Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2020-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.40/cwt on 138 head.

Average price

$123.40

138 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$582

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$244

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

$3.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.29

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	124.21	652	52
Medium and Large 2	467	123.42	576	68
Medium and Large 3	337	120.96	408	18thin

One grade step is worth $3.24/cwt here — about $244 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 sale138 hd

123.40

—

GA average17 barns · 1,929 hd

120.11

+3.29

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	1,801	92.93	1,674	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,529	79.07	1,209	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,128	68.64	774	18

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	643	115.00/cwt	114.00–118.00	739	5
Bulls	—	—	2,103	88.52/cwt	88.00–89.00	1,862	2
Bulls	—	—	1,600	95.87/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,534	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	60.67/cwt	56.00–63.00	673	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	75.65/cwt	74.00–80.00	946	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,052	66.63/cwt	64.00–71.00	701	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	156.09/cwt	152.00–160.00	509	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	135.50/cwt	130.00–140.00	573	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,226	81.06/cwt	75.00–85.00	994	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,116	82.20/cwt	77.00–98.00	917	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	129.88/cwt	127.00–134.00	766	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	137.87/cwt	132.00–139.00	731	21
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	437	123.84/cwt	120.00–125.00	541	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	684	113.01/cwt	110.00–118.00	773	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	130.40/cwt	126.00–136.00	619	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	116.02/cwt	115.00–120.00	657	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	141.58/cwt	138.00–148.00	525	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	162.17/cwt	157.00–167.00	457	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	120.49/cwt	118.00–123.00	570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	156.04/cwt	152.00–159.00	585	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	128.29/cwt	121.00–131.00	792	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	115.48/cwt	100.00–117.00	829	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	120.16/cwt	115.00–125.00	385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	112.63/cwt	108.00–118.00	528	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	116.44/cwt	112.00–119.00	488	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	241	127.12/cwt	125.00–128.00	306	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	517	114.47/cwt	110.00–119.00	592	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	119.97/cwt	119.00–122.00	810	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	125.27/cwt	120.00–130.00	596	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	131.14/cwt	128.00–137.00	509	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	109.75/cwt	105.00–114.00	634	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	132.96/cwt	128.00–138.00	427	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	121.38/cwt	115.00–125.00	632	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	124.61/cwt	120.00–130.00	535	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,529	79.07/cwt	77.00–81.00	1,209	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	140.98/cwt	138.00–148.00	522	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	135.06/cwt	133.00–143.00	589	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	111.74/cwt	105.00–115.00	688	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	120.96/cwt	118.00–125.00	687	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	94.41/cwt	90.00–99.00	684	2

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 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 415Last week 630Year ago 264

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 90Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 42Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	643	114.00–118.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	326	152.00–160.00	156.09
13	—	423	130.00–140.00	135.50
4	—	684	110.00–118.00	113.01
5	—	475	126.00–136.00	130.40
5	—	566	115.00–120.00	116.02
4	—	371	138.00–148.00	141.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	590	127.00–134.00	129.88
21	—	530	132.00–139.00	137.87
3	—	282	157.00–167.00	162.17
4	—	375	152.00–159.00	156.04
11	—	617	121.00–131.00	128.29
11	—	718	100.00–117.00	115.48
3	—	675	119.00–122.00	119.97
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	437	120.00–125.00	123.84
2	—	473	118.00–123.00	120.49
4	—	517	110.00–119.00	114.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	115.00–125.00	120.16
3	—	469	108.00–118.00	112.63
5	—	419	112.00–119.00	116.44
8	—	241	125.00–128.00	127.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	476	120.00–130.00	125.27
5	—	388	128.00–137.00	131.14
5	—	578	105.00–114.00	109.75
7	—	321	128.00–138.00	132.96
15	—	521	115.00–125.00	121.38
17	—	429	120.00–130.00	124.61
2	—	725	90.00–99.00	94.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	370	138.00–148.00	140.98
9	—	436	133.00–143.00	135.06
15	—	616	105.00–115.00	111.74
19	—	568	118.00–125.00	120.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,103	88.00–89.00	88.52
3	—	1,600	93.00–97.00	95.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,110	56.00–63.00	60.67
6	—	1,250	74.00–80.00	75.65
9	—	1,052	64.00–71.00	66.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,529	77.00–81.00	79.07

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,226	75.00–85.00	81.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,116	77.00–98.00	82.20

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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