Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2019-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder steers, heifers and bulls steady, steer calves steady to 3.00 higher, bull calves steady to 4.00 higher, 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 $118.75/cwt on 106 head.

Average price

$118.75

106 head · 445 lb average

Value per head Derived

$529

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$5.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.77

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	455	119.47	544	91
Medium and Large 2	384	114.36	439	15thin

One grade step is worth $5.11/cwt here — about $105 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 sale106 hd

118.75

—

GA average17 barns · 2,370 hd

116.98

+1.77

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	1,880	74.00	1,391	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,437	50.01	719	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,086	48.99	532	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	953	44.09	420	12

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 1	—	370	158.52/cwt	157.00–160.00	587	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	145.99/cwt	144.00–148.00	610	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	130.98/cwt	130.00–133.00	559	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	138.80/cwt	131.00–141.00	500	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	122.47/cwt	120.00–129.00	578	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	104.65/cwt	100.00–110.00	665	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	109.39/cwt	105.00–112.00	704	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	122.95/cwt	121.00–127.00	400	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	120.47/cwt	115.00–124.00	554	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	112.60/cwt	107.00–116.00	646	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	119.52/cwt	112.00–122.00	622	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	121.13/cwt	119.00–126.00	448	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	121.53/cwt	115.00–125.00	529	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	115.27/cwt	110.00–120.00	378	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	103.05/cwt	100.00–106.00	587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	267	128.71/cwt	126.00–131.00	344	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	113.15/cwt	110.00–115.00	419	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	109.99/cwt	104.00–114.00	463	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	116.96/cwt	112.00–122.00	719	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	147.98/cwt	146.00–150.00	622	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	162.93/cwt	160.00–170.00	451	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	156.00/cwt	150.00–160.00	582	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	136.63/cwt	134.00–137.00	709	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	112.96/cwt	110.00–117.00	762	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	162.27/cwt	157.00–167.00	518	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	138.19/cwt	130.00–140.00	658	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	134.66/cwt	130.00–140.00	574	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	125.11/cwt	121.00–129.00	586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	512	112.00/cwt	110.00–114.00	573	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	283	151.50/cwt	150.00–158.00	429	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,134.63/cwt	1,050.00–1,220.00	13,105	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,113	861.30/cwt	720.00–950.00	9,586	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,231	59.18/cwt	54.00–65.00	729	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,127	57.33/cwt	55.00–60.00	646	3
Bulls	—	—	1,880	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,391	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,028	53.50/cwt	50.00–57.00	550	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	45.84/cwt	42.00–49.00	516	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	50.01/cwt	48.00–53.00	719	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	806	51.02/cwt	49.00–55.00	411	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	40.63/cwt	38.00–45.00	417	8

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 20, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 302Last week 232Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 11Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 5Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	157.00–160.00	158.52
3	—	418	144.00–148.00	145.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	130.00–133.00	130.98
5	—	360	131.00–141.00	138.80
8	—	472	120.00–129.00	122.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	635	100.00–110.00	104.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	644	105.00–112.00	109.39
10	—	325	121.00–127.00	122.95
10	—	460	115.00–124.00	120.47
11	—	574	107.00–116.00	112.60
13	—	520	112.00–122.00	119.52
15	—	370	119.00–126.00	121.13
27	—	435	115.00–125.00	121.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	110.00–120.00	115.27
2	—	570	100.00–106.00	103.05
3	—	267	126.00–131.00	128.71
4	—	370	110.00–115.00	113.15
4	—	421	104.00–114.00	109.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	112.00–122.00	116.96
4	—	420	146.00–150.00	147.98
7	—	277	160.00–170.00	162.93
8	—	373	150.00–160.00	156.00
8	—	519	134.00–137.00	136.63
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	675	110.00–117.00	112.96
7	—	319	157.00–167.00	162.27
11	—	476	130.00–140.00	138.19
12	—	426	130.00–140.00	134.66
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	121.00–129.00	125.11
3	—	512	110.00–114.00	112.00
6	—	283	150.00–158.00	151.50

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	4	—	1,155	1,050.00–1,220.00	1,134.63
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,113	720.00–950.00	861.30
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,231	54.00–65.00	59.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,127	55.00–60.00	57.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,880	74.00	74.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,028	50.00–57.00	53.50
10	—	1,126	42.00–49.00	45.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,437	48.00–53.00	50.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	806	49.00–55.00	51.02
8	—	1,027	38.00–45.00	40.63

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