Sale reports / Georgia / Donalsonville / 2021-11-03

Donalsonville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Donalsonville, Georgia · Wed, Nov 3
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1941
Feeder Cattle receipts
448 head
▲ 156 vs last sale 292▲ 237 vs year ago 211 · +112.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
73 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 61▲ 56 vs year ago 17 · +329.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago : Slaughter cows unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls lightly tested. Feeder steers , feeder bulls and feeder heifers lightly tested. Steer calves 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifer calves 2.00 higher. Bull calves 3.00 higher. 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 $124.52/cwt on 148 head.
Average price
$124.52
148 head · 473 lb average
Value per head Derived
$589
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$126
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$5.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.72
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542127.2369057
Medium and Large 3382123.9247337
Medium and Large 2462122.0756454
One grade step is worth $5.16/cwt here — about $126 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 sale148 hd
124.52
—
GA average15 barns · 1,590 hd
122.80
+1.72
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
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,36160.7282628
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03955.7858028

Every lot

50 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2310164.29/cwt160.00–168.005093
Steers—Medium and Large 1340178.00/cwt173.00–183.006052
Steers—Medium and Large 2371169.29/cwt165.00–172.006284
Steers—Medium and Large 1379180.06/cwt175.00–185.006827
Steers—Medium and Large 1408180.52/cwt178.00–183.007372
Steers—Medium and Large 2417165.78/cwt160.00–170.006916
Steers—Medium and Large 3428150.89/cwt148.00–155.006463
Steers—Medium and Large 2459151.77/cwt148.00–158.006974
Steers—Medium and Large 3476143.02/cwt140.00–147.006816
Steers—Medium and Large 2509143.48/cwt140.00–146.007308
Steers—Medium and Large 3519135.66/cwt130.00–139.007047
Steers—Medium and Large 3575121.38/cwt115.00–125.006987
Steers—Medium and Large 2582144.32/cwt135.00–145.0084014
Steers—Medium and Large 3612119.20/cwt115.00–121.007305
Steers—Medium and Large 1620142.92/cwt138.00–144.0088612
Steers—Medium and Large 2674119.53/cwt115.00–122.008064
Steers—Medium and Large 1687133.19/cwt132.00–137.009154
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3287130.18/cwt125.00–135.003745
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335135.22/cwt132.00–140.004535
Heifers—Medium and Large 3343125.99/cwt125.00–128.004323
Heifers—Medium and Large 2358131.99/cwt130.00–134.004732
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380125.52/cwt120.00–129.0047720
Heifers—Medium and Large 2419123.65/cwt120.00–129.0051813
Heifers—Medium and Large 3426116.96/cwt115.00–118.004984
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468120.87/cwt120.00–128.0056622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471133.44/cwt132.00–134.0062918
Heifers—Medium and Large 3471115.62/cwt114.00–118.005455
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526117.82/cwt115.00–120.006206
Heifers—Medium and Large 1537130.49/cwt128.00–131.0070113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2561114.75/cwt114.00–115.006444
Heifers—Medium and Large 1574122.70/cwt120.00–123.0070417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1626118.70/cwt115.00–121.007437
Heifers—Medium and Large 1660118.50/cwt118.00–119.007822
Heifers—Medium and Large 2713109.49/cwt108.00–111.007812
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2343154.73/cwt148.00–156.005316
Bulls—Medium and Large 1438157.48/cwt150.00–159.006906
Bulls—Medium and Large 1480145.81/cwt140.00–148.0070015
Bulls—Medium and Large 2488133.97/cwt130.00–138.006543
Bulls—Medium and Large 1516132.67/cwt130.00–140.006857
Bulls—Medium and Large 3533120.09/cwt115.00–125.006403
Bulls—Medium and Large 2564127.98/cwt123.00–129.0072211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2618118.28/cwt115.00–123.007313
Bulls—Medium and Large 3711102.51/cwt100.00–110.007296
Bulls—Medium and Large 376298.39/cwt95.00–105.007503
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01648.82/cwt45.00–51.0049610
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04857.07/cwt54.00–60.0059811
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05963.71/cwt62.00–69.006757
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23852.02/cwt49.00–55.006446
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35266.23/cwt64.00–71.008959
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42360.93/cwt58.00–63.0086713

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.