Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2025-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows steady to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls 2.00 higher, all feeder cattle 10.00 higher, steer calves steady to 5.00 lower, heifer calves 3.00 higher, bull calves 7.00 higher, replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $354.43/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −92.82 against this barn's trailing median of $447.25.

Average price

$354.43

21 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,893

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$40

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$20.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.40

vs GA average

−4.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	369.30	1,920	6thin
Medium and Large 2	540	348.49	1,880	15thin

One grade step is worth $20.81/cwt here — about $40 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

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $490.02, low $359.53, median $447.25 across 31 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 sale21 hd

354.43

—

GA average13 barns · 206 hd

344.04

+10.40

National average173 barns · 15,162 hd

358.67

−4.24

This barn, trailing median31 sales

447.25

−92.82

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	1,669	171.34	2,859	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,436	144.77	2,079	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,124	142.90	1,606	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	965	136.00	1,312	1thin

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)	1,414	$3,153	40

Every lot, as filed

54 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	138.59/cwt	134.00–142.00	1,515	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,430	3,371.48/head	3,200.00–3,400.00	3,371	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	433.26/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,564	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	304.98/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,931	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	301.23/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,883	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	334.91/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	352.47/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	333.89/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,376	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	397.04/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,521	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	282.89/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,624	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	326.59/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,901	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	302.47/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,467	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	381.70/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,260	48
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	353.96/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,872	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	398.86/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,747	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	379.31/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,642	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	282.48/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,596	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,037	141.65/cwt	128.00–148.00	1,469	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,401	2,974.55/head	2,900.00–3,100.00	2,975	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	365.08/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,727	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	294.10/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,532	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,019	136.63/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,392	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	150.23/cwt	148.00–153.00	1,806	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	144.59/cwt	141.00–147.00	1,705	8
Bulls	—	—	1,854	183.12/cwt	180.00–186.00	3,395	4
Bulls	—	—	1,633	176.48/cwt	175.00–178.00	2,882	2
Bulls	—	—	1,333	142.63/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,901	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	283.78/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,510	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	322.57/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,348	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	582	271.28/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,579	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,312	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,328	138.24/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,836	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	147.14/cwt	144.00–149.00	2,170	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	366.73/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,698	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	428.42/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,585	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	337.51/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,866	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	394	402.13/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,584	23
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	378.19/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,604	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	295.85/cwt	295.00–297.50	1,834	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	383.31/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,794	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	268.74/cwt	267.50–270.00	2,064	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	317.19/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,922	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	352.51/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	432.48/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,137	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	396.98/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,266	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	419.35/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,707	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	446.51/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,456	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	247.36/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,910	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	266.69/cwt	265.00–267.50	1,805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	300.83/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,564	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	369.30/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,920	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	268.68/cwt	265.00–272.50	1,781	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	157.55/cwt	150.00–175.00	1,536	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	209.41/cwt	197.50–220.00	2,069	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 Mar 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 461Last week 475Year ago 366

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 62Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 108Last week 79Year ago 31

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,093	134.00–142.00	138.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	975	150.00–175.00	157.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	988	197.50–220.00	209.41
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,037	128.00–148.00	141.65
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,430	3,200.00–3,400.00	3,371.48
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,401	2,900.00–3,100.00	2,974.55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	326	440.00–450.00	446.51
9	350–400	361	430.00–440.00	433.26
8	400–450	407	415.00–420.00	419.35
3	450–500	468	380.00–385.00	383.31
6	500–550	520	365.00–375.00	369.30
25	600–650	606	315.00–320.00	317.19
2	750–800	768	267.50–270.00	268.74
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	438	395.00–405.00	398.86
12	450–500	473	360.00–370.00	365.08
12	500–550	529	350.00–360.00	353.96
3	550–600	582	320.00–330.00	326.59
2	600–650	633	300.00–310.00	304.98
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
23	350–400	394	400.00–410.00	402.13
8	400–450	424	375.00–385.00	378.19
3	600–650	620	295.00–297.50	295.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	383	390.00–400.00	397.04
2	450–500	485	350.00–355.00	352.47
2	500–550	530	330.00–340.00	334.91
2	600–650	625	300.00–302.50	301.23
2	650–700	663	265.00–272.50	268.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	433	375.00–380.00	379.31
2	550–600	565	280.00–285.00	282.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	425.00–435.00	428.42
3	450–500	463	365.00–370.00	366.73
2	550–600	553	335.00–340.00	337.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
48	300–350	330	375.00–385.00	381.70
5	400–450	412	330.00–340.00	333.89
6	450–500	485	300.00–305.00	302.47
14	500–550	521	290.00–295.00	294.10
6	550–600	574	280.00–287.50	282.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	320.00–325.00	322.57
4	500–550	532	280.00–285.00	283.78
8	550–600	582	270.00–275.00	271.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	430.00–435.00	432.48
14	300–350	319	390.00–400.00	396.98
2	400–450	438	350.00–355.00	352.51
3	500–550	520	300.00–302.50	300.83
3	650–700	677	265.00–267.50	266.69
3	750–800	772	242.00–250.00	247.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,019	133.00–140.00	136.63
5	—	1,202	148.00–153.00	150.23
8	—	1,179	141.00–147.00	144.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	136.00	136.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,328	133.00–140.00	138.24
11	—	1,475	144.00–149.00	147.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,854	180.00–186.00	183.12
2	—	1,633	175.00–178.00	176.48
2	—	1,333	140.00–145.00	142.63

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

Steers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

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