Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2021-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls unevenly steady. Feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested. Steer calves 2.00 higher. Heifer calves steady. 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 $134.06/cwt on 184 head.

Average price

$134.06

184 head · 449 lb average

Value per head Derived

$602

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$12.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.73

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	450	140.13	631	72
Medium and Large 2	477	131.10	626	85
Medium and Large 3	357	127.20	455	27

One grade step is worth $12.93/cwt here — about $176 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 sale184 hd

134.06

—

GA average16 barns · 2,086 hd

130.33

+3.73

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	1,624	89.45	1,453	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,411	62.77	886	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	976	52.05	508	11

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	581	127.49/cwt	125.00–129.00	741	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	134.00/cwt	130.00–135.00	369	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	479	154.25/cwt	150.00–158.00	739	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	402	167.85/cwt	167.00–174.00	675	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	162.47/cwt	160.00–165.00	585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	114.93/cwt	110.00–120.00	595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	243	136.52/cwt	135.00–138.00	332	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	181.67/cwt	178.00–188.00	754	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	176.99/cwt	175.00–178.00	552	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	176.48/cwt	173.00–180.00	694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	172.94/cwt	170.00–180.00	806	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	136.30/cwt	133.00–139.00	564	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	132.09/cwt	125.00–135.00	439	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	274	171.58/cwt	165.00–175.00	470	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	186.77/cwt	185.00–190.00	607	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	517	147.30/cwt	144.00–150.00	762	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	654	125.57/cwt	123.00–126.00	821	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	158.73/cwt	155.00–160.00	883	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	187.16/cwt	185.00–190.00	676	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	180.55/cwt	176.00–185.00	493	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	674	118.49/cwt	115.00–119.00	799	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	316	152.59/cwt	145.00–155.00	482	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	146.48/cwt	143.00–150.00	546	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	512	146.83/cwt	140.00–148.00	752	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	138.03/cwt	136.00–140.00	639	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	155.19/cwt	150.00–160.00	411	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	919	47.32/cwt	43.00–50.00	435	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	61.81/cwt	59.00–65.00	676	2
Bulls	—	—	1,488	87.27/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,299	6
Bulls	—	—	2,033	95.97/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,951	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	54.99/cwt	52.00–58.00	556	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,447	64.30/cwt	62.00–68.00	930	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	56.65/cwt	54.00–59.00	718	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,100	54.92/cwt	52.00–57.00	604	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	66.07/cwt	63.00–70.00	795	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	783	623.94/cwt	600.00–650.00	4,885	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	120.66/cwt	118.00–125.00	438	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	229	144.38/cwt	140.00–150.00	331	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	135.51/cwt	133.00–137.00	713	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	119.98/cwt	115.00–121.00	912	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	140.87/cwt	134.00–143.00	655	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	132.38/cwt	130.00–135.00	424	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	134.82/cwt	130.00–136.00	496	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	110.61/cwt	109.00–111.00	811	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	124.95/cwt	120.00–130.00	609	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	125.25/cwt	120.00–126.00	773	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	142.92/cwt	142.00–148.00	603	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	123.68/cwt	120.00–129.00	521	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	146.49/cwt	142.00–150.00	459	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	143.82/cwt	140.00–144.00	524	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	274	145.07/cwt	140.00–150.00	397	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	126.51/cwt	125.00–128.00	671	4

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 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 426Last week 324Year ago 595

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 43Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 38Year ago 33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	581	125.00–129.00	127.49
6	—	414	133.00–139.00	136.30
4	—	229	140.00–150.00	144.38
15	—	368	130.00–136.00	134.82
10	—	733	109.00–111.00	110.61
3	—	487	120.00–130.00	124.95
22	—	617	120.00–126.00	125.25
5	—	313	142.00–150.00	146.49
12	—	274	140.00–150.00	145.07
4	—	530	125.00–128.00	126.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	275	130.00–135.00	134.00
2	—	518	110.00–120.00	114.93
2	—	243	135.00–138.00	136.52
6	—	332	125.00–135.00	132.09
5	—	363	118.00–125.00	120.66
7	—	421	120.00–129.00	123.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	526	133.00–137.00	135.51
6	—	760	115.00–121.00	119.98
12	—	465	134.00–143.00	140.87
23	—	422	142.00–148.00	142.92
23	—	364	140.00–144.00	143.82
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	479	150.00–158.00	154.25
2	—	360	160.00–165.00	162.47
8	—	274	165.00–175.00	171.58
3	—	517	144.00–150.00	147.30
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	402	167.00–174.00	167.85
3	—	312	175.00–178.00	176.99
2	—	393	173.00–180.00	176.48
7	—	654	123.00–126.00	125.57
5	—	273	176.00–185.00	180.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	415	178.00–188.00	181.67
6	—	466	170.00–180.00	172.94
3	—	325	185.00–190.00	186.77
12	—	556	155.00–160.00	158.73
11	—	361	185.00–190.00	187.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	674	115.00–119.00	118.49
2	—	463	136.00–140.00	138.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	316	145.00–155.00	152.59
2	—	373	143.00–150.00	146.48
7	—	512	140.00–148.00	146.83
4	—	265	150.00–160.00	155.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	130.00–135.00	132.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	919	43.00–50.00	47.32
2	—	1,093	59.00–65.00	61.81
3	—	1,012	52.00–58.00	54.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,447	62.00–68.00	64.30
2	—	1,268	54.00–59.00	56.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,488	83.00–90.00	87.27
2	—	2,033	93.00–99.00	95.97

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)	2	—	1,100	52.00–57.00	54.92
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,203	63.00–70.00	66.07
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	783	600.00–650.00	623.94

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle