Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2025-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls 9.00 lower, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder heifers steady, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves 5.00 higher, heifer calves steady to 3.00 lower, bull calves steady, replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $283.35/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −118.22 against this barn's trailing median of $401.57.

Average price

$283.35

6 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,465

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+12.38

vs GA average

−14.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	283.35	1,465	6thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale6 hd

283.35

—

GA average15 barns · 405 hd

270.97

+12.38

National average119 barns · 5,510 hd

297.83

−14.48

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.57

−118.22

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	—	Average	1,237	143.56	1,775	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,333	129.00	1,719	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,006	128.11	1,289	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	919	122.14	1,123	7thin

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)	888	$1,597	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	942	$1,577	18
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	896	$1,532	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,338	$2,952	10

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	—	1,286	146.56/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,885	4
Bulls	—	—	1,138	137.56/cwt	136.00–139.00	1,565	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	125.54/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,402	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	856	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	942	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,618	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,074	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	277.50/cwt	275.00–280.00	902	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	277.48/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	343.37/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,459	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	333.31/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,593	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	340.83/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,585	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	276.87/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,351	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	863	1,376.52/head	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,377	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	901	1,477.06/head	1,400.00–1,525.00	1,477	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,090	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	276.77/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,730	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	342	381.63/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,305	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	325.00/cwt	320.00–330.00	796	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	309	298.25/cwt	295.00–300.00	922	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	361	398.35/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,438	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	509	328.19/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,670	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	1,687.53/head	1,675.00–1,700.00	1,688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	318.33/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,824	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	3,014.64/head	2,950.00–3,100.00	3,015	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,739.11/head	1,650.00–1,775.00	1,739	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	306.23/cwt	305.00–307.50	1,785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	317.51/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	296.19/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,354	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	669	228.70/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,530	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	283.35/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,465	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	371.70/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,517	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	352.01/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,661	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,376	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	240.03/cwt	237.50–242.50	1,723	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,049	1,836.77/head	1,775.00–1,850.00	1,837	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	329.49/cwt	327.50–330.00	1,558	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	633	261.26/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,654	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	340.22/cwt	335.00–345.00	765	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	843	1,311.50/head	1,300.00–1,325.00	1,312	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	295.79/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,713	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	312.46/cwt	310.00–315.00	984	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	999	136.90/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,368	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,822	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	127.79/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,217	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	795	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	317	406.74/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,289	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	378.33/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,457	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

Wed Feb 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 186Last week 502Year ago 436

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 83Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 87Last week 121Year ago 27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,286	144.00–150.00	146.56
2	—	1,138	136.00–139.00	137.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,117	122.00–128.00	125.54
2	—	856	110.00	110.00
5	—	999	133.00–140.00	136.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	124.00	124.00
1	—	1,360	134.00	134.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	122.00	122.00
5	—	952	124.00–130.00	127.79
1	—	795	94.00	94.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	335.00–345.00	340.22
2	300–350	325	275.00–280.00	277.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	245	320.00–330.00	325.00
6	300–350	309	295.00–300.00	298.25
8	450–500	488	270.00–280.00	276.87
4	650–700	669	225.00–230.00	228.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	315	310.00–315.00	312.46
14	450–500	457	290.00–300.00	296.19
6	500–550	517	280.00–285.00	283.35
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	405.00–410.00	406.74
3	350–400	385	375.00–385.00	378.33
3	450–500	478	330.00–335.00	333.31
2	600–650	645	275.00–280.00	277.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	361	395.00–405.00	398.35
6	450–500	465	340.00–345.00	340.83
7	500–550	509	325.00–330.00	328.19
6	550–600	573	310.00–320.00	318.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	408	370.00–375.00	371.70
5	450–500	472	350.00–355.00	352.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	342	375.00–385.00	381.63
3	400–450	425	340.00–345.00	343.37
5	450–500	473	327.50–330.00	329.49
4	600–650	633	260.00–265.00	261.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	515	315.00–320.00	317.51
2	550–600	583	305.00–307.50	306.23
3	600–650	625	270.00–280.00	276.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	579	295.00–300.00	295.79
3	700–750	718	237.50–242.50	240.03

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	863	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,376.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	901	1,400.00–1,525.00	1,477.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	843	1,300.00–1,325.00	1,311.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	928	1,675.00–1,700.00	1,687.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	910	1,650.00–1,775.00	1,739.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	124.00	124.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,049	1,775.00–1,850.00	1,836.77
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,090	2,700.00	2,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,400	2,950.00–3,100.00	3,014.64

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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