Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2025-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers and feeder bulls steady to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers steady, steer calves 8.00 higher, heifer calves 10.00 higher, bull calves steady to 5.00 lower, replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $361.27/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −85.98 against this barn's trailing median of $447.25.

Average price

$361.27

37 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,939

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

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

$7.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.34

vs GA average

−12.75 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	363.73	1,960	24
Medium and Large 3	530	357.43	1,894	2thin
Medium and Large 2	534	356.59	1,903	11thin

One grade step is worth $7.14/cwt here — about $58 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale37 hd

361.27

—

GA average14 barns · 294 hd

352.93

+8.34

National average172 barns · 11,123 hd

374.02

−12.75

This barn, trailing median31 sales

447.25

−85.98

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	1,955	177.21	3,464	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,480	136.19	2,015	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,193	130.89	1,562	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,005	120.80	1,214	4thin

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)	1,412	$2,512	16

Every lot, as filed

68 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 3	450–500	471	312.54/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,472	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	361.68/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,906	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	394	420.93/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,658	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	439	399.37/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,753	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	732	251.67/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,842	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	423.64/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,584	22
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	434	398.66/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,730	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	284.18/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,895	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	382.62/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,427	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	391.01/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,322	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	464.86/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,223	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	290.63/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,927	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	255.46/cwt	252.50–257.50	1,712	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	467.38/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,496	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	502	375.55/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,885	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	356.64/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,001	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	262.01/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,745	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	337.33/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,582	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	326.01/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,842	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	371.75/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,543	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	412.46/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	336.94/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,789	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,080	134.93/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,457	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	166.69/cwt	160.00–173.50	1,767	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	634	309.74/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,964	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	271.25/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,907	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	294.65/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,662	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	482.45/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,327	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	136.21/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,927	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,668	129.54/cwt	126.00–133.00	2,161	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,137	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	143.37/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,703	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	122.74/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,200	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	531.72/cwt	530.00–535.00	1,425	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,141	143.02/cwt	135.00–152.50	1,632	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,575	1
Bulls	—	—	1,955	177.21/cwt	175.00–180.00	3,464	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	130.07/cwt	127.00–133.00	1,610	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	120.89/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,285	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	272.14/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,559	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	424.88/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,147	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	521	282.22/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,470	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,356	2,400.28/head	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,400	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,468	2,622.91/head	2,550.00–2,750.00	2,623	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	416.67/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,708	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	684	272.51/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,864	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	365.00/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,259	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	626	282.42/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,768	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	646	296.70/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,917	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	285.85/cwt	285.00–287.50	1,944	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	272.43/cwt	267.50–277.50	1,961	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	572	310.00/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,773	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	537	350.00/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,880	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	375.00/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,624	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	617	263.89/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,628	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	722	248.30/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,793	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	391	348.03/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,361	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	333.67/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,879	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	403	407.51/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	365.56/cwt	360.00–367.50	1,597	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	329	447.56/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,472	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	357.43/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,894	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	469	372.04/cwt	367.50–372.50	1,745	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	362.46/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,678	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	327.46/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,536	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	292.32/cwt	282.50–300.00	1,655	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	262	453.31/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,188	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 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 644Last week 404Year ago 374

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 35Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 40Year ago 90

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	270	420.00–430.00	424.88
2	300–350	345	360.00–370.00	365.00
5	350–400	391	345.00–350.00	348.03
5	450–500	471	310.00–317.50	312.54
9	500–550	521	280.00–285.00	282.22
8	550–600	573	270.00–275.00	272.14
9	600–650	617	260.00–267.50	263.89
6	700–750	722	245.00–250.00	248.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	460.00–470.00	464.86
23	300–350	338	390.00–400.00	391.01
36	350–400	373	380.00–385.00	382.62
6	400–450	415	370.00–375.00	371.75
21	450–500	469	335.00–345.00	337.33
6	550–600	564	290.00–300.00	294.65
5	650–700	666	260.00–270.00	262.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	262	450.00–455.00	453.31
5	400–450	437	360.00–367.50	365.56
5	450–500	469	325.00–330.00	327.46
4	550–600	566	282.50–300.00	292.32
5	650–700	670	252.50–257.50	255.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	465.00–470.00	467.38
37	350–400	394	415.00–425.00	420.93
2	400–450	403	405.00–410.00	407.51
9	500–550	527	360.00–365.00	361.68
2	550–600	563	330.00–337.50	333.67
19	600–650	634	305.00–310.00	309.74
16	650–700	663	290.00–300.00	290.63
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	329	445.00–450.00	447.56
22	400–450	434	390.00–400.00	398.66
11	450–500	469	367.50–372.50	372.04
2	500–550	530	355.00–360.00	357.43
3	600–650	646	290.00–300.00	296.70
3	650–700	680	285.00–287.50	285.85
2	700–750	720	267.50–277.50	272.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	250–300	268	530.00–535.00	531.72
6	400–450	410	415.00–420.00	416.67
9	500–550	502	370.00–380.00	375.55
15	550–600	561	350.00–360.00	356.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	350–400	374	415.00–425.00	423.64
31	400–450	439	390.00–400.00	399.37
4	450–500	463	360.00–365.00	362.46
10	550–600	565	320.00–330.00	326.01
6	650–700	667	280.00–287.50	284.18
3	700–750	732	250.00–255.00	251.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	480.00–485.00	482.45
2	400–450	408	410.00–415.00	412.46
5	500–550	531	335.00–345.00	336.94
2	700–750	703	270.00–272.50	271.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	433	370.00–380.00	375.00
5	500–550	537	345.00–355.00	350.00
5	550–600	572	305.00–315.00	310.00
6	600–650	626	280.00–290.00	282.42
7	650–700	684	270.00–277.50	272.51

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,080	134.00–136.00	134.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,141	135.00–152.50	143.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	150.00	150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,060	160.00–173.50	166.69
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,356	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,400.28
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,468	2,550.00–2,750.00	2,622.91

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,415	134.00–140.00	136.21
3	—	1,668	126.00–133.00	129.54
1	—	1,370	156.00	156.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,188	141.00–146.00	143.37
6	—	1,238	127.00–133.00	130.07
2	—	1,063	118.00–123.00	120.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	978	120.00–125.00	122.74
1	—	1,085	115.00	115.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,955	175.00–180.00	177.21

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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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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