Sale reports / Georgia / Donalsonville / 2020-10-14

Donalsonville

Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2020-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Donalsonville, Georgia · Wed, Oct 14

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1941

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Feeder Cattle receipts

390 head

▲ 98 vs last sale 292▲ 175 vs year ago 215 · +81.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 77 vs last sale 110▼ 2 vs year ago 35 · −5.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 29▲ 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls steady, steer and heifer calves 3.00 to 4.00 higher, bull calves steady, 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 $115.90/cwt on 130 head.

Average price

$115.90

130 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$561

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$15.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.94

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	118.65	593	81
Medium and Large 2	456	113.16	516	40
Medium and Large 3	468	103.37	484	9thin

One grade step is worth $15.28/cwt here — about $110 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 sale130 hd

115.90

—

GA average15 barns · 1,495 hd

114.96

+0.94

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	1,588	71.96	1,143	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,290	52.60	679	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,468	52.46	770	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,103	45.14	498	8thin

Every lot

44 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 3	232	160.77/cwt	155.00–165.00	373	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	142.63/cwt	140.00–149.00	549	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	385	135.70/cwt	135.00–138.00	522	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	410	127.47/cwt	125.00–130.00	523	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	136.86/cwt	132.00–140.00	588	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	128.80/cwt	126.00–132.00	608	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	485	121.48/cwt	120.00–123.00	589	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	125.55/cwt	120.00–128.00	672	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	540	116.33/cwt	116.00–117.00	628	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	580	112.05/cwt	110.00–114.00	650	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	615	107.65/cwt	104.00–110.00	662	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	119.33/cwt	111.00–121.00	860	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	791	106.14/cwt	105.00–108.00	840	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	255	128.67/cwt	127.00–129.00	328	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	123.59/cwt	122.00–125.00	402	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	119.17/cwt	115.00–124.00	435	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	126.06/cwt	125.00–129.00	473	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	383	112.07/cwt	110.00–114.00	429	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	412	125.12/cwt	120.00–126.00	515	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	417	114.40/cwt	112.00–117.00	477	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	445	103.00/cwt	100.00–106.00	458	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	119.94/cwt	117.00–124.00	565	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	114.65/cwt	114.00–115.00	542	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	102.50/cwt	101.00–104.00	492	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	105.42/cwt	102.00–109.00	557	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	118.38/cwt	110.00–120.00	629	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	532	98.39/cwt	95.00–100.00	523	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	106.16/cwt	100.00–109.00	598	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	110.55/cwt	110.00–115.00	625	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	101.27/cwt	100.00–105.00	685	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	335	146.60/cwt	143.00–150.00	491	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	473	114.25/cwt	108.00–118.00	540	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	540	117.22/cwt	112.00–118.00	633	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	673	108.57/cwt	106.00–111.00	731	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,345	70.65/cwt	70.00–71.00	950	3
Bulls	—	—	1,770	72.95/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,291	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,089	43.20/cwt	40.00–45.00	470	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	50.95/cwt	48.00–53.00	583	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	52.60/cwt	50.00–54.00	679	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,468	52.46/cwt	50.00–55.00	770	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,098	49.64/cwt	48.00–51.00	545	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,108	49.35/cwt	42.00–75.00	547	11
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,080	749.07/cwt	650.00–850.00	8,090	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,026.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,050.00	12,825	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 Oct 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 390Last week 292Year ago 215

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 110Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 29Year ago 0

Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls steady, steer and heifer calves 3.00 to 4.00 higher, bull calves steady, replacement cows steady.

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,098	48.00–51.00	49.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,108	42.00–75.00	49.35

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	2	—	1,250	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,026.00

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	5	—	1,080	650.00–850.00	749.07

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	412	120.00–126.00	125.12
9	—	565	110.00–115.00	110.55
11	—	375	125.00–129.00	126.06
38	—	531	110.00–120.00	118.38
4	—	676	100.00–105.00	101.27
10	—	471	117.00–124.00	119.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	114.00–115.00	114.65
2	—	325	122.00–125.00	123.59
5	—	365	115.00–124.00	119.17
6	—	255	127.00–129.00	128.67
3	—	417	112.00–117.00	114.40
7	—	528	102.00–109.00	105.42
14	—	563	100.00–109.00	106.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	95.00–100.00	98.39
2	—	383	110.00–114.00	112.07
2	—	445	100.00–106.00	103.00
2	—	480	101.00–104.00	102.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	106.00–111.00	108.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	143.00–150.00	146.60
9	—	540	112.00–118.00	117.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	108.00–118.00	114.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	721	111.00–121.00	119.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	472	126.00–132.00	128.80
7	—	791	105.00–108.00	106.14
11	—	535	120.00–128.00	125.55
5	—	385	140.00–149.00	142.63
5	—	430	132.00–140.00	136.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	110.00–114.00	112.05
3	—	232	155.00–165.00	160.77
2	—	410	125.00–130.00	127.47
2	—	485	120.00–123.00	121.48
4	—	385	135.00–138.00	135.70
3	—	540	116.00–117.00	116.33
3	—	615	104.00–110.00	107.65

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,468	50.00–55.00	52.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,089	40.00–45.00	43.20
2	—	1,145	48.00–53.00	50.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,290	50.00–54.00	52.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,770	72.00–75.00	72.95
3	—	1,345	70.00–71.00	70.65

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.