Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2020-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $122.30/cwt on 68 head.

Average price

$122.30

68 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$703

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$198

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

$5.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.62

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	632	125.39	793	20
Medium and Large 2	602	121.71	733	25
Medium and Large 3	495	120.25	595	23

One grade step is worth $5.14/cwt here — about $198 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 sale68 hd

122.30

—

GA average14 barns · 1,009 hd

132.92

−10.62

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	1,583	73.91	1,170	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,367	60.45	826	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,149	57.64	662	6thin

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	—	418	146.49/cwt	145.00–148.00	612	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	127.97/cwt	125.00–131.00	550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	117.05/cwt	115.00–118.00	617	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	115.00/cwt	114.00–116.00	658	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	104.31/cwt	100.00–107.00	715	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	109.08/cwt	105.00–113.00	524	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	136.26/cwt	132.00–140.00	572	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,263	846.53/cwt	650.00–1,225.00	10,692	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	64.63/cwt	50.00–81.00	639	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	57.52/cwt	51.00–65.00	659	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,074	62.71/cwt	50.00–82.00	674	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	131.90/cwt	129.00–135.00	492	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	120.08/cwt	115.00–125.00	556	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	656	102.65/cwt	100.00–109.00	673	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	147.49/cwt	147.00–148.00	624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	119.33/cwt	116.00–120.00	858	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	124.74/cwt	122.00–125.00	778	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	115.91/cwt	114.00–118.00	443	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	144.00/cwt	140.00–145.00	461	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	118.98/cwt	118.00–120.00	738	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	62.10/cwt	59.00–65.00	848	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,372	54.39/cwt	52.00–56.00	746	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	61.04/cwt	59.00–63.00	739	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,087	54.24/cwt	51.00–58.00	590	3
Bulls	—	—	1,545	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,267	1
Bulls	—	—	1,593	71.89/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,145	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	113.58/cwt	108.00–115.00	583	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	141.72/cwt	138.00–145.00	387	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	116.50/cwt	116.00–117.00	609	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	121.03/cwt	120.00–122.00	512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	110.21/cwt	106.00–113.00	471	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	121.02/cwt	120.00–122.00	465	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	121.51/cwt	120.00–123.00	386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	117.44/cwt	115.00–119.00	509	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	114.35/cwt	110.00–119.00	547	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	106.39/cwt	104.00–110.00	673	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	633	95.19/cwt	90.00–100.00	603	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	102.51/cwt	100.00–105.00	521	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	661	118.56/cwt	115.00–120.00	784	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	120.00/cwt	119.00–121.00	692	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	536	114.28/cwt	110.00–118.00	613	9

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 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 342Last week 441Year ago 313

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 30Year ago 126

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 39Year ago 36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	145.00–148.00	146.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	125.00–131.00	127.97
3	—	527	115.00–118.00	117.05
3	—	572	114.00–116.00	115.00
4	—	685	100.00–107.00	104.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	105.00–113.00	109.08
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	132.00–140.00	136.26
2	—	620	118.00–120.00	118.98
14	—	661	115.00–120.00	118.56
5	—	577	119.00–121.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	129.00–135.00	131.90
2	—	463	115.00–125.00	120.08
5	—	656	100.00–109.00	102.65
5	—	320	140.00–145.00	144.00
9	—	536	110.00–118.00	114.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	147.00–148.00	147.49
6	—	719	116.00–120.00	119.33
12	—	624	122.00–125.00	124.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	382	114.00–118.00	115.91
5	—	427	106.00–113.00	110.21
2	—	318	120.00–123.00	121.51
5	—	633	90.00–100.00	95.19
2	—	508	100.00–105.00	102.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	513	108.00–115.00	113.58
2	—	273	138.00–145.00	141.72
6	—	384	120.00–122.00	121.02
7	—	433	115.00–119.00	117.44
6	—	478	110.00–119.00	114.35
5	—	633	104.00–110.00	106.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	116.00–117.00	116.50
2	—	423	120.00–122.00	121.03

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	—	1,263	650.00–1,225.00	846.53
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	988	50.00–81.00	64.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,145	51.00–65.00	57.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,074	50.00–82.00	62.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,365	59.00–65.00	62.10
3	—	1,372	52.00–56.00	54.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,210	59.00–63.00	61.04
3	—	1,087	51.00–58.00	54.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	82.00	82.00
4	—	1,593	70.00–74.00	71.89

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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Replacement Cattle

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