Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2019-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available this week due to holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.58/cwt on 110 head.

Average price

$111.58

110 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$522

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$249

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

$11.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.89

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	485	116.93	567	57
Medium and Large 2	460	105.91	487	49
Medium and Large 3	303	104.97	318	4thin

One grade step is worth $11.96/cwt here — about $249 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 sale110 hd

111.58

—

GA average14 barns · 2,108 hd

113.47

−1.89

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	1,757	73.26	1,287	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,568	50.97	799	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,045	39.85	416	9thin

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	—	278	161.77/cwt	157.00–167.00	450	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	154.57/cwt	152.00–160.00	577	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	135.12/cwt	130.00–140.00	568	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	115.23/cwt	110.00–120.00	595	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	118.55/cwt	115.00–120.00	549	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	114.03/cwt	110.00–120.00	659	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	671	92.27/cwt	90.00–96.00	619	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	95.55/cwt	90.00–100.00	595	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	317	126.63/cwt	120.00–130.00	401	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	126.32/cwt	120.00–130.00	461	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	110.51/cwt	104.00–114.00	618	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	101.34/cwt	100.00–102.00	647	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	131.50/cwt	130.00–138.00	443	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	116.23/cwt	113.00–120.00	571	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	113.82/cwt	110.00–120.00	596	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	103.41/cwt	100.00–105.00	546	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	95.22/cwt	90.00–99.00	600	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	110.45/cwt	105.00–115.00	415	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	106.49/cwt	100.00–110.00	495	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	106.59/cwt	100.00–110.00	466	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	303	104.97/cwt	100.00–110.00	318	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	165.98/cwt	165.00–167.00	548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	150.89/cwt	147.00–156.00	629	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	120.94/cwt	118.00–123.00	814	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	156.74/cwt	155.00–160.00	596	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	546	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	732	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	224	173.86/cwt	168.00–178.00	389	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	497	142.68/cwt	138.00–143.00	709	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	148.44/cwt	143.00–153.00	468	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	126.34/cwt	120.00–130.00	659	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	147.95/cwt	142.00–150.00	556	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	134.29/cwt	131.00–140.00	581	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	124.84/cwt	120.00–126.00	725	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	113.93/cwt	110.00–118.00	649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	125.73/cwt	120.00–130.00	456	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,151	44.76/cwt	40.00–50.00	515	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	576	1
Bulls	—	—	1,757	73.26/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,287	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	50.97/cwt	48.00–54.00	799	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	39.85/cwt	38.00–45.00	416	9

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 Dec 4, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 383Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 0Year ago 0

No trend available this week due to holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	278	157.00–167.00	161.77
3	—	373	152.00–160.00	154.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	130.00–140.00	135.12
5	—	516	110.00–120.00	115.23
7	—	463	115.00–120.00	118.55
7	—	578	110.00–120.00	114.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	671	90.00–96.00	92.27
5	—	623	90.00–100.00	95.55
6	—	317	120.00–130.00	126.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	120.00–130.00	126.32
4	—	559	104.00–114.00	110.51
6	—	638	100.00–102.00	101.34
10	—	337	130.00–138.00	131.50
16	—	491	113.00–120.00	116.23
17	—	524	110.00–120.00	113.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	100.00–105.00	103.41
4	—	630	90.00–99.00	95.22
6	—	376	105.00–115.00	110.45
16	—	465	100.00–110.00	106.49
20	—	437	100.00–110.00	106.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	303	100.00–110.00	104.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	165.00–167.00	165.98
3	—	417	147.00–156.00	150.89
3	—	673	118.00–123.00	120.94
5	—	380	155.00–160.00	156.74
5	—	546	134.00	134.00
7	—	224	168.00–178.00	173.86
15	—	497	138.00–143.00	142.68
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	143.00–153.00	148.44
6	—	522	120.00–130.00	126.34
7	—	376	142.00–150.00	147.95
14	—	433	131.00–140.00	134.29
15	—	581	120.00–126.00	124.84
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	110.00–118.00	113.93
7	—	363	120.00–130.00	125.73

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)	5	—	1,151	40.00–50.00	44.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	60.00	60.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,757	70.00–77.00	73.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,568	48.00–54.00	50.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,045	38.00–45.00	39.85

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle