Sale reports / Georgia / Donalsonville / 2021-04-07

Donalsonville

Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2021-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Donalsonville, Georgia · Wed, Apr 7

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1941

← Mar 24Apr 7Apr 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

510 head

▲ 510 vs last sale 0▲ 510 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

91 head

▲ 91 vs last sale 0▲ 91 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 0▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available this week.

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 $134.64/cwt on 256 head.

Average price

$134.64

256 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$704

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$21.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.72

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	450	135.82	611	70
Medium and Large 1	553	134.75	745	181
Medium and Large 3	453	114.05	517	5thin

One grade step is worth $21.77/cwt here — about $94 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 sale256 hd

134.64

—

GA average16 barns · 1,753 hd

130.91

+3.72

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	—	High	1,467	88.63	1,301	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,200	71.88	862	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	985	58.29	574	10

Every lot

45 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	262	150.43/cwt	150.00–152.00	394	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	337	172.55/cwt	172.00–176.00	581	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	174.19/cwt	170.00–176.00	632	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	367	152.46/cwt	150.00–156.00	560	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	164.67/cwt	162.00–166.00	634	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	409	162.88/cwt	161.00–170.00	666	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	429	157.61/cwt	150.00–160.00	676	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	160.86/cwt	160.00–164.00	743	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	151.01/cwt	150.00–152.00	725	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	490	144.50/cwt	140.00–149.00	708	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	517	146.66/cwt	140.00–148.00	758	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	524	134.27/cwt	133.00–135.00	704	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	569	142.62/cwt	140.00–148.00	812	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	637	134.21/cwt	129.00–139.00	855	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	140.52/cwt	134.00–144.00	941	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	679	130.84/cwt	126.00–133.00	888	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	786	133.02/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,046	22
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	139.53/cwt	138.00–146.00	458	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	364	145.91/cwt	140.00–148.00	531	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	153.97/cwt	150.00–160.00	574	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	373	129.06/cwt	128.00–130.00	481	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	143.72/cwt	142.00–151.00	604	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	434	138.64/cwt	130.00–140.00	602	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	143.81/cwt	141.00–146.00	682	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	133.63/cwt	129.00–139.00	645	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	507	104.05/cwt	100.00–108.00	528	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	136.70/cwt	130.00–140.00	715	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	132.79/cwt	130.00–133.00	762	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	582	125.72/cwt	120.00–129.00	732	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	122.18/cwt	120.00–128.00	756	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	126.20/cwt	120.00–128.00	854	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	712	117.38/cwt	114.00–123.00	836	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	794	117.68/cwt	110.00–118.00	934	24
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	330	152.42/cwt	150.00–155.00	503	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	580	132.92/cwt	130.00–136.00	771	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,128	82.35/cwt	80.00–84.00	929	6
Bulls	—	—	1,604	88.76/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,424	8
Bulls	—	—	1,782	100.84/cwt	96.00–104.00	1,797	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	797	44.51/cwt	42.00–47.00	355	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,066	64.20/cwt	59.00–67.00	684	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,159	73.87/cwt	70.00–78.00	856	37
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,288	67.54/cwt	65.00–69.00	870	17
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,195	83.78/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,001	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,225	72.47/cwt	70.00–74.00	888	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,270	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	8,573	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 Apr 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 510Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

No trend available this week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	786	130.00–136.00	133.02
23	—	670	134.00–144.00	140.52
25	—	409	161.00–170.00	162.88
5	—	363	170.00–176.00	174.19
32	—	462	160.00–164.00	160.86
7	—	337	172.00–176.00	172.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	569	140.00–148.00	142.62
11	—	429	150.00–160.00	157.61
23	—	637	129.00–139.00	134.21
2	—	480	150.00–152.00	151.01
6	—	517	140.00–148.00	146.66
8	—	679	126.00–133.00	130.84
3	—	385	162.00–166.00	164.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	140.00–149.00	144.50
5	—	262	150.00–152.00	150.43
4	—	524	133.00–135.00	134.27
5	—	367	150.00–156.00	152.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	474	141.00–146.00	143.81
24	—	794	110.00–118.00	117.68
14	—	574	130.00–133.00	132.79
23	—	677	120.00–128.00	126.20
13	—	523	130.00–140.00	136.70
5	—	712	114.00–123.00	117.38
14	—	373	150.00–160.00	153.97
44	—	420	142.00–151.00	143.72
17	—	619	120.00–128.00	122.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	434	130.00–140.00	138.64
12	—	328	138.00–146.00	139.53
15	—	582	120.00–129.00	125.72
7	—	364	140.00–148.00	145.91
13	—	483	129.00–139.00	133.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	128.00–130.00	129.06
3	—	507	100.00–108.00	104.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	130.00–136.00	132.92
2	—	330	150.00–155.00	152.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,782	96.00–104.00	100.84
6	—	1,128	80.00–84.00	82.35
8	—	1,604	85.00–93.00	88.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,159	70.00–78.00	73.87
17	—	1,288	65.00–69.00	67.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,066	59.00–67.00	64.20
3	—	797	42.00–47.00	44.51

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	—	1,195	80.00–87.00	83.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,225	70.00–74.00	72.47

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	—	1,270	675.00	675.00

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.