Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2025-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $336.83/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −110.42 against this barn's trailing median of $447.25.

Average price

$336.83

18 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,886

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$4.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.79

vs GA average

−20.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	574	340.10	1,952	6thin
Medium and Large 3	553	335.19	1,854	12thin

One grade step is worth $4.91/cwt here — about $99 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 sale18 hd

336.83

—

GA average16 barns · 326 hd

346.62

−9.79

National average170 barns · 10,920 hd

357.16

−20.33

This barn, trailing median31 sales

447.25

−110.42

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	1,643	176.39	2,898	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,456	144.30	2,100	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,170	140.99	1,650	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	988	114.50	1,131	2thin

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)	1,528	$2,608	4thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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	Medium and Large 2	400–450	406	403.29/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,637	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	452.42/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,448	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	266.25/cwt	265.00–267.50	1,850	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	659	281.49/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,855	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	326.08/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,865	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	707	276.00/cwt	275.00–277.50	1,951	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	433.96/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,645	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	456	321.26/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,465	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	407	412.39/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,678	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	781	262.03/cwt	260.00–265.00	2,046	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	316	477.24/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,508	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	238.29/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	391.73/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,301	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	288.37/cwt	287.50–290.00	1,635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	349.14/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,274	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	340.10/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,952	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,528	2,608.35/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,608	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,263	188.22/cwt	180.00–202.50	2,377	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,502	167.28/cwt	162.50–177.50	2,513	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,210	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	370.05/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,147	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	606	266.30/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,614	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	770	175.00/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,348	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	634	282.53/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,791	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	362.13/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,767	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	409	381.28/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,559	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	420.52/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,611	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	338	470.16/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	333.06/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,399	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	855	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,445	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	131.94/cwt	127.00–134.00	2,058	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	145.91/cwt	142.00–149.00	2,104	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	143.68/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,695	7
Bulls	—	—	1,415	164.12/cwt	160.00–167.00	2,322	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	735	250.07/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,838	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	325.47/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,904	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	149.50/cwt	148.00–151.00	1,836	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	134.64/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,525	11
Bulls	—	—	1,773	181.62/cwt	180.00–184.00	3,220	5
Bulls	—	—	1,578	175.84/cwt	174.00–178.00	2,775	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	423.28/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,765	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	496.57/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,664	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	397.70/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,694	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	521	344.91/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,797	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	273.34/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,594	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	313.41/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,498	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	449.99/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,674	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	271.24/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,934	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	489.91/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,622	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	316.82/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,495	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	344.03/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,923	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	371.63/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,728	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	272.88/cwt	270.00–273.00	2,077	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	481.59/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,792	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	401.70/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,237	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	375.05/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,534	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	304.94/cwt	302.50–312.50	1,555	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	388.05/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,855	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	296.78/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,561	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	252.49/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,788	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,007	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	221.35/cwt	210.00–230.00	2,342	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	195.57/cwt	187.50–205.00	2,216	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	392.38/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,464	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	606	314.73/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,907	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	261.70/cwt	257.50–267.50	1,793	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	373.78/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,716	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	375.00/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,369	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	310.08/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,954	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	359.26/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,484	7

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 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 626Last week 461Year ago 430

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 55Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 62Last week 108Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	406	400.00–405.00	403.29
5	550–600	572	320.00–330.00	326.08
2	600–650	630	305.00–315.00	310.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	450.00–455.00	452.42
4	400–450	409	380.00–385.00	381.28
2	600–650	634	280.00–285.00	282.53
2	650–700	695	265.00–267.50	266.25
2	700–750	735	245.00–255.00	250.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	490.00–500.00	496.57
3	350–400	372	480.00–485.00	481.59
3	400–450	417	420.00–425.00	423.28
3	450–500	465	370.00–375.00	371.63
5	550–600	559	340.00–350.00	344.03
2	700–750	713	270.00–272.50	271.24
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	316	470.00–480.00	477.24
5	350–400	379	430.00–440.00	433.96
4	400–450	407	405.00–415.00	412.39
8	450–500	459	370.00–380.00	373.78
6	550–600	574	335.00–345.00	340.10
19	600–650	606	310.00–315.00	314.73
12	650–700	659	280.00–290.00	281.49
5	700–750	707	275.00–277.50	276.00
5	750–800	781	260.00–265.00	262.03
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	465.00–475.00	470.16
10	350–400	383	420.00–425.00	420.52
17	400–450	426	390.00–400.00	397.70
7	450–500	488	360.00–365.00	362.13
6	500–550	521	340.00–350.00	344.91
6	550–600	585	320.00–330.00	325.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	331	485.00–495.00	489.91
4	350–400	372	445.00–455.00	449.99
8	450–500	478	385.00–395.00	388.05
24	750–800	761	270.00–273.00	272.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	390.00–395.00	391.73
4	350–400	365	370.00–380.00	375.00
7	400–450	413	355.00–360.00	359.26
4	450–500	456	320.00–325.00	321.26
4	500–550	526	292.50–300.00	296.78
3	550–600	567	287.50–290.00	288.37
20	600–650	606	265.00–270.00	266.30
3	700–750	713	235.00–240.00	238.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	310	365.00–375.00	370.05
6	350–400	365	345.00–355.00	349.14
8	400–450	420	330.00–340.00	333.06
3	450–500	478	310.00–315.00	313.41
3	550–600	583	272.50–275.00	273.34
3	750–800	770	170.00–180.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	308	400.00–405.00	401.70
2	350–400	373	390.00–395.00	392.38
5	400–450	409	370.00–380.00	375.05
19	450–500	472	315.00–320.00	316.82
29	500–550	510	302.50–312.50	304.94
3	650–700	685	257.50–267.50	261.70
2	700–750	708	250.00–255.00	252.49

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,528	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,608.35
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,263	180.00–202.50	188.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,502	162.50–177.50	167.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,210	140.00	140.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	180.00	180.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,058	210.00–230.00	221.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,133	187.50–205.00	195.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,120	129.00	129.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,560	127.00–134.00	131.94
23	—	1,442	142.00–149.00	145.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,180	140.00–147.00	143.68
6	—	1,228	148.00–151.00	149.50
11	—	1,133	132.00–139.00	134.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,415	160.00–167.00	164.12
5	—	1,773	180.00–184.00	181.62
3	—	1,578	174.00–178.00	175.84

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

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