Sale reports / Georgia / Donalsonville / 2021-05-05

Donalsonville

Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2021-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Donalsonville, Georgia · Wed, May 5

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1941

← Apr 28May 5May 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

157 head

▼ 183 vs last sale 340▲ 20 vs year ago 137 · +14.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

54 head

▼ 67 vs last sale 121▲ 12 vs year ago 42 · +28.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 52▼ 5 vs year ago 21 · −23.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago . Slaughter cows 2.00 higher . Slaughter bulls steady . Feeder steers , heifers and bulls lightly tested . Steer calves 4.00 to 6.00 lower . Heifer calves 5.00 to 7.00 lower . Bull calves lightly tested . Replacement cows lightly tested.

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 $116.08/cwt on 33 head.

Average price

$116.08

33 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$546

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$45

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

$12.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.12

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	453	118.30	536	27
Medium and Large 3	547	106.11	580	6thin

One grade step is worth $12.19/cwt here — about −$45 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 sale33 hd

116.08

—

GA average15 barns · 1,285 hd

118.20

−2.12

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	1,627	82.90	1,349	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,174	65.19	765	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,003	54.12	543	11

Every lot

22 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	278	137.31/cwt	132.00–140.00	382	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	328	133.89/cwt	132.00–136.00	439	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	363	131.19/cwt	129.00–132.00	476	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	428	131.58/cwt	130.00–136.00	563	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	463	133.56/cwt	130.00–137.00	618	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	512	115.41/cwt	110.00–119.00	591	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	345	124.00/cwt	120.00–128.00	428	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	413	126.34/cwt	120.00–129.00	522	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	115.48/cwt	114.00–118.00	539	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	523	102.39/cwt	98.00–107.00	535	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	773	91.94/cwt	90.00–94.00	711	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	464	117.73/cwt	115.00–120.00	546	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,505	79.11/cwt	77.00–81.00	1,191	4
Bulls	—	—	1,681	84.59/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,422	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	920	58.42/cwt	56.00–62.00	537	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,030	75.04/cwt	74.00–76.00	773	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,051	51.67/cwt	49.00–54.00	543	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,163	64.98/cwt	63.00–69.00	756	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	59.47/cwt	58.00–61.00	782	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,063	1,079.12/cwt	700.00–1,275.00	11,471	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,018	56.88/cwt	55.00–59.00	579	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,308	65.31/cwt	62.00–69.00	854	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 May 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 157Last week 340Year ago 137

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 121Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 52Year ago 21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	920	56.00–62.00	58.42
7	—	1,051	49.00–54.00	51.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,030	74.00–76.00	75.04
3	—	1,315	58.00–61.00	59.47
12	—	1,163	63.00–69.00	64.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,681	82.00–88.00	84.59
4	—	1,505	77.00–81.00	79.11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	98.00–107.00	102.39
2	—	773	90.00–94.00	91.94
2	—	345	120.00–128.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	413	120.00–129.00	126.34
20	—	467	114.00–118.00	115.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	132.00–136.00	133.89
5	—	512	110.00–119.00	115.41
4	—	363	129.00–132.00	131.19
8	—	428	130.00–136.00	131.58
4	—	278	132.00–140.00	137.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	130.00–137.00	133.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	464	115.00–120.00	117.73

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,063	700.00–1,275.00	1,079.12

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)	2	—	1,308	62.00–69.00	65.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,018	55.00–59.00	56.88

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.