Sale reports / Georgia / Donalsonville / 2019-11-13

Donalsonville

Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2019-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Donalsonville, Georgia · Wed, Nov 13

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1941

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Feeder Cattle receipts

232 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 262▲ 232 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 12▲ 11 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 2▲ 5 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 and bulls lightly tested, feeder heifers steady, steer and bull calves steady to 5.00 higher, heifer calves steady to 4.00 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 $111.00/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$111.00

72 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$517

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

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

$14.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.12

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	423	118.95	503	2thin
Medium and Large 2	469	110.96	520	68
Medium and Large 3	406	104.49	424	2thin

One grade step is worth $14.46/cwt here — about $79 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 sale72 hd

111.00

—

GA average16 barns · 1,577 hd

112.12

−1.12

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	1,340	65.53	878	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,317	53.22	701	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,048	44.51	466	2thin

Every lot

32 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	168.50/cwt	165.00–175.00	553	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	153.45/cwt	151.00–157.00	591	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	151.01/cwt	145.00–155.00	612	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	432	137.42/cwt	130.00–140.00	594	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	452	123.01/cwt	122.00–126.00	556	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	141.25/cwt	137.00–143.00	672	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	120.64/cwt	120.00–122.00	632	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	131.81/cwt	130.00–136.00	692	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	114.98/cwt	110.00–120.00	647	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	125.95/cwt	124.00–128.00	800	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	318	120.95/cwt	120.00–122.00	385	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	118.69/cwt	112.00–122.00	439	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	406	104.49/cwt	104.00–105.00	424	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	412	114.35/cwt	110.00–116.00	471	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	118.95/cwt	118.00–120.00	503	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	109.65/cwt	106.00–115.00	512	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	108.55/cwt	106.00–110.00	567	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	577	105.07/cwt	100.00–110.00	606	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	100.02/cwt	97.00–104.00	623	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	342	155.10/cwt	150.00–160.00	530	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	385	155.51/cwt	155.00–156.00	599	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	414	149.24/cwt	146.00–153.00	618	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	443	131.32/cwt	130.00–134.00	582	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	452	116.65/cwt	110.00–120.00	527	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	478	125.92/cwt	123.00–129.00	602	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	524	120.14/cwt	119.00–124.00	630	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,285	64.30/cwt	61.00–68.00	826	2
Bulls	—	—	1,450	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	986	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,048	44.51/cwt	41.00–48.00	466	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,317	53.22/cwt	51.00–55.00	701	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	549	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	958	61.52/cwt	60.00–63.00	589	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 Nov 13, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 232Last week 262Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 12Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 2Year 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	—	342	150.00–160.00	155.10
2	—	385	155.00–156.00	155.51
4	—	414	146.00–153.00	149.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	123.00–129.00	125.92
3	—	443	130.00–134.00	131.32
8	—	524	119.00–124.00	120.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	452	110.00–120.00	116.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	118.00–120.00	118.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	120.00–122.00	120.95
3	—	623	97.00–104.00	100.02
7	—	577	100.00–110.00	105.07
8	—	370	112.00–122.00	118.69
14	—	522	106.00–110.00	108.55
15	—	412	110.00–116.00	114.35
19	—	467	106.00–115.00	109.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	406	104.00–105.00	104.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	124.00–128.00	125.95
3	—	328	165.00–175.00	168.50
3	—	405	145.00–155.00	151.01
4	—	385	151.00–157.00	153.45
4	—	525	130.00–136.00	131.81
5	—	476	137.00–143.00	141.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	110.00–120.00	114.98
3	—	524	120.00–122.00	120.64
4	—	432	130.00–140.00	137.42
4	—	452	122.00–126.00	123.01

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)	2	—	958	60.00–63.00	61.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	65.00	65.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	68.00	68.00
2	—	1,285	61.00–68.00	64.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,317	51.00–55.00	53.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,048	41.00–48.00	44.51

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.