Sale reports / Georgia / Donalsonville / 2021-05-26

Donalsonville

Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2021-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Donalsonville, Georgia · Wed, May 26

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1941

← May 19May 26Jun 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

268 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 244▼ 249 vs year ago 517 · −48.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 50▼ 11 vs year ago 35 · −31.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 41 vs last sale 68▲ 18 vs year ago 9 · +200.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls lightly tested. Feeder steers, bulls and heifers lightly tested. Steer calves 2.00 higher. Bull calves 3.00 lower. Heifer calves 3.00 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 $123.06/cwt on 93 head.

Average price

$123.06

93 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$604

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$209

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

$10.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.23

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	573	128.80	738	20
Medium and Large 2	487	124.94	608	37
Medium and Large 3	449	117.93	529	36

One grade step is worth $10.87/cwt here — about $209 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 sale93 hd

123.06

—

GA average16 barns · 1,344 hd

121.83

+1.23

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	1,592	85.22	1,356	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,060	60.41	640	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	892	57.09	509	9thin

Every lot

36 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	313	138.35/cwt	135.00–140.00	433	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	155.95/cwt	154.00–158.00	569	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	416	154.00/cwt	153.00–159.00	641	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	443	134.47/cwt	130.00–139.00	596	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	463	136.48/cwt	135.00–138.00	632	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	150.40/cwt	150.00–152.00	699	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	142.76/cwt	140.00–145.00	680	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	134.76/cwt	130.00–140.00	712	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	136.01/cwt	130.00–139.00	773	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	134.17/cwt	130.00–136.00	845	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	278	133.80/cwt	130.00–136.00	372	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	333	124.90/cwt	123.00–126.00	416	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	374	123.54/cwt	120.00–125.00	462	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	386	130.50/cwt	130.00–133.00	504	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	434	126.45/cwt	122.00–129.00	549	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	138.51/cwt	138.00–139.00	603	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	114.64/cwt	110.00–119.00	545	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	481	125.54/cwt	120.00–129.00	604	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	508	113.01/cwt	110.00–114.00	574	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	511	122.04/cwt	120.00–126.00	624	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	588	127.72/cwt	120.00–129.00	751	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	609	107.28/cwt	107.00–110.00	653	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	117.69/cwt	117.00–119.00	794	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	718	116.00/cwt	115.00–117.00	833	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	461	121.62/cwt	120.00–126.00	561	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	493	112.95/cwt	110.00–118.00	557	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	119.49/cwt	118.00–121.00	627	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	559	115.00/cwt	110.00–120.00	643	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,535	82.07/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,260	2
Bulls	—	—	1,648	88.37/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,456	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	848	45.35/cwt	43.00–47.00	385	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	891	56.93/cwt	54.00–59.00	507	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	922	65.12/cwt	63.00–67.00	600	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,018	52.49/cwt	50.00–55.00	534	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,088	65.69/cwt	65.00–67.00	715	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	814	519.74/cwt	500.00–625.00	4,231	14

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 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 268Last week 244Year ago 517

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 50Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 68Year ago 9

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,535	79.00–84.00	82.07
2	—	1,648	86.00–90.00	88.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,088	65.00–67.00	65.69
2	—	1,018	50.00–55.00	52.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	891	54.00–59.00	56.93
3	—	922	63.00–67.00	65.12
2	—	848	43.00–47.00	45.35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	118.00–121.00	119.49
7	—	461	120.00–126.00	121.62
10	—	559	110.00–120.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	493	110.00–118.00	112.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	481	120.00–129.00	125.54
3	—	675	117.00–119.00	117.69
6	—	386	130.00–133.00	130.50
9	—	434	122.00–129.00	126.45
2	—	718	115.00–117.00	116.00
5	—	511	120.00–126.00	122.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	278	130.00–136.00	133.80
3	—	475	110.00–119.00	114.64
11	—	333	123.00–126.00	124.90
11	—	609	107.00–110.00	107.28
4	—	374	120.00–125.00	123.54
4	—	508	110.00–114.00	113.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	138.00–139.00	138.51
18	—	588	120.00–129.00	127.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	476	140.00–145.00	142.76
9	—	568	130.00–139.00	136.01
4	—	528	130.00–140.00	134.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	154.00–158.00	155.95
5	—	465	150.00–152.00	150.40
6	—	630	130.00–136.00	134.17
9	—	416	153.00–159.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	135.00–138.00	136.48
3	—	313	135.00–140.00	138.35
2	—	443	130.00–139.00	134.47

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	14	—	814	500.00–625.00	519.74

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.