Sale reports / Georgia / Donalsonville / 2020-04-22

Donalsonville

Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2020-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Donalsonville, Georgia · Wed, Apr 22

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1941

← Apr 15Apr 22Apr 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

386 head

▲ 82 vs last sale 304▲ 112 vs year ago 274 · +40.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 44▼ 23 vs year ago 43 · −53.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 7▲ 8 vs year ago 8 · +100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls steady to 5.00 lower, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls steady, steer calves and heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves steady, replacement cows steady to 3.00 higher.

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 $123.85/cwt on 123 head.

Average price

$123.85

123 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$572

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$28.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.12

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	444	131.63	585	63
Medium and Large 2	483	117.85	570	51
Medium and Large 3	457	103.46	473	9thin

One grade step is worth $28.17/cwt here — about $112 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 sale123 hd

123.85

—

GA average15 barns · 1,088 hd

116.74

+7.12

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	1,567	76.88	1,205	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,441	66.86	963	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,044	58.49	611	5thin

Every lot

36 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	217	172.07/cwt	170.00–173.00	373	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	175.37/cwt	170.00–180.00	570	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	329	150.73/cwt	145.00–155.00	496	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	162.96/cwt	158.00–168.00	595	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	378	134.41/cwt	130.00–139.00	508	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	416	154.44/cwt	149.00–155.00	642	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	138.97/cwt	135.00–145.00	586	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	459	141.76/cwt	139.00–148.00	651	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	495	130.10/cwt	129.00–137.00	644	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	127.53/cwt	123.00–133.00	726	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	111.25/cwt	107.00–114.00	690	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	115.02/cwt	113.00–117.00	757	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	735	107.96/cwt	106.00–110.00	794	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	211	148.43/cwt	147.00–150.00	313	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	263	131.23/cwt	126.00–136.00	345	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	314	143.48/cwt	138.00–148.00	451	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	143.56/cwt	138.00–146.00	533	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	123.70/cwt	118.00–128.00	476	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	421	105.72/cwt	100.00–110.00	445	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	136.06/cwt	130.00–138.00	580	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	123.00/cwt	115.00–125.00	541	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	116.36/cwt	112.00–120.00	553	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	128.04/cwt	123.00–132.00	611	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	115.72/cwt	112.00–122.00	606	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	115.96/cwt	110.00–120.00	656	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	583	95.55/cwt	92.00–99.00	557	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	112.62/cwt	107.00–114.00	700	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	98.32/cwt	93.00–99.00	703	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	568	122.78/cwt	121.00–131.00	697	23
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,567	76.88/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,205	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	960	54.04/cwt	53.00–55.00	519	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,100	61.46/cwt	59.00–63.00	676	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,441	66.86/cwt	64.00–69.00	963	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,223	649.39/cwt	600.00–700.00	7,942	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	828	58.31/cwt	55.00–63.00	483	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	549	1

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 Apr 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 386Last week 304Year ago 274

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 44Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 7Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	170.00–180.00	175.37
4	—	569	123.00–133.00	127.53
5	—	459	139.00–148.00	141.76
27	—	416	149.00–155.00	154.44
2	—	658	113.00–117.00	115.02
12	—	365	158.00–168.00	162.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	329	145.00–155.00	150.73
2	—	378	130.00–139.00	134.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	735	106.00–110.00	107.96
3	—	217	170.00–173.00	172.07
9	—	422	135.00–145.00	138.97
23	—	495	129.00–137.00	130.10
3	—	620	107.00–114.00	111.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	568	121.00–131.00	122.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	211	147.00–150.00	148.43
8	—	426	130.00–138.00	136.06
9	—	622	107.00–114.00	112.62
4	—	477	123.00–132.00	128.04
6	—	524	112.00–122.00	115.72
7	—	566	110.00–120.00	115.96
8	—	314	138.00–148.00	143.48
19	—	371	138.00–146.00	143.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	715	93.00–99.00	98.32
27	—	440	115.00–125.00	123.00
4	—	385	118.00–128.00	123.70
9	—	475	112.00–120.00	116.36
2	—	263	126.00–136.00	131.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	92.00–99.00	95.55
7	—	421	100.00–110.00	105.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,567	76.00–79.00	76.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	960	53.00–55.00	54.04
3	—	1,100	59.00–63.00	61.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,441	64.00–69.00	66.86

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,223	600.00–700.00	649.39

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)	1	—	845	65.00	65.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	828	55.00–63.00	58.31

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.