Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2020-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls steady, steer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, heifer calves and bull calves unevenly steady, replacement cows steady to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.01/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$122.01

78 head · 444 lb average

Value per head Derived

$542

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$209

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

$4.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.94

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	503	123.21	620	22
Medium and Large 2	441	122.37	540	44
Medium and Large 3	347	118.48	411	12thin

One grade step is worth $4.74/cwt here — about $209 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 sale78 hd

122.01

—

GA average18 barns · 2,444 hd

117.08

+4.94

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	1,781	79.07	1,408	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,347	58.83	792	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,117	55.22	617	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	979	46.19	452	20

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	1,225	65.81/cwt	60.00–82.00	806	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	131.32/cwt	129.00–137.00	558	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	116.49/cwt	114.00–117.00	644	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,580	1,145.57/cwt	1,125.00–1,250.00	18,100	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,433	862.79/cwt	700.00–950.00	12,364	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	75.78/cwt	62.00–85.00	659	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	163.47/cwt	159.00–168.00	708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	103.97/cwt	102.00–105.00	691	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	138.52/cwt	130.00–140.00	799	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	126.16/cwt	121.00–131.00	646	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,311	68.23/cwt	60.00–80.00	894	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	112.85/cwt	105.00–115.00	708	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	496	133.45/cwt	129.00–135.00	662	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	286	135.68/cwt	130.00–140.00	388	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	137.92/cwt	137.00–142.00	655	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	132.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	129.50/cwt	128.00–132.00	627	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	152.73/cwt	147.00–157.00	680	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	127.11/cwt	120.00–129.00	483	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	356	168.10/cwt	163.00–169.00	598	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	147.83/cwt	143.00–149.00	761	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	43.92/cwt	40.00–46.00	417	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,347	58.83/cwt	58.00–61.00	792	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	48.97/cwt	48.00–52.00	497	9
Bulls	—	—	1,770	82.52/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,461	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	112.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	647	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	55.22/cwt	52.00–59.00	617	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	488	134.66/cwt	130.00–139.00	657	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	437	141.95/cwt	140.00–144.00	620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	124.06/cwt	120.00–129.00	526	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	152.03/cwt	150.00–154.00	593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	106.86/cwt	105.00–110.00	659	7
Bulls	—	—	1,788	76.60/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,370	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	267	154.54/cwt	150.00–160.00	413	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	121.10/cwt	120.00–125.00	403	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	169.36/cwt	167.00–170.00	640	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	137.63/cwt	135.00–140.00	582	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	116.92/cwt	110.00–120.00	666	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	113.23/cwt	110.00–115.00	425	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	120.96/cwt	115.00–125.00	583	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	113.56/cwt	111.00–116.00	597	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	169.46/cwt	163.00–171.00	556	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	168.68/cwt	167.00–171.00	548	6

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 Nov 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 342Last week 378Year ago 302

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 52Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 5Year ago 28

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)	14	—	1,225	60.00–82.00	65.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	870	62.00–85.00	75.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,311	60.00–80.00	68.23
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,580	1,125.00–1,250.00	1,145.57
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,433	700.00–950.00	862.79

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	425	129.00–137.00	131.32
6	—	553	114.00–117.00	116.49
3	—	665	102.00–105.00	103.97
4	—	484	128.00–132.00	129.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	286	130.00–140.00	135.68
9	—	380	120.00–129.00	127.11
8	—	424	120.00–129.00	124.06
7	—	617	105.00–110.00	106.86
7	—	482	115.00–125.00	120.96
5	—	526	111.00–116.00	113.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	333	120.00–125.00	121.10
4	—	375	110.00–115.00	113.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	159.00–168.00	163.47
11	—	475	137.00–142.00	137.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	512	121.00–131.00	126.16
6	—	627	105.00–115.00	112.85
7	—	496	129.00–135.00	133.45
9	—	356	163.00–169.00	168.10
7	—	570	110.00–120.00	116.92
5	—	328	163.00–171.00	169.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	135.00–140.00	137.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	577	130.00–140.00	138.52
5	—	515	143.00–149.00	147.83
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	130.00–135.00	132.52
8	—	445	147.00–157.00	152.73
6	—	378	167.00–170.00	169.36
6	—	325	167.00–171.00	168.68
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	110.00–115.00	112.48
3	—	488	130.00–139.00	134.66
2	—	437	140.00–144.00	141.95
2	—	390	150.00–154.00	152.03
3	—	267	150.00–160.00	154.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	950	40.00–46.00	43.92
9	—	1,014	48.00–52.00	48.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,347	58.00–61.00	58.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,117	52.00–59.00	55.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,770	80.00–85.00	82.52
7	—	1,788	75.00–79.00	76.60

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