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

Donalsonville

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

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

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1941

← Jun 23Jul 7Jul 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

217 head

▲ 217 vs last sale 0▼ 334 vs year ago 551 · −60.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

93 head

▲ 93 vs last sale 0▲ 23 vs year ago 70 · +32.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 0▼ 11 vs year ago 22 · −50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available.

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 $134.97/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$134.97

63 head · 429 lb average

Value per head Derived

$579

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$7

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$14.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.43

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	412	143.28	590	24
Medium and Large 3	351	133.01	467	8thin
Medium and Large 2	463	129.03	597	31

One grade step is worth $14.25/cwt here — about −$7 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 sale63 hd

134.97

—

GA average9 barns · 767 hd

121.53

+13.43

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,314	65.66	863	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,136	58.62	666	36

Every lot

35 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	274	143.28/cwt	140.00–150.00	393	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	320	143.98/cwt	140.00–148.00	461	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	371	146.97/cwt	142.00–150.00	545	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	428	142.77/cwt	140.00–150.00	611	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	483	133.48/cwt	132.00–136.00	645	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	516	136.07/cwt	130.00–140.00	702	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	570	123.51/cwt	122.00–125.00	704	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	135.44/cwt	133.00–140.00	783	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	124.57/cwt	120.00–129.00	766	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	129.43/cwt	125.00–134.00	874	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	708	127.51/cwt	125.00–130.00	903	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	280	143.04/cwt	142.00–144.00	401	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	313	143.31/cwt	140.00–146.00	449	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	330	134.48/cwt	134.00–135.00	444	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	133.89/cwt	130.00–138.00	489	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	144.97/cwt	140.00–148.00	545	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	413	135.55/cwt	130.00–139.00	560	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	144.90/cwt	141.00–150.00	626	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	135.01/cwt	130.00–139.00	629	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	124.41/cwt	120.00–129.00	591	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	111.49/cwt	111.00–112.00	574	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	536	122.60/cwt	120.00–125.00	657	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	118.52/cwt	114.00–120.00	679	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	628	115.51/cwt	115.00–116.00	725	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	423	142.99/cwt	142.00–144.00	605	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	477	137.95/cwt	135.00–140.00	658	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	533	123.48/cwt	120.00–127.00	658	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	578	123.00/cwt	122.00–124.00	711	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	624	119.68/cwt	118.00–122.00	747	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	677	113.65/cwt	112.00–115.00	769	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	65.51/cwt	64.00–68.00	660	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,162	57.24/cwt	55.00–61.00	665	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,314	65.66/cwt	64.00–70.00	863	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	897	68.05/cwt	65.00–70.00	610	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	67.10/cwt	65.00–69.00	698	5

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 Jul 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 217Last week 0Year ago 551

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 0Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 0Year ago 22

No trend available.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	122.00–124.00	123.00
2	—	533	120.00–127.00	123.48
6	—	624	118.00–122.00	119.68
3	—	677	112.00–115.00	113.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	142.00–144.00	142.99
3	—	477	135.00–140.00	137.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	428	140.00–150.00	142.77
4	—	483	132.00–136.00	133.48
3	—	320	140.00–148.00	143.98
2	—	570	122.00–125.00	123.51
8	—	371	142.00–150.00	146.97
8	—	274	140.00–150.00	143.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	578	133.00–140.00	135.44
4	—	516	130.00–140.00	136.07
2	—	615	120.00–129.00	124.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	708	125.00–130.00	127.51
2	—	675	125.00–134.00	129.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	280	142.00–144.00	143.04
2	—	515	111.00–112.00	111.49
2	—	330	134.00–135.00	134.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	313	140.00–146.00	143.31
2	—	628	115.00–116.00	115.51
2	—	365	130.00–138.00	133.89
3	—	475	120.00–129.00	124.41
8	—	536	120.00–125.00	122.60
6	—	413	130.00–139.00	135.55
4	—	573	114.00–120.00	118.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	466	130.00–139.00	135.01
11	—	376	140.00–148.00	144.97
9	—	432	141.00–150.00	144.90

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	5	—	1,040	65.00–69.00	67.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	897	65.00–70.00	68.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,162	55.00–61.00	57.24
6	—	1,008	64.00–68.00	65.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,314	64.00–70.00	65.66

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.