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Donalsonville

Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2026-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Donalsonville, Georgia · Mon, Oct 5

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1941

← Sep 28Oct 5Oct 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

278 head

▼ 144 vs last sale 422▼ 57 vs year ago 335 · −17.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 36▼ 35 vs year ago 69 · −50.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

139 head

▲ 46 vs last sale 93▲ 111 vs year ago 28 · +396.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, slaughter cows 3.00-7.00 lower, slaughter bulls 8.00-10.00 lower, feeder steers mostly steady, feeder heifers 6.00-10.00 higher, feeder bulls 5.00 lower, steer calves 5.00-15.00 higher, heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves 15.00 higher, replacement cows 10.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $333.61/cwt on 28 head, up $4.69 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 34 comparable sales and sits −50.96 against this barn's trailing median of $384.57.

Average price

$333.61

▲ 4.69 vs prior sale

28 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,792

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$21.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.94

vs GA average

−34.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	535	350.00	1,873	4thin
Medium and Large 1	583	345.00	2,011	3thin
Medium and Large 3	531	328.86	1,746	21

One grade step is worth $21.14/cwt here — about $126 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale28 hd

333.61

—

GA average13 barns · 456 hd

325.67

+7.94

National average187 barns · 16,614 hd

367.91

−34.30

This barn, trailing median34 sales

384.57

−50.96

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $431.18, low $301.32, median $384.57 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,445	174.11	2,516	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,124	132.16	1,485	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,472	130.95	1,927	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	985	111.50	1,099	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
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,179	$2,954	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,177	$2,875	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,197	$2,771	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,073	$1,750	4thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	281	532.00/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,495	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	475.00/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,748	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	368	465.10/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,712	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	427.91/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,819	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	404.91/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,903	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	474	381.33/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,808	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	427.01/cwt	425.00–427.50	2,033	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	382.42/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,981	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	544	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	2,279	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,960	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	362.93/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,054	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,969	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,871	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	319.99/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,122	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,370	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,186	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	288	442.57/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,275	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,387	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	301	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,324	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	333	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,399	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,575	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,652	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	405.08/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,499	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	423.35/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,579	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	398.24/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,661	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	427	366.61/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,565	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	472	343.65/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,622	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	369.14/cwt	367.50–370.00	1,764	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	531	328.86/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,746	21
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,873	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,011	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	609	286.21/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,743	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	326.25/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,049	47
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	631	314.49/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,984	19
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,755	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,988	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	737	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,174	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,658	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	477.48/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,781	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	392	447.00/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,752	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	413	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,735	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,794	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	419.92/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,965	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	380.04/cwt	377.50–385.00	1,931	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	601	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,893	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	613	283.62/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,739	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,345	170.14/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,288	3
Bulls	—	—	1,745	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	3,246	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,218	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	992	107.95/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,071	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,048	129.65/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,359	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	134.66/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,616	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,385	127.50/cwt	127.00–128.00	1,766	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,558	134.40/cwt	131.00–138.00	2,094	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,025	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	855	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,411	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,168	145.30/cwt	140.00–152.50	1,697	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,177	2,874.79/head	2,500.00–3,100.00	2,875	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,179	2,954.07/head	2,800.00–3,200.00	2,954	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,197	2,770.54/head	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,771	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 Oct 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 278Last week 422Year ago 335

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 36Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 139Last week 93Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	470.00–480.00	475.00
3	450–500	470	400.00–410.00	404.91
2	500–550	518	380.00–385.00	382.42
12	550–600	566	360.00–365.00	362.93
1	600–650	635	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	795	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	460.00–470.00	465.10
5	400–450	425	420.00–435.00	427.91
4	450–500	474	375.00–390.00	381.33
1	550–600	560	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	645	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	281	520.00–540.00	532.00
5	450–500	476	425.00–427.50	427.01
9	500–550	544	419.00	419.00
4	650–700	663	315.00–325.00	319.99
1	750–800	790	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	470.00	470.00
1	300–350	301	440.00	440.00
3	350–400	373	420.00–430.00	423.35
3	400–450	417	390.00–405.00	398.24
9	450–500	478	367.50–370.00	369.14
4	500–550	535	350.00	350.00
19	600–650	631	305.00–315.00	314.49
1	700–750	710	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	440.00–445.00	442.57
2	300–350	333	420.00	420.00
4	350–400	370	400.00–415.00	405.08
6	400–450	427	355.00–375.00	366.61
4	450–500	472	335.00–355.00	343.65
21	500–550	531	325.00–335.00	328.86
4	600–650	609	280.00–300.00	286.21
1	650–700	675	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	470.00	470.00
3	350–400	367	450.00	450.00
3	550–600	583	345.00	345.00
47	600–650	628	325.00–330.00	326.25
2	700–750	737	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	392	445.00–450.00	447.00
2	400–450	413	420.00	420.00
1	450–500	460	390.00	390.00
7	600–650	613	280.00–295.00	283.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	415.00–425.00	419.92
1	600–650	601	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	495.00	495.00
2	350–400	373	475.00–480.00	477.48
10	500–550	508	377.50–385.00	380.04

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	2	—	1,025	1,500.00	1,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,120	2,000.00	2,000.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,168	140.00–152.50	145.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	165.00	165.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,197	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,770.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,179	2,800.00–3,200.00	2,954.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,177	2,500.00–3,100.00	2,874.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	992	100.00–110.00	107.95
2	—	955	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,385	127.00–128.00	127.50
2	—	1,558	131.00–138.00	134.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,200	134.00–136.00	134.66
3	—	1,048	129.00–130.00	129.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,345	165.00–175.00	170.14
1	—	1,745	186.00	186.00

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.