Sale reports / Georgia / Donalsonville / 2020-05-06

Donalsonville

Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2020-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Donalsonville, Georgia · Wed, May 6

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1941

← Apr 29May 6May 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

137 head

▼ 102 vs last sale 239▼ 35 vs year ago 172 · −20.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

42 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 31▼ 7 vs year ago 49 · −14.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 16▲ 5 vs year ago 16 · +31.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls unevenly steady, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls mostly steady, steer calves and heifer calves steady to 3.00 lower, 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 $130.05/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$130.05

41 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$651

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$4.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.99

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	133.18	722	11thin
Medium and Large 2	505	129.02	651	20
Medium and Large 3	448	128.65	576	10thin

One grade step is worth $4.53/cwt here — about $146 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 sale41 hd

130.05

—

GA average13 barns · 653 hd

129.05

+0.99

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	—	High	1,493	83.02	1,239	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,413	61.72	872	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,139	56.68	646	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	978	45.92	449	2thin

Every lot

27 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	148.61/cwt	144.00–152.00	483	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	156.04/cwt	150.00–160.00	573	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	423	132.13/cwt	128.00–135.00	559	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	141.59/cwt	140.00–146.00	606	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	472	125.17/cwt	120.00–128.00	591	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	554	120.43/cwt	120.00–123.00	667	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	130.97/cwt	130.00–135.00	745	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	116.74/cwt	110.00–119.00	724	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	114.01/cwt	112.00–116.00	766	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	359	120.07/cwt	115.00–125.00	431	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	118.41/cwt	118.00–119.00	551	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	112.30/cwt	110.00–115.00	522	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	574	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	547	102.99/cwt	100.00–106.00	563	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	107.53/cwt	105.00–115.00	616	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	588	101.99/cwt	100.00–104.00	600	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	96.33/cwt	90.00–100.00	600	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	673	101.28/cwt	99.00–105.00	682	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,152	79.42/cwt	75.00–82.00	915	3
Bulls	—	—	1,833	86.62/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,588	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	978	45.92/cwt	43.00–48.00	449	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,083	54.16/cwt	52.00–56.00	587	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,211	59.92/cwt	58.00–64.00	726	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,318	55.00/cwt	54.00–56.00	725	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,441	63.74/cwt	60.00–66.00	918	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	998	53.68/cwt	48.00–59.00	536	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,200	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	10,440	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 May 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 137Last week 239Year ago 172

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 31Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 16Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	547	100.00–106.00	102.99
3	—	359	115.00–125.00	120.07
6	—	623	90.00–100.00	96.33
3	—	465	110.00–115.00	112.30
2	—	588	100.00–104.00	101.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	573	105.00–115.00	107.53
5	—	465	118.00–119.00	118.41
2	—	510	110.00–115.00	112.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	150.00–160.00	156.04
5	—	569	130.00–135.00	130.97
3	—	672	112.00–116.00	114.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	144.00–152.00	148.61
7	—	554	120.00–123.00	120.43
5	—	620	110.00–119.00	116.74
5	—	428	140.00–146.00	141.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	423	128.00–135.00	132.13
5	—	472	120.00–128.00	125.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	673	99.00–105.00	101.28

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	978	43.00–48.00	45.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,441	60.00–66.00	63.74
3	—	1,318	54.00–56.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,083	52.00–56.00	54.16
7	—	1,211	58.00–64.00	59.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,833	84.00–89.00	86.62
3	—	1,152	75.00–82.00	79.42

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	998	48.00–59.00	53.68

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	—	1,200	870.00	870.00

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.