Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2019-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier, slaughter cows steady to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 lower, feeder steers steady to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers unevenly steady, steer, bull, and heifer calves unevenly steady, replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $99.06/cwt on 119 head.

Average price

$99.06

119 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$535

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$14

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

$29.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.34

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	386	116.80	451	5thin
Medium and Large 2	551	102.56	565	83
Medium and Large 3	535	86.83	464	31

One grade step is worth $29.97/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 sale119 hd

99.06

—

GA average16 barns · 1,472 hd

106.40

−7.34

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	1,755	69.03	1,211	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,297	41.71	541	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,028	38.25	393	22

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	104.20/cwt	99.00–107.00	601	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	657	100.54/cwt	100.00–103.00	661	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	744	86.27/cwt	86.00–87.00	642	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	103.17/cwt	100.00–107.00	482	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	101.80/cwt	99.00–105.00	627	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	111.94/cwt	109.00–115.00	433	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	117.01/cwt	116.00–119.00	370	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	105.16/cwt	100.00–110.00	432	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	103.06/cwt	102.00–106.00	528	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	117.66/cwt	117.00–118.00	433	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	477	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	487	88.71/cwt	86.00–96.00	432	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	318	109.05/cwt	108.00–110.00	347	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	618	94.14/cwt	89.00–99.00	582	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	107.22/cwt	100.00–110.00	509	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	96.77/cwt	90.00–100.00	600	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	554	95.61/cwt	94.00–98.00	530	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	439	118.80/cwt	118.00–120.00	522	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	110.73/cwt	110.00–113.00	570	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	130.71/cwt	128.00–136.00	481	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	131.77/cwt	130.00–135.00	428	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	148.66/cwt	148.00–150.00	413	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	136.50/cwt	133.00–143.00	520	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	147.71/cwt	145.00–150.00	476	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	84.00/cwt	80.00–90.00	443	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	90.98/cwt	88.00–98.00	523	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	616	84.57/cwt	80.00–90.00	521	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	464	87.43/cwt	85.00–95.00	406	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	120.00/cwt	117.00–126.00	486	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	120.15/cwt	116.00–123.00	625	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	799	108.44/cwt	108.00–109.00	866	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	119.30/cwt	114.00–122.00	753	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	121.15/cwt	115.00–124.00	687	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	111.46/cwt	110.00–114.00	757	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	107.89/cwt	100.00–110.00	769	19
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	102.44/cwt	100.00–106.00	541	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	108.80/cwt	108.00–110.00	473	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	11,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,825	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	61.36/cwt	55.00–70.00	450	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	797	64.08/cwt	57.00–70.00	511	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	75.17/cwt	65.00–85.00	537	4
Bulls	—	—	1,545	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	989	1
Bulls	—	—	1,860	71.54/cwt	69.00–74.00	1,331	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	45.51/cwt	44.00–49.00	598	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	39.17/cwt	35.00–42.00	504	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	35.81/cwt	31.00–38.00	359	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	40.29/cwt	39.00–44.00	423	12

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 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 440Last week 390Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 79Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 17Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	577	99.00–107.00	104.20
13	—	657	100.00–103.00	100.54
11	—	744	86.00–87.00	86.27
11	—	467	100.00–107.00	103.17
10	—	616	99.00–105.00	101.80
7	—	387	109.00–115.00	111.94
7	—	316	116.00–119.00	117.01
5	—	411	100.00–110.00	105.16
4	—	512	102.00–106.00	103.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	117.00–118.00	117.66
2	—	413	115.00–116.00	115.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	527	80.00–90.00	84.00
6	—	575	88.00–98.00	90.98
8	—	616	80.00–90.00	84.57
12	—	464	85.00–95.00	87.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	487	86.00–96.00	88.71
4	—	318	108.00–110.00	109.05
2	—	618	89.00–99.00	94.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	475	100.00–110.00	107.22
8	—	620	90.00–100.00	96.77
5	—	554	94.00–98.00	95.61
5	—	439	118.00–120.00	118.80
4	—	515	110.00–113.00	110.73
3	—	368	128.00–136.00	130.71
3	—	325	130.00–135.00	131.77
3	—	278	148.00–150.00	148.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	381	133.00–143.00	136.50
3	—	322	145.00–150.00	147.71
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	405	117.00–126.00	120.00
5	—	520	116.00–123.00	120.15
9	—	799	108.00–109.00	108.44
10	—	631	114.00–122.00	119.30
12	—	567	115.00–124.00	121.15
15	—	679	110.00–114.00	111.46
19	—	713	100.00–110.00	107.89
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	528	100.00–106.00	102.44
5	—	435	108.00–110.00	108.80

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	—	1,450	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	975	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	733	55.00–70.00	61.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	797	57.00–70.00	64.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	715	65.00–85.00	75.17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	64.00	64.00
2	—	1,860	69.00–74.00	71.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,313	44.00–49.00	45.51
18	—	1,286	35.00–42.00	39.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,002	31.00–38.00	35.81
12	—	1,049	39.00–44.00	40.29

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

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