Sale reports / Georgia / Donalsonville / 2022-05-18

Donalsonville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Donalsonville, Georgia · Wed, May 18
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1941
Feeder Cattle receipts
402 head
▲ 166 vs last sale 236▲ 158 vs year ago 244 · +64.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
74 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 63▲ 24 vs year ago 50 · +48.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
51 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 14▼ 17 vs year ago 68 · −25.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.13/cwt on 107 head.
Average price
$139.13
107 head · 509 lb average
Value per head Derived
$708
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$60
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$8.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.61
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2483143.6469443
Medium and Large 1596137.6782029
Medium and Large 3470134.8163335
One grade step is worth $8.83/cwt here — about $60 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 sale107 hd
139.13
—
GA average16 barns · 2,294 hd
139.74
−0.61
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—Low1,37689.651,2338thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18084.219939thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,51376.731,1617thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average99472.2871912

Every lot

59 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3338170.52/cwt168.00–173.005762
Steers—Medium and Large 3367165.38/cwt160.00–168.006073
Steers—Medium and Large 2380175.65/cwt172.00–178.0066710
Steers—Medium and Large 3435152.67/cwt150.00–158.006643
Steers—Medium and Large 3484152.40/cwt150.00–155.007385
Steers—Medium and Large 3522153.30/cwt150.00–156.0080012
Steers—Medium and Large 3578140.62/cwt136.00–146.008133
Steers—Medium and Large 2583153.91/cwt150.00–158.008972
Steers—Medium and Large 2615145.73/cwt145.00–150.0089611
Steers—Medium and Large 2663141.01/cwt140.00–142.009352
Steers—Medium and Large 1720141.50/cwt138.00–145.001,0192
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2307158.32/cwt155.00–160.004863
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330142.39/cwt140.00–150.004704
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376156.94/cwt150.00–160.005909
Heifers—Medium and Large 3377145.31/cwt140.00–148.005483
Heifers—Medium and Large 3410143.99/cwt140.00–148.005908
Heifers—Medium and Large 2435154.84/cwt153.00–158.006745
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465145.33/cwt142.00–148.0067611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472154.21/cwt150.00–160.007289
Heifers—Medium and Large 3481129.48/cwt124.00–134.006234
Heifers—Medium and Large 1515154.72/cwt152.00–158.007973
Heifers—Medium and Large 3527135.24/cwt130.00–138.007137
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530144.83/cwt140.00–148.007685
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560146.99/cwt146.00–148.008232
Heifers—Medium and Large 3567121.81/cwt118.00–128.006919
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568132.47/cwt130.00–135.007522
Heifers—Medium and Large 2618123.33/cwt118.00–128.007623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620132.05/cwt130.00–136.008194
Heifers—Medium and Large 1663127.98/cwt126.00–130.008493
Heifers—Medium and Large 2683116.34/cwt115.00–118.007953
Heifers—Medium and Large 1718118.40/cwt112.00–122.008506
Heifers—Medium and Large 2743104.01/cwt100.00–108.007732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1790111.99/cwt111.00–113.008852
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1382170.98/cwt168.00–175.006533
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415163.98/cwt160.00–166.006813
Bulls—Medium and Large 2474145.46/cwt140.00–148.006897
Bulls—Medium and Large 1476152.33/cwt150.00–156.007256
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518142.79/cwt140.00–148.007407
Bulls—Medium and Large 3518136.46/cwt135.00–138.007072
Bulls—Medium and Large 2564142.25/cwt140.00–145.008024
Bulls—Medium and Large 3580136.97/cwt136.00–138.007942
Bulls—Medium and Large 2613133.30/cwt130.00–136.008173
Bulls—Medium and Large 3615123.05/cwt120.00–126.007572
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618142.47/cwt140.00–145.008802
Bulls—Medium and Large 1668137.00/cwt136.00–138.009152
Bulls—Medium and Large 2694126.50/cwt126.00–128.008784
Bulls—Medium and Large 2714125.21/cwt124.00–126.008945
Bulls—Medium and Large 3726114.52/cwt110.00–118.008314
Bulls—Medium and Large 2772114.70/cwt110.00–118.008853
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,07095.52/cwt95.00–96.001,0224
Bulls——1,68183.78/cwt80.00–85.001,4084
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96668.52/cwt65.00–72.006627
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03477.55/cwt75.00–80.008025
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17379.44/cwt75.00–82.009324
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18588.03/cwt86.00–90.001,0435
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51376.73/cwt74.00–81.001,1617
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-395670.28/cwt67.00–74.006728
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,09678.20/cwt75.00–82.008574
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,042834.20/cwt800.00–875.008,6926

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.