Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2021-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.97/cwt on 134 head.

Average price

$139.97

134 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$743

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$130

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

$27.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.84

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	501	150.42	753	49
Medium and Large 3	540	134.49	726	81
Medium and Large 1	718	122.97	883	4thin

One grade step is worth $27.45/cwt here — about −$130 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 sale134 hd

139.97

—

GA average15 barns · 1,505 hd

144.81

−4.84

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	1,601	86.69	1,388	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,369	58.57	802	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,077	48.73	525	28

Every lot, as filed

55 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 3	—	475	114.29/cwt	110.00–118.00	543	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	319	148.85/cwt	143.00–153.00	475	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	139.02/cwt	136.00–142.00	660	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	122.97/cwt	119.00–127.00	883	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	160.98/cwt	160.00–164.00	665	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	121.95/cwt	120.00–130.00	632	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	120.73/cwt	120.00–122.00	698	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	679	115.27/cwt	113.00–118.00	783	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	629	115.97/cwt	111.00–120.00	729	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	783	112.64/cwt	109.00–115.00	882	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	154.32/cwt	150.00–158.00	579	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	588	134.89/cwt	130.00–137.00	793	36
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	708	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	656	123.81/cwt	120.00–129.00	812	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	164.26/cwt	162.00–166.00	626	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	517	134.49/cwt	130.00–140.00	695	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	149.01/cwt	144.00–150.00	644	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	154.36/cwt	154.00–155.00	724	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	240	138.43/cwt	135.00–142.00	332	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	268	140.23/cwt	135.00–145.00	376	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	546	147.21/cwt	144.00–154.00	804	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	230	132.09/cwt	130.00–134.00	304	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	486	126.09/cwt	125.00–130.00	613	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	329	131.70/cwt	125.00–135.00	433	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	363	132.45/cwt	130.00–140.00	481	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	536	120.63/cwt	120.00–124.00	647	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	113.94/cwt	110.00–120.00	647	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	50.92/cwt	48.00–54.00	541	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	52.24/cwt	50.00–54.00	665	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,396	58.45/cwt	55.00–62.00	816	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	42.23/cwt	40.00–46.00	451	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	60.99/cwt	58.00–64.00	678	6
Bulls	—	—	1,601	86.69/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,388	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	64.58/cwt	63.00–70.00	883	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	47.14/cwt	45.00–49.00	346	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	48.42/cwt	46.00–50.00	479	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	946.64/cwt	925.00–975.00	11,975	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,493	56.67/cwt	53.00–60.00	846	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,404	57.87/cwt	54.00–61.00	812	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	130.80/cwt	130.00–135.00	551	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	106.49/cwt	104.00–109.00	834	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	119.36/cwt	115.00–121.00	754	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	121.00/cwt	120.00–126.00	582	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	113.63/cwt	110.00–116.00	589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	132.59/cwt	130.00–135.00	634	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	122.71/cwt	120.00–125.00	454	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	115.85/cwt	111.00–119.00	619	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	220	124.89/cwt	120.00–130.00	275	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	324	124.41/cwt	120.00–128.00	403	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	104.27/cwt	100.00–110.00	548	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	133.86/cwt	130.00–138.00	446	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	114.54/cwt	110.00–119.00	778	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	134.10/cwt	130.00–140.00	511	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	110.00/cwt	105.00–115.00	618	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	439	121.80/cwt	120.00–127.00	535	7

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 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 547Last week 306Year ago 342

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 87Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 28Year ago 68

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	110.00–118.00	114.29
10	—	370	120.00–125.00	122.71
2	—	220	120.00–130.00	124.89
12	—	324	120.00–128.00	124.41
7	—	526	100.00–110.00	104.27
7	—	439	120.00–127.00	121.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	518	120.00–130.00	121.95
4	—	578	120.00–122.00	120.73
2	—	783	104.00–109.00	106.49
6	—	632	115.00–121.00	119.36
2	—	478	130.00–135.00	132.59
4	—	679	110.00–119.00	114.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	421	130.00–135.00	130.80
11	—	481	120.00–126.00	121.00
6	—	534	111.00–119.00	115.85
8	—	333	130.00–138.00	133.86
7	—	381	130.00–140.00	134.10
6	—	562	105.00–115.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	319	143.00–153.00	148.85
4	—	475	136.00–142.00	139.02
4	—	679	113.00–118.00	115.27
5	—	629	111.00–120.00	115.97
3	—	783	109.00–115.00	112.64
3	—	375	150.00–158.00	154.32
36	—	588	130.00–137.00	134.89
2	—	708	109.00–110.00	109.50
8	—	517	130.00–140.00	134.49
8	—	432	144.00–150.00	149.01
2	—	240	135.00–142.00	138.43
2	—	268	135.00–145.00	140.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	718	119.00–127.00	122.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	413	160.00–164.00	160.98
5	—	656	120.00–129.00	123.81
7	—	381	162.00–166.00	164.26
14	—	469	154.00–155.00	154.36
19	—	546	144.00–154.00	147.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	230	130.00–134.00	132.09
5	—	329	125.00–135.00	131.70
4	—	363	130.00–140.00	132.45
3	—	518	110.00–116.00	113.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	486	125.00–130.00	126.09
9	—	536	120.00–124.00	120.63
5	—	568	110.00–120.00	113.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,063	48.00–54.00	50.92
14	—	1,069	40.00–46.00	42.23
6	—	1,112	58.00–64.00	60.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,273	50.00–54.00	52.24
29	—	1,396	55.00–62.00	58.45
9	—	1,368	63.00–70.00	64.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,601	84.00–90.00	86.69

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	735	45.00–49.00	47.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	990	46.00–50.00	48.42
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,493	53.00–60.00	56.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,404	54.00–61.00	57.87
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,265	925.00–975.00	946.64

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle