Sale reports / Georgia / Donalsonville / 2020-06-10

Donalsonville

Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2020-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Donalsonville, Georgia · Wed, Jun 10

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1941

← Jun 3Jun 10Jun 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

630 head

▲ 293 vs last sale 337▲ 424 vs year ago 206 · +205.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

90 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 67▲ 24 vs year ago 66 · +36.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

42 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 20▲ 39 vs year ago 3 · +1,300.0%

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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, heifers, and bulls steady, steer calves steady to 4.00 higher, heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves lightly tested, replacement cows steady to 3.00 higher.

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 $137.11/cwt on 170 head.

Average price

$137.11

170 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$697

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$203

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

$8.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.59

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	393	141.98	558	12thin
Medium and Large 2	453	140.92	638	72
Medium and Large 1	571	133.23	761	86

One grade step is worth $8.74/cwt here — about −$203 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 sale170 hd

137.11

—

GA average15 barns · 972 hd

135.52

+1.59

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	1,632	82.41	1,345	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,399	70.49	986	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,096	68.40	750	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	897	55.84	501	10

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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	269	167.43/cwt	164.00–170.00	450	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	314	158.54/cwt	153.00–163.00	498	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	154.33/cwt	150.00–160.00	571	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	382	145.08/cwt	140.00–149.00	554	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	132.67/cwt	129.00–139.00	564	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	443	142.31/cwt	140.00–147.00	630	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	459	132.07/cwt	131.00–137.00	606	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	145.67/cwt	142.00–148.00	683	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	136.67/cwt	134.00–140.00	711	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	129.98/cwt	128.00–132.00	686	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	561	128.95/cwt	126.00–130.00	723	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	133.46/cwt	132.00–136.00	761	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	126.97/cwt	125.00–129.00	785	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	639	117.22/cwt	110.00–120.00	749	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	652	111.26/cwt	110.00–115.00	725	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	121.76/cwt	116.00–126.00	824	25
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	236	142.49/cwt	137.00–146.00	336	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	321	145.60/cwt	142.00–147.00	467	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	142.01/cwt	140.00–144.00	533	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	132.46/cwt	130.00–135.00	556	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	130.94/cwt	125.00–133.00	619	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	115.03/cwt	110.00–120.00	552	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	116.95/cwt	110.00–120.00	608	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	119.12/cwt	115.00–120.00	665	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	110.04/cwt	109.00–112.00	677	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	516	127.89/cwt	124.00–132.00	660	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	631	116.95/cwt	115.00–125.00	738	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,486	79.19/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,177	5
Bulls	—	—	1,814	86.44/cwt	84.00–91.00	1,568	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	869	52.17/cwt	50.00–54.00	453	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	924	59.50/cwt	57.00–64.00	550	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	996	58.72/cwt	54.00–60.00	585	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,057	66.29/cwt	63.00–68.00	701	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,141	71.60/cwt	69.00–76.00	817	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,363	72.56/cwt	70.00–75.00	989	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,444	67.91/cwt	65.00–69.00	981	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	2,375	1,263.42/cwt	1,100.00–1,400.00	30,006	16
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,018	78.50/cwt	72.00–82.00	799	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	78.05/cwt	72.00–83.00	816	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,152	78.49/cwt	66.00–89.00	904	3

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 Jun 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 630Last week 337Year ago 206

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 67Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 20Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	516	124.00–132.00	127.89
5	—	631	115.00–125.00	116.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	382	140.00–149.00	145.08
3	—	425	129.00–139.00	132.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	561	126.00–130.00	128.95
4	—	639	110.00–120.00	117.22
4	—	652	110.00–115.00	111.26
5	—	528	128.00–132.00	129.98
6	—	459	131.00–137.00	132.07
21	—	370	150.00–160.00	154.33
25	—	443	140.00–147.00	142.31
3	—	314	153.00–163.00	158.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	520	134.00–140.00	136.67
11	—	469	142.00–148.00	145.67
13	—	618	125.00–129.00	126.97
25	—	570	132.00–136.00	133.46
25	—	677	116.00–126.00	121.76
6	—	269	164.00–170.00	167.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	480	110.00–120.00	115.03
13	—	520	110.00–120.00	116.95
5	—	236	137.00–146.00	142.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	375	140.00–144.00	142.01
11	—	321	142.00–147.00	145.60
18	—	420	130.00–135.00	132.46
37	—	473	125.00–133.00	130.94
38	—	558	115.00–120.00	119.12
6	—	615	109.00–112.00	110.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,814	84.00–91.00	86.44
5	—	1,486	77.00–80.00	79.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	996	54.00–60.00	58.72
15	—	1,057	63.00–68.00	66.29
22	—	1,141	69.00–76.00	71.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,444	65.00–69.00	67.91
10	—	1,363	70.00–75.00	72.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	869	50.00–54.00	52.17
5	—	924	57.00–64.00	59.50

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	16	—	2,375	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,263.42

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,152	66.00–89.00	78.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,045	72.00–83.00	78.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,018	72.00–82.00	78.50

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.