Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2020-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.26/cwt on 112 head.

Average price

$122.26

112 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$592

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$50

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

$21.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.75

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	453	131.68	596	40
Medium and Large 2	505	120.50	609	47
Medium and Large 3	494	110.51	546	25

One grade step is worth $21.18/cwt here — about $50 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 sale112 hd

122.26

—

GA average16 barns · 1,357 hd

118.51

+3.75

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	1,664	88.12	1,466	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,537	68.38	1,051	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,097	63.09	692	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	884	54.97	486	7thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,307	70.52/cwt	68.00–73.00	922	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	68.43/cwt	61.00–75.00	725	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	803	61.01/cwt	58.00–64.00	490	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	112.74/cwt	108.00–114.00	753	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	133.19/cwt	132.00–134.00	697	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	123.08/cwt	118.00–128.00	769	2
Bulls	—	—	1,645	85.49/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,406	3
Bulls	—	—	1,720	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	152.01/cwt	147.00–156.00	512	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	267	155.22/cwt	150.00–160.00	414	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	789	111.31/cwt	110.00–113.00	878	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	129.05/cwt	125.00–131.00	694	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	158.40/cwt	157.00–160.00	364	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	133.46/cwt	128.00–136.00	781	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	117.53/cwt	113.00–120.00	550	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	733	109.58/cwt	105.00–114.00	803	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	137.65/cwt	136.00–140.00	640	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	126.01/cwt	122.00–128.00	766	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	143.76/cwt	137.00–147.00	635	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	162.93/cwt	157.00–167.00	582	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	67.73/cwt	65.00–71.00	811	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	689	119.36/cwt	115.00–121.00	822	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	131.98/cwt	126.00–135.00	619	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	135.15/cwt	130.00–139.00	574	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	138.00/cwt	135.00–145.00	497	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	138.43/cwt	135.00–140.00	443	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	118.75/cwt	115.00–121.00	634	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	125.84/cwt	124.00–129.00	544	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	140.84/cwt	135.00–145.00	525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	521	106.12/cwt	100.00–110.00	553	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	123.78/cwt	123.00–130.00	651	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	143.34/cwt	140.00–150.00	467	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	131.74/cwt	130.00–135.00	296	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	684	99.01/cwt	96.00–100.00	677	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	131.78/cwt	128.00–133.00	605	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	134.29/cwt	131.00–138.00	443	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	119.22/cwt	118.00–121.00	550	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	276	144.95/cwt	141.00–151.00	400	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,531	66.62/cwt	62.00–69.00	1,020	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	114.67/cwt	108.00–118.00	487	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	111.83/cwt	107.00–117.00	529	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	118.29/cwt	115.00–121.00	685	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	106.58/cwt	105.00–113.00	663	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	93.95/cwt	90.00–98.00	691	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	916	52.55/cwt	50.00–56.00	481	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	70.07/cwt	68.00–73.00	785	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,054	57.99/cwt	55.00–59.00	611	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	63.33/cwt	60.00–67.00	704	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	60.51/cwt	60.00–61.00	874	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,567	73.06/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,145	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 Jun 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 337Last week 517Year ago 238

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 35Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 9Year ago 24

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)	5	—	1,307	68.00–73.00	70.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,060	61.00–75.00	68.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,198	65.00–71.00	67.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	803	58.00–64.00	61.01
5	—	916	50.00–56.00	52.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,531	62.00–69.00	66.62
2	—	1,445	60.00–61.00	60.51
9	—	1,567	70.00–76.00	73.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,120	68.00–73.00	70.07
6	—	1,054	55.00–59.00	57.99
11	—	1,112	60.00–67.00	63.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,645	83.00–87.00	85.49
1	—	1,720	96.00	96.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	668	108.00–114.00	112.74
5	—	523	132.00–134.00	133.19
2	—	625	118.00–128.00	123.08
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	337	147.00–156.00	152.01
5	—	267	150.00–160.00	155.22
3	—	789	110.00–113.00	111.31
3	—	538	125.00–131.00	129.05
2	—	230	157.00–160.00	158.40
8	—	689	115.00–121.00	119.36
6	—	469	126.00–135.00	131.98
5	—	425	130.00–139.00	135.15
5	—	360	135.00–145.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	585	128.00–136.00	133.46
3	—	465	136.00–140.00	137.65
3	—	608	122.00–128.00	126.01
3	—	442	137.00–147.00	143.76
3	—	357	157.00–167.00	162.93
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	113.00–120.00	117.53
2	—	733	105.00–114.00	109.58
3	—	320	135.00–140.00	138.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	534	115.00–121.00	118.75
6	—	432	124.00–129.00	125.84
2	—	330	131.00–138.00	134.29
4	—	461	118.00–121.00	119.22
6	—	276	141.00–151.00	144.95
10	—	579	115.00–121.00	118.29
12	—	622	105.00–113.00	106.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	135.00–145.00	140.84
14	—	526	123.00–130.00	123.78
7	—	326	140.00–150.00	143.34
16	—	459	128.00–133.00	131.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	521	100.00–110.00	106.12
3	—	225	130.00–135.00	131.74
4	—	684	96.00–100.00	99.01
6	—	425	108.00–118.00	114.67
6	—	473	107.00–117.00	111.83
2	—	735	90.00–98.00	93.95

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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