Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2020-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $166.26/cwt on 35 head.

Average price

$166.26

35 head · 429 lb average

Value per head Derived

$713

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$148

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

$40.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+25.38

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	395	172.08	680	30
Medium and Large 2	630	131.38	828	5thin

One grade step is worth $40.70/cwt here — about −$148 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 sale35 hd

166.26

—

GA average12 barns · 363 hd

140.88

+25.38

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	1,725	70.44	1,215	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,174	41.56	488	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,026	35.18	361	8thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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	—	534	148.48/cwt	145.00–153.00	793	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	492	134.96/cwt	132.00–138.00	664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	694	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	111.52/cwt	108.00–115.00	814	2
Bulls	—	—	1,866	73.53/cwt	71.00–75.00	1,372	9
Bulls	—	—	1,610	67.91/cwt	63.00–70.00	1,093	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	172.03/cwt	170.00–178.00	667	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	668.76/cwt	560.00–750.00	8,059	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	67.25/cwt	60.00–75.00	597	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	131.38/cwt	129.00–135.00	828	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	181.93/cwt	177.00–187.00	619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	159.04/cwt	155.00–163.00	732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	208	201.80/cwt	200.00–205.00	420	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	163.95/cwt	160.00–170.00	689	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	199.19/cwt	195.00–205.00	548	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	113.89/cwt	110.00–118.00	826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	153.93/cwt	152.00–155.00	566	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	143.38/cwt	140.00–150.00	621	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	157.71/cwt	155.00–163.00	659	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	133.01/cwt	131.00–135.00	722	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	151.27/cwt	147.00–157.00	788	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	48.34/cwt	47.00–50.00	553	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	41.02/cwt	38.00–45.00	482	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	35.18/cwt	33.00–40.00	361	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	164.06/cwt	160.00–168.00	525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	164.11/cwt	160.00–168.00	599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	147.32/cwt	143.00–153.00	707	5

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 Apr 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 121Last week 79Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 61Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 0Year ago 0

No trends available this week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	534	145.00–153.00	148.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	492	132.00–138.00	134.96
2	—	625	110.00–112.00	110.99
2	—	730	108.00–115.00	111.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	388	170.00–178.00	172.03
2	—	340	177.00–187.00	181.93
2	—	460	155.00–163.00	159.04
3	—	208	200.00–205.00	201.80
3	—	420	160.00–170.00	163.95
4	—	275	195.00–205.00	199.19
8	—	521	147.00–157.00	151.27
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	630	129.00–135.00	131.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	110.00–118.00	113.89
3	—	368	152.00–155.00	153.93
3	—	433	140.00–150.00	143.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	155.00–163.00	157.71
4	—	543	131.00–135.00	133.01
2	—	320	160.00–168.00	164.06
2	—	365	160.00–168.00	164.11
5	—	480	143.00–153.00	147.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,866	71.00–75.00	73.53
11	—	1,610	63.00–70.00	67.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,145	47.00–50.00	48.34
25	—	1,176	38.00–45.00	41.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,026	33.00–40.00	35.18

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	6	—	1,205	560.00–750.00	668.76
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	887	60.00–75.00	67.25

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle