Sale reports / Georgia / Donalsonville / 2021-03-03

Donalsonville

Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2021-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Donalsonville, Georgia · Wed, Mar 3

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1941

← Feb 24Mar 3Mar 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

163 head

▼ 131 vs last sale 294▼ 6 vs year ago 169 · −3.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

24 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 20▼ 5 vs year ago 29 · −17.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 8▲ 14 vs year ago 6 · +233.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and bulls steady, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls lightly tested, steer calves steady to 2.00 higher, 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 $123.77/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$123.77

58 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$572

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$4.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.56

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	418	124.90	522	18thin
Medium and Large 1	531	124.29	660	30
Medium and Large 3	335	120.15	402	10thin

One grade step is worth $4.75/cwt here — about $120 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 sale58 hd

123.77

—

GA average15 barns · 1,790 hd

124.33

−0.56

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	1,598	77.78	1,243	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,355	71.07	963	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,130	69.56	786	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	938	55.55	521	4thin

Every lot

28 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	258	156.04/cwt	150.00–160.00	403	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	170.27/cwt	167.00–176.00	647	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	169.40/cwt	166.00–173.00	718	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	154.50/cwt	154.00–155.00	723	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	240	127.06/cwt	120.00–130.00	305	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	273	132.13/cwt	130.00–134.00	361	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	131.87/cwt	128.00–134.00	415	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	322	143.53/cwt	138.00–148.00	462	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	376	119.55/cwt	118.00–122.00	450	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	382	130.34/cwt	130.00–131.00	498	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	437	127.68/cwt	122.00–130.00	558	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	443	107.51/cwt	105.00–110.00	476	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	112.63/cwt	110.00–117.00	586	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	538	123.96/cwt	120.00–126.00	667	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	110.49/cwt	110.00–111.00	633	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	120.70/cwt	119.00–121.00	695	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	111.02/cwt	110.00–112.00	688	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	538	136.00/cwt	135.00–137.00	732	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,598	77.78/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,243	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	938	55.55/cwt	53.00–60.00	521	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,095	67.02/cwt	64.00–69.00	734	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	72.09/cwt	71.00–74.00	840	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,355	71.07/cwt	69.00–73.00	963	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,138	943.41/cwt	825.00–1,000.00	10,736	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	730	57.48/cwt	57.00–58.00	420	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	810	61.41/cwt	58.00–65.00	497	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	823	674.49/cwt	610.00–750.00	5,551	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,003	54.41/cwt	43.00–65.00	546	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 Mar 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 163Last week 294Year ago 169

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 20Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 8Year ago 6

Slaughter cows and bulls steady, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls lightly tested, steer calves steady to 2.00 higher, heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves steady, replacement cows steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,598	75.00–80.00	77.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,095	64.00–69.00	67.02
3	—	1,165	71.00–74.00	72.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,355	69.00–73.00	71.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	938	53.00–60.00	55.55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	135.00–137.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	130.00–134.00	132.13
3	—	382	130.00–131.00	130.34
3	—	520	110.00–117.00	112.63
2	—	573	110.00–111.00	110.49
3	—	315	128.00–134.00	131.87
5	—	437	122.00–130.00	127.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	443	105.00–110.00	107.51
4	—	240	120.00–130.00	127.06
4	—	376	118.00–122.00	119.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	138.00–148.00	143.53
2	—	620	110.00–112.00	111.02
7	—	576	119.00–121.00	120.70
18	—	538	120.00–126.00	123.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	154.00–155.00	154.50
4	—	380	167.00–176.00	170.27
4	—	424	166.00–173.00	169.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	258	150.00–160.00	156.04

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	8	—	1,138	825.00–1,000.00	943.41

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	—	810	58.00–65.00	61.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,003	43.00–65.00	54.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	823	610.00–750.00	674.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	730	57.00–58.00	57.48

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.