Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2026-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, slaughter breaker and slaughter boner cows 10.00 lower, slaughter lean cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls 10.00 higher, feeder steers unevenly steady, feeder heifers 6.00 lower, feeder bulls steady to 5.00 lower, steer calves & heifer calves 10.00 lower, bull calves 5.00 lower, replacement cows steady to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $418.37/cwt on 61 head, down $2.81 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 33 comparable sales and sits +16.80 against this barn's trailing median of $401.57.

Average price

$418.37

▼ 2.81 vs prior sale

61 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,253

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$28

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

$12.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+23.42

vs GA average

−5.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	516	421.05	2,173	5thin
Medium and Large 2	543	419.50	2,277	49
Medium and Large 1	525	408.57	2,145	7thin

One grade step is worth $12.48/cwt here — about $28 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

33 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $431.18, low $322.55, median $401.57 across 33 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 sale61 hd

418.37

—

GA average14 barns · 462 hd

394.95

+23.42

National average166 barns · 11,250 hd

424.07

−5.70

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.57

+16.80

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	1,785	206.36	3,684	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,156	155.70	1,799	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,451	153.62	2,229	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,053	149.75	1,578	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)	1,714	$4,928	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,406	$3,650	64

Every lot, as filed

89 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	400–450	415	445.67/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,850	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	396.21/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,247	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	469	434.08/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,036	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	431.87/cwt	430.00–432.00	2,289	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	302.50/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,405	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	465.06/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,977	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	712	314.99/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,243	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	451.60/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,113	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	352.50/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,150	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	393.99/cwt	390.00–397.50	2,466	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	408.57/cwt	405.00–410.00	2,145	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	294	583.77/cwt	580.00–585.00	1,716	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	511.63/cwt	510.00–515.00	1,622	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	634	404.21/cwt	403.00–405.00	2,563	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	516	421.05/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,173	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	365.03/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,665	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	618	393.73/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,433	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	551.28/cwt	545.00–555.00	1,748	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	497.26/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,392	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	437	512.68/cwt	505.00–515.00	2,240	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	479.29/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,979	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	537.85/cwt	530.00–540.00	2,329	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	423.34/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,455	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	496	483.86/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,400	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	536	440.93/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,363	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	466.06/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,386	23
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	539.84/cwt	535.00–545.00	2,008	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	479.91/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,529	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	602.44/cwt	600.00–605.00	1,886	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	447.48/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,551	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	424.45/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,572	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	356	589.50/cwt	585.00–590.00	2,099	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	518.30/cwt	515.00–520.00	1,964	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	727	323.35/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,351	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	321.93/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,521	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	457.45/cwt	455.00–465.00	2,406	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	356.02/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,360	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	592.46/cwt	590.00–595.00	1,896	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	164.39/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,876	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	145.93/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,758	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	144.95/cwt	143.00–148.00	2,073	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,386	160.76/cwt	160.00–161.00	2,228	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,420	3,677.09/head	3,500.00–4,000.00	3,677	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	251.88/cwt	235.00–275.00	2,841	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,166	214.07/cwt	190.00–245.00	2,496	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,077	282.40/cwt	265.00–295.00	3,041	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,426	3,829.17/head	3,700.00–4,000.00	3,829	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,714	4,928.08/head	4,800.00–5,100.00	4,928	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,306	3,149.76/head	3,100.00–3,200.00	3,150	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,615	4,959.75/head	4,900.00–5,000.00	4,960	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,213	225.29/cwt	212.50–235.00	2,733	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	272.63/cwt	255.00–300.00	2,917	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,113	211.01/cwt	180.00–225.00	2,349	7
Bulls	—	—	1,745	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	3,804	2
Bulls	—	—	1,490	192.84/cwt	190.00–196.00	2,873	2
Bulls	—	—	1,881	206.89/cwt	200.00–210.00	3,892	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,529	3,269.68/head	3,200.00–3,350.00	3,270	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,342	3,206.21/head	3,100.00–3,400.00	3,206	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	1,100	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,560	5,000.00/head	5,000.00–5,000.00	5,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	1,221	2,687.98/head	2,400.00–2,900.00	2,688	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	447.42/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,340	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	634	367.56/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,330	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	382.56/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,357	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	459.23/cwt	455.00–465.00	2,195	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	492.53/cwt	490.00–495.00	2,069	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	597	393.15/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,347	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	481	444.98/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,140	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	483.62/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,244	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	336.19/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,286	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	392.45/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,406	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	433.77/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,247	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	408.27/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,327	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	459.89/cwt	455.00–465.00	2,143	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	324.73/cwt	320.00–327.50	2,312	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	493.94/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,921	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	524.98/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,727	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	312.51/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,384	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	499.16/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,902	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	282	544.94/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,537	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	494.73/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	481.26/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,858	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	712	298.33/cwt	295.00–300.00	2,124	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	393	468.31/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,840	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	153.44/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,262	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,487	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	163.17/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,819	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	153.25/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,770	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	142.67/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,489	7

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 27, 2026

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Feeder CattleReceipts 926Last week 756Year ago 375

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 91Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 226Last week 191Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	540.00–550.00	544.94
2	300–350	323	490.00–500.00	494.73
3	350–400	393	465.00–475.00	468.31
6	400–450	415	440.00–450.00	445.67
5	450–500	469	430.00–440.00	434.08
5	500–550	516	415.00–425.00	421.05
6	600–650	610	350.00–355.00	352.50
3	700–750	712	295.00–300.00	298.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	510.00–515.00	511.63
4	350–400	386	480.00–485.00	481.26
9	400–450	425	460.00–470.00	465.06
6	450–500	468	445.00–455.00	451.60
32	500–550	530	430.00–432.00	431.87
17	550–600	567	395.00–400.00	396.21
6	700–750	712	310.00–320.00	314.99
4	750–800	795	300.00–305.00	302.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	294	580.00–585.00	583.77
4	300–350	329	520.00–530.00	524.98
21	350–400	389	490.00–500.00	493.94
7	400–450	413	475.00–480.00	479.29
10	450–500	466	455.00–465.00	459.89
7	500–550	525	405.00–410.00	408.57
15	600–650	626	390.00–397.50	393.99
9	700–750	712	320.00–327.50	324.73
2	750–800	763	310.00–315.00	312.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	317	545.00–555.00	551.28
11	400–450	433	530.00–540.00	537.85
13	450–500	496	480.00–485.00	483.86
23	500–550	512	460.00–470.00	466.06
4	550–600	570	445.00–450.00	447.48
29	600–650	634	403.00–405.00	404.21
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	372	535.00–545.00	539.84
30	400–450	437	505.00–515.00	512.68
5	500–550	536	435.00–445.00	440.93
3	550–600	580	420.00–425.00	423.34
4	600–650	618	390.00–395.00	393.73
2	700–750	730	360.00–370.00	365.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	600.00–605.00	602.44
10	350–400	356	585.00–590.00	589.50
9	450–500	481	490.00–500.00	497.26
3	500–550	527	475.00–485.00	479.91
9	600–650	606	420.00–425.00	424.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	590.00–595.00	592.46
3	350–400	379	515.00–520.00	518.30
4	400–450	420	490.00–495.00	492.53
7	450–500	464	480.00–490.00	483.62
4	500–550	526	455.00–465.00	457.45
2	600–650	613	390.00–395.00	392.45
10	650–700	663	350.00–360.00	356.02
5	750–800	783	320.00–330.00	321.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	381	495.00–500.00	499.16
7	450–500	478	455.00–465.00	459.23
2	500–550	523	445.00–450.00	447.42
3	550–600	570	405.00–415.00	408.27
2	600–650	616	380.00–385.00	382.56
4	650–700	680	330.00–345.00	336.19
6	700–750	727	320.00–330.00	323.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	481	440.00–450.00	444.98
4	500–550	518	430.00–435.00	433.77
8	550–600	597	385.00–395.00	393.15
6	600–650	634	360.00–370.00	367.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,141	160.00–169.00	164.39
3	—	1,205	145.00–148.00	145.93
20	—	1,155	150.00–159.00	153.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,430	143.00–148.00	144.95
4	—	1,386	160.00–161.00	160.76
14	—	1,474	150.00–159.00	153.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	159.00	159.00
3	—	1,115	160.00–165.00	163.17
7	—	1,044	140.00–149.00	142.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,745	218.00	218.00
2	—	1,490	190.00–196.00	192.84
7	—	1,881	200.00–210.00	206.89

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,420	3,500.00–4,000.00	3,677.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,426	3,700.00–4,000.00	3,829.17
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,714	4,800.00–5,100.00	4,928.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,615	4,900.00–5,000.00	4,959.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,560	5,000.00	5,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,306	3,100.00–3,200.00	3,149.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,529	3,200.00–3,350.00	3,269.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,342	3,100.00–3,400.00	3,206.21
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,221	2,400.00–2,900.00	2,687.98
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,128	235.00–275.00	251.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,077	265.00–295.00	282.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,070	255.00–300.00	272.63
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,166	190.00–245.00	214.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,213	212.50–235.00	225.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,113	180.00–225.00	211.01

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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