Sale reports / Georgia / Donalsonville / 2019-06-05

Donalsonville

Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2019-06-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Donalsonville, Georgia · Wed, Jun 5

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1941

← May 29Jun 5Jun 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

238 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 242▲ 238 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 31▲ 55 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

24 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 6▲ 24 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, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers, bulls, and heifers lightly tested, steer calves steady, bull calves steady to 4.00 lower, heifer calves steady to 3.00 lower, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.78/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$120.78

67 head · 387 lb average

Value per head Derived

$467

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$18

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$7.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.84

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	384	123.04	472	47
Medium and Large 3	393	115.45	454	20

One grade step is worth $7.59/cwt here — about $18 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 sale67 hd

120.78

—

GA average15 barns · 1,153 hd

115.93

+4.84

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	1,763	76.48	1,348	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,487	57.26	851	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,158	52.60	609	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	985	42.79	421	16

Every lot

33 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	411	130.52/cwt	130.00–137.00	536	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	417	140.94/cwt	139.00–144.00	588	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	142.76/cwt	139.00–147.00	671	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	268	126.12/cwt	122.00–129.00	338	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	125.58/cwt	124.00–129.00	414	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	338	117.56/cwt	110.00–120.00	397	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	376	116.86/cwt	110.00–120.00	439	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	423	116.20/cwt	110.00–120.00	492	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	124.49/cwt	120.00–129.00	535	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	463	107.65/cwt	105.00–110.00	498	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	482	116.29/cwt	115.00–123.00	561	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	112.27/cwt	110.00–115.00	582	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	313	141.55/cwt	141.00–144.00	443	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	374	138.63/cwt	138.00–141.00	518	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	419	134.77/cwt	131.00–139.00	565	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	467	136.34/cwt	135.00–139.00	637	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	468	130.27/cwt	124.00–134.00	610	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	486	120.01/cwt	119.00–121.00	583	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	533	119.33/cwt	118.00–120.00	636	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	551	118.00/cwt	117.00–119.00	650	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	583	106.94/cwt	102.00–112.00	623	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,763	76.48/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,348	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	957	38.99/cwt	35.00–42.00	373	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,013	46.59/cwt	44.00–50.00	472	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,087	53.36/cwt	51.00–57.00	580	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,135	46.30/cwt	42.00–49.00	526	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,287	61.03/cwt	60.00–64.00	785	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,487	57.26/cwt	55.00–60.00	851	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	6,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	7,990	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	536	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	71.68/cwt	68.00–78.00	606	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,049	74.28/cwt	68.00–78.00	779	5

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 Jun 5, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 238Last week 242Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 31Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 6Year 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	—	467	135.00–139.00	136.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	551	117.00–119.00	118.00
4	—	468	124.00–134.00	130.27
6	—	313	141.00–144.00	141.55
11	—	374	138.00–141.00	138.63
12	—	419	131.00–139.00	134.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	102.00–112.00	106.94
3	—	533	118.00–120.00	119.33
4	—	486	119.00–121.00	120.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	518	110.00–115.00	112.27
6	—	482	115.00–123.00	116.29
7	—	268	122.00–129.00	126.12
13	—	430	120.00–129.00	124.49
17	—	330	124.00–129.00	125.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	105.00–110.00	107.65
4	—	338	110.00–120.00	117.56
5	—	423	110.00–120.00	116.20
8	—	376	110.00–120.00	116.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	139.00–144.00	140.94
6	—	470	139.00–147.00	142.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	411	130.00–137.00	130.52

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	690.00	690.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,175	680.00	680.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,049	68.00–78.00	74.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	845	68.00–78.00	71.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	670	80.00	80.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,763	75.00–78.00	76.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,287	60.00–64.00	61.03
8	—	1,087	51.00–57.00	53.36
9	—	1,135	42.00–49.00	46.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,487	55.00–60.00	57.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,013	44.00–50.00	46.59
8	—	957	35.00–42.00	38.99

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.