Sale reports / Georgia / Donalsonville / 2021-10-13

Donalsonville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Donalsonville, Georgia · Wed, Oct 13
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1941
Feeder Cattle receipts
291 head
▲ 94 vs last sale 197▼ 99 vs year ago 390 · −25.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
64 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 20▲ 31 vs year ago 33 · +93.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 11▼ 17 vs year ago 30 · −56.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago : Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers , feeder bulls and feeder heifers lightly tested. Steer calves steady. Heifer calves 2.00 lower. Bull calves steady. Replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.77/cwt on 64 head.
Average price
$119.77
64 head · 472 lb average
Value per head Derived
$565
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$40
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$5.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.51
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2480123.0459123
Medium and Large 3467117.9355141
One grade step is worth $5.11/cwt here — about $40 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 sale64 hd
119.77
—
GA average16 barns · 1,434 hd
119.26
+0.51
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,52969.181,0584thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,27562.5479815
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09051.2455912

Every lot

39 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3366143.02/cwt140.00–150.005238
Steers—Medium and Large 1385160.97/cwt160.00–162.006202
Steers—Medium and Large 2408143.31/cwt140.00–145.005853
Steers—Medium and Large 3430133.91/cwt130.00–138.005764
Steers—Medium and Large 1432151.76/cwt150.00–160.006567
Steers—Medium and Large 1468152.46/cwt150.00–155.007142
Steers—Medium and Large 3487128.71/cwt126.00–130.006273
Steers—Medium and Large 3518127.78/cwt125.00–130.006626
Steers—Medium and Large 2531138.80/cwt135.00–145.007374
Steers—Medium and Large 1563143.00/cwt142.00–144.008052
Steers—Medium and Large 3615122.52/cwt120.00–125.007532
Steers—Medium and Large 1706117.50/cwt116.00–118.008304
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3285120.98/cwt120.00–122.003452
Heifers—Medium and Large 2333134.03/cwt130.00–138.004462
Heifers—Medium and Large 3378125.04/cwt120.00–130.004738
Heifers—Medium and Large 2416123.73/cwt121.00–129.0051511
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420114.26/cwt111.00–117.004803
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473117.34/cwt110.00–120.0055514
Heifers—Medium and Large 3518119.56/cwt112.00–121.006198
Heifers—Medium and Large 3560112.31/cwt108.00–118.006293
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570120.99/cwt120.00–124.006908
Heifers—Medium and Large 3618104.67/cwt104.00–105.006473
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620116.50/cwt116.00–117.007222
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3283128.51/cwt127.00–130.003642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373146.90/cwt143.00–150.005483
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428124.07/cwt120.00–128.005312
Bulls—Medium and Large 3478112.03/cwt110.00–116.005363
Bulls—Medium and Large 2513121.35/cwt115.00–125.006233
Bulls—Medium and Large 3518104.51/cwt104.00–105.005412
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575119.55/cwt117.00–122.006878
Bulls—Medium and Large 2635114.42/cwt111.00–121.007274
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665106.48/cwt105.00–110.007084
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,52969.18/cwt65.00–72.001,0584
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08448.37/cwt45.00–52.005249
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10859.86/cwt55.00–62.006633
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27458.90/cwt57.00–63.007508
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27766.69/cwt65.00–71.008527
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,000635.00/cwt525.00–725.006,3504
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,06579.00/cwt78.00–80.008412

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.