Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2025-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls 10.00 higher, feeder steers steady to 2.00 lower, feeder heifers 5.00 lower, feeder bulls 8.00 higher, steer calves 7.00 higher, heifer calves steady to 7.00 higher, bull calves steady to 5.00 lower, replacement cows 10.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $295.47/cwt on 64 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −106.10 against this barn's trailing median of $401.57.

Average price

$295.47

64 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,599

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$46

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

$31.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.18

vs GA average

−9.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	304.96	1,603	44
Medium and Large 2	580	275.44	1,598	11thin
Medium and Large 3	569	273.59	1,557	9thin

One grade step is worth $31.36/cwt here — about $46 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 sale64 hd

295.47

—

GA average16 barns · 443 hd

280.30

+15.18

National average185 barns · 16,988 hd

305.02

−9.55

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.57

−106.10

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	1,648	170.66	2,812	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,483	152.77	2,265	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,203	140.11	1,685	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	937	123.33	1,155	3thin

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)	987	$2,075	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,120	$1,725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,404	$3,434	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,450	$3,226	6

Every lot, as filed

64 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 1	350–400	360	369.47/cwt	367.00–370.00	1,330	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	501.77/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,631	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	320.65/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,642	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	611	286.26/cwt	285.00–287.50	1,749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	395.96/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,659	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	303	362.13/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,097	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,413	3,463.72/head	3,400.00–3,500.00	3,464	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	334.30/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,765	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	297.66/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,405	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	235.04/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,669	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	621	275.92/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,713	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	255.08/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,597	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	331.87/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,424	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,475	3,139.49/head	3,060.00–3,200.00	3,139	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,040	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	592	297.05/cwt	295.00–302.50	1,759	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	344.99/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,708	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	275.44/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,598	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	297.81/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,906	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	294.20/cwt	292.50–295.00	1,706	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	579	271.41/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,571	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	392.53/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,472	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,335	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	408.30/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,523	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	443	328.04/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,453	5
Bulls	—	—	1,370	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,178	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	145.15/cwt	142.00–148.00	2,063	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,044	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	162.71/cwt	160.00–166.00	2,376	3
Bulls	—	—	1,927	183.34/cwt	181.00–185.00	3,533	3
Bulls	—	—	1,554	166.27/cwt	164.00–170.00	2,584	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	237.04/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,458	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	332.02/cwt	330.00–332.50	1,600	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,554	156.14/cwt	154.00–158.00	2,426	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	146.98/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,734	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	136.67/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,659	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	280.85/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,769	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	305.49/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,601	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	281.24/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,505	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	351.19/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,176	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	366	342.40/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,253	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	276.41/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,755	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	354.98/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,455	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	437.97/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,682	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	362.42/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	482.54/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	427.57/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	381.21/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,788	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,751	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	314.58/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,491	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	232.52/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,674	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	227.14/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,715	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	293.72/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	380.69/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,287	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	307.53/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,747	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	346.67/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,837	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	701	279.54/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,960	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,114	140.81/cwt	136.00–148.00	1,569	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	987	2,075.46/head	1,975.00–2,200.00	2,075	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	360.24/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,704	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	352.55/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,297	8

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 Mar 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 475Last week 356Year ago 394

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 53Year ago 97

Replacement CattleReceipts 79Last week 61Year ago 48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	338	375.00–385.00	380.69
6	350–400	360	367.00–370.00	369.47
3	400–450	410	350.00–360.00	354.98
25	450–500	474	310.00–320.00	314.58
42	500–550	524	300.00–307.50	305.49
2	550–600	560	290.00–297.50	293.72
6	600–650	630	280.00–285.00	280.85
2	700–750	720	230.00–235.00	232.52
7	750–800	755	225.00–227.50	227.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	303	360.00–365.00	362.13
8	350–400	368	350.00–355.00	352.55
8	400–450	429	325.00–335.00	331.87
10	450–500	472	290.00–300.00	297.66
11	550–600	580	275.00–280.00	275.44
10	600–650	626	250.00–257.50	255.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	335	350.00–355.00	351.19
2	350–400	366	340.00–345.00	342.40
5	400–450	443	320.00–330.00	328.04
2	500–550	535	280.00–282.50	281.24
7	550–600	579	265.00–275.00	271.41
6	600–650	615	232.50–240.00	237.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	500.00–505.00	501.77
5	350–400	384	435.00–440.00	437.97
2	400–450	423	425.00–430.00	427.57
4	450–500	469	380.00–385.00	381.21
3	500–550	530	340.00–350.00	346.67
11	700–750	701	275.00–280.00	279.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	419	390.00–400.00	395.96
20	450–500	473	360.00–365.00	360.24
7	500–550	528	330.00–335.00	334.30
33	600–650	640	292.50–300.00	297.81
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	405.00–415.00	408.30
4	450–500	495	340.00–350.00	344.99
6	550–600	592	295.00–302.50	297.05
14	600–650	635	275.00–285.00	276.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	512	320.00–325.00	320.65
2	550–600	568	305.00–310.00	307.53
2	600–650	611	285.00–287.50	286.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	390.00–395.00	392.53
10	450–500	482	330.00–332.50	332.02
3	550–600	580	292.50–295.00	294.20
8	600–650	621	270.00–280.00	275.92
2	700–750	710	230.00–240.00	235.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	311	480.00–485.00	482.54
2	450–500	470	360.00–365.00	362.42

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	16	—	1,413	3,400.00–3,500.00	3,463.72
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,400	3,400.00	3,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,475	3,060.00–3,200.00	3,139.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,335	3,200.00	3,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	130.00	130.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	166.00	166.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,114	136.00–148.00	140.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	987	1,975.00–2,200.00	2,075.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	159.00	159.00
3	—	1,927	181.00–185.00	183.34
6	—	1,554	164.00–170.00	166.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,421	142.00–148.00	145.15
3	—	1,460	160.00–166.00	162.71
7	—	1,554	154.00–158.00	156.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	870	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,070	130.00	130.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,180	145.00–150.00	146.98
6	—	1,214	133.00–140.00	136.67

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.

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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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