Sale reports / Georgia / Donalsonville / 2020-03-04

Donalsonville

Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2020-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Donalsonville, Georgia · Wed, Mar 4

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1941

← Feb 26Mar 4Mar 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

169 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 191▲ 169 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 19▲ 29 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 4▲ 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers steady to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers and bulls steady, steer calves steady, heifer calves and bull calves steady to 3.00 higher, 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 $142.98/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$142.98

49 head · 395 lb average

Value per head Derived

$564

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$193

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

$23.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.18

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	368	147.99	544	32
Medium and Large 3	317	141.46	449	9thin
Medium and Large 1	591	124.64	737	8thin

One grade step is worth $23.35/cwt here — about −$193 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 sale49 hd

142.98

—

GA average14 barns · 1,700 hd

131.80

+11.18

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	1,578	80.92	1,277	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,078	67.88	732	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,399	66.73	933	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	931	52.11	485	4thin

Every lot

29 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	228	154.84/cwt	150.00–160.00	353	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	326	178.28/cwt	172.00–180.00	581	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	342	158.15/cwt	150.00–160.00	541	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	368	156.67/cwt	150.00–160.00	577	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	387	164.91/cwt	164.00–168.00	638	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	511	125.09/cwt	120.00–130.00	639	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	512	143.27/cwt	140.00–146.00	734	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	134.62/cwt	130.00–140.00	844	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	256	145.09/cwt	140.00–150.00	371	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	272	156.86/cwt	155.00–165.00	427	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	322	150.47/cwt	147.00–155.00	485	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	335	140.42/cwt	138.00–145.00	470	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	386	152.69/cwt	145.00–155.00	589	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	436	140.11/cwt	138.00–147.00	611	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	135.05/cwt	130.00–140.00	628	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	517	131.00/cwt	128.00–132.00	677	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	591	124.64/cwt	123.00–125.00	737	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	323	167.99/cwt	167.00–169.00	543	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	427	153.85/cwt	150.00–160.00	657	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	571	137.55/cwt	135.00–143.00	785	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	666	126.21/cwt	123.00–129.00	841	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,517	77.07/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,169	3
Bulls	—	—	1,608	82.85/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,332	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	893	54.21/cwt	52.00–56.00	484	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	968	50.00/cwt	49.00–51.00	484	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,078	67.88/cwt	66.00–70.00	732	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,368	62.14/cwt	60.00–65.00	850	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,429	71.31/cwt	68.00–74.00	1,019	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	68.70/cwt	65.00–72.00	718	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 Mar 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 169Last week 191Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 19Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 4Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	666	123.00–129.00	126.21
5	—	571	135.00–143.00	137.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	167.00–169.00	167.99
3	—	427	150.00–160.00	153.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	140.00–146.00	143.27
4	—	387	164.00–168.00	164.91
6	—	326	172.00–180.00	178.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	228	150.00–160.00	154.84
2	—	511	120.00–130.00	125.09
5	—	368	150.00–160.00	156.67
8	—	342	150.00–160.00	158.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	130.00–140.00	134.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	256	140.00–150.00	145.09
7	—	335	138.00–145.00	140.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	436	138.00–147.00	140.11
2	—	465	130.00–140.00	135.05
4	—	517	128.00–132.00	131.00
6	—	386	145.00–155.00	152.69
7	—	322	147.00–155.00	150.47
9	—	272	155.00–165.00	156.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	591	123.00–125.00	124.64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,517	75.00–79.00	77.07
6	—	1,608	80.00–86.00	82.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,078	66.00–70.00	67.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,368	60.00–65.00	62.14
4	—	1,429	68.00–74.00	71.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	893	52.00–56.00	54.21
2	—	968	49.00–51.00	50.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,045	65.00–72.00	68.70

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.