Sale reports / Georgia / Donalsonville / 2022-08-24

Donalsonville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Donalsonville, Georgia · Wed, Aug 24
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1941
Feeder Cattle receipts
427 head
▼ 167 vs last sale 594▼ 58 vs year ago 485 · −12.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
75 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 89▼ 16 vs year ago 91 · −17.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 0▲ 1 vs year ago 38 · +2.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls lightly tested. Feeder steers and feeder bulls steady. Feeder heifers 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Steer calves 4.00 higher. Bull calves steady. Heifer calves 1.00 to 3.00 higher. 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 $170.79/cwt on 116 head.
Average price
$170.79
116 head · 481 lb average
Value per head Derived
$822
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$42
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$35.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.81
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1429187.2680352
Medium and Large 2534160.1385544
Medium and Large 3502151.4476120
One grade step is worth $35.82/cwt here — about $42 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 sale116 hd
170.79
—
GA average14 barns · 1,108 hd
169.99
+0.81
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—Low1,43590.411,2973thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20786.111,04011
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,36779.321,0843thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low92973.1268032

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)1,020$1,01112

Every lot

58 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2260183.00/cwt180.00–185.004765
Steers—Medium and Large 3280174.20/cwt170.00–178.004883
Steers—Medium and Large 1287196.41/cwt195.00–200.005645
Steers—Medium and Large 2313185.44/cwt183.00–188.005802
Steers—Medium and Large 1323194.92/cwt190.00–200.006309
Steers—Medium and Large 1369200.83/cwt198.00–205.007418
Steers—Medium and Large 2373189.89/cwt185.00–195.007083
Steers—Medium and Large 1415192.22/cwt190.00–196.0079813
Steers—Medium and Large 2420185.39/cwt182.00–188.007793
Steers—Medium and Large 3465151.61/cwt148.00–158.007054
Steers—Medium and Large 2480171.02/cwt170.00–172.008212
Steers—Medium and Large 1490182.65/cwt182.00–186.008956
Steers—Medium and Large 3520152.12/cwt148.00–158.007917
Steers—Medium and Large 2528162.71/cwt160.00–166.008593
Steers—Medium and Large 1566169.70/cwt166.00–172.009617
Steers—Medium and Large 2584155.56/cwt150.00–160.009089
Steers—Medium and Large 3592145.32/cwt140.00–148.008603
Steers—Medium and Large 2608141.21/cwt140.00–144.008595
Steers—Medium and Large 3643132.99/cwt129.00–138.008553
Steers—Medium and Large 1674152.97/cwt150.00–154.001,0314
Steers—Medium and Large 2677145.14/cwt140.00–148.009836
Steers—Medium and Large 2715137.83/cwt135.00–140.009856
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3315151.27/cwt150.00–158.004778
Heifers—Medium and Large 3369145.57/cwt140.00–148.005374
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372165.50/cwt162.00–172.006166
Heifers—Medium and Large 2384156.04/cwt150.00–160.005995
Heifers—Medium and Large 3408132.71/cwt130.00–138.005413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1414152.30/cwt150.00–158.0063113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2431144.45/cwt142.00–148.0062310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473146.93/cwt140.00–150.0069516
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473135.41/cwt130.00–138.006403
Heifers—Medium and Large 1508150.68/cwt150.00–152.007653
Heifers—Medium and Large 2510141.31/cwt140.00–146.0072114
Heifers—Medium and Large 3544135.99/cwt130.00–139.007403
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575132.59/cwt130.00–135.007622
Heifers—Medium and Large 2581141.69/cwt138.00–148.0082313
Heifers—Medium and Large 3623120.10/cwt115.00–125.007482
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625138.50/cwt134.00–140.008664
Heifers—Medium and Large 2658136.51/cwt135.00–138.008982
Heifers—Medium and Large 3675120.15/cwt115.00–125.008112
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2378152.07/cwt150.00–154.005752
Bulls—Medium and Large 1438150.82/cwt150.00–156.006617
Bulls—Medium and Large 2485143.92/cwt140.00–148.006982
Bulls—Medium and Large 1530152.04/cwt148.00–156.008062
Bulls—Medium and Large 2584145.03/cwt140.00–148.008474
Bulls—Medium and Large 3635133.23/cwt130.00–140.008463
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,43590.41/cwt89.00–92.001,2973
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91172.21/cwt70.00–76.0065814
Cows—Lean 85-90%92265.84/cwt62.00–68.006078
Cows—Lean 85-90%96180.22/cwt78.00–85.0077110
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19083.89/cwt82.00–86.009988
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25392.04/cwt90.00–95.001,1533
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36779.32/cwt78.00–82.001,0843
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-287196.90/cwt95.00–100.008444
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-293891.05/cwt89.00–94.008543
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,05685.07/cwt83.00–86.008984
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,07786.15/cwt83.00–90.009283
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0201,011.03/head950.00–1,125.001,01112

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.