Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2019-07-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to market closure last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.71/cwt on 114 head.

Average price

$117.71

114 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$592

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$2.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.66

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	119.19	662	47
Medium and Large 3	327	119.18	390	5thin
Medium and Large 2	478	116.47	557	62

One grade step is worth $2.72/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 sale114 hd

117.71

—

GA average13 barns · 1,259 hd

117.05

+0.66

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	—	Average	1,496	75.19	1,125	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,233	60.52	746	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,113	50.67	564	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,026	44.39	456	5thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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 2	—	623	114.08/cwt	111.00–117.00	711	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	139.49/cwt	139.00–140.00	537	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	870	92.89/cwt	88.00–98.00	808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	783	103.34/cwt	100.00–110.00	809	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	150.66/cwt	145.00–153.00	494	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	134.54/cwt	130.00–138.00	624	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	131.48/cwt	130.00–134.00	674	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	688	105.50/cwt	105.00–106.00	726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	120.17/cwt	114.00–124.00	626	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	129.85/cwt	124.00–134.00	474	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	124.38/cwt	120.00–126.00	587	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	132.33/cwt	130.00–135.00	558	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	123.14/cwt	120.00–126.00	517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	122.44/cwt	122.00–125.00	555	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	120.76/cwt	120.00–123.00	615	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	116.64/cwt	115.00–118.00	677	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	118.49/cwt	114.00–120.00	730	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	778	99.44/cwt	97.00–102.00	774	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	314	124.78/cwt	124.00–126.00	392	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	106.67/cwt	100.00–109.00	623	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	108.50/cwt	102.00–112.00	677	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	117.71/cwt	116.00–120.00	617	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	122.63/cwt	118.00–128.00	444	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	117.25/cwt	115.00–122.00	503	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	118.65/cwt	110.00–120.00	552	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	119.18/cwt	117.00–121.00	390	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	116.99/cwt	112.00–120.00	950	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	112.32/cwt	109.00–114.00	964	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	131.01/cwt	130.00–134.00	938	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	140.59/cwt	140.00–141.00	716	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	128.43/cwt	124.00–134.00	860	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	130.92/cwt	126.00–134.00	814	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	126.43/cwt	123.00–130.00	645	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	738	115.95/cwt	111.00–121.00	856	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	134.27/cwt	130.00–140.00	498	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	129.46/cwt	125.00–130.00	743	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	70.41/cwt	68.00–73.00	801	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,038	62.65/cwt	61.00–65.00	650	3
Bulls	—	—	1,496	75.19/cwt	73.00–80.00	1,125	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,078	54.00/cwt	53.00–55.00	582	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	48.18/cwt	47.00–50.00	549	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,233	60.52/cwt	60.00–61.00	746	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	40.47/cwt	40.00–41.00	392	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	47.01/cwt	45.00–48.00	501	3

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 Jul 10, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 288Last week 150Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 23Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 27Year ago 0

No trends due to market closure last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	111.00–117.00	114.08
2	—	688	105.00–106.00	105.50
5	—	521	114.00–124.00	120.17
6	—	365	124.00–134.00	129.85
6	—	472	120.00–126.00	124.38
9	—	422	130.00–135.00	132.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	139.00–140.00	139.49
2	—	870	88.00–98.00	92.89
3	—	783	100.00–110.00	103.34
10	—	328	145.00–153.00	150.66
10	—	464	130.00–138.00	134.54
10	—	513	130.00–134.00	131.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	120.00–126.00	123.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	453	122.00–125.00	122.44
12	—	509	120.00–123.00	120.76
12	—	580	115.00–118.00	116.64
16	—	616	114.00–120.00	118.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	778	97.00–102.00	99.44
4	—	314	124.00–126.00	124.78
6	—	584	100.00–109.00	106.67
6	—	624	102.00–112.00	108.50
8	—	524	116.00–120.00	117.71
9	—	362	118.00–128.00	122.63
12	—	429	115.00–122.00	117.25
15	—	465	110.00–120.00	118.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	327	117.00–121.00	119.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	812	112.00–120.00	116.99
3	—	858	109.00–114.00	112.32
4	—	716	130.00–134.00	131.01
5	—	509	140.00–141.00	140.59
10	—	670	124.00–134.00	128.43
11	—	622	126.00–134.00	130.92
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	123.00–130.00	126.43
2	—	738	111.00–121.00	115.95
7	—	371	130.00–140.00	134.27
9	—	574	125.00–130.00	129.46

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,138	68.00–73.00	70.41
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,038	61.00–65.00	62.65

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,496	73.00–80.00	75.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,078	53.00–55.00	54.00
4	—	1,140	47.00–50.00	48.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,233	60.00–61.00	60.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	968	40.00–41.00	40.47
3	—	1,065	45.00–48.00	47.01

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