Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2020-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers unevenly steady, feeder heifers and feeder bulls steady, steer calves, 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 $133.62/cwt on 114 head.

Average price

$133.62

114 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$671

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$29.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.35

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	498	139.10	693	74
Medium and Large 2	503	125.48	631	35
Medium and Large 3	551	109.41	603	5thin

One grade step is worth $29.69/cwt here — about $90 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 sale114 hd

133.62

—

GA average15 barns · 863 hd

132.27

+1.35

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	1,574	82.87	1,304	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,487	60.86	905	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,069	55.00	588	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	988	51.66	510	11

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	57.60/cwt	56.00–59.00	802	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	62.81/cwt	60.00–67.00	969	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	54.21/cwt	53.00–56.00	526	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	49.53/cwt	46.00–52.00	496	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	257	173.99/cwt	173.00–175.00	447	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	161.48/cwt	160.00–163.00	525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	661	111.48/cwt	110.00–113.00	737	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	459	131.62/cwt	129.00–135.00	604	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	123.28/cwt	121.00–128.00	647	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	142.28/cwt	138.00–147.00	619	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	592	113.99/cwt	113.00–115.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	99.90/cwt	95.00–105.00	734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	122.72/cwt	120.00–125.00	573	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	671	102.95/cwt	100.00–107.00	691	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	446	125.45/cwt	125.00–130.00	560	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	394	140.47/cwt	134.00–141.00	553	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	106.32/cwt	104.00–108.00	722	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	126.27/cwt	125.00–129.00	485	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	121.25/cwt	119.00–123.00	557	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	115.88/cwt	115.00–117.00	590	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	105.04/cwt	100.00–110.00	672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	119.51/cwt	115.00–122.00	447	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	552	106.80/cwt	106.00–110.00	590	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	112.37/cwt	110.00–114.00	590	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	117.48/cwt	115.00–120.00	489	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	113.38/cwt	110.00–118.00	551	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,069	55.00/cwt	54.00–56.00	588	4
Bulls	—	—	1,660	85.40/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,418	3
Bulls	—	—	1,445	79.07/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,143	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	62.36/cwt	50.00–73.00	519	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	54.45/cwt	54.00–55.00	494	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	56.02/cwt	51.00–60.00	555	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	607	106.34/cwt	105.00–109.00	645	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	114.02/cwt	110.00–118.00	534	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	121.61/cwt	115.00–125.00	652	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	127.26/cwt	120.00–130.00	593	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	133.26/cwt	130.00–140.00	566	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	113.02/cwt	110.00–117.00	713	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	116.52/cwt	112.00–120.00	669	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	142.33/cwt	140.00–145.00	549	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	108.02/cwt	107.00–109.00	718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	147.35/cwt	145.00–150.00	479	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	137.64/cwt	134.00–144.00	662	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	131.58/cwt	125.00–134.00	743	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	149.06/cwt	148.00–153.00	611	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	127.34/cwt	119.00–129.00	819	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	162.70/cwt	160.00–165.00	540	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	116.70/cwt	115.00–118.00	911	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	154.88/cwt	150.00–159.00	568	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	164.98/cwt	163.00–167.00	467	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	316	118.18/cwt	110.00–120.00	373	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	283	123.72/cwt	120.00–125.00	350	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 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 499Last week 342Year ago 329

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 37Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 38Year ago 26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,393	56.00–59.00	57.60
5	—	1,543	60.00–67.00	62.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	971	53.00–56.00	54.21
6	—	1,002	46.00–52.00	49.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,069	54.00–56.00	55.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,660	83.00–88.00	85.40
2	—	1,445	78.00–80.00	79.07

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	257	173.00–175.00	173.99
2	—	325	160.00–163.00	161.48
2	—	661	110.00–113.00	111.48
3	—	459	129.00–135.00	131.62
7	—	525	121.00–128.00	123.28
14	—	435	138.00–147.00	142.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	592	113.00–115.00	113.99
2	—	735	95.00–105.00	99.90
3	—	467	120.00–125.00	122.72
3	—	671	100.00–107.00	102.95
11	—	446	125.00–130.00	125.45
12	—	394	134.00–141.00	140.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	679	104.00–108.00	106.32
12	—	384	125.00–129.00	126.27
12	—	459	119.00–123.00	121.25
15	—	509	115.00–117.00	115.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	640	100.00–110.00	105.04
4	—	374	115.00–122.00	119.51
5	—	552	106.00–110.00	106.80
6	—	525	110.00–114.00	112.37
11	—	416	115.00–120.00	117.48
17	—	486	110.00–118.00	113.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	316	110.00–120.00	118.18
4	—	283	120.00–125.00	123.72
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	607	105.00–109.00	106.34
2	—	468	110.00–118.00	114.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	536	115.00–125.00	121.61
6	—	466	120.00–130.00	127.26
6	—	425	130.00–140.00	133.26
4	—	631	110.00–117.00	113.02
4	—	574	112.00–120.00	116.52
3	—	386	140.00–145.00	142.33
2	—	665	107.00–109.00	108.02
2	—	325	145.00–150.00	147.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	481	134.00–144.00	137.64
19	—	565	125.00–134.00	131.58
8	—	410	148.00–153.00	149.06
6	—	643	119.00–129.00	127.34
6	—	332	160.00–165.00	162.70
3	—	781	115.00–118.00	116.70
3	—	367	150.00–159.00	154.88
2	—	283	163.00–167.00	164.98

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)	2	—	833	50.00–73.00	62.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	908	54.00–55.00	54.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	990	51.00–60.00	56.02

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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