Sale reports / Georgia / Donalsonville / 2022-07-13

Donalsonville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Donalsonville, Georgia · Wed, Jul 13
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1941
Feeder Cattle receipts
451 head
▲ 451 vs last sale 0▼ 2 vs year ago 453 · −0.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
103 head
▲ 103 vs last sale 0▲ 45 vs year ago 58 · +77.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 0▲ 23 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: No trend available.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $158.43/cwt on 136 head.
Average price
$158.43
136 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$881
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$5
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$15.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.52
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1554164.7191270
Medium and Large 3469156.4373426
Medium and Large 2617148.7491740
One grade step is worth $15.97/cwt here — about −$5 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 sale136 hd
158.43
—
GA average15 barns · 913 hd
158.95
−0.52
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—Low1,41878.961,1202thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,24680.321,0017thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,44280.061,15410
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00469.3569636

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)943$91014

Every lot

51 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 1328196.64/cwt195.00–198.006453
Steers—Medium and Large 2337186.65/cwt185.00–188.006293
Steers—Medium and Large 1358190.23/cwt188.00–193.006814
Steers—Medium and Large 3378164.03/cwt160.00–168.006202
Steers—Medium and Large 3431165.43/cwt160.00–168.0071312
Steers—Medium and Large 3464155.89/cwt150.00–158.007234
Steers—Medium and Large 2472163.96/cwt160.00–170.007743
Steers—Medium and Large 1508168.01/cwt163.00–172.0085310
Steers—Medium and Large 3530141.40/cwt138.00–148.007494
Steers—Medium and Large 2538154.98/cwt150.00–160.008342
Steers—Medium and Large 2560154.79/cwt150.00–159.008676
Steers—Medium and Large 1570163.11/cwt160.00–166.0093034
Steers—Medium and Large 3574141.21/cwt140.00–145.008114
Steers—Medium and Large 1617156.52/cwt156.00–162.0096615
Steers—Medium and Large 2620147.96/cwt145.00–149.009174
Steers—Medium and Large 1657151.25/cwt150.00–155.009944
Steers—Medium and Large 2689141.40/cwt140.00–145.0097418
Steers—Medium and Large 2729130.49/cwt127.00–135.009514
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3336148.29/cwt145.00–150.004986
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375145.30/cwt140.00–148.005454
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377153.38/cwt152.00–156.005783
Heifers—Medium and Large 2417147.89/cwt140.00–150.0061715
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425134.32/cwt132.00–136.005713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1465153.47/cwt152.00–155.007142
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469145.86/cwt140.00–148.0068412
Heifers—Medium and Large 3533132.06/cwt128.00–136.007042
Heifers—Medium and Large 2534141.67/cwt140.00–144.007579
Heifers—Medium and Large 1554140.33/cwt140.00–141.007779
Heifers—Medium and Large 2585138.42/cwt135.00–139.0081027
Heifers—Medium and Large 2626135.09/cwt133.00–139.0084611
Heifers—Medium and Large 3633125.69/cwt124.00–128.007963
Heifers—Medium and Large 3683115.51/cwt115.00–116.007892
Heifers—Medium and Large 2758116.01/cwt114.00–118.008792
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3268153.81/cwt150.00–158.004122
Bulls—Medium and Large 2431150.68/cwt148.00–155.006494
Bulls—Medium and Large 3459136.75/cwt135.00–139.006284
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475145.48/cwt140.00–150.006914
Bulls—Medium and Large 1508155.01/cwt152.00–158.007872
Bulls—Medium and Large 3533133.33/cwt130.00–138.007114
Bulls—Medium and Large 2534141.93/cwt140.00–148.007584
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570137.95/cwt136.00–140.007862
Bulls—Medium and Large 3628120.96/cwt120.00–123.007603
Bulls—Medium and Large 2633133.01/cwt132.00–134.008422
Bulls—Medium and Large 2730122.00/cwt120.00–124.008912
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,41878.96/cwt78.00–80.001,1202
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93278.14/cwt75.00–82.007287
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02167.23/cwt65.00–72.0068629
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24680.32/cwt77.00–83.001,0017
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44280.06/cwt76.00–83.001,15410
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,08776.23/cwt74.00–81.008293
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2943910.11/head825.00–1,000.0091014

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.