Sale reports / Georgia / Donalsonville / 2021-11-17

Donalsonville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Donalsonville, Georgia · Wed, Nov 17
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1941
Feeder Cattle receipts
547 head
▲ 241 vs last sale 306▲ 205 vs year ago 342 · +59.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
101 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 87▲ 39 vs year ago 62 · +62.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 28▼ 48 vs year ago 68 · −70.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $139.97/cwt on 134 head.
Average price
$139.97
134 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$743
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$130
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$27.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.84
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2501150.4275349
Medium and Large 3540134.4972681
Medium and Large 1718122.978834thin
One grade step is worth $27.45/cwt here — about −$130 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 sale134 hd
139.97
—
GA average15 barns · 1,505 hd
144.81
−4.84
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—Average1,60186.691,3887thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,36958.5780246
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07748.7352528

Every lot

55 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3240138.43/cwt135.00–142.003322
Steers—Medium and Large 3268140.23/cwt135.00–145.003762
Steers—Medium and Large 3319148.85/cwt143.00–153.004754
Steers—Medium and Large 3375154.32/cwt150.00–158.005793
Steers—Medium and Large 2381164.26/cwt162.00–166.006267
Steers—Medium and Large 2413160.98/cwt160.00–164.006654
Steers—Medium and Large 3432149.01/cwt144.00–150.006448
Steers—Medium and Large 2469154.36/cwt154.00–155.0072414
Steers—Medium and Large 3475139.02/cwt136.00–142.006604
Steers—Medium and Large 3517134.49/cwt130.00–140.006958
Steers—Medium and Large 2546147.21/cwt144.00–154.0080419
Steers—Medium and Large 3588134.89/cwt130.00–137.0079336
Steers—Medium and Large 3629115.97/cwt111.00–120.007295
Steers—Medium and Large 2656123.81/cwt120.00–129.008125
Steers—Medium and Large 3679115.27/cwt113.00–118.007834
Steers—Medium and Large 3708109.50/cwt109.00–110.007752
Steers—Medium and Large 1718122.97/cwt119.00–127.008834
Steers—Medium and Large 3783112.64/cwt109.00–115.008823
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3220124.89/cwt120.00–130.002752
Heifers—Medium and Large 3324124.41/cwt120.00–128.0040312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2333133.86/cwt130.00–138.004468
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370122.71/cwt120.00–125.0045410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2381134.10/cwt130.00–140.005117
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421130.80/cwt130.00–135.005516
Heifers—Medium and Large 3439121.80/cwt120.00–127.005357
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475114.29/cwt110.00–118.005433
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478132.59/cwt130.00–135.006342
Heifers—Medium and Large 2481121.00/cwt120.00–126.0058211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518121.95/cwt120.00–130.0063221
Heifers—Medium and Large 3526104.27/cwt100.00–110.005487
Heifers—Medium and Large 2534115.85/cwt111.00–119.006196
Heifers—Medium and Large 2562110.00/cwt105.00–115.006186
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578120.73/cwt120.00–122.006984
Heifers—Medium and Large 1632119.36/cwt115.00–121.007546
Heifers—Medium and Large 1679114.54/cwt110.00–119.007784
Heifers—Medium and Large 1783106.49/cwt104.00–109.008342
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3230132.09/cwt130.00–134.003042
Bulls—Medium and Large 3329131.70/cwt125.00–135.004335
Bulls—Medium and Large 3363132.45/cwt130.00–140.004814
Bulls—Medium and Large 2486126.09/cwt125.00–130.006138
Bulls—Medium and Large 3518113.63/cwt110.00–116.005893
Bulls—Medium and Large 2536120.63/cwt120.00–124.006479
Bulls—Medium and Large 2568113.94/cwt110.00–120.006475
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,60186.69/cwt84.00–90.001,3887
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06350.92/cwt48.00–54.005418
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06942.23/cwt40.00–46.0045114
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11260.99/cwt58.00–64.006786
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27352.24/cwt50.00–54.006658
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36864.58/cwt63.00–70.008839
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39658.45/cwt55.00–62.0081629
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-373547.14/cwt45.00–49.003462
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-399048.42/cwt46.00–50.004792
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,40457.87/cwt54.00–61.008124
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,49356.67/cwt53.00–60.008462
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,265946.64/cwt925.00–975.0011,9754

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.