Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2025-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 7.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers 10.00 higher, feeder heifers 7.00 higher, feeder bulls 2.00 higher, steer calves and heifer calves steady, bull calves 10.00 lower, replacement cows 6.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $293.42/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −108.16 against this barn's trailing median of $401.57.

Average price

$293.42

31 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,635

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$22.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.83

vs GA average

−35.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	307.51	1,704	3thin
Medium and Large 2	562	297.07	1,669	16thin
Medium and Large 3	552	285.02	1,573	12thin

One grade step is worth $22.49/cwt here — about $130 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 sale31 hd

293.42

—

GA average14 barns · 430 hd

308.25

−14.83

National average176 barns · 11,721 hd

329.34

−35.92

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.57

−108.16

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	1,662	160.96	2,675	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,467	144.05	2,113	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,232	141.17	1,739	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,094	116.01	1,269	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)	1,228	$1,517	12

Every lot, as filed

56 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	500–550	524	293.55/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,538	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	577	311.10/cwt	307.50–315.00	1,795	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	332.92/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,608	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	671	266.49/cwt	262.50–270.00	1,788	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	320.85/cwt	320.00–322.50	2,150	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	323.43/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,840	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	668	294.16/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,965	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	479	377.56/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,809	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	341.99/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,980	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	456	360.80/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,645	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	263.47/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,889	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	303.04/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,888	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	354	421.03/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,490	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	639	287.98/cwt	282.50–290.00	1,840	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	389.87/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,482	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	415.04/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,341	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	334.16/cwt	330.00–337.50	2,095	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	548	375.25/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,056	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	397.52/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,284	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	361.48/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,869	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	410.23/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	307.51/cwt	302.50–310.00	1,704	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	139.77/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,669	4
Bulls	—	—	1,645	159.06/cwt	158.00–160.00	2,617	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,537	136.03/cwt	134.00–139.00	2,091	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	151.05/cwt	148.00–155.00	2,162	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	132.17/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,651	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	148.10/cwt	145.00–153.00	1,845	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	143.28/cwt	140.00–146.00	2,075	9
Bulls	—	—	2,040	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	3,652	1
Bulls	—	—	1,490	153.84/cwt	150.00–157.00	2,292	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,217	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,320	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	115.01/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,259	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	434.97/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,579	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	393.67/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,866	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	378.35/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,752	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,636.76/head	1,600.00–1,725.00	1,637	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,195	142.70/cwt	135.00–148.00	1,705	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,145	1,276.42/head	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,276	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	372.41/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,240	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	321.40/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,520	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	372.66/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,360	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	737	242.84/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,790	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	414	344.89/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,428	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	486	344.16/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,673	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	419	397.05/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,664	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	631	262.50/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,656	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	315.02/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,632	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	572	278.93/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,595	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	332.50/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,729	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	394.90/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,473	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	332.68/cwt	327.50–337.50	2,073	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	292.93/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,676	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	664	289.94/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,925	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	359.02/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,501	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 Apr 30, 2025

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Feeder CattleReceipts 375Last week 644Year ago 288

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 31Year ago 97

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 56Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	370.00–375.00	372.41
8	400–450	414	340.00–350.00	344.89
11	450–500	473	320.00–325.00	321.40
5	500–550	524	290.00–300.00	293.55
7	550–600	572	275.00–280.00	278.93
4	600–650	631	260.00–265.00	262.50
8	700–750	737	240.00–245.00	242.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	395.00–400.00	397.52
13	350–400	365	370.00–375.00	372.66
8	400–450	418	355.00–365.00	359.02
24	450–500	483	330.00–340.00	332.92
3	500–550	518	310.00–320.00	315.02
13	550–600	572	290.00–300.00	292.93
10	600–650	639	282.50–290.00	287.98
7	650–700	671	262.50–270.00	266.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	410.00–420.00	415.04
4	350–400	380	385.00–395.00	389.87
3	550–600	554	302.50–310.00	307.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	390.00–400.00	394.90
6	450–500	486	340.00–345.00	344.16
4	500–550	520	330.00–335.00	332.50
7	550–600	577	307.50–315.00	311.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	405.00–415.00	410.23
6	450–500	456	355.00–365.00	360.80
6	550–600	569	320.00–330.00	323.43
4	600–650	623	300.00–307.50	303.04
4	650–700	664	285.00–295.00	289.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	463	375.00–385.00	378.35
5	700–750	717	260.00–267.50	263.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	363	430.00–440.00	434.97
4	450–500	474	390.00–400.00	393.67
20	500–550	548	375.00–380.00	375.25
3	600–650	627	330.00–337.50	334.16
3	650–700	670	320.00–322.50	320.85
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	419	390.00–400.00	397.05
4	450–500	479	375.00–385.00	377.56
6	650–700	668	290.00–300.00	294.16
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	354	420.00–425.00	421.03
13	500–550	517	355.00–365.00	361.48
5	550–600	579	340.00–350.00	341.99
2	600–650	623	327.50–337.50	332.68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,194	138.00–145.00	139.77
4	—	1,249	130.00–136.00	132.17
6	—	1,246	145.00–153.00	148.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,537	134.00–139.00	136.03
9	—	1,431	148.00–155.00	151.05
9	—	1,448	140.00–146.00	143.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	104.00	104.00
1	—	1,015	130.00	130.00
2	—	1,095	114.00–116.00	115.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,645	158.00–160.00	159.06
1	—	2,040	179.00	179.00
2	—	1,490	150.00–157.00	153.84

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	8	—	1,270	1,600.00–1,725.00	1,636.76
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,145	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,276.42
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,195	135.00–148.00	142.70

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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