Sale reports / Georgia / Donalsonville / 2020-04-29

Donalsonville

Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2020-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Donalsonville, Georgia · Wed, Apr 29

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1941

← Apr 22Apr 29May 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

239 head

▼ 147 vs last sale 386▲ 114 vs year ago 125 · +91.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 20▲ 9 vs year ago 22 · +40.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 16▲ 13 vs year ago 3 · +433.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder steers steady to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers steady, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves steady to 4.00 higher, heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves lightly tested, replacement cows steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $127.62/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$127.62

70 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$657

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$188

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

$29.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.29

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	427	132.66	567	31
Medium and Large 2	541	129.75	703	30
Medium and Large 1	731	103.17	754	9thin

One grade step is worth $29.49/cwt here — about −$188 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 sale70 hd

127.62

—

GA average13 barns · 809 hd

125.33

+2.29

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	1,730	83.28	1,441	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,475	60.44	891	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,105	56.74	627	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,003	47.52	477	5thin

Every lot

33 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	329	149.39/cwt	148.00–158.00	491	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	358	152.98/cwt	152.00–154.00	548	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	381	135.50/cwt	132.00–141.00	516	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	405	132.45/cwt	127.00–135.00	536	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	441	144.96/cwt	139.00–149.00	639	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	468	126.98/cwt	120.00–130.00	594	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	489	141.51/cwt	134.00–144.00	692	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	527	122.97/cwt	120.00–127.00	648	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	559	125.13/cwt	120.00–126.00	699	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	565	116.96/cwt	115.00–119.00	661	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	624	117.15/cwt	115.00–118.00	731	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	630	102.56/cwt	100.00–105.00	646	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	103.17/cwt	101.00–106.00	754	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	761	91.05/cwt	87.00–95.00	693	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	323	119.66/cwt	115.00–125.00	387	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	378	116.97/cwt	114.00–122.00	442	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	432	114.17/cwt	113.00–115.00	493	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	468	104.66/cwt	100.00–109.00	490	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	113.79/cwt	112.00–115.00	535	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	109.61/cwt	105.00–114.00	579	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	576	104.63/cwt	104.00–106.00	603	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	100.03/cwt	97.00–103.00	625	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	727	93.21/cwt	90.00–94.00	678	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	773	88.99/cwt	86.00–92.00	688	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,678	81.56/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,369	7
Bulls	—	—	1,852	87.29/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,617	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,003	47.52/cwt	45.00–49.00	477	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,020	63.50/cwt	60.00–66.00	648	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,133	54.48/cwt	51.00–58.00	617	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	60.44/cwt	58.00–64.00	891	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	886	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	585	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	776	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,300	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	11,375	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 Apr 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 239Last week 386Year ago 125

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 20Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 16Year ago 3

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,852	86.00–88.00	87.29
7	—	1,678	79.00–84.00	81.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,020	60.00–66.00	63.50
6	—	1,133	51.00–58.00	54.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,003	45.00–49.00	47.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,475	58.00–64.00	60.44

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	528	105.00–114.00	109.61
11	—	576	104.00–106.00	104.63
5	—	727	90.00–94.00	93.21
5	—	470	112.00–115.00	113.79
3	—	625	97.00–103.00	100.03
2	—	773	86.00–92.00	88.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	432	113.00–115.00	114.17
3	—	378	114.00–122.00	116.97
2	—	468	100.00–109.00	104.66
2	—	323	115.00–125.00	119.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	152.00–154.00	152.98
9	—	489	134.00–144.00	141.51
7	—	624	115.00–118.00	117.15
7	—	559	120.00–126.00	125.13
3	—	441	139.00–149.00	144.96
2	—	761	87.00–95.00	91.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	731	101.00–106.00	103.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	115.00–119.00	116.96
8	—	405	127.00–135.00	132.45
8	—	329	148.00–158.00	149.39
4	—	468	120.00–130.00	126.98
4	—	381	132.00–141.00	135.50
3	—	527	120.00–127.00	122.97
2	—	630	100.00–105.00	102.56

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)	1	—	886	66.00	66.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	66.00	66.00

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	2	—	1,300	875.00	875.00

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.