Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2021-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.35/cwt on 108 head.

Average price

$134.35

108 head · 419 lb average

Value per head Derived

$562

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$181

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

$7.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.18

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	471	135.52	639	34
Medium and Large 2	402	135.25	544	60
Medium and Large 3	359	127.63	458	14thin

One grade step is worth $7.88/cwt here — about $181 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 sale108 hd

134.35

—

GA average15 barns · 2,261 hd

133.17

+1.18

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	—	Low	1,482	85.20	1,263	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,311	66.86	877	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	949	60.67	576	51

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	419	178.77/cwt	177.00–180.00	749	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	150.37/cwt	145.00–154.00	789	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	145.65/cwt	141.00–148.00	840	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	128.21/cwt	125.00–129.00	733	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	182.59/cwt	180.00–188.00	603	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	506	130.76/cwt	130.00–133.00	662	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	148.83/cwt	144.00–154.00	786	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	163.92/cwt	156.00–165.00	867	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	177.26/cwt	172.00–182.00	762	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	172.67/cwt	170.00–178.00	466	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	171.01/cwt	170.00–173.00	790	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	184.54/cwt	180.00–188.00	596	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	171.93/cwt	170.00–178.00	573	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	124.09/cwt	120.00–128.00	844	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	188.11/cwt	185.00–195.00	702	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	166.12/cwt	160.00–170.00	620	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	166.69/cwt	160.00–170.00	713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	491	124.33/cwt	118.00–128.00	610	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	157.94/cwt	154.00–160.00	761	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	181.28/cwt	180.00–183.00	687	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	220	172.33/cwt	170.00–175.00	379	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	133.89/cwt	130.00–139.00	572	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	159.74/cwt	158.00–160.00	883	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	334	132.47/cwt	130.00–138.00	442	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	258	184.97/cwt	182.00–188.00	477	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	150.42/cwt	147.00–154.00	933	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	180.78/cwt	175.00–185.00	833	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	143.29/cwt	140.00–149.00	457	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	62.14/cwt	59.00–66.00	605	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	75.81/cwt	73.00–80.00	1,001	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	68.56/cwt	65.00–72.00	885	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	70.56/cwt	67.00–74.00	734	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	883	55.08/cwt	53.00–58.00	486	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	61.15/cwt	58.00–64.00	810	13
Bulls	—	—	1,384	80.59/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,115	8
Bulls	—	—	1,640	92.58/cwt	89.00–96.00	1,518	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,073	57.47/cwt	56.00–59.00	617	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	959	636.84/cwt	500.00–775.00	6,107	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	265	162.49/cwt	162.00–163.00	431	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	122.34/cwt	120.00–125.00	579	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	150.98/cwt	150.00–155.00	556	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	135.78/cwt	135.00–138.00	591	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	312	171.63/cwt	170.00–175.00	535	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	119.73/cwt	118.00–123.00	856	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	130.33/cwt	130.00–131.00	753	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	134.82/cwt	132.00–138.00	384	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	126.35/cwt	125.00–128.00	786	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	186.52/cwt	185.00–188.00	718	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	139.00/cwt	135.00–143.00	632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	454	135.91/cwt	130.00–138.00	617	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	122.01/cwt	120.00–124.00	769	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	119.62/cwt	115.00–125.00	508	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	133.13/cwt	130.00–136.00	690	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	141.56/cwt	140.00–145.00	528	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	276	144.44/cwt	140.00–150.00	399	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	126.99/cwt	125.00–128.00	645	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	135.77/cwt	130.00–139.00	523	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 Dec 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 470Last week 426Year ago 340

Slaughter CattleReceipts 148Last week 39Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 21Year ago 53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	419	177.00–180.00	178.77
3	—	525	145.00–154.00	150.37
3	—	577	141.00–148.00	145.65
3	—	330	180.00–188.00	182.59
2	—	385	185.00–188.00	186.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	572	125.00–129.00	128.21
4	—	506	130.00–133.00	130.76
3	—	312	170.00–175.00	171.63
4	—	715	118.00–123.00	119.73
3	—	622	125.00–128.00	126.35
2	—	455	135.00–143.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	162.00–163.00	162.49
3	—	473	120.00–125.00	122.34
5	—	368	150.00–155.00	150.98
5	—	435	135.00–138.00	135.78
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	144.00–154.00	148.83
3	—	270	170.00–178.00	172.67
6	—	373	160.00–170.00	166.12
3	—	428	160.00–170.00	166.69
3	—	482	154.00–160.00	157.94
2	—	220	170.00–175.00	172.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	529	156.00–165.00	163.92
14	—	430	172.00–182.00	177.26
5	—	462	170.00–173.00	171.01
5	—	333	170.00–178.00	171.93
2	—	680	120.00–128.00	124.09
4	—	379	180.00–183.00	181.28
2	—	258	182.00–188.00	184.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	323	180.00–188.00	184.54
6	—	373	185.00–195.00	188.11
8	—	553	158.00–160.00	159.74
2	—	620	147.00–154.00	150.42
4	—	461	175.00–185.00	180.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	491	118.00–128.00	124.33
19	—	427	130.00–139.00	133.89
11	—	319	140.00–149.00	143.29
3	—	630	120.00–124.00	122.01
8	—	276	140.00–150.00	144.44
3	—	508	125.00–128.00	126.99
9	—	385	130.00–139.00	135.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	334	130.00–138.00	132.47
4	—	285	132.00–138.00	134.82
6	—	425	115.00–125.00	119.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	130.00–131.00	130.33
14	—	454	130.00–138.00	135.91
11	—	518	130.00–136.00	133.13
6	—	373	140.00–145.00	141.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	974	59.00–66.00	62.14
7	—	1,040	67.00–74.00	70.56
19	—	883	53.00–58.00	55.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,321	73.00–80.00	75.81
12	—	1,291	65.00–72.00	68.56
13	—	1,325	58.00–64.00	61.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,384	77.00–84.00	80.59
5	—	1,640	89.00–96.00	92.58

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	—	1,073	56.00–59.00	57.47
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	959	500.00–775.00	636.84

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