Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2026-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 10.00 higher, slaughter bulls 7.00-10.00 lower, feeder steers & feeder heifers 10.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves 15.00 higher, heifer calves 15.00 lower, bull calves 5.00-10.00 lower, replacement cows 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $399.89/cwt on 46 head, down $14.39 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 33 comparable sales and sits −1.68 against this barn's trailing median of $401.57.

Average price

$399.89

▼ 14.39 vs prior sale

46 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,160

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$19

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$41.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+24.98

vs GA average

−11.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	415.94	2,189	27
Medium and Large 3	533	381.22	2,032	8thin
Medium and Large 2	580	374.08	2,170	11thin

One grade step is worth $41.86/cwt here — about $19 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale46 hd

399.89

—

GA average14 barns · 439 hd

374.91

+24.98

National average169 barns · 9,451 hd

411.50

−11.61

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.57

−1.68

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	1,503	198.78	2,988	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,430	186.88	2,672	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,167	182.38	2,129	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,090	163.78	1,785	3thin

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	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,233	$3,601	6

Every lot, as filed

60 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
Bulls	—	—	1,403	192.06/cwt	190.00–194.00	2,695	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	192.84/cwt	190.00–195.00	2,989	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	163.78/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,785	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	182.38/cwt	180.00–185.00	2,179	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	187.98/cwt	187.00–189.00	2,158	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,984	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	183.90/cwt	180.00–188.00	2,519	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	465.19/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,200	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,859	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	402.00/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,440	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	423.04/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,174	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,155	3,351.95/head	3,200.00–3,500.00	3,352	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	3,524	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	556.67/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,754	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	398.31/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,322	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	471.92/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,718	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	486.02/cwt	485.00–490.00	2,070	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	508.62/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,162	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	494.98/cwt	490.00–505.00	1,584	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	473.28/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,021	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	719	349.92/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,516	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	551.67/cwt	550.00–555.00	1,572	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	395.64/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,220	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	686	356.73/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,447	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	429.74/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,419	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	446.09/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,637	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	409.19/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,940	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,002	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	615.29/cwt	610.00–620.00	1,341	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	471.62/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,523	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	763	289.95/cwt	285.00–295.00	2,212	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	501.68/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,916	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	524.93/cwt	520.00–535.00	1,675	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	437.16/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,068	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	379.95/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,356	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	337.45/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,598	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	607	372.77/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,263	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	374.08/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,170	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	491	419.95/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,062	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	475.50/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,040	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	364	428.19/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,559	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	454.97/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,161	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	331	450.11/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,490	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	482.47/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,372	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	354.79/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,210	33
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	499.81/cwt	495.00–505.00	1,639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	668	330.73/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,209	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,028	219.94/cwt	215.00–225.00	2,261	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	402.59/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,924	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	381.22/cwt	360.00–395.00	2,032	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	506	431.65/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,184	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	399.09/cwt	385.00–410.00	2,295	6
Bulls	—	—	1,603	205.49/cwt	205.00–206.00	3,294	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	298.74/cwt	295.00–305.00	2,793	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,388	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,030	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,112	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,126	255.36/cwt	225.00–265.00	2,875	5

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 Jun 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 437Last week 358Year ago 312

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 37Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 26Year ago 15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,403	190.00–194.00	192.06
2	—	1,603	205.00–206.00	205.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,550	190.00–195.00	192.84
4	—	1,370	180.00–188.00	183.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,090	162.00–165.00	163.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,195	180.00–185.00	182.38
3	—	1,148	187.00–189.00	187.98
2	—	1,140	174.00	174.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	550.00–560.00	556.67
2	350–400	385	520.00	520.00
5	400–450	426	485.00–490.00	486.02
2	450–500	473	460.00–470.00	465.19
3	550–600	583	395.00–405.00	398.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	540.00	540.00
3	350–400	382	500.00–505.00	501.68
3	400–450	427	470.00–475.00	473.28
7	450–500	473	430.00–450.00	437.16
28	600–650	620	370.00–385.00	379.95
3	700–750	719	340.00–355.00	349.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	491	415.00–425.00	419.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	610.00–620.00	615.29
1	300–350	335	555.00	555.00
7	400–450	425	500.00–510.00	508.62
9	600–650	607	390.00–410.00	402.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	319	520.00–535.00	524.93
14	400–450	429	470.00–485.00	475.50
11	500–550	533	445.00	445.00
22	550–600	563	425.00–435.00	429.74
9	600–650	607	370.00–385.00	372.77
3	650–700	686	350.00–365.00	356.73
2	750–800	770	335.00–340.00	337.45
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	495.00–505.00	499.81
2	350–400	375	480.00–485.00	482.47
9	450–500	475	450.00–465.00	454.97
3	500–550	506	430.00–435.00	431.65
6	550–600	575	385.00–410.00	399.09
7	650–700	668	330.00–335.00	330.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	550.00–555.00	551.67
4	300–350	320	490.00–505.00	494.98
13	350–400	364	465.00–475.00	471.92
20	500–550	514	420.00–430.00	423.04
7	550–600	561	390.00–410.00	395.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	470.00–475.00	471.62
4	350–400	367	440.00–450.00	446.09
12	450–500	474	405.00–420.00	409.19
11	550–600	580	365.00–375.00	374.08
33	600–650	623	340.00–365.00	354.79
3	750–800	763	285.00–295.00	289.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	331	440.00–460.00	450.11
8	350–400	364	420.00–435.00	428.19
4	450–500	478	400.00–410.00	402.59
8	500–550	533	360.00–395.00	381.22

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	4	—	1,155	3,200.00–3,500.00	3,351.95
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,390	4,100.00	4,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	290.00	290.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	935	295.00–305.00	298.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	250.00	250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,028	215.00–225.00	219.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,030	205.00	205.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,126	225.00–265.00	255.36

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

Heifers · 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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