Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2020-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.42/cwt on 126 head.

Average price

$138.42

126 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$697

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$17.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.00

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	482	145.80	703	71
Medium and Large 2	540	128.97	696	50
Medium and Large 3	441	128.23	566	5thin

One grade step is worth $17.57/cwt here — about $137 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 sale126 hd

138.42

—

GA average17 barns · 779 hd

133.42

+5.00

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	—	High	1,602	92.04	1,475	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,451	78.12	1,133	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,080	66.84	722	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	889	54.11	481	13

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	625	123.98/cwt	122.00–126.00	775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	130.93/cwt	128.00–136.00	746	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	135.68/cwt	135.00–139.00	624	6
Bulls	—	—	1,752	94.74/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,660	3
Bulls	—	—	1,378	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,213	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	58.01/cwt	55.00–62.00	508	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,007	75.33/cwt	72.00–85.00	759	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,106	67.26/cwt	63.00–71.00	744	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	144.24/cwt	140.00–150.00	689	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	137.81/cwt	133.00–143.00	790	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	134.41/cwt	130.00–139.00	837	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,238	703.03/cwt	600.00–800.00	8,704	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	67.99/cwt	65.00–70.00	726	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,029	71.15/cwt	66.00–76.00	732	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	128.29/cwt	122.00–132.00	749	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	132.42/cwt	130.00–139.00	568	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	167.14/cwt	160.00–170.00	542	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	144.07/cwt	140.00–150.00	769	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	147.11/cwt	140.00–150.00	628	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	155.44/cwt	153.00–163.00	584	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	110.53/cwt	109.00–112.00	689	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	140.03/cwt	137.00–143.00	448	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	81.75/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,218	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	73.93/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,039	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,054	62.38/cwt	59.00–66.00	657	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,097	70.41/cwt	67.00–74.00	772	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	78.26/cwt	75.00–82.00	907	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	897	51.68/cwt	48.00–54.00	464	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	141.14/cwt	138.00–143.00	518	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	126.27/cwt	122.00–129.00	655	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	106.00/cwt	105.00–107.00	702	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	109.70/cwt	109.00–114.00	687	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	128.45/cwt	125.00–132.00	619	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	122.53/cwt	119.00–126.00	686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	135.81/cwt	130.00–139.00	706	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	103.52/cwt	100.00–107.00	552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	124.05/cwt	121.00–131.00	536	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	116.52/cwt	110.00–120.00	608	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	492	116.68/cwt	115.00–120.00	574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	311	130.42/cwt	128.00–133.00	406	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	659	114.81/cwt	110.00–116.00	757	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	122.48/cwt	119.00–126.00	778	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	727	93.35/cwt	90.00–100.00	679	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	151.74/cwt	148.00–155.00	513	3

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 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 457Last week 415Year ago 150

Slaughter CattleReceipts 128Last week 33Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 16Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	122.00–126.00	123.98
3	—	570	128.00–136.00	130.93
6	—	460	135.00–139.00	135.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	478	140.00–150.00	144.24
21	—	573	133.00–143.00	137.81
2	—	623	130.00–139.00	134.41
5	—	324	160.00–170.00	167.14
7	—	534	140.00–150.00	144.07
10	—	427	140.00–150.00	147.11
11	—	376	153.00–163.00	155.44
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	584	122.00–132.00	128.29
9	—	429	130.00–139.00	132.42
18	—	520	130.00–139.00	135.81
6	—	659	110.00–116.00	114.81
4	—	635	119.00–126.00	122.48
3	—	727	90.00–100.00	93.35
3	—	338	148.00–155.00	151.74
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	109.00–112.00	110.53
3	—	320	137.00–143.00	140.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	367	138.00–143.00	141.14
11	—	519	122.00–129.00	126.27
8	—	662	105.00–107.00	106.00
7	—	626	109.00–114.00	109.70
4	—	482	125.00–132.00	128.45
2	—	560	119.00–126.00	122.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	100.00–107.00	103.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	432	121.00–131.00	124.05
7	—	522	110.00–120.00	116.52
3	—	492	115.00–120.00	116.68
2	—	311	128.00–133.00	130.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,752	93.00–97.00	94.74
2	—	1,378	88.00	88.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	875	55.00–62.00	58.01
8	—	897	48.00–54.00	51.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,490	79.00–85.00	81.75
13	—	1,405	70.00–77.00	73.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,054	59.00–66.00	62.38
22	—	1,097	67.00–74.00	70.41
6	—	1,159	75.00–82.00	78.26

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)	10	—	1,007	72.00–85.00	75.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,068	65.00–70.00	67.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,029	66.00–76.00	71.15
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,106	63.00–71.00	67.26
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,238	600.00–800.00	703.03

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

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Slaughter Cattle

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