Sale reports / Georgia / Donalsonville / 2019-05-15

Donalsonville

Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2019-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Donalsonville, Georgia · Wed, May 15

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1941

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Feeder Cattle receipts

341 head

▲ 169 vs last sale 172▲ 341 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

104 head

▲ 55 vs last sale 49▲ 104 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 16▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier, slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers and heifers lightly tested, feeder bulls steady to 2.00 higher,steer and heifer calves steady, bull calves unevenly steady, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $131.44/cwt on 105 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −74.91 against this barn's trailing median of $206.36.

Average price

$131.44

105 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$669

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

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

$30.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.87

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	498	150.93	752	15thin
Medium and Large 2	522	130.19	680	71
Medium and Large 3	469	120.75	566	19thin

One grade step is worth $30.18/cwt here — about $185 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 sale105 hd

131.44

—

GA average16 barns · 1,259 hd

135.32

−3.87

This barn, trailing median7 sales

206.36

−74.91

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

7 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $218.18, low $171.74, median $206.36 across 7 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,750	71.96	1,259	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,209	48.87	591	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,051	39.59	416	22

Every lot

34 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	362	162.43/cwt	162.00–165.00	588	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	416	147.05/cwt	144.00–152.00	612	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	159.78/cwt	159.00–160.00	743	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	590	147.86/cwt	146.00–148.00	872	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	143.95/cwt	138.00–146.00	882	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	324	123.49/cwt	120.00–126.00	400	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	372	124.24/cwt	120.00–129.00	462	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	129.52/cwt	129.00–130.00	483	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	135.28/cwt	134.00–138.00	580	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	118.97/cwt	118.00–120.00	563	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	137.32/cwt	137.00–138.00	669	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	509	133.09/cwt	130.00–134.00	677	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	127.99/cwt	127.00–132.00	727	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	290	155.09/cwt	150.00–160.00	450	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	334	160.31/cwt	160.00–161.00	535	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	389	148.78/cwt	147.00–150.00	579	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	423	121.03/cwt	120.00–123.00	512	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	427	143.04/cwt	138.00–146.00	611	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	480	133.09/cwt	130.00–140.00	639	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	496	120.59/cwt	120.00–121.00	598	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	517	125.67/cwt	120.00–130.00	650	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	539	148.59/cwt	141.00–150.00	801	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	559	129.17/cwt	126.00–134.00	722	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	632	117.81/cwt	116.00–119.00	745	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	676	111.74/cwt	108.00–118.00	755	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	705	109.12/cwt	109.00–110.00	769	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,520	69.02/cwt	68.00–70.00	1,049	3
Bulls	—	—	2,095	76.38/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,600	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,041	43.39/cwt	42.00–45.00	452	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,056	37.82/cwt	34.00–41.00	399	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,201	44.98/cwt	42.00–49.00	540	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,216	52.76/cwt	50.00–56.00	642	22
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,000	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,183	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	592	2

This sale against other markets

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 May 15, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 341Last week 172Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 49Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 16Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	334	160.00–161.00	160.31
12	—	539	141.00–150.00	148.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	290	150.00–160.00	155.09
5	—	389	147.00–150.00	148.78
5	—	559	126.00–134.00	129.17
5	—	676	108.00–118.00	111.74
7	—	517	120.00–130.00	125.67
8	—	705	109.00–110.00	109.12
9	—	632	116.00–119.00	117.81
12	—	480	130.00–140.00	133.09
18	—	427	138.00–146.00	143.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	423	120.00–123.00	121.03
12	—	496	120.00–121.00	120.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	429	134.00–138.00	135.28
5	—	568	127.00–132.00	127.99
9	—	509	130.00–134.00	133.09
19	—	487	137.00–138.00	137.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	129.00–130.00	129.52
2	—	473	118.00–120.00	118.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	120.00–129.00	124.24
6	—	324	120.00–126.00	123.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	362	162.00–165.00	162.43
9	—	613	138.00–146.00	143.95
14	—	465	159.00–160.00	159.78
14	—	590	146.00–148.00	147.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	416	144.00–152.00	147.05

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	700.00	700.00

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	—	1,183	50.00	50.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,095	75.00–78.00	76.38
3	—	1,520	68.00–70.00	69.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,201	42.00–49.00	44.98
22	—	1,216	50.00–56.00	52.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,041	42.00–45.00	43.39
15	—	1,056	34.00–41.00	37.82

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.