Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2020-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 higher, feeder steers and heifers steady, feeder bulls steady to 2.00 lower, steer, heifer, and bull calves unevenly steady, replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.91/cwt on 190 head.

Average price

$111.91

190 head · 459 lb average

Value per head Derived

$513

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$4.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.25

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	481	113.88	547	113
Medium and Large 3	426	109.03	465	77

One grade step is worth $4.84/cwt here — about $83 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 sale190 hd

111.91

—

GA average16 barns · 1,322 hd

114.16

−2.25

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	1,550	82.27	1,275	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,369	66.25	907	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,145	60.55	693	6thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	319	116.01/cwt	114.00–119.00	370	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	258	165.39/cwt	163.00–168.00	427	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	148.47/cwt	147.00–150.00	635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	105.22/cwt	100.00–109.00	500	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	112.92/cwt	105.00–115.00	425	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	103.69/cwt	100.00–105.00	550	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	106.61/cwt	100.00–110.00	462	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	586	98.82/cwt	95.00–101.00	579	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	119.81/cwt	115.00–125.00	317	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	114.63/cwt	110.00–118.00	542	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	111.30/cwt	109.00–114.00	600	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	116.51/cwt	111.00–120.00	487	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	109.16/cwt	105.00–111.00	632	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	118.30/cwt	116.00–120.00	450	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	314	123.76/cwt	120.00–128.00	389	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	102.76/cwt	100.00–104.00	632	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	526	110.18/cwt	108.00–113.00	580	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	101.25/cwt	100.00–105.00	562	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	133.08/cwt	130.00–138.00	426	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	116.52/cwt	115.00–120.00	556	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	103.96/cwt	100.00–110.00	648	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	111.26/cwt	110.00–113.00	626	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	115.99/cwt	114.00–118.00	602	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	408	131.32/cwt	130.00–133.00	536	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	97.00/cwt	95.00–99.00	664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	109.65/cwt	108.00–111.00	727	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	105.52/cwt	104.00–107.00	760	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	65.14/cwt	64.00–67.00	915	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	69.03/cwt	68.00–70.00	884	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	62.59/cwt	59.00–65.00	693	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	56.46/cwt	55.00–58.00	689	2
Bulls	—	—	1,408	79.40/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,118	6
Bulls	—	—	1,763	86.58/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,526	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	70.44/cwt	63.00–82.00	883	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	113.92/cwt	109.00–119.00	598	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	120.15/cwt	116.00–124.00	567	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	131.65/cwt	130.00–134.00	478	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	607	104.35/cwt	100.00–109.00	633	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	562	109.33/cwt	108.00–110.00	614	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	138.21/cwt	135.00–140.00	438	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	122.54/cwt	120.00–125.00	537	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	118.50/cwt	116.00–123.00	674	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	125.71/cwt	120.00–130.00	659	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	113.44/cwt	110.00–119.00	701	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	134.48/cwt	130.00–140.00	588	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	128.23/cwt	126.00–130.00	609	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	138.88/cwt	135.00–145.00	525	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	102.48/cwt	100.00–105.00	743	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	150.15/cwt	145.00–155.00	503	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	154.26/cwt	150.00–158.00	421	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	135.45/cwt	132.00–140.00	658	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	394	153.68/cwt	151.00–156.00	605	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	119.51/cwt	117.00–120.00	821	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	116.68/cwt	115.00–120.00	855	3

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 Sep 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 566Last week 499Year ago 160

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 37Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 11Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	319	114.00–119.00	116.01
17	—	475	100.00–109.00	105.22
16	—	376	105.00–115.00	112.92
11	—	530	100.00–105.00	103.69
9	—	433	100.00–110.00	106.61
6	—	586	95.00–101.00	98.82
5	—	265	115.00–125.00	119.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	473	110.00–118.00	114.63
21	—	539	109.00–114.00	111.30
20	—	418	111.00–120.00	116.51
17	—	579	105.00–111.00	109.16
9	—	380	116.00–120.00	118.30
6	—	314	120.00–128.00	123.76
4	—	615	100.00–104.00	102.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	258	163.00–168.00	165.39
2	—	428	147.00–150.00	148.47
32	—	486	132.00–140.00	135.45
13	—	394	151.00–156.00	153.68
10	—	687	117.00–120.00	119.51
3	—	733	115.00–120.00	116.68
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	525	109.00–119.00	113.92
6	—	472	116.00–124.00	120.15
5	—	363	130.00–134.00	131.65
3	—	607	100.00–109.00	104.35
3	—	562	108.00–110.00	109.33
3	—	317	135.00–140.00	138.21
2	—	438	120.00–125.00	122.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	569	116.00–123.00	118.50
14	—	524	120.00–130.00	125.71
12	—	618	110.00–119.00	113.44
10	—	437	130.00–140.00	134.48
8	—	475	126.00–130.00	128.23
8	—	378	135.00–145.00	138.88
2	—	725	100.00–105.00	102.48
2	—	335	145.00–155.00	150.15
2	—	273	150.00–158.00	154.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	526	108.00–113.00	110.18
4	—	555	100.00–105.00	101.25
4	—	320	130.00–138.00	133.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	477	115.00–120.00	116.52
4	—	623	100.00–110.00	103.96
4	—	563	110.00–113.00	111.26
4	—	519	114.00–118.00	115.99
3	—	408	130.00–133.00	131.32
2	—	685	95.00–99.00	97.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	663	108.00–111.00	109.65
2	—	720	104.00–107.00	105.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,405	64.00–67.00	65.14
2	—	1,280	68.00–70.00	69.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,108	59.00–65.00	62.59
2	—	1,220	55.00–58.00	56.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,408	75.00–81.00	79.40
4	—	1,763	84.00–89.00	86.58

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	—	1,253	63.00–82.00	70.44

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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Donalsonville

Reporter comment USDA

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle