Sale reports / Georgia / Donalsonville / 2019-10-23

Donalsonville

Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2019-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Donalsonville, Georgia · Wed, Oct 23

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1941

← Oct 16Oct 23Oct 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

410 head

▲ 195 vs last sale 215▲ 198 vs year ago 212 · +93.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 35▼ 24 vs year ago 46 · −52.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 0▼ 19 vs year ago 27 · −70.4%

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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 steady to 1.00 higher, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady to 1.00 higher, steer and bull calves steady,heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher, replacement cows lightly tested.

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 $104.70/cwt on 103 head.

Average price

$104.70

103 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$510

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$59

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

$27.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.93

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	348	122.84	427	12thin
Medium and Large 2	501	106.73	534	57
Medium and Large 3	513	94.91	487	34

One grade step is worth $27.93/cwt here — about −$59 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 sale103 hd

104.70

—

GA average16 barns · 1,381 hd

106.63

−1.93

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	1,682	65.98	1,110	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,385	47.72	661	8thin

Every lot

53 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	221	140.24/cwt	138.00–143.00	310	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	266	144.14/cwt	140.00–148.00	383	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	291	166.05/cwt	160.00–170.00	483	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	142.46/cwt	140.00–145.00	449	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	161.28/cwt	155.00–163.00	548	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	142.84/cwt	138.00–148.00	531	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	118.26/cwt	112.00–122.00	565	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	484	103.05/cwt	100.00–108.00	499	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	514	120.27/cwt	115.00–125.00	618	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	523	108.41/cwt	103.00–112.00	567	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	114.54/cwt	110.00–120.00	647	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	115.33/cwt	110.00–119.00	719	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	125.77/cwt	120.00–128.00	791	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	121.35/cwt	120.00–124.00	801	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	113.97/cwt	110.00–118.00	752	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	713	115.00/cwt	110.00–119.00	820	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	121.41/cwt	120.00–122.00	889	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	778	116.33/cwt	113.00–119.00	905	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	273	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	329	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	318	115.08/cwt	111.00–118.00	366	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	328	103.11/cwt	100.00–106.00	338	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	336	122.04/cwt	120.00–124.00	410	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	125.73/cwt	124.00–128.00	459	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	115.44/cwt	111.00–120.00	444	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	412	113.55/cwt	110.00–118.00	468	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	120.97/cwt	120.00–122.00	500	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	416	96.11/cwt	90.00–100.00	400	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	103.67/cwt	100.00–109.00	492	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	114.14/cwt	110.00–116.00	546	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	526	90.55/cwt	88.00–94.00	476	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	100.68/cwt	100.00–102.00	544	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	566	99.56/cwt	99.00–100.00	564	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	569	91.94/cwt	90.00–98.00	523	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	617	91.98/cwt	90.00–96.00	568	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	637	100.19/cwt	98.00–101.00	638	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	670	84.25/cwt	84.00–85.00	564	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	366	157.50/cwt	157.00–158.00	576	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	423	114.79/cwt	110.00–120.00	486	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	463	117.54/cwt	115.00–120.00	544	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	468	124.63/cwt	122.00–126.00	583	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	508	113.57/cwt	109.00–116.00	577	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	508	105.01/cwt	104.00–106.00	533	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	572	104.74/cwt	104.00–114.00	599	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	578	97.94/cwt	96.00–100.00	566	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	637	95.67/cwt	95.00–96.00	609	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	688	94.50/cwt	94.00–95.00	650	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,625	67.47/cwt	65.00–70.00	1,096	4
Bulls	—	—	1,910	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	1,146	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	47.76/cwt	46.00–50.00	609	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,403	40.98/cwt	40.00–42.00	575	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,588	54.39/cwt	52.00–57.00	864	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,106	56.86/cwt	50.00–75.00	629	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	7,035	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 Oct 23, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 410Last week 215Year ago 212

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 35Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 0Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	478	112.00–122.00	118.26
6	—	565	110.00–120.00	114.54
8	—	266	140.00–148.00	144.14
8	—	778	113.00–119.00	116.33
4	—	514	115.00–125.00	120.27
4	—	221	138.00–143.00	140.24
3	—	713	110.00–119.00	115.00
3	—	623	110.00–119.00	115.33
2	—	660	110.00–118.00	113.97
2	—	315	140.00–145.00	142.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	484	100.00–108.00	103.05
7	—	523	103.00–112.00	108.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	732	120.00–122.00	121.41
8	—	629	120.00–128.00	125.77
5	—	340	155.00–163.00	161.28
3	—	660	120.00–124.00	121.35
3	—	372	138.00–148.00	142.84
3	—	291	160.00–170.00	166.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	366	157.00–158.00	157.50
3	—	468	122.00–126.00	124.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	115.00–120.00	117.54
2	—	688	94.00–95.00	94.50
5	—	508	109.00–116.00	113.57
12	—	637	95.00–96.00	95.67
13	—	572	104.00–114.00	104.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	110.00–120.00	114.79
2	—	508	104.00–106.00	105.01
2	—	578	96.00–100.00	97.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	120.00–121.00	120.51
2	—	413	120.00–122.00	120.97
4	—	336	120.00–124.00	122.04
4	—	365	124.00–128.00	125.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	385	111.00–120.00	115.44
6	—	318	111.00–118.00	115.08
7	—	412	110.00–118.00	113.55
7	—	566	99.00–100.00	99.56
8	—	478	110.00–116.00	114.14
11	—	637	98.00–101.00	100.19
13	—	540	100.00–102.00	100.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	475	100.00–109.00	103.67
7	—	526	88.00–94.00	90.55
6	—	416	90.00–100.00	96.11
4	—	670	84.00–85.00	84.25
4	—	569	90.00–98.00	91.94
3	—	617	90.00–96.00	91.98
2	—	328	100.00–106.00	103.11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,275	46.00–50.00	47.76
2	—	1,588	52.00–57.00	54.39
2	—	1,403	40.00–42.00	40.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,625	65.00–70.00	67.47
1	—	1,910	60.00	60.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,106	50.00–75.00	56.86

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	670.00	670.00

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.