Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2020-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.67/cwt on 173 head.

Average price

$125.67

173 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$685

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$313

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

$12.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.23

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	598	128.28	767	83
Medium and Large 2	524	125.30	657	71
Medium and Large 3	393	115.62	454	19thin

One grade step is worth $12.66/cwt here — about $313 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 sale173 hd

125.67

—

GA average15 barns · 1,294 hd

118.44

+7.23

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	1,632	85.99	1,403	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,510	70.59	1,066	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,039	56.87	591	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	910	48.41	441	3thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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 2	—	433	138.31/cwt	135.00–140.00	599	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	130.82/cwt	126.00–133.00	672	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	491	134.03/cwt	128.00–138.00	658	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	644	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	125.72/cwt	124.00–129.00	705	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	144.33/cwt	140.00–148.00	546	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	108.02/cwt	106.00–110.00	681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	142.56/cwt	135.00–145.00	820	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	131.65/cwt	127.00–133.00	1,012	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	129.58/cwt	125.00–130.00	917	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	146.72/cwt	145.00–147.00	644	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	133.01/cwt	125.00–135.00	895	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	146.87/cwt	141.00–151.00	771	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	148.99/cwt	141.00–151.00	681	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	647	132.02/cwt	127.00–137.00	854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	306	166.48/cwt	165.00–168.00	509	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	67.24/cwt	57.00–76.00	646	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	815	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	955	1
Bulls	—	—	1,483	82.93/cwt	79.00–86.00	1,230	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	125.03/cwt	120.00–130.00	479	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	115.13/cwt	110.00–120.00	668	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	135.66/cwt	135.00–141.00	625	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	676	121.25/cwt	117.00–123.00	820	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	542	130.66/cwt	130.00–138.00	708	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	48.41/cwt	46.00–50.00	441	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,606	74.95/cwt	74.00–76.00	1,204	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,382	64.77/cwt	62.00–67.00	895	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,047	58.20/cwt	57.00–59.00	609	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,022	54.21/cwt	52.00–56.00	554	3
Bulls	—	—	1,830	90.08/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,648	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	107.75/cwt	100.00–113.00	738	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	122.20/cwt	119.00–126.00	776	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	126.02/cwt	120.00–127.00	859	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	131.35/cwt	126.00–134.00	736	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	133.45/cwt	133.00–135.00	713	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	111.61/cwt	110.00–112.00	865	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	112.26/cwt	110.00–114.00	458	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	119.93/cwt	115.00–125.00	380	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	128.40/cwt	125.00–130.00	347	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	92.43/cwt	90.00–95.00	571	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	107.52/cwt	104.00–111.00	605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	243	133.05/cwt	128.00–138.00	323	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	509	127.92/cwt	124.00–131.00	651	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	122.41/cwt	117.00–124.00	694	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	126.79/cwt	126.00–131.00	625	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	136.61/cwt	136.00–140.00	525	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	113.04/cwt	109.00–117.00	702	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	132.86/cwt	128.00–138.00	559	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	112.43/cwt	110.00–115.00	646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	146.23/cwt	140.00–150.00	484	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 May 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 517Last week 207Year ago 242

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 30Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 17Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	433	135.00–140.00	138.31
5	—	514	126.00–133.00	130.82
4	—	491	128.00–138.00	134.03
3	—	561	124.00–129.00	125.72
3	—	378	140.00–148.00	144.33
2	—	630	106.00–110.00	108.02
8	—	331	140.00–150.00	146.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	575	135.00–145.00	142.56
27	—	769	127.00–133.00	131.65
12	—	708	125.00–130.00	129.58
10	—	439	145.00–147.00	146.72
9	—	673	125.00–135.00	133.01
5	—	525	141.00–151.00	146.87
5	—	457	141.00–151.00	148.99
2	—	647	127.00–137.00	132.02
2	—	306	165.00–168.00	166.48
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	110.00–115.00	112.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	467	138.00	138.00
19	—	635	119.00–126.00	122.20
18	—	682	120.00–127.00	126.02
15	—	560	126.00–134.00	131.35
13	—	534	133.00–135.00	133.45
5	—	775	110.00–112.00	111.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	685	100.00–113.00	107.75
24	—	509	124.00–131.00	127.92
22	—	567	117.00–124.00	122.41
6	—	493	126.00–131.00	126.79
6	—	384	136.00–140.00	136.61
5	—	621	109.00–117.00	113.04
5	—	421	128.00–138.00	132.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	408	110.00–114.00	112.26
3	—	317	115.00–125.00	119.93
3	—	270	125.00–130.00	128.40
2	—	618	90.00–95.00	92.43
2	—	563	104.00–111.00	107.52
2	—	243	128.00–138.00	133.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	120.00–130.00	125.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	110.00–120.00	115.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	461	135.00–141.00	135.66
19	—	676	117.00–123.00	121.25
12	—	542	130.00–138.00	130.66

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	—	960	57.00–76.00	67.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,235	66.00	66.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	77.00	77.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,483	79.00–86.00	82.93
3	—	1,830	88.00–91.00	90.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	910	46.00–50.00	48.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,606	74.00–76.00	74.95
6	—	1,382	62.00–67.00	64.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,047	57.00–59.00	58.20
3	—	1,022	52.00–56.00	54.21

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