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Donalsonville

Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2026-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Donalsonville, Georgia · Mon, Oct 19

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1941

← Oct 12Oct 19Oct 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

573 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 561▲ 41 vs year ago 532 · +7.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

59 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 23▲ 21 vs year ago 38 · +55.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

149 head

▲ 114 vs last sale 35▲ 96 vs year ago 53 · +181.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, slaughter breaker & boner cows 4.00-6.00 higher, slaughter lean cows 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls 9.00-12.00 lower, feeder steers 10.00 lower, feeder heifers 7.00 lower, feeder bulls 15.00 higher, steer calves & heifer calves 5.00 higher, bull calves 15.00 higher, replacement cows mostly steady.

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 $327.50/cwt on 37 head, up $5.32 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 34 comparable sales and sits −57.07 against this barn's trailing median of $384.57.

Average price

$327.50

▲ 5.32 vs prior sale

37 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,764

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$29.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.21

vs GA average

−49.52 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	347.51	1,842	8thin
Medium and Large 2	525	333.20	1,749	7thin
Medium and Large 3	546	318.41	1,739	22

One grade step is worth $29.10/cwt here — about $103 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 sale37 hd

327.50

—

GA average13 barns · 407 hd

317.29

+10.21

National average186 barns · 22,034 hd

377.02

−49.52

This barn, trailing median34 sales

384.57

−57.07

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	—	High	1,540	171.74	2,645	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,474	136.91	2,018	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,205	136.31	1,643	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	996	122.67	1,222	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)	1,438	$3,288	22

Every lot, as filed

86 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,237	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	283	492.48/cwt	490.00–495.00	1,394	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	515.00/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,494	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	457.61/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,556	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	341	482.98/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,647	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	346	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,747	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,693	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	472.58/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,786	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	429.18/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,631	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	411	423.49/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,741	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	418	396.18/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,656	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	456	419.90/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,915	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	477	386.64/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,844	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,015	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	378.69/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,943	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	529	358.57/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,897	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,119	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	588	345.02/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,029	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	621	326.68/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,029	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,223	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	665	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,995	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,255	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	305.07/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,212	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	215	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	946	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,265	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	308	433.02/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,334	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	431.17/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,595	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	410.09/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,530	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	367.78/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,567	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	390.98/cwt	380.00–397.50	1,681	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	433	364.17/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,577	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	464	333.76/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,549	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	343.00/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,660	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	333.20/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,749	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	347.51/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,842	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	537	320.32/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,720	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	566	314.31/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,779	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	616	272.61/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,679	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	291.69/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,829	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	321.46/cwt	320.00–322.50	2,019	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,848	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	665	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,596	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,704	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,823	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,421	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,638	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	359	493.78/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,773	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	361	438.69/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,584	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	466.51/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,796	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	416	419.35/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,744	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	447.09/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,869	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	457	421.66/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,927	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	392.85/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,894	22
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	487	380.01/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,851	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	528	346.08/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,827	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	544	361.68/cwt	360.00–362.50	1,968	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,960	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	564	327.15/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,845	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	342.53/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,963	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	617	319.04/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,968	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	294.88/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,828	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	653	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,959	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,108	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	274.93/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,870	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	730	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,825	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	275.00/cwt	270.00–280.00	2,049	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,464	164.44/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,407	5
Bulls	—	—	1,548	177.30/cwt	174.00–182.50	2,745	4
Bulls	—	—	1,890	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	3,515	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	957	122.87/cwt	117.50–127.00	1,176	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	127.67/cwt	126.00–129.00	1,372	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,113	132.62/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,476	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,190	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,190	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	138.62/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,751	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,454	139.52/cwt	136.00–144.00	2,029	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,501	133.42/cwt	130.00–135.00	2,003	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,095	174.95/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,916	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,176	225.89/cwt	200.00–255.00	2,656	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,227	168.49/cwt	155.00–185.00	2,067	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,268	157.15/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,993	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,293	139.54/cwt	134.00–147.50	1,804	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,315	138.35/cwt	130.00–150.00	1,819	18
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,390	3,053.66/head	2,900.00–3,250.00	3,054	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,425	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,445	3,541.35/head	3,350.00–3,800.00	3,541	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,500	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	4

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 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 573Last week 561Year ago 532

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 23Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 149Last week 35Year ago 53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	460.00	460.00
5	300–350	308	425.00–440.00	433.02
3	400–450	426	355.00–390.00	367.78
8	500–550	530	345.00–350.00	347.51
14	600–650	628	320.00–322.50	321.46
1	700–750	715	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	440.00	440.00
4	350–400	370	425.00–440.00	431.17
14	400–450	430	380.00–397.50	390.98
5	450–500	484	340.00–345.00	343.00
7	500–550	525	330.00–335.00	333.20
3	600–650	627	285.00–295.00	291.69
1	650–700	660	280.00	280.00
2	700–750	710	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	400.00–420.00	410.09
7	400–450	433	345.00–375.00	364.17
4	450–500	464	330.00–335.00	333.76
15	500–550	537	320.00–325.00	320.32
7	550–600	566	310.00–320.00	314.31
8	600–650	616	260.00–280.00	272.61
1	650–700	665	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	385	455.00–470.00	466.51
5	400–450	418	440.00–450.00	447.09
22	450–500	482	380.00–405.00	392.85
9	500–550	544	360.00–362.50	361.68
2	550–600	573	340.00–345.00	342.53
5	600–650	617	315.00–325.00	319.04
2	650–700	653	300.00	300.00
2	700–750	745	270.00–280.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	520.00	520.00
5	350–400	359	480.00–500.00	493.78
3	450–500	457	420.00–425.00	421.66
2	550–600	560	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	680	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	490.00	490.00
4	350–400	361	435.00–440.00	438.69
8	400–450	416	410.00–430.00	419.35
5	450–500	487	375.00–385.00	380.01
4	500–550	528	340.00–355.00	346.08
9	550–600	564	310.00–335.00	327.15
2	600–650	620	280.00–310.00	294.88
2	650–700	680	270.00–280.00	274.93
1	700–750	730	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	510.00–520.00	515.00
4	300–350	346	505.00	505.00
4	350–400	378	470.00–480.00	472.58
2	450–500	456	410.00–430.00	419.90
1	500–550	510	395.00	395.00
1	550–600	565	375.00	375.00
1	600–650	635	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	505.00	505.00
5	300–350	341	480.00–485.00	482.98
2	350–400	368	460.00	460.00
7	400–450	411	415.00–430.00	423.49
4	500–550	513	375.00–380.00	378.69
3	650–700	673	335.00	335.00
2	700–750	725	300.00–310.00	305.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	490.00–495.00	492.48
2	300–350	340	450.00–465.00	457.61
6	350–400	380	420.00–440.00	429.18
4	400–450	418	390.00–405.00	396.18
3	450–500	477	380.00–395.00	386.64
7	500–550	529	350.00–365.00	358.57
4	550–600	588	340.00–350.00	345.02
3	600–650	621	320.00–335.00	326.68
1	650–700	665	300.00	300.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,227	155.00–185.00	168.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,176	200.00–255.00	225.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,268	155.00–160.00	157.15

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)	3	—	1,293	134.00–147.50	139.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,095	170.00–180.00	174.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,315	130.00–150.00	138.35

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	—	1,425	3,700.00	3,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,445	3,350.00–3,800.00	3,541.35

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	6	—	1,390	2,900.00–3,250.00	3,053.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,500	2,800.00	2,800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,890	186.00	186.00
4	—	1,548	174.00–182.50	177.30
5	—	1,464	160.00–168.00	164.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,113	130.00–135.00	132.62
8	—	1,263	135.00–142.00	138.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,501	130.00–135.00	133.42
8	—	1,454	136.00–144.00	139.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	100.00	100.00
13	—	957	117.50–127.00	122.87
4	—	1,075	126.00–129.00	127.67

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.