Sale reports / Georgia / Donalsonville / 2021-01-27

Donalsonville

Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2021-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Donalsonville, Georgia · Wed, Jan 27

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1941

← Jan 20Jan 27Feb 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

187 head

▼ 104 vs last sale 291▼ 47 vs year ago 234 · −20.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 48 vs last sale 64▼ 36 vs year ago 52 · −69.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 30▼ 15 vs year ago 19 · −78.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers steady to 2.00 lower, feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls steady, steer and heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves steady, 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 $123.67/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$123.67

53 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$590

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

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

$19.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.11

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	128.85	651	37
Medium and Large 2	442	118.21	522	4thin
Medium and Large 3	402	109.51	440	12thin

One grade step is worth $19.34/cwt here — about $211 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 sale53 hd

123.67

—

GA average16 barns · 1,389 hd

115.56

+8.11

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	1,660	80.65	1,339	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,299	65.19	847	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	60.41	742	2thin

Every lot

29 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	369	148.76/cwt	145.00–150.00	549	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	142.25/cwt	136.00–146.00	669	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	543	151.65/cwt	149.00–156.00	823	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	137.07/cwt	135.00–145.00	777	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	612	113.32/cwt	110.00–118.00	694	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	129.01/cwt	125.00–134.00	804	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	640	102.50/cwt	100.00–105.00	656	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	674	99.94/cwt	95.00–105.00	674	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	127.51/cwt	125.00–129.00	917	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	768	115.67/cwt	115.00–117.00	888	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	313	127.04/cwt	122.00–132.00	398	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	342	114.16/cwt	111.00–118.00	390	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	145.00/cwt	144.00–146.00	551	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	414	111.03/cwt	110.00–114.00	460	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	137.75/cwt	135.00–142.00	585	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	133.31/cwt	128.00–137.00	624	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	124.88/cwt	120.00–126.00	658	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	122.78/cwt	118.00–126.00	685	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	558	92.51/cwt	90.00–95.00	516	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	109.38/cwt	105.00–114.00	623	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	116.72/cwt	114.00–119.00	725	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	382	148.45/cwt	145.00–150.00	567	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	678	112.44/cwt	109.00–116.00	762	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,660	80.65/cwt	79.00–82.00	1,339	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	60.41/cwt	59.00–62.00	742	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,288	63.44/cwt	62.00–65.00	817	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,307	66.36/cwt	66.00–67.00	867	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,470	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	867	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	900	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,300	2

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 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 187Last week 291Year ago 234

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 64Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 30Year ago 19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,660	79.00–82.00	80.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,228	59.00–62.00	60.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,288	62.00–65.00	63.44
3	—	1,307	66.00–67.00	66.36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	109.00–116.00	112.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	145.00–150.00	148.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	425	135.00–142.00	137.75
6	—	527	120.00–126.00	124.88
9	—	468	128.00–137.00	133.31
10	—	558	118.00–126.00	122.78
3	—	380	144.00–146.00	145.00
4	—	621	114.00–119.00	116.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	90.00–95.00	92.51
4	—	414	110.00–114.00	111.03
6	—	342	111.00–118.00	114.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	122.00–132.00	127.04
2	—	570	105.00–114.00	109.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	612	110.00–118.00	113.32
5	—	470	136.00–146.00	142.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	674	95.00–105.00	99.94
2	—	640	100.00–105.00	102.50
4	—	369	145.00–150.00	148.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	623	125.00–134.00	129.01
3	—	543	149.00–156.00	151.65
4	—	719	125.00–129.00	127.51
12	—	567	135.00–145.00	137.07
3	—	768	115.00–117.00	115.67

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,470	59.00	59.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	700.00	700.00

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.