Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2020-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls steady, steer calves 2.00 to 3.00 lower, heifer calves steady to 5.00 lower, 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 $114.48/cwt on 128 head.

Average price

$114.48

128 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$520

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$231

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

$2.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.67

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	337	116.05	391	9thin
Medium and Large 2	421	115.00	485	80
Medium and Large 1	550	113.06	622	39

One grade step is worth $2.99/cwt here — about −$231 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 sale128 hd

114.48

—

GA average17 barns · 1,405 hd

111.81

+2.67

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	1,680	76.40	1,284	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,435	53.89	773	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,099	45.12	496	15

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	557	123.89/cwt	115.00–125.00	690	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	108.17/cwt	106.00–109.00	671	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	135.68/cwt	130.00–140.00	507	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	125.27/cwt	122.00–131.00	524	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	509	122.12/cwt	120.00–127.00	622	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	116.45/cwt	111.00–119.00	487	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	118.27/cwt	115.00–120.00	668	3
Bulls	—	—	2,098	80.49/cwt	80.00–81.00	1,689	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	45.12/cwt	43.00–49.00	496	15
Bulls	—	—	1,402	73.67/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,033	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	53.89/cwt	52.00–56.00	773	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	119.52/cwt	118.00–121.00	386	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	407	137.53/cwt	134.00–138.00	560	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	290	146.50/cwt	145.00–148.00	425	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	111.51/cwt	110.00–113.00	585	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	146.50/cwt	145.00–148.00	571	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	116.54/cwt	115.00–118.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	117.14/cwt	114.00–122.00	540	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	144.09/cwt	140.00–147.00	483	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	108.74/cwt	105.00–111.00	576	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	233	164.56/cwt	160.00–170.00	383	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	484	124.75/cwt	120.00–127.00	604	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	507	115.86/cwt	114.00–120.00	587	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	113.66/cwt	110.00–116.00	427	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	117.97/cwt	115.00–120.00	572	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	288	119.03/cwt	118.00–120.00	343	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	561	111.49/cwt	109.00–114.00	625	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	696	119.89/cwt	117.00–121.00	834	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	115.73/cwt	113.00–116.00	584	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	54.84/cwt	48.00–69.00	627	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,267	1,064.47/cwt	975.00–1,125.00	13,487	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	127.19/cwt	125.00–130.00	714	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	167.95/cwt	163.00–170.00	517	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	110.53/cwt	105.00–113.00	515	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,229	52.31/cwt	47.00–60.00	643	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	141.45/cwt	135.00–142.00	680	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	112.32/cwt	110.00–117.00	647	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	111.96/cwt	110.00–114.00	633	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	156.35/cwt	155.00–158.00	578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	107.70/cwt	105.00–109.00	612	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,201	58.88/cwt	48.00–67.00	707	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	145.98/cwt	145.00–147.00	620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	169.83/cwt	168.00–171.00	481	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	155.00/cwt	150.00–160.00	496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	119.51/cwt	117.00–121.00	447	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	124.69/cwt	123.00–128.00	345	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	105.98/cwt	105.00–107.00	708	2

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 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 418Last week 597Year ago 284

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 60Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 0Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	557	115.00–125.00	123.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	290	145.00–148.00	146.50
2	—	525	110.00–113.00	111.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	484	120.00–127.00	124.75
7	—	507	114.00–120.00	115.86
2	—	565	110.00–114.00	111.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	620	106.00–109.00	108.17
6	—	461	114.00–122.00	117.14
11	—	505	113.00–116.00	115.73
14	—	576	110.00–117.00	112.32
2	—	668	105.00–107.00	105.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	418	111.00–119.00	116.45
14	—	323	118.00–121.00	119.52
9	—	530	105.00–111.00	108.74
19	—	466	105.00–113.00	110.53
3	—	568	105.00–109.00	107.70
8	—	374	117.00–121.00	119.51
3	—	277	123.00–128.00	124.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	376	110.00–116.00	113.66
4	—	288	118.00–120.00	119.03
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	374	130.00–140.00	135.68
4	—	418	122.00–131.00	125.27
7	—	335	140.00–147.00	144.09
3	—	485	115.00–120.00	117.97
4	—	561	109.00–114.00	111.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	509	120.00–127.00	122.12
3	—	565	115.00–120.00	118.27
13	—	407	134.00–138.00	137.53
2	—	390	145.00–148.00	146.50
2	—	628	115.00–118.00	116.54
4	—	233	160.00–170.00	164.56
2	—	320	150.00–160.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	696	117.00–121.00	119.89
9	—	561	125.00–130.00	127.19
8	—	308	163.00–170.00	167.95
21	—	481	135.00–142.00	141.45
3	—	370	155.00–158.00	156.35
2	—	425	145.00–147.00	145.98
5	—	283	168.00–171.00	169.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,098	80.00–81.00	80.49
3	—	1,402	70.00–76.00	73.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,099	43.00–49.00	45.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,435	52.00–56.00	53.89

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)	4	—	1,143	48.00–69.00	54.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,229	47.00–60.00	52.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,201	48.00–67.00	58.88
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,267	975.00–1,125.00	1,064.47

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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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

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