Sale reports / Georgia / Donalsonville / 2019-10-30

Donalsonville

Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2019-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Donalsonville, Georgia · Wed, Oct 30

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1941

← Oct 23Oct 30Nov 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

174 head

▼ 236 vs last sale 410▲ 174 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 22▲ 39 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 8▲ 13 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 and bulls lightly tested, feeder steers, bulls, and heifers lightly tested, steer calves unevenly steady, bull calves steady,heifer calves steady to 5.00 lower, 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 $107.13/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$107.13

42 head · 417 lb average

Value per head Derived

$447

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$171

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

$9.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.21

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	462	112.40	519	8thin
Medium and Large 2	424	106.63	452	27
Medium and Large 3	338	103.05	348	7thin

One grade step is worth $9.35/cwt here — about $171 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 sale42 hd

107.13

—

GA average16 barns · 1,375 hd

109.34

−2.21

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	—	Low	1,483	54.77	812	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,307	41.47	542	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,098	31.32	344	3thin

Every lot

24 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	280	157.65/cwt	155.00–160.00	441	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	293	146.97/cwt	140.00–150.00	431	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	317	157.27/cwt	151.00–160.00	499	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	155.55/cwt	150.00–158.00	582	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	129.75/cwt	128.00–130.00	606	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	512	125.60/cwt	124.00–126.00	643	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	271	110.59/cwt	110.00–111.00	300	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	314	103.40/cwt	100.00–108.00	325	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	318	110.52/cwt	110.00–111.00	351	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	102.58/cwt	99.00–109.00	380	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	111.31/cwt	110.00–113.00	420	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	403	111.00/cwt	109.00–112.00	447	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	112.40/cwt	110.00–115.00	519	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	105.97/cwt	100.00–109.00	493	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	101.96/cwt	100.00–104.00	525	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	98.03/cwt	90.00–100.00	559	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	325	142.54/cwt	140.00–145.00	463	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	380	153.13/cwt	148.00–158.00	582	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	417	149.82/cwt	145.00–155.00	625	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,483	54.77/cwt	54.00–56.00	812	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,098	31.32/cwt	28.00–35.00	344	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,307	41.47/cwt	38.00–44.00	542	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,118	53.92/cwt	50.00–57.00	603	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	47.08/cwt	43.00–51.00	581	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 30, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 174Last week 410Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 22Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 8Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	148.00–158.00	153.13
8	—	417	145.00–155.00	149.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	140.00–145.00	142.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	462	110.00–115.00	112.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	110.00–111.00	110.52
2	—	515	100.00–104.00	101.96
3	—	377	110.00–113.00	111.31
4	—	465	100.00–109.00	105.97
5	—	271	110.00–111.00	110.59
5	—	403	109.00–112.00	111.00
6	—	570	90.00–100.00	98.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	99.00–109.00	102.58
4	—	314	100.00–108.00	103.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	280	155.00–160.00	157.65
5	—	317	151.00–160.00	157.27
5	—	374	150.00–158.00	155.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	293	140.00–150.00	146.97
5	—	512	124.00–126.00	125.60
8	—	467	128.00–130.00	129.75

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)	3	—	1,118	50.00–57.00	53.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,235	43.00–51.00	47.08

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,483	54.00–56.00	54.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,307	38.00–44.00	41.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,098	28.00–35.00	31.32

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.