379	175.00–185.00	180.06
4	—	687	132.00–137.00	133.19
2	—	340	173.00–183.00	178.00
2	—	408	178.00–183.00	180.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	488	130.00–138.00	133.97
6	—	343	148.00–156.00	154.73
3	—	618	115.00–123.00	118.28
11	—	564	123.00–129.00	127.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	480	140.00–148.00	145.81
7	—	516	130.00–140.00	132.67
6	—	438	150.00–159.00	157.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	115.00–125.00	120.09
3	—	762	95.00–105.00	98.39
6	—	711	100.00–110.00	102.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,238	49.00–55.00	52.02
13	—	1,423	58.00–63.00	60.93
9	—	1,352	64.00–71.00	66.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,048	54.00–60.00	57.07
7	—	1,059	62.00–69.00	63.71
10	—	1,016	45.00–51.00	48.82

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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