Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2019-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $127.16/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$127.16

61 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$27.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.64

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	475	140.74	669	14thin
Medium and Large 2	505	126.23	637	36
Medium and Large 3	521	112.94	589	11thin

One grade step is worth $27.80/cwt here — about $80 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 sale61 hd

127.16

—

GA average14 barns · 568 hd

127.80

−0.64

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	1,440	60.00	864	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,535	47.47	729	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,270	40.98	520	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,065	30.12	321	4thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	424	134.16/cwt	134.00–135.00	569	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	283	149.03/cwt	148.00–150.00	422	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	150.48/cwt	150.00–151.00	501	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	128.70/cwt	127.00–132.00	618	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	144.89/cwt	140.00–150.00	543	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	113.48/cwt	113.00–114.00	715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	111.25/cwt	110.00–115.00	617	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	113.01/cwt	109.00–119.00	602	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	121.97/cwt	116.00–126.00	579	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	108.08/cwt	104.00–110.00	524	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	608	101.35/cwt	100.00–104.00	616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	105.33/cwt	104.00–107.00	550	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	118.88/cwt	112.00–122.00	379	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	101.17/cwt	100.00–104.00	643	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	103.41/cwt	100.00–108.00	577	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	113.61/cwt	110.00–120.00	425	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	101.72/cwt	100.00–109.00	473	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	98.77/cwt	93.00–103.00	377	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	92.98/cwt	90.00–95.00	483	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	99.93/cwt	95.00–104.00	423	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	311	161.39/cwt	158.00–165.00	502	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	158.50/cwt	158.00–159.00	599	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	883	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	127.60/cwt	123.00–130.00	725	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	141.95/cwt	140.00–148.00	593	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	661	108.48/cwt	107.00–110.00	717	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	112.00/cwt	110.00–114.00	657	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	104.25/cwt	100.00–108.00	656	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	142.42/cwt	137.00–147.00	541	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	125.79/cwt	120.00–130.00	526	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	131.15/cwt	128.00–134.00	618	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	131.52/cwt	125.00–135.00	696	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	456	116.97/cwt	114.00–120.00	533	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	588	102.02/cwt	100.00–106.00	600	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	117.05/cwt	112.00–122.00	597	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	589	1
Bulls	—	—	1,440	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	864	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	40.98/cwt	40.00–42.00	520	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	47.47/cwt	47.00–48.00	729	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	30.12/cwt	28.00–34.00	321	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 Nov 6, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 262Last week 174Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 39Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 13Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	424	134.00–135.00	134.16
2	—	630	113.00–114.00	113.48
4	—	555	110.00–115.00	111.25
5	—	533	109.00–119.00	113.01
12	—	475	116.00–126.00	121.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	283	148.00–150.00	149.03
2	—	333	150.00–151.00	150.48
3	—	480	127.00–132.00	128.70
10	—	375	140.00–150.00	144.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	104.00–110.00	108.08
3	—	608	100.00–104.00	101.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	104.00–107.00	105.33
5	—	319	112.00–122.00	118.88
5	—	636	100.00–104.00	101.17
7	—	558	100.00–108.00	103.41
8	—	374	110.00–120.00	113.61
15	—	465	100.00–109.00	101.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	93.00–103.00	98.77
3	—	520	90.00–95.00	92.98
6	—	423	95.00–104.00	99.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	311	158.00–165.00	161.39
2	—	378	158.00–159.00	158.50
2	—	742	118.00–120.00	119.01
3	—	568	123.00–130.00	127.60
5	—	418	140.00–148.00	141.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	661	107.00–110.00	108.48
3	—	587	110.00–114.00	112.00
4	—	629	100.00–108.00	104.25
5	—	380	137.00–147.00	142.42
5	—	418	120.00–130.00	125.79
7	—	471	128.00–134.00	131.15
10	—	529	125.00–135.00	131.52
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	456	114.00–120.00	116.97
3	—	588	100.00–106.00	102.02
6	—	510	112.00–122.00	117.05

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	55.00	55.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	60.00	60.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,270	40.00–42.00	40.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,535	47.00–48.00	47.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,065	28.00–34.00	30.12

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

Steers · 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