Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2019-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier, slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers and bulls steady, feeder heifers steady to 3.00 lower,steer and bull calves unevenly steady, heifer calves steady to 6.00 higher, Replacement cows steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $125.76/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$125.76

74 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$676

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$20.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.65

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	127.90	713	47
Medium and Large 2	500	125.39	627	22
Medium and Large 3	513	107.32	550	5thin

One grade step is worth $20.58/cwt here — about $163 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 sale74 hd

125.76

—

GA average14 barns · 601 hd

128.41

−2.65

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	1,346	64.56	869	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,201	51.82	622	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,534	51.58	791	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,049	47.46	498	44

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	373	143.92/cwt	140.00–148.00	537	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	117.49/cwt	117.00–118.00	665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	163.06/cwt	158.00–168.00	448	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	317	157.53/cwt	155.00–160.00	499	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	130.35/cwt	130.00–131.00	482	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	107.30/cwt	106.00–110.00	608	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	103.31/cwt	100.00–105.00	641	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	129.33/cwt	125.00–135.00	546	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	456	127.34/cwt	126.00–128.00	581	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	785	86.01/cwt	85.00–87.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	516	106.50/cwt	100.00–110.00	550	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	121.96/cwt	121.00–123.00	509	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	128.74/cwt	126.00–131.00	409	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	117.16/cwt	116.00–118.00	600	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	98.90/cwt	94.00–104.00	621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	108.32/cwt	103.00–112.00	563	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	97.33/cwt	96.00–99.00	655	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	121.25/cwt	117.00–124.00	405	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	122.80/cwt	122.00–124.00	449	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	112.01/cwt	109.00–115.00	633	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	117.52/cwt	114.00–121.00	551	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	117.42/cwt	115.00–120.00	500	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	104.47/cwt	100.00–109.00	452	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	97.45/cwt	95.00–100.00	549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	118.65/cwt	116.00–120.00	450	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	44.46/cwt	40.00–47.00	463	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	51.06/cwt	49.00–56.00	540	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	54.98/cwt	54.00–56.00	825	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	48.19/cwt	46.00–50.00	756	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	50.40/cwt	48.00–53.00	614	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	54.93/cwt	53.00–58.00	639	10
Bulls	—	—	1,270	61.41/cwt	60.00–64.00	780	3
Bulls	—	—	1,575	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,166	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	70.65/cwt	68.00–73.00	747	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	67.36/cwt	63.00–73.00	717	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,009	54.28/cwt	48.00–58.00	548	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	735.47/cwt	690.00–780.00	8,737	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	559	105.89/cwt	98.00–110.00	592	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	109.47/cwt	105.00–114.00	485	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	131.91/cwt	130.00–138.00	553	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	115.33/cwt	112.00–118.00	783	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	118.68/cwt	117.00–120.00	732	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	116.73/cwt	114.00–120.00	610	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	452	126.34/cwt	124.00–130.00	571	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	121.48/cwt	120.00–123.00	678	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	135.94/cwt	131.00–141.00	523	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	142.40/cwt	140.00–145.00	446	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	128.22/cwt	128.00–129.00	736	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	129.09/cwt	126.00–131.00	671	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	122.60/cwt	122.00–128.00	747	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	137.33/cwt	136.00–140.00	669	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 Aug 21, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 313Last week 202Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 126Last week 57Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 16Year 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	—	373	140.00–148.00	143.92
2	—	566	117.00–118.00	117.49
3	—	275	158.00–168.00	163.06
3	—	317	155.00–160.00	157.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	130.00–131.00	130.35
3	—	567	106.00–110.00	107.30
3	—	620	100.00–105.00	103.31
5	—	422	125.00–135.00	129.33
6	—	456	126.00–128.00	127.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	785	85.00–87.00	86.01
5	—	516	100.00–110.00	106.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	121.00–123.00	121.96
4	—	318	126.00–131.00	128.74
6	—	512	116.00–118.00	117.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	94.00–104.00	98.90
3	—	520	103.00–112.00	108.32
3	—	673	96.00–99.00	97.33
4	—	334	117.00–124.00	121.25
5	—	366	122.00–124.00	122.80
7	—	565	109.00–115.00	112.01
9	—	469	114.00–121.00	117.52
18	—	426	115.00–120.00	117.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	100.00–109.00	104.47
2	—	563	95.00–100.00	97.45
5	—	379	116.00–120.00	118.65
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	559	98.00–110.00	105.89
2	—	443	105.00–114.00	109.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	419	130.00–138.00	131.91
3	—	679	112.00–118.00	115.33
3	—	617	117.00–120.00	118.68
3	—	523	114.00–120.00	116.73
3	—	452	124.00–130.00	126.34
2	—	558	120.00–123.00	121.48
2	—	385	131.00–141.00	135.94
2	—	313	140.00–145.00	142.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	574	128.00–129.00	128.22
16	—	520	126.00–131.00	129.09
10	—	609	122.00–128.00	122.60
3	—	487	136.00–140.00	137.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,041	40.00–47.00	44.46
20	—	1,058	49.00–56.00	51.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,500	54.00–56.00	54.98
2	—	1,568	46.00–50.00	48.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,218	48.00–53.00	50.40
10	—	1,163	53.00–58.00	54.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,270	60.00–64.00	61.41
1	—	1,575	74.00	74.00

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,058	68.00–73.00	70.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,065	63.00–73.00	67.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,009	48.00–58.00	54.28
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,188	690.00–780.00	735.47

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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Steers · 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

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Slaughter Cattle

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