Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2019-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier, slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher, Feeder steers unevenly steady, feeder bulls steady to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher, steer calves steady, bull calves steady to 3.00 higher,heifer calves steady to 1.00 higher. Replacement cows lightly tested

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.86/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$144.86

73 head · 429 lb average

Value per head Derived

$621

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$14

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$28.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.31

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	428	146.48	627	60
Medium and Large 2	415	140.89	584	11thin
Medium and Large 3	520	117.97	613	2thin

One grade step is worth $28.51/cwt here — about $14 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 sale73 hd

144.86

—

GA average14 barns · 1,511 hd

139.55

+5.31

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,616	74.73	1,208	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,217	57.91	705	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,473	56.44	831	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	934	41.84	391	4thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	188.49/cwt	188.00–189.00	537	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	180.64/cwt	176.00–185.00	569	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	175.00/cwt	170.00–180.00	621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	403	167.52/cwt	163.00–172.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	148.50/cwt	148.00–149.00	787	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	154.02/cwt	153.00–156.00	716	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	163.97/cwt	163.00–165.00	628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	153.55/cwt	149.00–158.00	645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	317	172.72/cwt	170.00–175.00	548	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	777	119.33/cwt	119.00–120.00	927	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	559	135.75/cwt	135.00–136.00	759	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	671	122.90/cwt	120.00–127.00	825	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	141.65/cwt	140.00–146.00	752	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	164.21/cwt	160.00–168.00	460	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	141.00/cwt	140.00–142.00	726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	133.95/cwt	130.00–138.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	229	158.49/cwt	158.00–160.00	363	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	129.79/cwt	125.00–132.00	814	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	147.17/cwt	146.00–149.00	631	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	132.55/cwt	128.00–136.00	909	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	154.46/cwt	151.00–160.00	508	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	156.74/cwt	155.00–162.00	431	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	141.77/cwt	140.00–144.00	663	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	151.53/cwt	150.00–154.00	564	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	116.49/cwt	115.00–118.00	833	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	146.75/cwt	144.00–150.00	490	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	145.96/cwt	140.00–149.00	524	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	117.97/cwt	115.00–121.00	613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	172.51/cwt	170.00–175.00	730	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	145.02/cwt	144.00–146.00	1,041	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	178.03/cwt	177.00–179.00	596	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	157.80/cwt	157.00–158.00	1,010	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	164.51/cwt	160.00–168.00	865	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	159.49/cwt	158.00–160.00	906	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	152.72/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,043	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	178.99/cwt	178.00–180.00	480	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	145.04/cwt	140.00–150.00	812	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	161.61/cwt	160.00–165.00	690	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	182.28/cwt	180.00–185.00	419	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	156.83/cwt	154.00–162.00	734	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	431	156.22/cwt	153.00–158.00	673	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	608	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	617	1
Bulls	—	—	1,616	74.73/cwt	71.00–78.00	1,208	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	57.91/cwt	55.00–60.00	705	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	56.44/cwt	54.00–59.00	831	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	41.84/cwt	39.00–45.00	391	4

How this sale compares

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.

Georgia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Seminole Livestock Exchange - Donalsonville, GA

Wed Apr 24, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Thomasville, GA (LS-TV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 274Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	188.00–189.00	188.49
2	—	315	176.00–185.00	180.64
2	—	355	170.00–180.00	175.00
2	—	403	163.00–172.00	167.52
2	—	530	148.00–149.00	148.50
3	—	465	153.00–156.00	154.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	163.00–165.00	163.97
2	—	420	149.00–158.00	153.55
3	—	317	170.00–175.00	172.72
3	—	777	119.00–120.00	119.33
4	—	559	135.00–136.00	135.75
5	—	671	120.00–127.00	122.90
6	—	531	140.00–146.00	141.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	160.00–168.00	164.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	140.00–142.00	141.00
2	—	558	130.00–138.00	133.95
4	—	229	158.00–160.00	158.49
5	—	627	125.00–132.00	129.79
6	—	429	146.00–149.00	147.17
6	—	686	128.00–136.00	132.55
7	—	329	151.00–160.00	154.46
8	—	275	155.00–162.00	156.74
9	—	468	140.00–144.00	141.77
11	—	372	150.00–154.00	151.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	115.00–118.00	116.49
4	—	334	144.00–150.00	146.75
5	—	359	140.00–149.00	145.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	115.00–121.00	117.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	170.00–175.00	172.51
2	—	718	144.00–146.00	145.02
3	—	335	177.00–179.00	178.03
5	—	640	157.00–158.00	157.80
6	—	526	160.00–168.00	164.51
6	—	568	158.00–160.00	159.49
11	—	683	150.00–155.00	152.72
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	268	178.00–180.00	178.99
2	—	560	140.00–150.00	145.04
3	—	427	160.00–165.00	161.61
5	—	230	180.00–185.00	182.28
5	—	468	154.00–162.00	156.83
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	431	153.00–158.00	156.22

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	75.00	75.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	53.00	53.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,616	71.00–78.00	74.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,217	55.00–60.00	57.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,473	54.00–59.00	56.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	934	39.00–45.00	41.84

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Seminole Livestock Exchange - Donalsonville, GA

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle