Sale reports / Georgia / Donalsonville / 2021-10-06

Donalsonville

Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2021-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Donalsonville, Georgia · Wed, Oct 6

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1941

← Sep 29Oct 6Oct 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

197 head

▼ 250 vs last sale 447▼ 95 vs year ago 292 · −32.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 29▼ 90 vs year ago 110 · −81.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 13▼ 18 vs year ago 29 · −62.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago : Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls lightly tested. Feeder steers , feeder bulls and feeder heifers lightly tested. Steer calves 5.00 higher. Heifer calves 2.00 higher. Bull calves 2.00 higher. 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 $125.46/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$125.46

43 head · 450 lb average

Value per head Derived

$565

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

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

$11.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.43

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	132.22	718	5thin
Medium and Large 2	435	126.00	548	27
Medium and Large 3	444	121.07	538	11thin

One grade step is worth $11.15/cwt here — about $180 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 sale43 hd

125.46

—

GA average15 barns · 1,500 hd

119.03

+6.43

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
Bulls	—	Low	1,500	77.61	1,164	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,453	54.51	792	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,078	44.20	476	2thin

Every lot

29 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	161.45/cwt	160.00–163.00	509	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	364	161.45/cwt	160.00–163.00	588	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	153.97/cwt	150.00–158.00	600	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	146.72/cwt	138.00–148.00	675	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	487	129.67/cwt	128.00–131.00	631	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	152.55/cwt	150.00–155.00	793	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	138.70/cwt	136.00–144.00	725	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	122.81/cwt	118.00–128.00	645	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	585	119.54/cwt	115.00–124.00	699	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	273	132.86/cwt	130.00–136.00	363	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	322	131.15/cwt	130.00–134.00	422	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	387	123.59/cwt	118.00–128.00	478	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	393	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	515	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	408	131.99/cwt	130.00–134.00	539	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	418	123.17/cwt	116.00–126.00	515	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	123.04/cwt	120.00–125.00	587	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	132.70/cwt	131.00–134.00	697	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	131.50/cwt	131.00–132.00	750	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	608	110.98/cwt	106.00–116.00	675	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	658	115.98/cwt	111.00–121.00	763	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	413	141.02/cwt	140.00–142.00	582	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	127.47/cwt	125.00–130.00	605	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	479	138.45/cwt	136.00–140.00	663	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	575	120.01/cwt	119.00–121.00	690	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	728	101.95/cwt	100.00–104.00	742	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,500	77.61/cwt	76.00–78.00	1,164	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,078	44.20/cwt	41.00–48.00	476	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,453	54.51/cwt	52.00–58.00	792	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,068	45.12/cwt	41.00–48.00	482	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 Oct 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 197Last week 447Year ago 292

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 29Year ago 110

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 13Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	140.00–142.00	141.02
4	—	479	136.00–140.00	138.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	125.00–130.00	127.47
2	—	575	119.00–121.00	120.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	728	100.00–104.00	101.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	131.00–134.00	132.70
2	—	570	131.00–132.00	131.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	106.00–116.00	110.98
3	—	387	118.00–128.00	123.59
6	—	418	116.00–126.00	123.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	658	111.00–121.00	115.98
2	—	408	130.00–134.00	131.99
5	—	322	130.00–134.00	131.15
2	—	273	130.00–136.00	132.86
14	—	477	120.00–125.00	123.04
2	—	393	130.00–132.00	130.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	160.00–163.00	161.45
3	—	523	136.00–144.00	138.70
6	—	390	150.00–158.00	153.97
8	—	460	138.00–148.00	146.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	487	128.00–131.00	129.67
2	—	525	118.00–128.00	122.81
2	—	585	115.00–124.00	119.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	364	160.00–163.00	161.45
10	—	520	150.00–155.00	152.55

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,068	41.00–48.00	45.12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,500	76.00–78.00	77.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,078	41.00–48.00	44.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,453	52.00–58.00	54.51

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.