Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2020-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.02/cwt on 113 head.

Average price

$120.02

113 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$13.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.29

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	123.38	689	60
Medium and Large 2	532	116.88	622	48
Medium and Large 3	503	109.81	552	5thin

One grade step is worth $13.57/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 sale113 hd

120.02

—

GA average17 barns · 1,486 hd

118.72

+1.29

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	—	Low	1,308	75.83	992	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,348	61.18	825	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,046	60.29	631	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,032	46.84	483	3thin

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 2	—	780	99.15/cwt	95.00–105.00	773	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	119.82/cwt	119.00–121.00	685	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	636	116.24/cwt	110.00–120.00	739	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	154.80/cwt	150.00–160.00	573	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	146.48/cwt	145.00–148.00	623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	115.65/cwt	115.00–117.00	653	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	122.16/cwt	115.00–125.00	965	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,188	756.21/cwt	650.00–880.00	8,984	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	67.54/cwt	57.00–74.00	675	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	68.22/cwt	58.00–82.00	744	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	116.50/cwt	116.00–117.00	850	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	491	135.97/cwt	130.00–138.00	668	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	119.02/cwt	114.00–122.00	797	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	132.22/cwt	125.00–134.00	775	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	141.22/cwt	140.00–145.00	732	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	123.89/cwt	123.00–125.00	896	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	101.75/cwt	100.00–105.00	748	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	111.66/cwt	107.00–114.00	684	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	162.33/cwt	158.00–167.00	508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	531	123.98/cwt	120.00–129.00	658	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	128.93/cwt	125.00–131.00	825	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	135.09/cwt	131.00–141.00	771	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	119.59/cwt	118.00–121.00	677	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	119.25/cwt	113.00–120.00	638	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	493	111.49/cwt	110.00–113.00	550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	509	108.69/cwt	105.00–111.00	553	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	119.45/cwt	117.00–122.00	749	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	109.69/cwt	105.00–113.00	612	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	46.84/cwt	45.00–48.00	483	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	128.39/cwt	125.00–129.00	598	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	125.62/cwt	122.00–126.00	663	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	122.78/cwt	119.00–127.00	538	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	119.08/cwt	115.00–122.00	557	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	141.05/cwt	140.00–142.00	465	2
Bulls	—	—	1,308	75.83/cwt	73.00–78.00	992	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	482	136.11/cwt	133.00–139.00	656	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	542	125.51/cwt	118.00–128.00	680	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,007	58.29/cwt	55.00–60.00	587	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	61.49/cwt	58.00–65.00	658	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	61.18/cwt	60.00–63.00	825	4

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 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 441Last week 480Year ago 202

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 91Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 78Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	780	95.00–105.00	99.15
6	—	572	119.00–121.00	119.82
8	—	636	110.00–120.00	116.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	150.00–160.00	154.80
2	—	425	145.00–148.00	146.48
3	—	565	115.00–117.00	115.65
7	—	482	133.00–139.00	136.11
9	—	542	118.00–128.00	125.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	790	115.00–125.00	122.16
8	—	518	140.00–145.00	141.22
10	—	723	123.00–125.00	123.89
13	—	640	125.00–131.00	128.93
17	—	571	131.00–141.00	135.09
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	730	116.00–117.00	116.50
4	—	491	130.00–138.00	135.97
4	—	670	114.00–122.00	119.02
7	—	586	125.00–134.00	132.22
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	158.00–167.00	162.33
6	—	531	120.00–129.00	123.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	735	100.00–105.00	101.75
6	—	613	107.00–114.00	111.66
17	—	535	113.00–120.00	119.25
3	—	558	105.00–113.00	109.69
9	—	438	119.00–127.00	122.78
9	—	468	115.00–122.00	119.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	566	118.00–121.00	119.59
25	—	627	117.00–122.00	119.45
7	—	466	125.00–129.00	128.39
21	—	528	122.00–126.00	125.62
2	—	330	140.00–142.00	141.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	493	110.00–113.00	111.49
3	—	509	105.00–111.00	108.69

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,188	650.00–880.00	756.21
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,000	57.00–74.00	67.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,090	58.00–82.00	68.22

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,032	45.00–48.00	46.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,007	55.00–60.00	58.29
5	—	1,070	58.00–65.00	61.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,348	60.00–63.00	61.18
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,308	73.00–78.00	75.83

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

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Replacement Cattle

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