Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2025-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 8.00 higher, slaughter bulls 10.00 higher, high yielding slaughter bull up to 184.00, feeder steers sharply higher, feeder heifers lightly tested, feeder bulls steady to 4.00 lower, all calves sharply higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $238.84/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −162.74 against this barn's trailing median of $401.57.

Average price

$238.84

15 head · 578 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,381

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

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

$6.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.47

vs GA average

−65.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	584	241.87	1,413	8thin
Medium and Large 3	572	235.37	1,346	7thin

One grade step is worth $6.50/cwt here — about $66 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 sale15 hd

238.84

—

GA average16 barns · 539 hd

267.31

−28.47

National average192 barns · 30,803 hd

304.03

−65.19

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.57

−162.74

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	1,998	160.59	3,209	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,436	133.34	1,914	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,156	132.63	1,533	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	931	123.10	1,145	9thin

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)	1,222	$2,393	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,130	$1,840	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,275	$2,800	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,216	$2,584	45

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	443	276.23/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,224	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	341.79/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,094	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	667	210.98/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,407	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	307.43/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,288	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	643	225.41/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,449	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	409	373.96/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,529	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	330.85/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,244	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	249.78/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,986	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	355.09/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,651	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	346.63/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,491	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	656	262.52/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	770	238.77/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,839	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	352.39/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,163	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	323.79/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,729	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	299.06/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,827	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	281.26/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	381.19/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,616	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	431.56/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,174	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	332.56/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,706	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	417.44/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,286	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	396.23/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,482	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	367.01/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,677	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	378.53/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,155	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	631	273.18/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,724	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	404.93/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	276.21/cwt	275.00–277.50	1,583	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	393.40/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,640	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	284.17/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,634	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	677	241.75/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,637	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	261.63/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,643	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	139.68/cwt	136.00–143.00	1,583	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	908	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	124.05/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,795	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	133.70/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,916	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,107	126.28/cwt	126.00–127.00	1,398	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	122.57/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,158	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	131.28/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,546	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	131.22/cwt	130.00–132.50	1,233	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	141.22/cwt	140.00–143.00	2,027	3
Bulls	—	—	2,160	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	3,758	1
Bulls	—	—	2,148	161.72/cwt	160.00–164.00	3,474	3
Bulls	—	—	1,693	152.18/cwt	150.00–154.00	2,576	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	2,048	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,222	2,392.99/head	1,900.00–2,600.00	2,393	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,101	148.60/cwt	130.00–157.50	1,636	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	131.50/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,374	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,126	176.58/cwt	170.00–195.00	1,988	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,839.82/head	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,840	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,216	2,583.71/head	2,100.00–2,850.00	2,584	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	572	235.37/cwt	232.50–237.50	1,346	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	241.87/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,413	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	456	257.47/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,174	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	301.85/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,711	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	318.37/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,671	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	382.45/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	266.97/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,271	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	241.00/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,485	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	362.36/cwt	360.00–365.00	978	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	280.31/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,301	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	332.61/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,098	2

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

Wed Jan 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 423Last week 296Year ago 182

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 51Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 149Last week 40Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	330.00–335.00	332.61
4	400–450	443	275.00–280.00	276.23
8	450–500	456	250.00–260.00	257.47
7	550–600	572	232.50–237.50	235.37
6	600–650	643	225.00–227.50	225.41
5	650–700	667	210.00–215.00	210.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	320	340.00–345.00	341.79
6	350–400	376	325.00–335.00	330.85
5	450–500	476	265.00–270.00	266.97
8	550–600	584	240.00–245.00	241.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	360.00–365.00	362.36
4	300–350	330	350.00–355.00	352.39
4	400–450	419	300.00–310.00	307.43
32	450–500	464	275.00–285.00	280.31
21	600–650	616	240.00–242.50	241.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	409	370.00–375.00	373.96
3	450–500	465	350.00–360.00	355.09
4	500–550	534	320.00–325.00	323.79
2	600–650	638	280.00–282.50	281.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	430.00–435.00	431.56
4	300–350	308	410.00–420.00	417.44
17	350–400	374	390.00–400.00	396.23
4	400–450	424	380.00–385.00	381.19
5	450–500	457	365.00–370.00	367.01
4	500–550	513	330.00–335.00	332.56
5	600–650	611	295.00–305.00	299.06
22	750–800	795	245.00–250.00	249.78
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	305	375.00–385.00	378.53
3	400–450	430	340.00–350.00	346.63
4	600–650	631	270.00–275.00	273.18
2	650–700	656	260.00–265.00	262.52
2	750–800	770	237.50–240.00	238.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	400.00–410.00	404.93
3	400–450	417	390.00–395.00	393.40
3	500–550	525	315.00–320.00	318.37
8	550–600	567	300.00–310.00	301.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	573	275.00–277.50	276.21
3	600–650	628	260.00–265.00	261.63
4	650–700	677	240.00–245.00	241.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	380.00–385.00	382.45
3	550–600	575	280.00–287.50	284.17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,133	136.00–143.00	139.68
3	—	1,107	126.00–127.00	126.28
12	—	1,178	128.00–135.00	131.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	110.00	110.00
6	—	945	120.00–125.00	122.57
2	—	940	130.00–132.50	131.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,447	120.00–127.00	124.05
12	—	1,433	130.00–137.00	133.70
3	—	1,435	140.00–143.00	141.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,160	174.00	174.00
3	—	2,148	160.00–164.00	161.72
2	—	1,693	150.00–154.00	152.18

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,260	162.50	162.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,222	1,900.00–2,600.00	2,392.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,045	128.00–134.00	131.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,126	170.00–195.00	176.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	—	1,130	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,839.82
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,101	130.00–157.50	148.60
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,275	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	45	—	1,216	2,100.00–2,850.00	2,583.71

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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