Sale reports / Georgia / Donalsonville / 2021-05-12

Donalsonville

Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2021-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Donalsonville, Georgia · Wed, May 12

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1941

← May 5May 12May 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

132 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 157▼ 139 vs year ago 271 · −51.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

58 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 54▼ 23 vs year ago 81 · −28.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 16▼ 131 vs year ago 148 · −88.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows 2.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls steady. Feeder Steers, Heifers and Bulls lightly tested. Steer Calves and Bulls Calves lightly tested. Heifer Calves 2.00 higher. 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 $116.29/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$116.29

45 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$580

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$71

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

$13.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.58

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	122.78	640	5thin
Medium and Large 2	483	118.92	574	26
Medium and Large 3	521	109.09	568	14thin

One grade step is worth $13.69/cwt here — about $71 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 sale45 hd

116.29

—

GA average16 barns · 1,310 hd

119.88

−3.58

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	1,366	79.78	1,090	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,080	64.97	701	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	909	58.97	536	22

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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	263	146.86/cwt	144.00–150.00	386	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	572	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	136.03/cwt	134.00–138.00	778	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	132.51/cwt	132.00–133.00	832	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	131.74/cwt	131.00–132.00	876	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	768	128.31/cwt	127.00–131.00	985	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	338	134.23/cwt	134.00–135.00	454	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	383	121.51/cwt	120.00–123.00	465	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	408	113.02/cwt	110.00–116.00	461	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	431	126.51/cwt	120.00–130.00	545	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	115.05/cwt	110.00–120.00	529	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	516	114.99/cwt	110.00–119.00	593	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	122.78/cwt	121.00–125.00	640	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	521	104.45/cwt	100.00–108.00	544	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	571	105.26/cwt	105.00–106.00	601	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	600	113.33/cwt	110.00–115.00	680	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	621	107.20/cwt	105.00–109.00	666	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	585	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	641	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,182	75.33/cwt	72.00–78.00	890	3
Bulls	—	—	1,458	82.01/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,196	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	834	67.72/cwt	65.00–71.00	565	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	851	54.41/cwt	52.00–57.00	463	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	60.29/cwt	58.00–64.00	615	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,055	63.82/cwt	61.00–67.00	673	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,079	57.53/cwt	55.00–59.00	621	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,105	72.07/cwt	70.00–75.00	796	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	967	928.02/cwt	800.00–1,025.00	8,974	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	61.87/cwt	60.00–63.00	637	3

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 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 132Last week 157Year ago 271

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 54Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 16Year ago 148

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,055	61.00–67.00	63.82
4	—	1,079	55.00–59.00	57.53
5	—	1,105	70.00–75.00	72.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,020	58.00–64.00	60.29
4	—	834	65.00–71.00	67.72
10	—	851	52.00–57.00	54.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,458	79.00–85.00	82.01
3	—	1,182	72.00–78.00	75.33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	109.00–110.00	109.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	110.00–120.00	115.05
7	—	516	110.00–119.00	114.99
3	—	600	110.00–115.00	113.33
6	—	431	120.00–130.00	126.51
4	—	338	134.00–135.00	134.23
4	—	571	105.00–106.00	105.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	110.00–116.00	113.02
5	—	521	100.00–108.00	104.45
5	—	621	105.00–109.00	107.20
2	—	383	120.00–123.00	121.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	521	121.00–125.00	122.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	120.00–121.00	120.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	768	127.00–131.00	128.31
4	—	665	131.00–132.00	131.74
2	—	628	132.00–133.00	132.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	263	144.00–150.00	146.86
3	—	572	134.00–138.00	136.03

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	12	—	967	800.00–1,025.00	928.02

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,030	60.00–63.00	61.87

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.