Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2026-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls 8.00 lower, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder heifers 10.00 higher, feeder bulls 15.00 lower, steer calves 15.00 lower, heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves 10.00 lower, replacement cows sharply lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $450.06/cwt on 59 head, down $30.24 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 31 comparable sales and sits +2.81 against this barn's trailing median of $447.25.

Average price

$450.06

▼ 30.24 vs prior sale

59 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,503

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$27.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.23

vs GA average

−28.97 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	465.29	2,533	18thin
Medium and Large 2	566	444.51	2,516	34
Medium and Large 3	539	437.82	2,361	7thin

One grade step is worth $27.47/cwt here — about $172 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $490.02, low $359.53, median $447.25 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale59 hd

450.06

—

GA average13 barns · 307 hd

451.29

−1.23

National average158 barns · 12,009 hd

479.03

−28.97

This barn, trailing median31 sales

447.25

+2.81

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	1,535	199.13	3,057	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,508	173.56	2,617	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,079	162.30	1,752	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,003	154.11	1,545	11

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,695	$4,300	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,534	$4,096	6

Every lot, as filed

79 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	358.45/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,240	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	342.98/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,247	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	516	411.48/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,123	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	510.99/cwt	510.00–515.00	2,131	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	416	465.72/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,937	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	455.34/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,122	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	634	382.11/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,423	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	511.61/cwt	510.00–515.00	1,934	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	397.16/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,304	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	553.36/cwt	550.00–555.00	2,003	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	293	575.04/cwt	570.00–580.00	1,685	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	482.45/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,340	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	349.89/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,344	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	535.00/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,712	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	446.47/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,121	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	443.48/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,333	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	367.56/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,463	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	501	422.50/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,117	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	551	396.67/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,186	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	497.55/cwt	495.00–500.00	2,189	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	381.69/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,424	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	273.05/cwt	250.00–295.00	3,094	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	941	230.27/cwt	210.00–250.00	2,167	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,583	4,343.36/head	4,200.00–4,450.00	4,343	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,695	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,435	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,848	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,307	175.17/cwt	160.00–182.50	2,289	6
Bulls	—	—	1,615	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,972	1
Bulls	—	—	1,519	202.16/cwt	200.00–207.50	3,071	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	174.46/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,601	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,084	163.79/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,775	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	163.20/cwt	160.00–167.50	1,764	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,054	152.91/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,612	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	144.88/cwt	142.00–147.50	1,347	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	176.69/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,972	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	183.44/cwt	180.00–186.00	2,941	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	165.48/cwt	164.00–168.00	2,562	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	151.95/cwt	150.00–157.50	1,488	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	496.56/cwt	490.00–497.50	2,140	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	324.43/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,297	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	479	430.44/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,062	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	479.26/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,051	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	575.89/cwt	570.00–580.00	1,849	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	306	553.44/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,694	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	636.75/cwt	630.00–640.00	1,796	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	529.97/cwt	525.00–535.00	1,924	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	419.65/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,216	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	554.98/cwt	550.00–560.00	2,264	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	458.47/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,558	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	432.98/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,277	21
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	547.60/cwt	545.00–550.00	1,796	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	394.02/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,431	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	585.04/cwt	580.00–590.00	1,714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	431.64/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,439	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	523.06/cwt	515.00–525.00	2,291	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	341.32/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,645	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	274	614.85/cwt	610.00–620.00	1,685	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	483.02/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,459	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	355.03/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,553	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	551.24/cwt	550.00–555.00	2,117	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	733	336.24/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,465	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	496.97/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,346	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	336	582.30/cwt	580.00–590.00	1,957	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	442.45/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,301	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	440.90/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,526	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	456.24/cwt	455.00–460.00	2,477	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	567.57/cwt	565.00–570.00	2,072	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	606.70/cwt	600.00–610.00	1,990	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	512.92/cwt	505.00–515.00	2,416	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	537.42/cwt	530.00–540.00	2,268	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	607	421.96/cwt	417.50–425.00	2,561	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	369.95/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,512	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	442	521.74/cwt	520.00–530.00	2,306	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	422.52/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,387	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	556.73/cwt	550.00–560.00	2,043	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	598.47/cwt	595.00–600.00	1,664	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	462.59/cwt	460.00–465.00	2,424	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	647	402.31/cwt	400.00–402.50	2,603	13

How this sale compares

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

Mon Apr 20, 2026

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Feeder CattleReceipts 756Last week 531Year ago 644

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 114Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 191Last week 233Year ago 56

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	320	530.00–540.00	535.00
3	350–400	378	510.00–515.00	511.61
9	400–450	416	460.00–470.00	465.72
12	450–500	479	425.00–435.00	430.44
6	500–550	516	405.00–415.00	411.48
7	550–600	580	390.00–400.00	397.16
7	600–650	625	355.00–365.00	358.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	306	550.00–560.00	553.44
2	350–400	363	525.00–535.00	529.97
14	400–450	428	475.00–485.00	479.26
30	450–500	475	440.00–450.00	446.47
14	500–550	528	415.00–420.00	419.65
7	600–650	634	380.00–385.00	382.11
5	650–700	655	340.00–345.00	342.98
9	700–750	708	320.00–325.00	324.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	580.00–590.00	585.04
5	300–350	321	570.00–580.00	575.89
3	350–400	362	550.00–555.00	553.36
10	400–450	431	490.00–497.50	496.56
15	450–500	466	450.00–460.00	455.34
21	500–550	526	430.00–440.00	432.98
5	600–650	617	390.00–395.00	394.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	293	570.00–580.00	575.04
5	400–450	417	510.00–515.00	510.99
17	500–550	526	440.00–445.00	443.48
2	550–600	565	420.00–425.00	422.52
3	600–650	635	380.00–385.00	381.69
2	650–700	670	365.00–370.00	367.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	495.00–500.00	497.55
4	450–500	485	480.00–485.00	482.45
2	500–550	501	420.00–425.00	422.50
3	550–600	551	395.00–400.00	396.67
3	650–700	670	345.00–355.00	349.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	595.00–600.00	598.47
3	350–400	367	550.00–560.00	556.73
11	400–450	442	520.00–530.00	521.74
2	500–550	524	460.00–465.00	462.59
13	600–650	647	400.00–402.50	402.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	282	630.00–640.00	636.75
3	300–350	328	600.00–610.00	606.70
4	350–400	365	565.00–570.00	567.57
3	400–450	408	550.00–560.00	554.98
5	500–550	509	480.00–490.00	483.02
13	550–600	558	450.00–460.00	458.47
4	650–700	679	365.00–375.00	369.95
4	700–750	719	350.00–360.00	355.03
37	750–800	775	340.00–350.00	341.32
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	545.00–550.00	547.60
13	400–450	438	515.00–525.00	523.06
15	450–500	472	490.00–500.00	496.97
4	500–550	520	440.00–445.00	442.45
3	550–600	565	430.00–435.00	431.64
4	700–750	733	330.00–340.00	336.24
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	274	610.00–620.00	614.85
4	300–350	336	580.00–590.00	582.30
4	350–400	384	550.00–555.00	551.24
6	400–450	422	530.00–540.00	537.42
12	450–500	471	505.00–515.00	512.92
8	500–550	543	455.00–460.00	456.24
26	550–600	573	435.00–445.00	440.90
53	600–650	607	417.50–425.00	421.96

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	—	1,133	250.00–295.00	273.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	941	210.00–250.00	230.27
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	220.00	220.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,307	160.00–182.50	175.17
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,583	4,200.00–4,450.00	4,343.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,695	4,300.00	4,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,435	3,600.00	3,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,615	184.00	184.00
5	—	1,519	200.00–207.50	202.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,491	170.00–179.00	174.46
2	—	1,603	180.00–186.00	183.44
5	—	1,548	164.00–168.00	165.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,084	160.00–170.00	163.79
9	—	1,054	150.00–157.00	152.91
4	—	1,116	175.00–180.00	176.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,081	160.00–167.50	163.20
3	—	930	142.00–147.50	144.88
4	—	979	150.00–157.50	151.95

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.

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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Seminole Livestock Exchange - Donalsonville, GA

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