Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2025-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 4.00 higher, high yielding slaughter cows up to 165.00, slaughter bulls 6.00 lower, feeder steers 10.00 lower, feeder heifers 10.00 higher, feeder bulls 8.00 higher, steer calves 10.00 higher, heifer calves steady to 5.00 higher, bull calves 7.00 higher, replacement cows 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $316.41/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −85.16 against this barn's trailing median of $401.57.

Average price

$316.41

20 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,692

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$0.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.16

vs GA average

−16.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	539	316.50	1,705	17thin
Medium and Large 3	514	315.88	1,624	3thin

One grade step is worth $0.62/cwt here — about $81 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 sale20 hd

316.41

—

GA average13 barns · 411 hd

315.25

+1.16

National average172 barns · 12,542 hd

332.82

−16.41

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.57

−85.16

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	—	High	1,505	173.00	2,604	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,424	148.42	2,113	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,178	145.15	1,711	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,020	123.45	1,259	5thin

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)	1,065	$1,750	2thin

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	350–400	385	360.73/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,389	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	658	271.26/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,785	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	419.87/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,965	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	492.39/cwt	490.00–495.00	1,369	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	432.03/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,231	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	297.46/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,826	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	376.56/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,224	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	576	316.36/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,822	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	447.39/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,007	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	473.02/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,433	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	306	407.97/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,248	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	250.11/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,933	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	423.33/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,812	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	378.76/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,992	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	393.64/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,846	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	445.87/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,601	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	269.97/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,944	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	203.47/cwt	197.50–207.50	1,628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	323.08/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,667	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	441.80/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,467	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	369.74/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,564	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	352.12/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,025	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	145.33/cwt	142.00–149.00	2,192	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	140.52/cwt	140.00–141.00	1,936	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	137.62/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,616	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,224	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,391	153.44/cwt	152.00–156.00	2,134	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	145.77/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,673	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,298	133.13/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,728	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,294	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	153.94/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,841	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,210	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	128.42/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,284	3
Bulls	—	—	1,505	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	689	289.83/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,997	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	346.53/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,518	27
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,395	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	430.55/cwt	427.50–435.00	1,813	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	422.86/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,713	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	396.32/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,688	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	309.10/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,743	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	236.59/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,829	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	467	383.36/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,790	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	634	300.51/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,905	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	398.05/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,700	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	356.35/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,468	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	431.19/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,613	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	367.03/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,413	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	514	315.88/cwt	315.00–317.50	1,624	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	321.59/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,479	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	321	429.05/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,377	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	415.00/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,511	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	344.15/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,865	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	368.94/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,760	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	337.36/cwt	332.50–340.00	1,589	22

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 May 7, 2025

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Feeder CattleReceipts 549Last week 375Year ago 357

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 66Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 31Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	370.00–380.00	376.56
7	350–400	385	360.00–365.00	360.73
27	400–450	438	340.00–350.00	346.53
8	450–500	460	320.00–325.00	321.59
3	500–550	514	315.00–317.50	315.88
4	650–700	658	270.00–275.00	271.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	445.00–450.00	447.39
10	250–300	285	430.00–440.00	432.03
5	300–350	306	400.00–410.00	407.97
2	400–450	423	365.00–375.00	369.74
2	750–800	773	245.00–255.00	250.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	385	365.00–375.00	367.03
4	400–450	412	355.00–360.00	356.35
22	450–500	471	332.50–340.00	337.36
9	500–550	516	320.00–330.00	323.08
8	550–600	564	305.00–315.00	309.10
13	600–650	614	290.00–300.00	297.46
3	750–800	773	230.00–240.00	236.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	490.00–495.00	492.39
5	300–350	303	470.00–480.00	473.02
5	350–400	359	440.00–450.00	445.87
18	400–450	421	427.50–435.00	430.55
2	450–500	468	415.00–425.00	419.87
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	332	440.00–450.00	441.80
4	350–400	374	430.00–435.00	431.19
3	400–450	428	420.00–425.00	423.33
12	500–550	526	375.00–385.00	378.76
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	321	425.00–435.00	429.05
9	400–450	427	395.00–400.00	398.05
6	450–500	467	380.00–390.00	383.36
28	650–700	689	285.00–290.00	289.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	426	390.00–400.00	396.32
9	550–600	576	310.00–320.00	316.36
10	600–650	634	300.00–305.00	300.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	405	420.00–425.00	422.86
4	450–500	469	390.00–400.00	393.64
5	550–600	575	345.00–355.00	352.12
4	700–750	720	265.00–275.00	269.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	364	410.00–420.00	415.00
5	450–500	477	365.00–375.00	368.94
6	500–550	542	340.00–350.00	344.15

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	800	197.50–207.50	203.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	775	180.00	180.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,298	131.00–135.00	133.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	750	172.50	172.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,065	1,750.00	1,750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,508	142.00–149.00	145.33
2	—	1,378	140.00–141.00	140.52
5	—	1,391	152.00–156.00	153.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,174	134.00–140.00	137.62
4	—	1,148	141.00–148.00	145.77
10	—	1,196	150.00–156.00	153.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,080	112.00	112.00
3	—	1,000	127.00–130.00	128.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	173.00	173.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle