Sale reports / Georgia / Donalsonville / 2021-09-01

Donalsonville

Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2021-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Donalsonville, Georgia · Wed, Sep 1

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1941

← Aug 25Sep 1Sep 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

142 head

▼ 343 vs last sale 485▼ 424 vs year ago 566 · −74.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

59 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 91▲ 18 vs year ago 41 · +43.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 38▲ 6 vs year ago 15 · +40.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeders steers, heifers, and bulls lightly tested. Steer calves lightly tested to steady. Heifer calves lightly tested to 2.00 lower. Bull calves lightly tested. 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 $126.35/cwt on 28 head.

Average price

$126.35

28 head · 423 lb average

Value per head Derived

$534

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$245

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

$11.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.73

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	131.78	697	9thin
Medium and Large 2	369	130.78	482	6thin
Medium and Large 3	375	120.54	452	13thin

One grade step is worth $11.24/cwt here — about $245 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 sale28 hd

126.35

—

GA average15 barns · 1,599 hd

128.07

−1.73

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	1,370	86.72	1,188	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,337	68.03	910	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,009	64.99	655	22

Every lot

24 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	367	154.89/cwt	154.00–160.00	568	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	416	174.03/cwt	167.00–175.00	724	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	134.98/cwt	134.00–136.00	628	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	164.01/cwt	160.00–165.00	782	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	233	122.47/cwt	120.00–125.00	285	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	311	118.14/cwt	115.00–122.00	367	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	319	132.69/cwt	130.00–138.00	423	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	387	123.98/cwt	120.00–128.00	480	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	393	141.50/cwt	141.00–142.00	556	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	121.33/cwt	118.00–125.00	510	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	126.97/cwt	125.00–129.00	594	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	131.00/cwt	129.00–134.00	681	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	130.49/cwt	130.00–131.00	741	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	580	117.46/cwt	116.00–119.00	681	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	638	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	794	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	134.64/cwt	133.00–136.00	633	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	523	122.52/cwt	119.00–126.00	641	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	995	80.48/cwt	77.00–84.00	801	2
Bulls	—	—	1,745	92.95/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,622	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	952	60.53/cwt	56.00–63.00	576	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	68.04/cwt	65.00–71.00	723	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	75.80/cwt	73.00–79.00	815	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,337	68.03/cwt	64.00–71.00	910	18
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	996	780.36/cwt	650.00–900.00	7,772	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 Sep 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 142Last week 485Year ago 566

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 91Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 38Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	133.00–136.00	134.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	119.00–126.00	122.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	393	141.00–142.00	141.50
2	—	568	130.00–131.00	130.49
2	—	638	124.00–125.00	124.50
3	—	520	129.00–134.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	116.00–119.00	117.46
3	—	387	120.00–128.00	123.98
4	—	311	115.00–122.00	118.14
2	—	233	120.00–125.00	122.47
2	—	420	118.00–125.00	121.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	125.00–129.00	126.97
4	—	319	130.00–138.00	132.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	416	167.00–175.00	174.03
5	—	477	160.00–165.00	164.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	367	154.00–160.00	154.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	134.00–136.00	134.98

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	14	—	996	650.00–900.00	780.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	995	77.00–84.00	80.48
2	—	1,745	92.00–94.00	92.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,337	64.00–71.00	68.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,063	65.00–71.00	68.04
2	—	1,075	73.00–79.00	75.80
11	—	952	56.00–63.00	60.53

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.