Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2021-11-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.86/cwt on 103 head.

Average price

$125.86

103 head · 459 lb average

Value per head Derived

$577

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$7.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.08

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	441	127.77	563	56
Medium and Large 1	569	126.78	722	24
Medium and Large 3	386	120.24	465	23

One grade step is worth $7.53/cwt here — about $99 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 sale103 hd

125.86

—

GA average16 barns · 1,532 hd

120.78

+5.08

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	—	Average	1,683	78.39	1,319	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,235	60.21	744	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,014	49.58	503	38

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	—	463	141.13/cwt	140.00–143.00	653	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	137.99/cwt	136.00–142.00	708	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	134.74/cwt	130.00–138.00	639	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	458	122.49/cwt	120.00–125.00	561	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	431	133.28/cwt	130.00–136.00	574	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	125.98/cwt	120.00–129.00	399	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	142.57/cwt	138.00–148.00	673	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	172.70/cwt	170.00–175.00	566	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	136.62/cwt	130.00–139.00	519	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	145.30/cwt	140.00–146.00	892	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	134.95/cwt	130.00–140.00	695	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	155.32/cwt	153.00–158.00	525	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	153.20/cwt	150.00–157.00	734	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	150.73/cwt	148.00–155.00	615	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	121.65/cwt	120.00–125.00	436	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	151.75/cwt	150.00–158.00	565	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	147.99/cwt	139.00–149.00	854	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	124.74/cwt	120.00–129.00	599	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	134.27/cwt	130.00–138.00	416	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	127.24/cwt	120.00–129.00	721	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	133.65/cwt	128.00–138.00	557	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	150.48/cwt	150.00–152.00	789	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	163.27/cwt	162.00–165.00	684	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	117.06/cwt	110.00–120.00	502	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	102.48/cwt	100.00–105.00	625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	113.38/cwt	110.00–117.00	641	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	128.44/cwt	125.00–132.00	366	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	112.70/cwt	110.00–115.00	541	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	117.34/cwt	113.00–119.00	789	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	134.23/cwt	130.00–138.00	626	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	140.67/cwt	139.00–143.00	619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	115.81/cwt	110.00–120.00	606	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,142	68.68/cwt	67.00–71.00	784	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	59.99/cwt	59.00–61.00	792	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	999	50.22/cwt	48.00–52.00	502	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	78.00/cwt	76.00–81.00	829	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,075	763.37/cwt	725.00–800.00	8,206	4
Bulls	—	—	1,908	83.61/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,595	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	45.15/cwt	41.00–48.00	465	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	64.13/cwt	62.00–68.00	752	6
Bulls	—	—	1,346	70.55/cwt	68.00–74.00	950	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	56.30/cwt	53.00–60.00	730	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	52.28/cwt	49.00–56.00	520	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	58.82/cwt	57.00–64.00	589	5

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 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 306Last week 448Year ago 378

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 73Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 0Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	463	140.00–143.00	141.13
5	—	513	136.00–142.00	137.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	474	130.00–138.00	134.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	120.00–125.00	122.49
4	—	431	130.00–136.00	133.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	317	120.00–129.00	125.98
3	—	358	120.00–125.00	121.65
5	—	429	110.00–120.00	117.06
2	—	610	100.00–105.00	102.48
5	—	285	125.00–132.00	128.44
3	—	480	110.00–115.00	112.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	380	130.00–139.00	136.62
10	—	480	120.00–129.00	124.74
6	—	310	130.00–138.00	134.27
13	—	417	128.00–138.00	133.65
5	—	565	110.00–117.00	113.38
10	—	523	110.00–120.00	115.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	567	120.00–129.00	127.24
8	—	672	113.00–119.00	117.34
4	—	466	130.00–138.00	134.23
3	—	440	139.00–143.00	140.67
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	138.00–148.00	142.57
2	—	515	130.00–140.00	134.95
3	—	338	153.00–158.00	155.32
4	—	408	148.00–155.00	150.73
19	—	372	150.00–158.00	151.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	170.00–175.00	172.70
9	—	614	140.00–146.00	145.30
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	479	150.00–157.00	153.20
13	—	577	139.00–149.00	147.99
4	—	524	150.00–152.00	150.48
4	—	419	162.00–165.00	163.27

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,142	67.00–71.00	68.68
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	999	48.00–52.00	50.22
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,320	59.00–61.00	59.99
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,063	76.00–81.00	78.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,075	725.00–800.00	763.37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,908	80.00–85.00	83.61
4	—	1,346	68.00–74.00	70.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,031	41.00–48.00	45.15
14	—	995	49.00–56.00	52.28
5	—	1,002	57.00–64.00	58.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,173	62.00–68.00	64.13
6	—	1,297	53.00–60.00	56.30

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

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