Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2020-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder steers and feeder heifers steady to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves unevenly steady, heifer calves 3.00 to 6.00 higher, bull calves steady, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.42/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$134.42

77 head · 418 lb average

Value per head Derived

$562

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$19.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.93

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	440	137.07	603	50
Medium and Large 2	374	132.98	498	21
Medium and Large 3	394	117.44	463	6thin

One grade step is worth $19.63/cwt here — about $140 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 sale77 hd

134.42

—

GA average16 barns · 1,135 hd

117.49

+16.93

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	1,573	81.37	1,280	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,394	69.37	967	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,067	64.10	684	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	898	56.44	507	13

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	293	171.49/cwt	170.00–173.00	502	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	293	160.99/cwt	160.00–162.00	472	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	149.90/cwt	148.00–154.00	619	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	156.82/cwt	155.00–158.00	604	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	136.50/cwt	135.00–140.00	703	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	122.31/cwt	121.00–125.00	822	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	139.75/cwt	135.00–142.00	593	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	149.47/cwt	144.00–153.00	550	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	167.13/cwt	163.00–170.00	359	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	139.32/cwt	139.00–140.00	680	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	166.64/cwt	163.00–173.00	527	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	117.43/cwt	114.00–121.00	863	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,236	948.16/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	11,719	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,262	879.98/cwt	850.00–925.00	11,105	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	72.37/cwt	69.00–75.00	731	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,236	1,174.45/cwt	1,025.00–1,225.00	14,516	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,289	1,334.63/cwt	1,250.00–1,450.00	17,203	78
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	156.41/cwt	150.00–160.00	502	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,062	64.51/cwt	62.00–67.00	685	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	437	126.54/cwt	125.00–128.00	553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	137.59/cwt	133.00–140.00	637	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	135.88/cwt	131.00–139.00	709	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	145.51/cwt	143.00–148.00	637	2
Bulls	—	—	1,573	81.37/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,280	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	113.49/cwt	111.00–116.00	696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	150.71/cwt	148.00–158.00	404	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	153.07/cwt	148.00–158.00	517	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	140.83/cwt	138.00–148.00	586	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	131.87/cwt	129.00–137.00	638	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	138.64/cwt	137.00–141.00	781	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	116.20/cwt	112.00–120.00	493	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	126.71/cwt	123.00–132.00	724	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	143.38/cwt	140.00–148.00	529	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	126.93/cwt	124.00–131.00	652	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	146.14/cwt	144.00–148.00	322	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	132.90/cwt	131.00–135.00	505	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	68.99/cwt	68.00–70.00	778	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	129.00/cwt	128.00–130.00	548	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	124.99/cwt	120.00–128.00	596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	279	142.04/cwt	140.00–146.00	396	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	135.48/cwt	132.00–142.00	438	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	364	118.68/cwt	116.00–120.00	432	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,339	64.74/cwt	61.00–67.00	867	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	70.34/cwt	68.00–73.00	988	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	868	49.83/cwt	48.00–52.00	433	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	61.69/cwt	61.00–63.00	561	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	906	57.02/cwt	54.00–60.00	517	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,027	57.61/cwt	56.00–60.00	592	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 May 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 271Last week 137Year ago 341

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 42Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 148Last week 21Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	293	170.00–173.00	171.49
7	—	413	148.00–154.00	149.90
6	—	385	155.00–158.00	156.82
4	—	515	135.00–140.00	136.50
3	—	672	121.00–125.00	122.31
3	—	488	139.00–140.00	139.32
3	—	316	163.00–173.00	166.64
2	—	735	114.00–121.00	117.43
3	—	563	137.00–141.00	138.64
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	293	160.00–162.00	160.99
5	—	424	135.00–142.00	139.75
5	—	368	144.00–153.00	149.47
3	—	215	163.00–170.00	167.13
8	—	321	150.00–160.00	156.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	437	125.00–128.00	126.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	463	133.00–140.00	137.59
3	—	522	131.00–139.00	135.88
2	—	438	143.00–148.00	145.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	111.00–116.00	113.49
2	—	220	144.00–148.00	146.14
2	—	380	131.00–135.00	132.90
3	—	425	128.00–130.00	129.00
3	—	477	120.00–128.00	124.99
4	—	279	140.00–146.00	142.04
5	—	323	132.00–142.00	135.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	268	148.00–158.00	150.71
5	—	338	148.00–158.00	153.07
6	—	416	138.00–148.00	140.83
7	—	484	129.00–137.00	131.87
7	—	571	123.00–132.00	126.71
10	—	369	140.00–148.00	143.38
11	—	514	124.00–131.00	126.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	424	112.00–120.00	116.20
3	—	364	116.00–120.00	118.68

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,236	900.00–1,000.00	948.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,262	850.00–925.00	879.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,010	69.00–75.00	72.37
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,236	1,025.00–1,225.00	1,174.45
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	78	—	1,289	1,250.00–1,450.00	1,334.63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,062	62.00–67.00	64.51
6	—	1,128	68.00–70.00	68.99
6	—	1,027	56.00–60.00	57.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,339	61.00–67.00	64.74
19	—	1,405	68.00–73.00	70.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	868	48.00–52.00	49.83
3	—	910	61.00–63.00	61.69
7	—	906	54.00–60.00	57.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,573	79.00–84.00	81.37

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

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