Sale reports / Georgia / Donalsonville / 2023-06-07

Donalsonville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Donalsonville, Georgia · Wed, Jun 7
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1941
Feeder Cattle receipts
580 head
▲ 290 vs last sale 290▲ 358 vs year ago 222 · +161.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
153 head
▲ 75 vs last sale 78▲ 84 vs year ago 69 · +121.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
42 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 3▲ 16 vs year ago 26 · +61.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 2.00 higher, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder heifers 2.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves and heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves 2.00 lower, replacement cows steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $243.76/cwt on 189 head.
Average price
$243.76
189 head · 468 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,141
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$105
per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2
$5.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.62
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3442244.921,083147
Medium and Large 1575239.751,37933
Medium and Large 2496239.531,1889thin
One grade step is worth $5.39/cwt here — about −$105 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 sale189 hd
243.76
—
GA average16 barns · 1,197 hd
245.38
−1.62
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—Average1,568111.951,7567thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,345101.171,36117
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,08397.491,05633
CowsLean 85-90%Low89486.3477251

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 PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)935$99610

Every lot

41 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3335263.37/cwt262.00–267.0088215
Steers—Medium and Large 2362263.27/cwt260.00–270.009533
Steers—Medium and Large 3373253.66/cwt252.00–255.0094630
Steers—Medium and Large 3432245.15/cwt240.00–250.001,05963
Steers—Medium and Large 2508243.48/cwt242.00–245.001,2372
Steers—Medium and Large 1527253.92/cwt250.00–256.001,33815
Steers—Medium and Large 3538237.54/cwt235.00–239.001,27828
Steers—Medium and Large 2551228.50/cwt227.00–230.001,2592
Steers—Medium and Large 1562243.35/cwt240.00–245.001,3683
Steers—Medium and Large 3562221.13/cwt220.00–225.001,2439
Steers—Medium and Large 1626224.85/cwt222.00–232.001,40815
Steers—Medium and Large 2630211.01/cwt210.00–212.001,3292
Steers—Medium and Large 3725178.49/cwt177.00–180.001,2942
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3344222.79/cwt220.00–225.0076636
Heifers—Medium and Large 1437236.53/cwt234.00–240.001,03433
Heifers—Medium and Large 3437211.42/cwt210.00–217.0092416
Heifers—Medium and Large 3456199.71/cwt198.00–200.009117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1457230.92/cwt225.00–232.001,05521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1540221.85/cwt220.00–222.001,19813
Heifers—Medium and Large 3603174.75/cwt173.00–175.001,0548
Heifers—Medium and Large 2609188.95/cwt185.00–191.001,1516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1627199.36/cwt198.00–200.001,25012
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3404234.00/cwt232.00–235.009453
Bulls—Medium and Large 3482228.32/cwt220.00–230.001,10129
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,492104.62/cwt101.00–107.001,5613
Bulls——1,563120.44/cwt119.00–122.001,8822
Bulls——1,688114.47/cwt114.00–115.001,9322
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87280.46/cwt78.00–84.0070219
Cows—Lean 85-90%90388.00/cwt85.00–91.0079524
Cows—Lean 85-90%91995.30/cwt92.00–99.008768
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05893.03/cwt90.00–96.0098420
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,116113.73/cwt109.00–116.001,2694
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,123100.20/cwt98.00–104.001,1259
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,266112.14/cwt109.00–115.001,4205
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37194.00/cwt90.00–97.001,2898
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,391101.79/cwt98.00–105.001,4164
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3910876.72/head750.00–975.008774
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29521,076.23/head1,050.00–1,100.001,0766
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-274095.00/cwt95.00–95.007031
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-291698.52/cwt92.00–110.009026
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,03092.00/cwt92.00–92.009481

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.