Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2021-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: No trend available.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.17/cwt on 109 head.

Average price

$134.17

109 head · 415 lb average

Value per head Derived

$557

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$22.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.59

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	360	148.10	533	18thin
Medium and Large 2	447	133.22	596	69
Medium and Large 3	361	125.75	453	22

One grade step is worth $22.35/cwt here — about $80 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 sale109 hd

134.17

—

GA average15 barns · 1,779 hd

126.58

+7.59

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	—	High	1,238	78.67	974	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,281	65.45	838	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	960	54.02	519	23

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	162.34/cwt	160.00–170.00	549	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	154.72/cwt	150.00–160.00	418	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	145.99/cwt	140.00–150.00	749	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	135.99/cwt	135.00–137.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	122.52/cwt	119.00–126.00	647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	488	147.76/cwt	144.00–150.00	721	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	131.65/cwt	130.00–135.00	623	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	188.30/cwt	185.00–195.00	633	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	179.42/cwt	177.00–183.00	755	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	293	178.70/cwt	173.00–183.00	524	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	152.51/cwt	150.00–155.00	676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	177.88/cwt	175.00–183.00	580	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	272	164.44/cwt	160.00–170.00	447	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	160.16/cwt	155.00–165.00	761	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	507	142.01/cwt	140.00–144.00	720	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	112.44/cwt	110.00–115.00	753	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	154.77/cwt	150.00–160.00	503	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	172.52/cwt	172.00–173.00	643	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	124.00/cwt	123.00–125.00	797	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	195.81/cwt	192.00–200.00	421	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	172.61/cwt	170.00–176.00	810	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	185.17/cwt	180.00–190.00	676	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	336	133.79/cwt	130.00–138.00	450	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	574	132.99/cwt	130.00–136.00	763	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	114.87/cwt	110.00–120.00	605	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	228	146.97/cwt	146.00–148.00	335	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	131.84/cwt	130.00–136.00	572	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	145.47/cwt	145.00–148.00	562	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	126.48/cwt	124.00–130.00	739	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	128.77/cwt	125.00–132.00	619	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	129.19/cwt	125.00–131.00	673	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	274	145.76/cwt	140.00–148.00	399	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	292	129.35/cwt	125.00–130.00	378	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	133.61/cwt	130.00–138.00	505	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	215	133.53/cwt	132.00–135.00	287	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	338	131.54/cwt	130.00–132.00	445	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	145.59/cwt	142.00–148.00	472	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	264	153.87/cwt	150.00–158.00	406	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	144.25/cwt	142.00–146.00	607	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	121.13/cwt	115.00–125.00	448	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,134	1,282.09/cwt	1,200.00–1,325.00	14,539	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	76.97/cwt	75.00–80.00	689	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	702.86/cwt	600.00–800.00	6,150	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	65.45/cwt	62.00–69.00	838	5
Bulls	—	—	1,768	90.00/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,591	2
Bulls	—	—	973	73.01/cwt	68.00–75.00	710	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	57.81/cwt	55.00–60.00	562	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	62.73/cwt	61.00–68.00	602	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	48.09/cwt	45.00–52.00	459	12

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 Dec 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 324Last week 0Year ago 359

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 0Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 0Year ago 36

Compared to a week ago: No trend available.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	338	160.00–170.00	162.34
2	—	443	150.00–155.00	152.51
3	—	272	160.00–170.00	164.44
3	—	507	140.00–144.00	142.01
2	—	670	110.00–115.00	112.44
4	—	574	130.00–136.00	132.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	336	185.00–195.00	188.30
7	—	421	177.00–183.00	179.42
2	—	215	192.00–200.00	195.81
5	—	469	170.00–176.00	172.61
10	—	365	180.00–190.00	185.17
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	293	173.00–183.00	178.70
12	—	326	175.00–183.00	177.88
2	—	475	155.00–165.00	160.16
2	—	373	172.00–173.00	172.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	150.00–160.00	154.72
4	—	513	140.00–150.00	145.99
4	—	488	144.00–150.00	147.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	135.00–137.00	135.99
3	—	473	130.00–135.00	131.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	119.00–126.00	122.52
4	—	338	130.00–132.00	131.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	150.00–160.00	154.77
8	—	386	145.00–148.00	145.47
4	—	264	150.00–158.00	153.87
4	—	421	142.00–146.00	144.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	643	123.00–125.00	124.00
2	—	228	146.00–148.00	146.97
7	—	434	130.00–136.00	131.84
8	—	584	124.00–130.00	126.48
13	—	481	125.00–132.00	128.77
16	—	521	125.00–131.00	129.19
7	—	274	140.00–148.00	145.76
7	—	378	130.00–138.00	133.61
7	—	324	142.00–148.00	145.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	336	130.00–138.00	133.79
5	—	527	110.00–120.00	114.87
7	—	292	125.00–130.00	129.35
2	—	215	132.00–135.00	133.53
4	—	370	115.00–125.00	121.13

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	28	—	1,134	1,200.00–1,325.00	1,282.09
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	875	600.00–800.00	702.86
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	895	75.00–80.00	76.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,281	62.00–69.00	65.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	973	55.00–60.00	57.81
6	—	960	61.00–68.00	62.73
12	—	955	45.00–52.00	48.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,768	88.00–92.00	90.00
4	—	973	68.00–75.00	73.01

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

Slaughter Cattle