Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2019-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier, slaughter cows and bulls steady, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls steady to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers steady, steer calves steady, bull and heifer calves unevenly steady, replacement cows lightly tested

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $104.76/cwt on 97 head.

Average price

$104.76

97 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$549

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$202

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

$13.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.18

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	586	111.17	651	13thin
Medium and Large 2	528	105.25	555	68
Medium and Large 3	461	97.43	449	16thin

One grade step is worth $13.74/cwt here — about $202 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 sale97 hd

104.76

—

GA average16 barns · 1,534 hd

105.94

−1.18

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	1,652	70.81	1,170	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,222	44.33	541	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	928	35.54	330	4thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	674	93.64/cwt	90.00–99.00	631	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	120.32/cwt	119.00–123.00	569	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	117.81/cwt	115.00–121.00	509	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	736	90.62/cwt	89.00–95.00	667	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	381	124.51/cwt	120.00–129.00	474	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	97.70/cwt	90.00–100.00	557	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	624	102.18/cwt	100.00–104.00	638	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	101.98/cwt	100.00–104.00	546	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	628	95.94/cwt	94.00–98.00	603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	111.17/cwt	109.00–114.00	651	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	117.04/cwt	115.00–119.00	328	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	301	113.50/cwt	112.00–115.00	342	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	114.50/cwt	110.00–120.00	442	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	674	97.00/cwt	96.00–100.00	654	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	91.51/cwt	90.00–92.00	666	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	99.51/cwt	95.00–105.00	632	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	115.30/cwt	113.00–119.00	483	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	109.67/cwt	106.00–116.00	518	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	108.83/cwt	105.00–115.00	563	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	98.62/cwt	96.00–106.00	577	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	95.06/cwt	90.00–100.00	404	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	95.13/cwt	90.00–100.00	459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	92.05/cwt	90.00–94.00	575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	101.01/cwt	99.00–104.00	530	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	98.39/cwt	90.00–100.00	362	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	356	155.97/cwt	154.00–158.00	555	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	142.52/cwt	140.00–145.00	375	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	122.38/cwt	121.00–125.00	628	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	120.19/cwt	117.00–126.00	579	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	124.22/cwt	120.00–128.00	539	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	44.62/cwt	43.00–46.00	445	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	52.29/cwt	48.00–63.00	627	3
Bulls	—	—	1,652	70.81/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,170	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	40.19/cwt	38.00–42.00	454	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	45.57/cwt	44.00–47.00	569	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	35.54/cwt	34.00–38.00	330	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 Oct 2, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 284Last week 238Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 55Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 7Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	674	90.00–99.00	93.64
3	—	473	119.00–123.00	120.32
5	—	432	115.00–121.00	117.81
6	—	736	89.00–95.00	90.62
7	—	381	120.00–129.00	124.51
8	—	570	90.00–100.00	97.70
11	—	624	100.00–104.00	102.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	100.00–104.00	101.98
2	—	628	94.00–98.00	95.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	586	109.00–114.00	111.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	115.00–119.00	117.04
2	—	301	112.00–115.00	113.50
4	—	386	110.00–120.00	114.50
4	—	674	96.00–100.00	97.00
4	—	728	90.00–92.00	91.51
6	—	635	95.00–105.00	99.51
7	—	419	113.00–119.00	115.30
11	—	472	106.00–116.00	109.67
11	—	517	105.00–115.00	108.83
17	—	585	96.00–106.00	98.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	90.00–100.00	95.06
2	—	483	90.00–100.00	95.13
2	—	625	90.00–94.00	92.05
4	—	525	99.00–104.00	101.01
6	—	368	90.00–100.00	98.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	356	154.00–158.00	155.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	263	140.00–145.00	142.52
3	—	513	121.00–125.00	122.38
5	—	482	117.00–126.00	120.19
6	—	434	120.00–128.00	124.22

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	998	43.00–46.00	44.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,200	48.00–63.00	52.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,652	70.00–74.00	70.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,130	38.00–42.00	40.19
10	—	1,249	44.00–47.00	45.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	928	34.00–38.00	35.54

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle