Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2020-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to market closure.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.46/cwt on 170 head.

Average price

$146.46

170 head · 388 lb average

Value per head Derived

$569

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$38.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.27

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	375	159.72	599	31
Medium and Large 2	379	146.22	554	124
Medium and Large 3	492	121.11	596	15thin

One grade step is worth $38.61/cwt here — about $2 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 sale170 hd

146.46

—

GA average14 barns · 914 hd

133.20

+13.27

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	—	Low	1,788	79.73	1,426	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,442	62.18	897	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,120	59.01	661	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	953	53.76	512	5thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	139.92/cwt	131.00–141.00	652	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	129.50/cwt	126.00–133.00	499	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	282	128.63/cwt	123.00–133.00	363	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	118.70/cwt	117.00–120.00	451	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	224	133.25/cwt	128.00–138.00	298	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	127.86/cwt	126.00–128.00	735	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	161.97/cwt	157.00–167.00	591	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	143.96/cwt	140.00–145.00	541	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	339	154.29/cwt	154.00–158.00	523	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	115.51/cwt	114.00–117.00	647	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	464	118.29/cwt	115.00–120.00	549	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	258	175.14/cwt	170.00–180.00	452	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	170.08/cwt	167.00–172.00	561	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	138.07/cwt	131.00–141.00	566	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	161.55/cwt	158.00–164.00	355	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	106.10/cwt	99.00–107.00	716	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	142.62/cwt	140.00–144.00	321	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	461	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	104.31/cwt	100.00–109.00	659	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	114.03/cwt	111.00–116.00	586	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	121.44/cwt	114.00–124.00	565	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	58.01/cwt	54.00–60.00	654	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,489	57.95/cwt	55.00–60.00	863	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	64.46/cwt	63.00–66.00	913	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	53.76/cwt	50.00–55.00	512	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	202	168.38/cwt	165.00–175.00	340	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	130.03/cwt	129.00–133.00	542	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	147.69/cwt	143.00–150.00	647	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	126.84/cwt	120.00–130.00	540	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	114.31/cwt	111.00–117.00	720	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,353	68.02/cwt	62.00–76.00	920	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	69.95/cwt	60.00–84.00	815	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	66.11/cwt	63.00–70.00	838	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,500	883.33/cwt	800.00–975.00	13,250	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,092	63.19/cwt	62.00–65.00	690	6
Bulls	—	—	1,788	79.73/cwt	78.00–81.00	1,426	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	638	108.76/cwt	101.00–110.00	694	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	110.69/cwt	110.00–112.00	625	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	117.26/cwt	114.00–119.00	680	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	127.86/cwt	126.00–129.00	662	19

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 Jul 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 551Last week 457Year ago 288

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 128Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 51Year ago 18

No trends available this week due to market closure.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	466	131.00–141.00	139.92
22	—	575	126.00–128.00	127.86
13	—	376	140.00–145.00	143.96
14	—	339	154.00–158.00	154.29
16	—	410	131.00–141.00	138.07
38	—	220	158.00–164.00	161.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	365	157.00–167.00	161.97
2	—	258	170.00–180.00	175.14
4	—	330	167.00–172.00	170.08
9	—	438	143.00–150.00	147.69
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	114.00–117.00	115.51
3	—	464	115.00–120.00	118.29
7	—	426	120.00–130.00	126.84
3	—	630	111.00–117.00	114.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	385	126.00–133.00	129.50
9	—	675	99.00–107.00	106.10
20	—	225	140.00–144.00	142.62
3	—	632	100.00–109.00	104.31
4	—	514	111.00–116.00	114.03
7	—	465	114.00–124.00	121.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	282	123.00–133.00	128.63
3	—	380	117.00–120.00	118.70
4	—	224	128.00–138.00	133.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	327	141.00	141.00
3	—	202	165.00–175.00	168.38
25	—	417	129.00–133.00	130.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	638	101.00–110.00	108.76
3	—	565	110.00–112.00	110.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	580	114.00–119.00	117.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	518	126.00–129.00	127.86

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,127	54.00–60.00	58.01
6	—	1,092	62.00–65.00	63.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,489	55.00–60.00	57.95
13	—	1,417	63.00–66.00	64.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	953	50.00–55.00	53.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,788	78.00–81.00	79.73

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)	3	—	1,353	62.00–76.00	68.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,165	60.00–84.00	69.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,268	63.00–70.00	66.11
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,500	800.00–975.00	883.33

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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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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