Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2019-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier, slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower,slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers steady to 1.00 higher, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady to 1.00 higher, steer and bull calves steady,heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $104.70/cwt on 103 head.

Average price

$104.70

103 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$510

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$59

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

$27.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.93

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	348	122.84	427	12thin
Medium and Large 2	501	106.73	534	57
Medium and Large 3	513	94.91	487	34

One grade step is worth $27.93/cwt here — about −$59 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 sale103 hd

104.70

—

GA average16 barns · 1,381 hd

106.63

−1.93

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	1,682	65.98	1,110	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,385	47.72	661	8thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	118.26/cwt	112.00–122.00	565	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	114.54/cwt	110.00–120.00	647	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	266	144.14/cwt	140.00–148.00	383	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	778	116.33/cwt	113.00–119.00	905	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	484	103.05/cwt	100.00–108.00	499	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	157.50/cwt	157.00–158.00	576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	124.63/cwt	122.00–126.00	583	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	117.54/cwt	115.00–120.00	544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	688	94.50/cwt	94.00–95.00	650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	508	113.57/cwt	109.00–116.00	577	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	637	95.67/cwt	95.00–96.00	609	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	104.74/cwt	104.00–114.00	599	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	114.79/cwt	110.00–120.00	486	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	508	105.01/cwt	104.00–106.00	533	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	97.94/cwt	96.00–100.00	566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	329	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	120.97/cwt	120.00–122.00	500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	122.04/cwt	120.00–124.00	410	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	125.73/cwt	124.00–128.00	459	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	115.44/cwt	111.00–120.00	444	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	115.08/cwt	111.00–118.00	366	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	113.55/cwt	110.00–118.00	468	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	99.56/cwt	99.00–100.00	564	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	114.14/cwt	110.00–116.00	546	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	100.19/cwt	98.00–101.00	638	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	100.68/cwt	100.00–102.00	544	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	47.76/cwt	46.00–50.00	609	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,588	54.39/cwt	52.00–57.00	864	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,403	40.98/cwt	40.00–42.00	575	2
Bulls	—	—	1,625	67.47/cwt	65.00–70.00	1,096	4
Bulls	—	—	1,910	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	1,146	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	120.27/cwt	115.00–125.00	618	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	221	140.24/cwt	138.00–143.00	310	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	115.00/cwt	110.00–119.00	820	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	115.33/cwt	110.00–119.00	719	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	113.97/cwt	110.00–118.00	752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	142.46/cwt	140.00–145.00	449	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	121.41/cwt	120.00–122.00	889	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	125.77/cwt	120.00–128.00	791	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	161.28/cwt	155.00–163.00	548	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	121.35/cwt	120.00–124.00	801	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	142.84/cwt	138.00–148.00	531	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	291	166.05/cwt	160.00–170.00	483	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	103.67/cwt	100.00–109.00	492	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	90.55/cwt	88.00–94.00	476	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	96.11/cwt	90.00–100.00	400	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	84.25/cwt	84.00–85.00	564	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	569	91.94/cwt	90.00–98.00	523	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	617	91.98/cwt	90.00–96.00	568	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	103.11/cwt	100.00–106.00	338	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,106	56.86/cwt	50.00–75.00	629	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	7,035	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	108.41/cwt	103.00–112.00	567	7

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 23, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 410Last week 215Year ago 212

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 35Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 0Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	478	112.00–122.00	118.26
6	—	565	110.00–120.00	114.54
8	—	266	140.00–148.00	144.14
8	—	778	113.00–119.00	116.33
4	—	514	115.00–125.00	120.27
4	—	221	138.00–143.00	140.24
3	—	713	110.00–119.00	115.00
3	—	623	110.00–119.00	115.33
2	—	660	110.00–118.00	113.97
2	—	315	140.00–145.00	142.46
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	484	100.00–108.00	103.05
7	—	523	103.00–112.00	108.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	732	120.00–122.00	121.41
8	—	629	120.00–128.00	125.77
5	—	340	155.00–163.00	161.28
3	—	660	120.00–124.00	121.35
3	—	372	138.00–148.00	142.84
3	—	291	160.00–170.00	166.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	366	157.00–158.00	157.50
3	—	468	122.00–126.00	124.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	115.00–120.00	117.54
2	—	688	94.00–95.00	94.50
5	—	508	109.00–116.00	113.57
12	—	637	95.00–96.00	95.67
13	—	572	104.00–114.00	104.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	110.00–120.00	114.79
2	—	508	104.00–106.00	105.01
2	—	578	96.00–100.00	97.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	120.00–121.00	120.51
2	—	413	120.00–122.00	120.97
4	—	336	120.00–124.00	122.04
4	—	365	124.00–128.00	125.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	385	111.00–120.00	115.44
6	—	318	111.00–118.00	115.08
7	—	412	110.00–118.00	113.55
7	—	566	99.00–100.00	99.56
8	—	478	110.00–116.00	114.14
11	—	637	98.00–101.00	100.19
13	—	540	100.00–102.00	100.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	475	100.00–109.00	103.67
7	—	526	88.00–94.00	90.55
6	—	416	90.00–100.00	96.11
4	—	670	84.00–85.00	84.25
4	—	569	90.00–98.00	91.94
3	—	617	90.00–96.00	91.98
2	—	328	100.00–106.00	103.11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,275	46.00–50.00	47.76
2	—	1,588	52.00–57.00	54.39
2	—	1,403	40.00–42.00	40.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,625	65.00–70.00	67.47
1	—	1,910	60.00	60.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,106	50.00–75.00	56.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	670.00	670.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

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