Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2019-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher, 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 $106.65/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$106.65

73 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$512

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$8.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.33

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	485	108.04	524	61
Medium and Large 3	453	99.58	451	12thin

One grade step is worth $8.46/cwt here — about $74 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 sale73 hd

106.65

—

GA average16 barns · 1,327 hd

105.32

+1.33

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	1,635	60.50	989	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,182	47.88	566	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,607	40.33	648	3thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	329	150.99/cwt	149.00–153.00	497	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	293	157.60/cwt	157.00–158.00	462	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	108.43/cwt	106.00–111.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	111.62/cwt	110.00–115.00	539	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	733	100.02/cwt	96.00–104.00	733	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	136.37/cwt	135.00–139.00	513	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	113.37/cwt	111.00–119.00	592	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	125.55/cwt	122.00–130.00	524	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	353	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	404	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	116.59/cwt	115.00–119.00	324	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	784	91.60/cwt	90.00–95.00	718	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	98.54/cwt	94.00–100.00	662	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	107.49/cwt	101.00–109.00	525	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	504	110.17/cwt	110.00–111.00	555	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	102.50/cwt	100.00–107.00	640	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	102.55/cwt	100.00–109.00	597	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	111.63/cwt	105.00–114.00	464	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	115.22/cwt	110.00–118.00	378	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	102.01/cwt	100.00–104.00	518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	95.98/cwt	95.00–97.00	600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	102.12/cwt	100.00–108.00	366	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	97.63/cwt	90.00–100.00	423	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	148.95/cwt	148.00–150.00	548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	124.33/cwt	124.00–125.00	880	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	131.54/cwt	130.00–136.00	630	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	125.80/cwt	121.00–131.00	479	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	120.38/cwt	118.00–126.00	626	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	113.83/cwt	110.00–120.00	647	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	799	119.40/cwt	117.00–120.00	954	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	127.14/cwt	120.00–130.00	544	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	740	111.99/cwt	110.00–114.00	829	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	392	113.36/cwt	110.00–120.00	444	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	60.81/cwt	55.00–70.00	504	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	58.40/cwt	50.00–68.00	581	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	53.80/cwt	53.00–55.00	567	2
Bulls	—	—	1,565	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	955	1
Bulls	—	—	1,705	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	1,023	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	43.14/cwt	42.00–44.00	553	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	40.24/cwt	38.00–43.00	442	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	58.68/cwt	58.00–59.00	703	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,607	40.33/cwt	40.00–41.00	648	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 Oct 9, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 297Last week 284Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 28Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 18Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	329	149.00–153.00	150.99
5	—	293	157.00–158.00	157.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	106.00–111.00	108.43
3	—	483	110.00–115.00	111.62
4	—	733	96.00–104.00	100.02
5	—	376	135.00–139.00	136.37
5	—	522	111.00–119.00	113.37
13	—	417	122.00–130.00	125.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	353	114.00–115.00	114.50
3	—	278	115.00–119.00	116.59
3	—	784	90.00–95.00	91.60
4	—	672	94.00–100.00	98.54
6	—	488	101.00–109.00	107.49
6	—	504	110.00–111.00	110.17
6	—	624	100.00–107.00	102.50
9	—	582	100.00–109.00	102.55
10	—	416	105.00–114.00	111.63
12	—	328	110.00–118.00	115.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	100.00–104.00	102.01
2	—	625	95.00–97.00	95.98
4	—	358	100.00–108.00	102.12
4	—	433	90.00–100.00	97.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	148.00–150.00	148.95
3	—	708	124.00–125.00	124.33
11	—	479	130.00–136.00	131.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	381	121.00–131.00	125.80
5	—	520	118.00–126.00	120.38
5	—	568	110.00–120.00	113.83
5	—	799	117.00–120.00	119.40
9	—	428	120.00–130.00	127.14
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	740	110.00–114.00	111.99
3	—	392	110.00–120.00	113.36

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)	6	—	828	55.00–70.00	60.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	995	50.00–68.00	58.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,053	53.00–55.00	53.80

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	61.00	61.00
1	—	1,705	60.00	60.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,283	42.00–44.00	43.14
3	—	1,098	38.00–43.00	40.24
3	—	1,198	58.00–59.00	58.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,607	40.00–41.00	40.33

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

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