Sale reports / Georgia / Donalsonville / 2022-09-14

Donalsonville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Donalsonville, Georgia · Wed, Sep 14
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1941
Feeder Cattle receipts
645 head
▲ 381 vs last sale 264▲ 645 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
101 head
▲ 60 vs last sale 41▲ 101 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 14▲ 23 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls lightly tested. Feeder steers steady. Feeder bulls lightly tested. Feeder heifers 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Steer calves steady. Bull calves 2.00 higher. Heifer calves 3.00 lower. 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 $143.08/cwt on 225 head.
Average price
$143.08
225 head · 471 lb average
Value per head Derived
$673
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$147
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$4.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.54
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1570146.4683456
Medium and Large 3375141.9853372
Medium and Large 2484141.9468797
One grade step is worth $4.52/cwt here — about $147 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 sale225 hd
143.08
—
GA average15 barns · 2,234 hd
149.62
−6.54
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—Low1,65783.421,3825thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,39580.371,1212thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21373.678948thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07765.5370645

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)1,083$8096

Every lot

69 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3282186.11/cwt180.00–190.005256
Steers—Medium and Large 2318193.09/cwt190.00–198.006147
Steers—Medium and Large 1355204.00/cwt203.00–205.007242
Steers—Medium and Large 2369192.25/cwt190.00–198.007098
Steers—Medium and Large 3375183.19/cwt180.00–188.0068714
Steers—Medium and Large 2406186.69/cwt180.00–190.0075817
Steers—Medium and Large 3442175.79/cwt170.00–178.007775
Steers—Medium and Large 3472169.27/cwt165.00–175.0079915
Steers—Medium and Large 2530173.31/cwt170.00–174.009196
Steers—Medium and Large 3540164.04/cwt160.00–168.008862
Steers—Medium and Large 3568156.98/cwt156.00–158.008923
Steers—Medium and Large 2569163.98/cwt160.00–168.009335
Steers—Medium and Large 1618164.39/cwt160.00–170.001,0169
Steers—Medium and Large 3621137.42/cwt132.00–140.008534
Steers—Medium and Large 1671166.02/cwt160.00–168.001,1144
Steers—Medium and Large 2688157.01/cwt149.00–159.001,0807
Steers—Medium and Large 3693134.48/cwt130.00–139.009322
Steers—Medium and Large 2728152.02/cwt150.00–154.001,1072
Steers—Medium and Large 1731163.31/cwt160.00–165.001,1946
Steers—Medium and Large 1759163.80/cwt159.00–166.001,2436
Steers—Medium and Large 2783143.34/cwt142.00–145.001,1223
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3268149.09/cwt145.00–153.0040014
Heifers—Medium and Large 3319144.22/cwt140.00–148.0046011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325151.57/cwt150.00–155.0049311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2361150.79/cwt150.00–153.005444
Heifers—Medium and Large 3388143.55/cwt140.00–148.0055722
Heifers—Medium and Large 3414134.95/cwt130.00–138.0055911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424152.39/cwt150.00–153.0064610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428143.77/cwt140.00–148.0061518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468150.82/cwt150.00–151.007066
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476144.62/cwt140.00–149.0068824
Heifers—Medium and Large 3477136.18/cwt132.00–138.0065014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1516145.19/cwt140.00–150.0074912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2537136.73/cwt130.00–139.0073417
Heifers—Medium and Large 2583134.39/cwt128.00–138.0078314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1584143.65/cwt140.00–148.008399
Heifers—Medium and Large 2612136.99/cwt132.00–138.008389
Heifers—Medium and Large 1619143.27/cwt140.00–148.008875
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670151.74/cwt145.00–155.001,0173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1739143.16/cwt139.00–148.001,0587
Heifers—Medium and Large 1782140.98/cwt140.00–142.001,1024
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3245171.50/cwt170.00–173.004202
Bulls—Medium and Large 3368154.14/cwt150.00–158.005672
Bulls—Medium and Large 2374172.14/cwt168.00–178.006444
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420183.63/cwt180.00–188.007716
Bulls—Medium and Large 3422153.88/cwt150.00–158.006495
Bulls—Medium and Large 2427164.74/cwt160.00–170.007037
Bulls—Medium and Large 3463146.48/cwt142.00–148.006784
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475163.19/cwt160.00–170.007753
Bulls—Medium and Large 2482152.71/cwt150.00–155.007367
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520145.45/cwt140.00–149.0075612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523151.37/cwt150.00–155.0079212
Bulls—Medium and Large 3527133.66/cwt130.00–138.007045
Bulls—Medium and Large 1581144.53/cwt140.00–150.008409
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623145.96/cwt143.00–149.009092
Bulls—Medium and Large 2635132.46/cwt130.00–135.008412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665147.02/cwt145.00–148.009783
Bulls—Medium and Large 2727122.00/cwt120.00–123.008873
Bulls—Medium and Large 1770119.90/cwt115.00–125.009232
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,65783.42/cwt80.00–86.001,3825
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06366.89/cwt64.00–71.0071126
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08061.04/cwt56.00–63.0065915
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15673.57/cwt72.00–79.008504
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21373.67/cwt72.00–79.008948
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39580.37/cwt77.00–84.001,1212
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-295183.96/cwt80.00–86.007984
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,03372.09/cwt70.00–76.007453
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,09384.77/cwt82.00–88.009272
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,083809.23/head650.00–975.008096

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.