Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2019-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier, slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers steady to 5.00 lower, feeder bulls steady to 2.00 lower,feeder heifers steady,steer and heifer calves steady to 4.00 lower, bull calves steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $101.94/cwt on 101 head.

Average price

$101.94

101 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$531

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$19.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.00

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	453	118.00	535	2thin
Medium and Large 2	580	103.10	598	65
Medium and Large 3	411	98.77	406	34

One grade step is worth $19.23/cwt here — about $128 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 sale101 hd

101.94

—

GA average16 barns · 1,333 hd

104.94

−3.00

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	1,445	62.53	904	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,523	51.74	788	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,271	48.55	617	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,152	39.34	453	15

Every lot, as filed

48 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 3	—	458	104.97/cwt	100.00–110.00	481	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	111.45/cwt	109.00–115.00	483	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	692	88.66/cwt	88.00–90.00	614	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	628	91.36/cwt	90.00–94.00	574	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	120.00/cwt	119.00–121.00	462	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	131.26/cwt	128.00–134.00	482	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	91.97/cwt	90.00–94.00	375	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	96.86/cwt	94.00–100.00	361	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	100.68/cwt	100.00–106.00	591	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	766	96.51/cwt	94.00–100.00	739	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	111.05/cwt	107.00–114.00	580	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	106.10/cwt	103.00–112.00	517	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	99.76/cwt	98.00–100.00	620	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	109.97/cwt	109.00–112.00	408	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	118.00/cwt	117.00–119.00	535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	524	99.60/cwt	92.00–104.00	522	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	91.25/cwt	90.00–95.00	511	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	672	96.73/cwt	96.00–98.00	650	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	98.98/cwt	96.00–104.00	629	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	582	101.61/cwt	99.00–104.00	591	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	130.33/cwt	130.00–131.00	534	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	287	136.74/cwt	130.00–140.00	392	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	277	145.05/cwt	142.00–150.00	402	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	147.46/cwt	145.00–150.00	472	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	222	104.21/cwt	100.00–110.00	231	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	91.94/cwt	90.00–96.00	485	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	279	102.97/cwt	100.00–109.00	287	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	96.31/cwt	90.00–99.00	557	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	103.69/cwt	100.00–110.00	334	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	97.85/cwt	93.00–102.00	457	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	158.98/cwt	158.00–160.00	445	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	136.03/cwt	135.00–137.00	497	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	633	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	125.21/cwt	124.00–129.00	526	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	110.35/cwt	110.00–116.00	668	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	114.41/cwt	114.00–117.00	753	22
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	112.98/cwt	112.00–114.00	540	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	104.53/cwt	101.00–108.00	653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	110.66/cwt	110.00–112.00	583	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	6,923	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	45.83/cwt	43.00–52.00	535	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	46.80/cwt	42.00–52.00	561	6
Bulls	—	—	1,445	62.53/cwt	60.00–65.00	904	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	44.00/cwt	41.00–48.00	553	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	53.09/cwt	49.00–56.00	682	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	51.74/cwt	50.00–54.00	788	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,177	34.29/cwt	30.00–37.00	404	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,139	41.86/cwt	40.00–46.00	477	10

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 Sep 11, 2019

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Feeder CattleReceipts 390Last week 160Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 35Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 19Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	458	100.00–110.00	104.97
4	—	433	109.00–115.00	111.45
3	—	692	88.00–90.00	88.66
3	—	628	90.00–94.00	91.36
2	—	385	119.00–121.00	120.00
6	—	524	92.00–104.00	99.60
4	—	560	90.00–95.00	91.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	367	128.00–134.00	131.26
4	—	672	96.00–98.00	96.73
3	—	635	96.00–104.00	98.98
3	—	582	99.00–104.00	101.61
3	—	410	130.00–131.00	130.33
3	—	287	130.00–140.00	136.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	277	142.00–150.00	145.05
2	—	320	145.00–150.00	147.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	90.00–94.00	91.97
2	—	373	94.00–100.00	96.86
3	—	222	100.00–110.00	104.21
3	—	527	90.00–96.00	91.94
4	—	279	100.00–109.00	102.97
4	—	578	90.00–99.00	96.31
5	—	322	100.00–110.00	103.69
11	—	467	93.00–102.00	97.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	587	100.00–106.00	100.68
11	—	766	94.00–100.00	96.51
11	—	522	107.00–114.00	111.05
11	—	487	103.00–112.00	106.10
8	—	621	98.00–100.00	99.76
4	—	371	109.00–112.00	109.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	453	117.00–119.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	158.00–160.00	158.98
2	—	365	135.00–137.00	136.03
2	—	570	110.00–112.00	110.99
5	—	420	124.00–129.00	125.21
17	—	605	110.00–116.00	110.35
22	—	658	114.00–117.00	114.41
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	112.00–114.00	112.98
2	—	625	101.00–108.00	104.53
3	—	527	110.00–112.00	110.66

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	975	710.00	710.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,167	43.00–52.00	45.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,198	42.00–52.00	46.80

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,445	60.00–65.00	62.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,257	41.00–48.00	44.00
18	—	1,285	49.00–56.00	53.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,523	50.00–54.00	51.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,177	30.00–37.00	34.29
10	—	1,139	40.00–46.00	41.86

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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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

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Replacement Cattle

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