Sale reports / Georgia / Donalsonville / 2021-01-13

Donalsonville

Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2021-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Donalsonville, Georgia · Wed, Jan 13

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1941

← Jan 6Jan 13Jan 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

445 head

▲ 211 vs last sale 234▲ 83 vs year ago 362 · +22.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 69▼ 11 vs year ago 44 · −25.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

45 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 17▲ 36 vs year ago 9 · +400.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls steady, steer calves steady to 2.00 higher, heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher, bull calves lightly tested, replacement cows steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.49/cwt on 173 head.

Average price

$118.49

173 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$577

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$2.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.36

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	469	119.20	559	53
Medium and Large 1	560	118.88	666	78
Medium and Large 3	373	116.86	435	42

One grade step is worth $2.34/cwt here — about $124 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 sale173 hd

118.49

—

GA average17 barns · 1,428 hd

116.12

+2.36

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	1,440	71.45	1,029	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,149	62.08	713	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,339	56.76	760	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	980	45.40	445	5thin

Every lot

37 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	306	140.89/cwt	140.00–150.00	431	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	358	140.99/cwt	140.00–150.00	505	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	161.20/cwt	160.00–165.00	593	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	410	142.43/cwt	140.00–143.00	584	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	156.87/cwt	150.00–160.00	659	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	463	133.45/cwt	130.00–140.00	618	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	145.96/cwt	144.00–148.00	693	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	141.39/cwt	139.00–144.00	739	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	534	130.21/cwt	125.00–133.00	695	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	134.34/cwt	130.00–137.00	754	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	572	107.90/cwt	100.00–110.00	617	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	587	119.72/cwt	115.00–124.00	703	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	629	114.94/cwt	110.00–120.00	723	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	123.30/cwt	120.00–125.00	814	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	316	119.74/cwt	115.00–125.00	378	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	363	115.66/cwt	115.00–122.00	420	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	382	129.30/cwt	124.00–134.00	494	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	397	137.80/cwt	136.00–138.00	547	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	408	137.38/cwt	135.00–138.00	561	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	441	116.52/cwt	115.00–122.00	514	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	463	107.51/cwt	105.00–110.00	498	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	118.96/cwt	115.00–121.00	563	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	114.03/cwt	108.00–118.00	596	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	120.17/cwt	119.00–121.00	630	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	118.64/cwt	116.00–119.00	673	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	105.14/cwt	100.00–110.00	597	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	111.25/cwt	108.00–112.00	702	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	108.45/cwt	100.00–114.00	727	20
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,440	71.45/cwt	70.00–73.00	1,029	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	45.40/cwt	42.00–48.00	445	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,113	55.75/cwt	53.00–59.00	620	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,161	64.19/cwt	62.00–66.00	745	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,335	51.03/cwt	48.00–55.00	681	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,341	60.34/cwt	58.00–63.00	809	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	64.83/cwt	61.00–68.00	587	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	878.00/cwt	800.00–950.00	10,975	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,557	1,242.13/cwt	1,150.00–1,325.00	19,340	30

This sale against other markets

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 Jan 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 445Last week 234Year ago 362

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 69Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 17Year ago 9

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,440	70.00–73.00	71.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,335	48.00–55.00	51.03
8	—	1,341	58.00–63.00	60.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	980	42.00–48.00	45.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,161	62.00–66.00	64.19
2	—	1,113	53.00–59.00	55.75

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	473	115.00–121.00	118.96
14	—	382	124.00–134.00	129.30
6	—	568	100.00–110.00	105.14
10	—	523	108.00–118.00	114.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	631	108.00–112.00	111.25
8	—	567	116.00–119.00	118.64
20	—	670	100.00–114.00	108.45
22	—	524	119.00–121.00	120.17
10	—	397	136.00–138.00	137.80
5	—	408	135.00–138.00	137.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	105.00–110.00	107.51
11	—	441	115.00–122.00	116.52
15	—	363	115.00–122.00	115.66
14	—	316	115.00–125.00	119.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	368	160.00–165.00	161.20
5	—	420	150.00–160.00	156.87
6	—	629	110.00–120.00	114.94
2	—	475	144.00–148.00	145.96
2	—	523	139.00–144.00	141.39
3	—	587	115.00–124.00	119.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	358	140.00–150.00	140.99
9	—	534	125.00–133.00	130.21
7	—	410	140.00–143.00	142.43
11	—	306	140.00–150.00	140.89
5	—	572	100.00–110.00	107.90
7	—	463	130.00–140.00	133.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	660	120.00–125.00	123.30
12	—	561	130.00–137.00	134.34

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	905	61.00–68.00	64.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,250	800.00–950.00	878.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	30	—	1,557	1,150.00–1,325.00	1,242.13

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.