Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2020-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls steady, steer and heifer calves 3.00 to 4.00 higher, bull calves steady, replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.90/cwt on 130 head.

Average price

$115.90

130 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$561

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$15.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.94

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	118.65	593	81
Medium and Large 2	456	113.16	516	40
Medium and Large 3	468	103.37	484	9thin

One grade step is worth $15.28/cwt here — about $110 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 sale130 hd

115.90

—

GA average15 barns · 1,495 hd

114.96

+0.94

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	1,588	71.96	1,143	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,290	52.60	679	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,468	52.46	770	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,103	45.14	498	8thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	49.64/cwt	48.00–51.00	545	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	49.35/cwt	42.00–75.00	547	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	125.12/cwt	120.00–126.00	515	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	110.55/cwt	110.00–115.00	625	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	126.06/cwt	125.00–129.00	473	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	118.38/cwt	110.00–120.00	629	38
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,026.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,050.00	12,825	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,080	749.07/cwt	650.00–850.00	8,090	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	108.57/cwt	106.00–111.00	731	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	101.27/cwt	100.00–105.00	685	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	114.65/cwt	114.00–115.00	542	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	123.59/cwt	122.00–125.00	402	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	119.17/cwt	115.00–124.00	435	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	128.67/cwt	127.00–129.00	328	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	119.33/cwt	111.00–121.00	860	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	119.94/cwt	117.00–124.00	565	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	146.60/cwt	143.00–150.00	491	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	117.22/cwt	112.00–118.00	633	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	114.25/cwt	108.00–118.00	540	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	532	98.39/cwt	95.00–100.00	523	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	114.40/cwt	112.00–117.00	477	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	128.80/cwt	126.00–132.00	608	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	791	106.14/cwt	105.00–108.00	840	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	125.55/cwt	120.00–128.00	672	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	112.05/cwt	110.00–114.00	650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	232	160.77/cwt	155.00–165.00	373	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	105.42/cwt	102.00–109.00	557	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	106.16/cwt	100.00–109.00	598	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	142.63/cwt	140.00–149.00	549	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	136.86/cwt	132.00–140.00	588	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	127.47/cwt	125.00–130.00	523	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	121.48/cwt	120.00–123.00	589	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	52.46/cwt	50.00–55.00	770	2
Bulls	—	—	1,770	72.95/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,291	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	112.07/cwt	110.00–114.00	429	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	135.70/cwt	135.00–138.00	522	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	103.00/cwt	100.00–106.00	458	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	102.50/cwt	101.00–104.00	492	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	43.20/cwt	40.00–45.00	470	6
Bulls	—	—	1,345	70.65/cwt	70.00–71.00	950	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	116.33/cwt	116.00–117.00	628	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	107.65/cwt	104.00–110.00	662	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	50.95/cwt	48.00–53.00	583	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	52.60/cwt	50.00–54.00	679	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 Oct 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 390Last week 292Year ago 215

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 110Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 29Year ago 0

Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls steady, steer and heifer calves 3.00 to 4.00 higher, bull calves steady, replacement cows steady.

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)	2	—	1,098	48.00–51.00	49.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,108	42.00–75.00	49.35
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,026.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,080	650.00–850.00	749.07

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	412	120.00–126.00	125.12
9	—	565	110.00–115.00	110.55
11	—	375	125.00–129.00	126.06
38	—	531	110.00–120.00	118.38
4	—	676	100.00–105.00	101.27
10	—	471	117.00–124.00	119.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	114.00–115.00	114.65
2	—	325	122.00–125.00	123.59
5	—	365	115.00–124.00	119.17
6	—	255	127.00–129.00	128.67
3	—	417	112.00–117.00	114.40
7	—	528	102.00–109.00	105.42
14	—	563	100.00–109.00	106.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	95.00–100.00	98.39
2	—	383	110.00–114.00	112.07
2	—	445	100.00–106.00	103.00
2	—	480	101.00–104.00	102.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	106.00–111.00	108.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	143.00–150.00	146.60
9	—	540	112.00–118.00	117.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	108.00–118.00	114.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	721	111.00–121.00	119.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	472	126.00–132.00	128.80
7	—	791	105.00–108.00	106.14
11	—	535	120.00–128.00	125.55
5	—	385	140.00–149.00	142.63
5	—	430	132.00–140.00	136.86
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	110.00–114.00	112.05
3	—	232	155.00–165.00	160.77
2	—	410	125.00–130.00	127.47
2	—	485	120.00–123.00	121.48
4	—	385	135.00–138.00	135.70
3	—	540	116.00–117.00	116.33
3	—	615	104.00–110.00	107.65

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,468	50.00–55.00	52.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,089	40.00–45.00	43.20
2	—	1,145	48.00–53.00	50.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,290	50.00–54.00	52.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,770	72.00–75.00	72.95
3	—	1,345	70.00–71.00	70.65

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle