Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2020-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and bulls steady, feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady, steer and heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves steady, replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.83/cwt on 175 head.

Average price

$113.83

175 head · 454 lb average

Value per head Derived

$517

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$94

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$8.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.56

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	491	114.30	561	96
Medium and Large 3	404	113.45	458	77
Medium and Large 1	618	105.99	655	2thin

One grade step is worth $8.31/cwt here — about −$94 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 sale175 hd

113.83

—

GA average17 barns · 2,645 hd

119.39

−5.56

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	1,411	74.92	1,057	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,374	59.22	813	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,212	53.03	643	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,147	47.07	540	11

Every lot, as filed

49 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 3	—	332	145.73/cwt	144.00–148.00	484	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	121.73/cwt	120.00–123.00	466	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	151.36/cwt	149.00–158.00	568	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	135.46/cwt	130.00–136.00	767	20
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	143.97/cwt	140.00–146.00	527	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	94.47/cwt	90.00–99.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	109.45/cwt	105.00–112.00	627	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	125.80/cwt	125.00–130.00	659	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	103.50/cwt	103.00–104.00	661	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	119.10/cwt	116.00–124.00	495	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	483	124.61/cwt	120.00–128.00	602	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	608	105.00/cwt	104.00–106.00	638	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	120.69/cwt	118.00–125.00	636	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	74.11/cwt	66.00–81.00	823	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	153.03/cwt	150.00–156.00	660	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	123.99/cwt	120.00–130.00	701	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	134.54/cwt	130.00–139.00	635	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	112.90/cwt	112.00–113.00	647	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,369	56.94/cwt	54.00–59.00	780	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	48.54/cwt	45.00–52.00	568	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	56.40/cwt	54.00–60.00	701	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	41.12/cwt	40.00–43.00	458	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,187	54.21/cwt	50.00–57.00	643	5
Bulls	—	—	1,411	74.92/cwt	74.00–76.00	1,057	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	113.32/cwt	110.00–116.00	746	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	105.99/cwt	105.00–107.00	655	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	66.54/cwt	66.00–67.00	625	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	61.50/cwt	60.00–64.00	847	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	110.50/cwt	105.00–115.00	523	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	145.08/cwt	142.00–149.00	707	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	114.34/cwt	109.00–118.00	438	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	519	106.79/cwt	100.00–109.00	554	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	527	114.49/cwt	110.00–117.00	603	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	1,011.82/cwt	950.00–1,100.00	13,913	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	106.25/cwt	105.00–110.00	590	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	140.81/cwt	135.00–144.00	738	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	592	100.66/cwt	100.00–102.00	596	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	121.45/cwt	118.00–126.00	574	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	120.33/cwt	120.00–121.00	626	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	133.17/cwt	130.00–138.00	567	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	146.91/cwt	145.00–148.00	642	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	279	121.42/cwt	118.00–125.00	339	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	152.83/cwt	147.00–157.00	497	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	119.12/cwt	114.00–123.00	395	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	422	135.68/cwt	130.00–138.00	573	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	112.49/cwt	110.00–115.00	592	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	110.39/cwt	105.00–115.00	472	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	141.73/cwt	138.00–144.00	543	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 Dec 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 595Last week 359Year ago 302

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 40Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 36Year ago 33

Slaughter cows and bulls steady, feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady, steer and heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves steady, replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	144.00–148.00	145.73
3	—	483	120.00–128.00	124.61
8	—	527	110.00–117.00	114.49
4	—	555	105.00–110.00	106.25
5	—	422	130.00–138.00	135.68
3	—	383	138.00–144.00	141.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	608	104.00–106.00	105.00
3	—	527	118.00–125.00	120.69
10	—	573	112.00–113.00	112.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	120.00–130.00	123.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	383	120.00–123.00	121.73
2	—	670	90.00–99.00	94.47
8	—	573	105.00–112.00	109.45
6	—	639	103.00–104.00	103.50
31	—	416	116.00–124.00	119.10
40	—	526	110.00–115.00	112.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	105.00–107.00	105.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	473	105.00–115.00	110.50
16	—	383	109.00–118.00	114.34
11	—	519	100.00–109.00	106.79
3	—	592	100.00–102.00	100.66
17	—	279	118.00–125.00	121.42
6	—	332	114.00–123.00	119.12
14	—	428	105.00–115.00	110.39
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	375	149.00–158.00	151.36
6	—	524	125.00–130.00	125.80
9	—	472	130.00–139.00	134.54
12	—	437	145.00–148.00	146.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	566	130.00–136.00	135.46
12	—	431	150.00–156.00	153.03
6	—	658	110.00–116.00	113.32
10	—	487	142.00–149.00	145.08
8	—	524	135.00–144.00	140.81
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	366	140.00–146.00	143.97
6	—	473	118.00–126.00	121.45
3	—	520	120.00–121.00	120.33
7	—	426	130.00–138.00	133.17
13	—	325	147.00–157.00	152.83
2	—	565	110.00–115.00	112.52

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,110	66.00–81.00	74.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	940	66.00–67.00	66.54
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,375	950.00–1,100.00	1,011.82

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,369	54.00–59.00	56.94
8	—	1,378	60.00–64.00	61.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,170	45.00–52.00	48.54
8	—	1,243	54.00–60.00	56.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,113	40.00–43.00	41.12
5	—	1,187	50.00–57.00	54.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,411	74.00–76.00	74.92

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle