Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2025-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher, high yielding slaughter bulls up to 187.00, feeder cattle steady to 10.00 lower, replacement cows 7.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $243.81/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −157.76 against this barn's trailing median of $401.57.

Average price

$243.81

36 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,351

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$19.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.14

vs GA average

−53.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	254.94	1,446	2thin
Medium and Large 2	542	253.47	1,374	15thin
Medium and Large 3	562	235.02	1,321	19thin

One grade step is worth $19.92/cwt here — about $125 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

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 sale36 hd

243.81

—

GA average15 barns · 381 hd

254.96

−11.14

National average157 barns · 11,394 hd

297.00

−53.19

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.57

−157.76

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	1,813	160.94	2,918	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,506	133.83	2,016	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,121	122.34	1,372	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	976	114.24	1,115	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,105	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	914	$1,514	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,310	$2,937	28

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	331	394.33/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,305	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	677	208.37/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,411	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	222.51/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,435	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	318.20/cwt	315.00–325.00	732	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	317	282.28/cwt	280.00–285.00	895	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	314.38/cwt	310.00–319.00	1,789	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	298.69/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,837	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	457	263.70/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,205	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	283.65/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,086	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	706	252.52/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	254.94/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,446	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	433.92/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,371	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	403.85/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,466	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	358	379.14/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,357	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	339.15/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,604	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	310.98/cwt	302.50–312.50	1,008	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	562	235.02/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,321	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	418.25/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,330	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	268.36/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,798	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	321.14/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,689	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	360.80/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,486	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	331.88/cwt	330.00–332.50	1,716	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	392.58/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,237	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	347.49/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,487	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	402.07/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,339	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	304.93/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	330.18/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	339.20/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,459	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	125.54/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,426	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	114.99/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,127	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	134.31/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,594	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	109.10/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,149	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	960	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	133.19/cwt	130.00–136.00	2,038	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	139.93/cwt	139.00–143.00	2,096	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,101	118.46/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,304	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,392	127.07/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,769	3
Bulls	—	—	1,820	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,730	1
Bulls	—	—	1,883	166.75/cwt	164.00–169.00	3,140	3
Bulls	—	—	1,705	157.68/cwt	156.00–159.00	2,688	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,026	158.86/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,630	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,137	136.12/cwt	130.00–147.50	1,548	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	133.21/cwt	129.00–138.50	1,285	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,157	2,800.00/head	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,800	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,027	1,277.31/head	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,277	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,583	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,463	3,074.96/head	3,000.00–3,200.00	3,075	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	253.47/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,374	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	228.75/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	294.90/cwt	290.00–300.00	941	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	356	274.46/cwt	270.00–275.00	977	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	257.56/cwt	252.50–262.50	1,721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	297.57/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,711	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	293.44/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,115	19

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 Feb 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 502Last week 433Year ago 443

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 54Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 121Last week 27Year ago 25

Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher, high yielding slaughter bulls up to 187.00, feeder cattle steady to 10.00 lower, replacement cows 7.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	331	390.00–400.00	394.33
21	350–400	358	375.00–385.00	379.14
3	650–700	670	265.00–270.00	268.36
2	700–750	706	250.00–255.00	252.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	415.00–420.00	418.25
6	400–450	412	350.00–370.00	360.80
24	450–500	473	330.00–350.00	339.15
19	500–550	526	320.00–327.50	321.14
5	550–600	569	310.00–319.00	314.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	316	430.00–440.00	433.92
9	350–400	363	400.00–410.00	403.85
8	500–550	517	330.00–332.50	331.88
4	600–650	615	295.00–300.00	298.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	200–250	230	315.00–325.00	318.20
9	300–350	317	280.00–285.00	282.28
43	350–400	356	270.00–275.00	274.46
19	550–600	562	230.00–240.00	235.02
2	600–650	645	220.00–225.00	222.51
3	650–700	677	205.00–210.00	208.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	319	290.00–300.00	294.90
12	350–400	383	280.00–287.50	283.65
29	450–500	457	260.00–265.00	263.70
15	500–550	542	250.00–257.50	253.47
2	650–700	660	227.50–230.00	228.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	324	302.50–312.50	310.98
19	350–400	380	290.00–297.50	293.44
2	550–600	567	250.00–260.00	254.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	390.00–395.00	392.58
2	400–450	428	345.00–350.00	347.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	333	400.00–405.00	402.07
4	550–600	575	290.00–300.00	297.57
2	650–700	668	252.50–262.50	257.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	430	335.00–345.00	339.20
2	450–500	478	325.00–335.00	330.18
2	500–550	538	300.00–310.00	304.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,136	122.00–128.00	125.54
3	—	1,187	130.00–137.00	134.31
15	—	1,101	113.00–120.00	118.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	980	112.00–119.00	114.99
2	—	1,053	108.00–110.00	109.10
1	—	800	120.00	120.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,530	130.00–136.00	133.19
5	—	1,498	139.00–143.00	139.93
3	—	1,392	124.00–129.00	127.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,820	150.00	150.00
3	—	1,883	164.00–169.00	166.75
2	—	1,705	156.00–159.00	157.68

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)	6	—	1,026	155.00–165.00	158.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	800	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	150.00	150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,137	130.00–147.50	136.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	965	129.00–138.50	133.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,027	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,277.31
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,157	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,463	3,000.00–3,200.00	3,074.96

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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