Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2025-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls unevenly steady, feeder steers 7.00 higher, feeder heifers steady to 3.00 lower, feeder bulls 8.00 lower, steer calves 7.00 higher, heifer calves steady to 5.00 lower, bull calves unevenly steady, replacement cows 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $296.09/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −105.48 against this barn's trailing median of $401.57.

Average price

$296.09

66 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,622

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$26

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

$19.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.26

vs GA average

−20.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	512	306.96	1,572	5thin
Medium and Large 1	559	299.73	1,675	38
Medium and Large 3	537	287.71	1,546	23

One grade step is worth $19.25/cwt here — about $26 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 sale66 hd

296.09

—

GA average13 barns · 378 hd

295.83

+0.26

National average178 barns · 10,561 hd

316.55

−20.46

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.57

−105.48

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	1,762	164.39	2,896	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,393	136.10	1,896	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,158	127.34	1,474	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,028	111.92	1,151	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
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	700	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,476	$3,038	56

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	—	1,668	168.88/cwt	168.00–170.00	2,817	2
Bulls	—	—	1,799	162.59/cwt	160.00–164.00	2,925	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,406	135.12/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,900	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	111.92/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,151	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	132.43/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,559	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,773	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	678	252.53/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,712	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	512	344.98/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,766	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	633	296.52/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,877	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	395.02/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,659	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	960	193.29/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,856	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	391.71/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,626	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	382.64/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,052	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	404.97/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,571	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	352.40/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,304	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	312.50/cwt	307.50–317.50	1,928	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	327.52/cwt	322.50–330.00	1,860	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	282.98/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,904	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,494	2,931.66/head	2,800.00–3,100.00	2,932	42
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,068	168.90/cwt	160.00–180.00	1,804	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	306.96/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,572	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	290.83/cwt	290.00–292.50	1,826	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	734	267.02/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,960	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	669	263.15/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,760	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	327.98/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,512	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	557	283.16/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,577	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	467	311.64/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,455	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	324.85/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,342	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	781	246.26/cwt	245.00–247.50	1,923	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,876	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	122.19/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,377	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	256.82/cwt	255.00–262.50	1,870	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	261.23/cwt	257.50–267.50	2,004	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	273.42/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,706	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	399.81/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,251	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	516	292.67/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,510	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	423.80/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,632	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	326.66/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,823	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	299.73/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,675	38
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,052	203.64/cwt	192.50–215.00	2,142	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,422	3,358.86/head	3,300.00–3,400.00	3,359	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	323.75/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,959	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	361.96/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,853	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	348.90/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,006	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	378.40/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,816	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	361.27/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,528	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	343.01/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,804	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	489	361.96/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,770	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	444.93/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,424	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	741	252.21/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,869	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	233.87/cwt	230.00–237.50	2,152	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	293	466.70/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,367	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 Apr 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 342Last week 525Year ago 544

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 49Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 143Last week 105Year ago 39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,668	168.00–170.00	168.88
5	—	1,799	160.00–164.00	162.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,406	132.00–139.00	135.12
1	—	1,340	140.00	140.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,028	110.00–114.00	111.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,177	130.00–136.00	132.43
1	—	1,285	138.00	138.00
8	—	1,127	120.00–125.00	122.19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	380.00–385.00	382.64
2	350–400	370	350.00–355.00	352.40
4	400–450	413	320.00–330.00	324.85
6	450–500	467	310.00–315.00	311.64
11	500–550	516	290.00–300.00	292.67
12	550–600	557	280.00–287.50	283.16
4	650–700	678	250.00–255.00	252.53
2	750–800	781	245.00–247.50	246.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	423	360.00–365.00	361.27
13	450–500	461	320.00–330.00	327.98
5	500–550	512	305.00–315.00	306.96
11	650–700	669	260.00–270.00	263.15
7	700–750	741	245.00–255.00	252.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	395.00–405.00	399.81
38	550–600	559	290.00–300.00	299.73
14	600–650	624	270.00–280.00	273.42
4	700–750	728	255.00–262.50	256.82
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	385	420.00–430.00	423.80
3	400–450	420	390.00–400.00	395.02
6	500–550	512	340.00–350.00	344.98
5	550–600	568	322.50–330.00	327.52
5	600–650	633	292.50–300.00	296.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	293	460.00–470.00	466.70
5	550–600	575	345.00–355.00	348.90
3	600–650	617	307.50–317.50	312.50
5	650–700	673	280.00–287.50	282.98
5	700–750	734	260.00–270.00	267.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	512	360.00–370.00	361.96
2	600–650	605	320.00–327.50	323.75
6	750–800	767	257.50–267.50	261.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	400.00–410.00	404.97
3	400–450	415	390.00–395.00	391.71
3	600–650	628	290.00–292.50	290.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	440.00–450.00	444.93
5	450–500	489	360.00–365.00	361.96
5	500–550	526	340.00–350.00	343.01
3	550–600	558	325.00–330.00	326.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	480	375.00–380.00	378.40

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	960	180.00–205.00	193.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,068	160.00–180.00	168.90
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	700	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,052	192.50–215.00	203.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	920	230.00–237.50	233.87
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	42	—	1,494	2,800.00–3,100.00	2,931.66
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,422	3,300.00–3,400.00	3,358.86

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

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