Sale reports / Georgia / Donalsonville / 2019-11-20

Donalsonville

Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2019-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Donalsonville, Georgia · Wed, Nov 20

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1941

← Nov 13Nov 20Dec 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

302 head

▲ 70 vs last sale 232▲ 302 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

62 head

▲ 51 vs last sale 11▲ 62 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

28 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 5▲ 28 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 slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder steers, heifers and bulls steady, steer calves steady to 3.00 higher, bull calves steady to 4.00 higher, heifer calves unevenly steady, 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 $118.75/cwt on 106 head.

Average price

$118.75

106 head · 445 lb average

Value per head Derived

$529

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$5.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.77

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	455	119.47	544	91
Medium and Large 2	384	114.36	439	15thin

One grade step is worth $5.11/cwt here — about $105 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 sale106 hd

118.75

—

GA average17 barns · 2,370 hd

116.98

+1.77

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	1,880	74.00	1,391	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,437	50.01	719	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,086	48.99	532	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	953	44.09	420	12

Every lot

40 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	277	162.93/cwt	160.00–170.00	451	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	283	151.50/cwt	150.00–158.00	429	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	319	162.27/cwt	157.00–167.00	518	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	156.00/cwt	150.00–160.00	582	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	147.98/cwt	146.00–150.00	622	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	134.66/cwt	130.00–140.00	574	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	468	125.11/cwt	121.00–129.00	586	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	138.19/cwt	130.00–140.00	658	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	512	112.00/cwt	110.00–114.00	573	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	136.63/cwt	134.00–137.00	709	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	116.96/cwt	112.00–122.00	719	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	112.96/cwt	110.00–117.00	762	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	267	128.71/cwt	126.00–131.00	344	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	122.95/cwt	121.00–127.00	400	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	115.27/cwt	110.00–120.00	378	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	121.13/cwt	119.00–126.00	448	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	113.15/cwt	110.00–115.00	419	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	421	109.99/cwt	104.00–114.00	463	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	121.53/cwt	115.00–125.00	529	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	120.47/cwt	115.00–124.00	554	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	119.52/cwt	112.00–122.00	622	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	103.05/cwt	100.00–106.00	587	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	112.60/cwt	107.00–116.00	646	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	644	109.39/cwt	105.00–112.00	704	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	360	138.80/cwt	131.00–141.00	500	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	370	158.52/cwt	157.00–160.00	587	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	418	145.99/cwt	144.00–148.00	610	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	427	130.98/cwt	130.00–133.00	559	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	472	122.47/cwt	120.00–129.00	578	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	635	104.65/cwt	100.00–110.00	665	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,880	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,391	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	806	51.02/cwt	49.00–55.00	411	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,027	40.63/cwt	38.00–45.00	417	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,028	53.50/cwt	50.00–57.00	550	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,126	45.84/cwt	42.00–49.00	516	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,437	50.01/cwt	48.00–53.00	719	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,113	861.30/cwt	720.00–950.00	9,586	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	1,134.63/cwt	1,050.00–1,220.00	13,105	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,127	57.33/cwt	55.00–60.00	646	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,231	59.18/cwt	54.00–65.00	729	7

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 20, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 302Last week 232Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 11Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 5Year 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	—	370	157.00–160.00	158.52
3	—	418	144.00–148.00	145.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	130.00–133.00	130.98
5	—	360	131.00–141.00	138.80
8	—	472	120.00–129.00	122.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	635	100.00–110.00	104.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	644	105.00–112.00	109.39
10	—	325	121.00–127.00	122.95
10	—	460	115.00–124.00	120.47
11	—	574	107.00–116.00	112.60
13	—	520	112.00–122.00	119.52
15	—	370	119.00–126.00	121.13
27	—	435	115.00–125.00	121.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	110.00–120.00	115.27
2	—	570	100.00–106.00	103.05
3	—	267	126.00–131.00	128.71
4	—	370	110.00–115.00	113.15
4	—	421	104.00–114.00	109.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	112.00–122.00	116.96
4	—	420	146.00–150.00	147.98
7	—	277	160.00–170.00	162.93
8	—	373	150.00–160.00	156.00
8	—	519	134.00–137.00	136.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	675	110.00–117.00	112.96
7	—	319	157.00–167.00	162.27
11	—	476	130.00–140.00	138.19
12	—	426	130.00–140.00	134.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	121.00–129.00	125.11
3	—	512	110.00–114.00	112.00
6	—	283	150.00–158.00	151.50

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,155	1,050.00–1,220.00	1,134.63

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	6	—	1,113	720.00–950.00	861.30

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)	7	—	1,231	54.00–65.00	59.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,127	55.00–60.00	57.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,880	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,028	50.00–57.00	53.50
10	—	1,126	42.00–49.00	45.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,437	48.00–53.00	50.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	806	49.00–55.00	51.02
8	—	1,027	38.00–45.00	40.63

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.