Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2020-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows steady to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder steers steady to 4.00 lower,feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady to 2.00 lower, steer calves unevenly steady, bull and heifer calves steady to 5.00 lower, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.25/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$129.25

58 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$609

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$22.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.98

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	427	140.43	600	27
Medium and Large 2	514	119.61	615	29
Medium and Large 3	440	118.00	519	2thin

One grade step is worth $22.43/cwt here — about $81 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 sale58 hd

129.25

—

GA average16 barns · 1,749 hd

124.27

+4.98

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	1,392	70.85	986	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,315	58.57	770	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,184	58.51	692	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,013	47.41	480	12

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	573	143.51/cwt	143.00–144.00	822	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	157.46/cwt	155.00–160.00	535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	149.50/cwt	149.00–150.00	730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	666	111.02/cwt	110.00–112.00	739	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	657	90.00/cwt	85.00–95.00	591	7
Bulls	—	—	1,240	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	175.35/cwt	175.00–176.00	645	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	145.33/cwt	145.00–146.00	833	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	156.62/cwt	156.00–160.00	761	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	77.03/cwt	69.00–88.00	894	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	71.79/cwt	63.00–83.00	887	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	59.33/cwt	55.00–63.00	675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	168.35/cwt	165.00–175.00	700	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	139.94/cwt	139.00–144.00	877	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	173.02/cwt	170.00–180.00	479	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	171.63/cwt	170.00–175.00	553	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	157.67/cwt	155.00–160.00	659	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	143.08/cwt	138.00–148.00	747	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	107.47/cwt	106.00–109.00	723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	104.51/cwt	104.00–105.00	756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	117.69/cwt	115.00–120.00	551	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	110.68/cwt	110.00–112.00	699	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	143.64/cwt	140.00–150.00	695	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	135.21/cwt	130.00–140.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	147.81/cwt	141.00–150.00	544	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	132.30/cwt	128.00–138.00	558	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	117.80/cwt	110.00–120.00	601	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	118.00/cwt	115.00–121.00	519	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	134.39/cwt	130.00–138.00	618	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	135.04/cwt	130.00–140.00	450	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	52.21/cwt	50.00–54.00	533	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	149.04/cwt	148.00–150.00	496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	115.98/cwt	115.00–117.00	792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	157.50/cwt	155.00–160.00	449	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	141.50/cwt	140.00–144.00	599	4
Bulls	—	—	1,468	76.28/cwt	73.00–79.00	1,120	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	67.52/cwt	67.00–68.00	849	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	63.49/cwt	62.00–65.00	767	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	52.37/cwt	50.00–57.00	600	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	58.57/cwt	55.00–62.00	770	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	42.60/cwt	37.00–44.00	429	6

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 Jan 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 234Last week 273Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 22Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 6Year 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	—	573	143.00–144.00	143.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	155.00–160.00	157.46
2	—	488	149.00–150.00	149.50
2	—	666	110.00–112.00	111.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	657	85.00–95.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	175.00–176.00	175.35
3	—	573	145.00–146.00	145.33
6	—	486	156.00–160.00	156.62
11	—	416	165.00–175.00	168.35
16	—	627	139.00–144.00	139.94
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	277	170.00–180.00	173.02
3	—	322	170.00–175.00	171.63
3	—	418	155.00–160.00	157.67
3	—	522	138.00–148.00	143.08
4	—	484	140.00–150.00	143.64
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	130.00–140.00	135.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	106.00–109.00	107.47
2	—	723	104.00–105.00	104.51
3	—	468	115.00–120.00	117.69
3	—	632	110.00–112.00	110.68
6	—	422	128.00–138.00	132.30
11	—	510	110.00–120.00	117.80
2	—	333	130.00–140.00	135.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	368	141.00–150.00	147.81
7	—	460	130.00–138.00	134.39
2	—	333	148.00–150.00	149.04
2	—	625	118.00–120.00	119.01
2	—	683	115.00–117.00	115.98
4	—	285	155.00–160.00	157.50
4	—	423	140.00–144.00	141.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	115.00–121.00	118.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	60.00	60.00
2	—	1,468	73.00–79.00	76.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,020	50.00–54.00	52.21
6	—	1,006	37.00–44.00	42.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,258	67.00–68.00	67.52
5	—	1,208	62.00–65.00	63.49
7	—	1,145	50.00–57.00	52.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,315	55.00–62.00	58.57

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)	2	—	1,160	69.00–88.00	77.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,235	63.00–83.00	71.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,138	55.00–63.00	59.33

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

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Slaughter Cattle

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