Sale reports / Georgia / Donalsonville / 2023-02-01

Donalsonville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Donalsonville, Georgia · Wed, Feb 1
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1941
Feeder Cattle receipts
402 head
▲ 91 vs last sale 311▲ 151 vs year ago 251 · +60.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
96 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 97▲ 60 vs year ago 36 · +166.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
49 head
▲ 49 vs last sale 0▲ 35 vs year ago 14 · +250.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 4.00 higher. Feeder steers ,feeder bulls and feeder heifers steady. Steer calves 4.00 higher. Bull calves steady. Heifer calves 3.00 higher. 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 $161.43/cwt on 133 head.
Average price
$161.43
133 head · 438 lb average
Value per head Derived
$707
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$208
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$9.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.24
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2420165.1169454
Medium and Large 3370161.2059649
Medium and Large 1581155.2090230
One grade step is worth $9.91/cwt here — about −$208 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 sale133 hd
161.43
—
GA average14 barns · 1,390 hd
155.19
+6.24
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—Average1,55597.041,50913
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,53688.661,36113
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,10882.3291217
CowsLean 85-90%Low89669.7962527

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)1,008$82622

Every lot

68 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 3220196.40/cwt195.00–198.004322
Steers—Medium and Large 2293199.16/cwt195.00–200.005846
Steers—Medium and Large 1323212.51/cwt212.00–213.006862
Steers—Medium and Large 3333191.97/cwt190.00–195.006394
Steers—Medium and Large 3368189.75/cwt185.00–195.006987
Steers—Medium and Large 2424202.52/cwt200.00–210.008596
Steers—Medium and Large 3425189.22/cwt185.00–195.0080412
Steers—Medium and Large 2470199.00/cwt198.00–200.009352
Steers—Medium and Large 3478184.53/cwt180.00–188.008826
Steers—Medium and Large 1513203.98/cwt200.00–208.001,0462
Steers—Medium and Large 3518184.32/cwt180.00–188.0095510
Steers—Medium and Large 2523192.01/cwt190.00–193.001,0043
Steers—Medium and Large 2565184.11/cwt180.00–190.001,04013
Steers—Medium and Large 3565173.60/cwt170.00–178.009813
Steers—Medium and Large 3619164.95/cwt160.00–170.001,0216
Steers—Medium and Large 2638179.94/cwt175.00–185.001,1482
Steers—Medium and Large 1720165.10/cwt160.00–170.001,1892
Steers—Medium and Large 2725151.62/cwt150.00–155.001,0993
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3236173.18/cwt170.00–178.004095
Heifers—Medium and Large 2273171.87/cwt170.00–175.004696
Heifers—Medium and Large 3292163.61/cwt160.00–165.004787
Heifers—Medium and Large 3324166.33/cwt160.00–168.005399
Heifers—Medium and Large 2333171.53/cwt170.00–173.005716
Heifers—Medium and Large 2369170.82/cwt170.00–173.006307
Heifers—Medium and Large 3378164.16/cwt160.00–168.0062111
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425154.70/cwt150.00–158.006579
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427165.53/cwt163.00–170.0070717
Heifers—Medium and Large 2466165.15/cwt160.00–168.007708
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475176.56/cwt175.00–178.008392
Heifers—Medium and Large 3480152.45/cwt150.00–158.007324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1510170.00/cwt165.00–174.008678
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515158.79/cwt155.00–163.008187
Heifers—Medium and Large 3516145.74/cwt140.00–150.007524
Heifers—Medium and Large 1582152.13/cwt150.00–158.0088513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2627137.63/cwt135.00–140.008633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1684138.03/cwt135.00–140.009445
Heifers—Medium and Large 1713137.47/cwt135.00–140.009802
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3261178.73/cwt175.00–185.004664
Bulls—Medium and Large 3315176.46/cwt170.00–180.005563
Bulls—Medium and Large 2321188.70/cwt185.00–195.006064
Bulls—Medium and Large 2382189.38/cwt185.00–193.007233
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423186.04/cwt185.00–188.007873
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430196.54/cwt193.00–200.008452
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430174.48/cwt173.00–175.007504
Bulls—Medium and Large 3458161.65/cwt160.00–165.007403
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473191.56/cwt190.00–193.009064
Bulls—Medium and Large 2474172.24/cwt170.00–180.0081611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520173.33/cwt170.00–175.009013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1529183.85/cwt180.00–186.009736
Bulls—Medium and Large 1566178.53/cwt173.00–183.001,0107
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,52196.34/cwt94.00–99.001,4656
Bulls——1,54589.35/cwt88.00–91.001,3803
Bulls——1,615103.86/cwt100.00–107.001,6774
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88978.08/cwt75.00–82.0069410
Cows—Lean 85-90%89762.03/cwt60.00–66.0055612
Cows—Lean 85-90%90971.81/cwt68.00–74.006535
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07982.08/cwt79.00–85.008867
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09575.23/cwt72.00–77.008245
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16289.76/cwt87.00–93.001,0435
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44479.20/cwt78.00–80.001,1444
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55898.56/cwt97.00–100.001,5364
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59188.31/cwt84.00–90.001,4055
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,00071.94/cwt69.00–76.007193
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,05575.58/cwt74.00–78.007972
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,08893.66/cwt92.00–95.001,0192
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,11885.49/cwt85.00–86.009562
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,12883.69/cwt82.00–85.009443
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,008826.23/head650.00–1,050.0082622

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.