Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2026-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers 5.00 - 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers and bulls 8.00 - 12.00 higher. Slaughter cattle steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $433.36/cwt on 31 head, down $3.29 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 31 comparable sales and sits −13.89 against this barn's trailing median of $447.25.

Average price

$433.36

▼ 3.29 vs prior sale

31 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,330

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$184

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

$50.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.82

vs GA average

−5.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	460.00	2,433	13thin
Medium and Large 2	526	429.94	2,261	4thin
Medium and Large 3	549	409.60	2,250	14thin

One grade step is worth $50.40/cwt here — about $184 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale31 hd

433.36

—

GA average15 barns · 421 hd

438.18

−4.82

National average158 barns · 7,617 hd

439.15

−5.79

This barn, trailing median31 sales

447.25

−13.89

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	1,729	222.37	3,846	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,171	176.18	2,064	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,444	175.36	2,532	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,048	167.88	1,760	18

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)	1,130	$3,400	2thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	574	384.92/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,209	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	524	400.00/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,096	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	415.15/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,209	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	450.66/cwt	445.00–465.00	2,100	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,294	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	393.27/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,033	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,643	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	515.25/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,922	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	470.33/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,726	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,185	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	410.04/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,964	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	519.68/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,881	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	395.04/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	554.59/cwt	540.00–570.00	2,024	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,328	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	392.48/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,198	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	435.84/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,005	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,171	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	391.64/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,389	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	434.92/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,209	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,433	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,168	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,179	1
Bulls	—	—	1,855	229.68/cwt	224.00–235.00	4,261	4
Bulls	—	—	1,140	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	2,366	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	167.86/cwt	159.00–172.50	1,914	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	195.02/cwt	191.00–199.00	2,395	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	152.94/cwt	149.00–157.50	1,734	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	180.30/cwt	178.00–183.00	1,962	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,528	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	466.15/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,228	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	483.81/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,013	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	470.38/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	417.81/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,780	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	484.83/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,022	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	273	529.88/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,447	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	431.51/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,071	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	483.75/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,742	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	464.94/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,976	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	455.98/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,961	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	366.44/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,063	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,339	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,361	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,336	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	479	443.99/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,127	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	394.34/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,893	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	380.91/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,981	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	423.16/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,230	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	579	391.51/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,267	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	447.98/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,725	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,770	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,130	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	378.08/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,537	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	367	495.09/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,817	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,497	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	173.54/cwt	173.00–174.00	2,548	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	169.92/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,709	11
Bulls	—	—	1,773	215.18/cwt	210.00–220.00	3,815	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	178.58/cwt	173.00–187.50	2,111	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,133	193.28/cwt	180.00–210.00	2,190	3

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 Jul 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 418Last week 582Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 169Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 76Year ago 0

Compared to last week, feeder steers 5.00 - 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers and bulls 8.00 - 12.00 higher. Slaughter cattle steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	560.00	560.00
4	350–400	373	500.00–525.00	515.25
5	400–450	416	475.00–500.00	483.81
8	450–500	466	445.00–465.00	450.66
14	500–550	532	410.00–430.00	415.15
3	550–600	593	392.50	392.50
2	600–650	620	370.00	370.00
1	650–700	690	365.00	365.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	520.00–550.00	529.88
1	300–350	310	510.00	510.00
4	350–400	360	475.00–490.00	483.75
10	400–450	430	450.00–465.00	455.98
3	450–500	480	425.00–440.00	431.51
5	500–550	524	395.00–405.00	400.00
5	550–600	574	380.00–390.00	384.92
1	600–650	640	365.00	365.00
1	650–700	665	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	580.00	580.00
2	350–400	365	540.00–570.00	554.59
1	400–450	425	510.00	510.00
2	600–650	640	390.00–400.00	395.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	570.00	570.00
1	250–300	255	550.00	550.00
3	300–350	332	495.00	495.00
7	350–400	367	460.00–490.00	470.33
5	450–500	479	405.00–415.00	410.04
3	500–550	517	390.00–395.00	393.27
1	550–600	575	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	530.00	530.00
6	450–500	460	435.00–440.00	435.84
1	500–550	525	415.00	415.00
10	550–600	560	390.00–395.00	392.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	540.00	540.00
1	250–300	260	515.00	515.00
2	300–350	333	460.00–480.00	470.38
10	350–400	385	440.00–450.00	447.98
5	400–450	426	405.00–425.00	417.81
8	450–500	480	390.00–400.00	394.34
11	500–550	520	375.00–385.00	380.91
4	550–600	563	355.00–375.00	366.44
1	600–650	625	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	705	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	575.00	575.00
3	350–400	362	510.00–540.00	519.68
6	400–450	417	480.00–495.00	484.83
22	450–500	478	455.00–470.00	466.15
3	500–550	508	430.00–445.00	434.92
1	550–600	580	415.00	415.00
3	600–650	610	390.00–395.00	391.64
3	650–700	688	367.50	367.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	585.00	585.00
10	450–500	457	475.00	475.00
13	500–550	529	460.00	460.00
8	650–700	671	375.00–380.00	378.08
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	570.00	570.00
3	350–400	367	485.00–500.00	495.09
2	400–450	425	460.00–470.00	464.94
5	450–500	479	440.00–450.00	443.99
8	500–550	527	420.00–425.00	423.16
6	550–600	579	380.00–405.00	391.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,855	224.00–235.00	229.68
1	—	1,140	207.50	207.50
2	—	1,773	210.00–220.00	215.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,140	159.00–172.50	167.86
2	—	1,228	191.00–199.00	195.02
19	—	1,182	173.00–187.50	178.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,134	149.00–157.50	152.94
3	—	1,088	178.00–183.00	180.30
11	—	1,006	165.00–175.00	169.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	179.00	179.00
2	—	1,468	173.00–174.00	173.54

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	182.50	182.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	955	187.50	187.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,133	180.00–210.00	193.28
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,130	3,400.00	3,400.00

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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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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Seminole Livestock Exchange - Donalsonville, GA

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