Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2020-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.88/cwt on 116 head.

Average price

$134.88

116 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$760

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$168

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$11.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.80

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	464	141.80	658	40
Medium and Large 3	431	136.97	590	6thin
Medium and Large 1	632	130.74	826	70

One grade step is worth $11.06/cwt here — about −$168 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 sale116 hd

134.88

—

GA average16 barns · 1,103 hd

134.07

+0.80

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	1,592	86.88	1,383	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	884	66.37	587	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,020	65.59	669	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,420	64.66	918	13

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	328	172.89/cwt	168.00–178.00	567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	116.49/cwt	115.00–118.00	673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	658	115.00/cwt	114.00–116.00	757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	122.06/cwt	116.00–125.00	574	3
Bulls	—	—	2,115	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,904	1
Bulls	—	—	1,417	85.84/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,216	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	181.37/cwt	178.00–185.00	595	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	165.47/cwt	163.00–168.00	637	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	124.49/cwt	124.00–125.00	757	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	84.69/cwt	82.00–88.00	633	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	52.30/cwt	50.00–55.00	502	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	120.33/cwt	120.00–121.00	851	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	136.85/cwt	135.00–138.00	736	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	135.16/cwt	133.00–136.00	789	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	117.72/cwt	115.00–120.00	905	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	166.42/cwt	163.00–170.00	562	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	642	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	777	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	121.01/cwt	119.00–122.00	653	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	115.50/cwt	114.00–121.00	728	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	155.78/cwt	152.00–160.00	590	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	442	145.52/cwt	143.00–146.00	643	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	138.52/cwt	132.00–140.00	654	22
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	431	136.97/cwt	135.00–139.00	590	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	105.13/cwt	101.00–109.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	130.57/cwt	126.00–133.00	427	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	123.06/cwt	120.00–129.00	448	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	116.80/cwt	115.00–118.00	613	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	121.43/cwt	118.00–125.00	519	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	111.82/cwt	105.00–115.00	481	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	63.79/cwt	62.00–67.00	737	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,031	57.47/cwt	55.00–60.00	593	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	57.11/cwt	55.00–60.00	793	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	131.68/cwt	130.00–134.00	467	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	109.76/cwt	108.00–110.00	757	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	126.86/cwt	125.00–129.00	604	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	70.75/cwt	70.00–72.00	1,032	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	65.82/cwt	62.00–69.00	931	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	55.97/cwt	52.00–59.00	544	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	877	63.85/cwt	60.00–66.00	560	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	861	70.74/cwt	68.00–75.00	609	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	837	82.36/cwt	79.00–86.00	689	5

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 Aug 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 480Last week 458Year ago 429

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 76Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 78Last week 27Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	168.00–178.00	172.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	115.00–118.00	116.49
2	—	658	114.00–116.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	116.00–125.00	122.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	178.00–185.00	181.37
2	—	385	163.00–168.00	165.47
2	—	608	124.00–125.00	124.49
3	—	707	120.00–121.00	120.33
13	—	538	135.00–138.00	136.85
24	—	584	133.00–136.00	135.16
24	—	769	115.00–120.00	117.72
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	163.00–170.00	166.42
4	—	642	120.00–122.00	121.00
6	—	379	152.00–160.00	155.78
6	—	442	143.00–146.00	145.52
22	—	472	132.00–140.00	138.52
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	431	135.00–139.00	136.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	540	119.00–122.00	121.01
24	—	630	114.00–121.00	115.50
3	—	355	130.00–134.00	131.68
8	—	690	108.00–110.00	109.76
26	—	476	125.00–129.00	126.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	621	101.00–109.00	105.13
3	—	327	126.00–133.00	130.57
4	—	364	120.00–129.00	123.06
9	—	525	115.00–118.00	116.80
11	—	427	118.00–125.00	121.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	105.00–115.00	111.82

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,115	90.00	90.00
3	—	1,417	83.00–89.00	85.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,156	62.00–67.00	63.79
9	—	1,031	55.00–60.00	57.47
5	—	837	79.00–86.00	82.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,388	55.00–60.00	57.11
4	—	1,459	70.00–72.00	70.75
5	—	1,415	62.00–69.00	65.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	972	52.00–59.00	55.97
11	—	877	60.00–66.00	63.85
23	—	861	68.00–75.00	70.74

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	—	748	82.00–88.00	84.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	960	50.00–55.00	52.30

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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