Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2025-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls 4.00 lower, feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers 10.00 higher, feeder bulls 5.00 higher, steer calves 3.00 higher, heifer calves 2.00 higher, bull calves mostly steady, replacement cows 10.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $317.39/cwt on 64 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −84.18 against this barn's trailing median of $401.57.

Average price

$317.39

64 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,758

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$11.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.95

vs GA average

−16.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	542	324.19	1,758	25
Medium and Large 3	561	313.03	1,757	39

One grade step is worth $11.16/cwt here — about $2 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale64 hd

317.39

—

GA average15 barns · 494 hd

315.44

+1.95

National average158 barns · 12,726 hd

334.26

−16.87

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.57

−84.18

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	1,620	178.74	2,896	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,459	156.09	2,277	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,127	152.73	1,720	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,003	136.40	1,367	7thin

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)	1,320	$2,612	10

Every lot, as filed

65 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	535	318.80/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,706	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	572	318.91/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,824	19
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	376	433.42/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,630	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	432.18/cwt	430.00–432.50	1,975	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	509	329.37/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,676	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	793	251.66/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,996	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	417.45/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,599	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	669	288.27/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,929	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	359.64/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,496	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	382.47/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,798	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	352.48/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,822	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	353.42/cwt	350.00–357.50	1,990	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	444	440.49/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,956	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	779	274.22/cwt	270.00–277.50	2,136	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	321.75/cwt	315.00–322.50	1,795	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	284.39/cwt	280.00–287.50	2,170	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	453.03/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,916	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	270.69/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,963	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	659	283.73/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,870	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	492.58/cwt	490.00–495.00	1,098	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	336.62/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,117	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	332.43/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,898	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	319.41/cwt	316.00–320.00	1,952	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	369.23/cwt	367.00–370.00	1,510	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,342	2,434.91/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,435	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	2,878.74/head	2,850.00–2,900.00	2,879	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	157.71/cwt	154.00–160.00	2,364	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	156.23/cwt	153.00–160.00	1,801	15
Bulls	—	—	1,910	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	3,457	1
Bulls	—	—	1,475	177.61/cwt	177.00–178.00	2,620	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,308	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	139.13/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,375	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,427	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	182.63/cwt	170.00–191.00	1,899	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	149.57/cwt	149.00–150.00	2,151	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	164.27/cwt	161.00–166.00	2,344	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	147.88/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,634	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,030	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	331.97/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,554	35
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	417	421.63/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,758	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	392.52/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,813	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	150.73/cwt	145.00–156.00	1,507	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,076	155.26/cwt	148.00–162.00	1,671	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,111	153.44/cwt	146.00–157.00	1,705	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	362	371.13/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,343	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	586	307.55/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,802	20
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	721	293.72/cwt	292.50–295.00	2,118	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	398.24/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,832	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	442.40/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,407	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	369.40/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,947	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	346.59/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,622	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	398.46/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,646	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	318.39/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,974	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	721	252.56/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,821	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	667	271.81/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,813	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	594	341.23/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,027	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	758	256.68/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,946	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	664	307.13/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,039	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	417	345.26/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,440	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	631	290.52/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,833	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	467	371.89/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,737	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	309	382.93/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,183	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	383.75/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,030	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	408.38/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,932	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	536	335.87/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,800	6

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 21, 2025

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Feeder CattleReceipts 735Last week 755Year ago 216

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 109Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 84Last week 100Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	309	380.00–385.00	382.93
9	350–400	362	370.00–375.00	371.13
22	400–450	417	340.00–350.00	345.26
35	450–500	468	330.00–335.00	331.97
19	500–550	535	315.00–320.00	318.80
20	550–600	586	300.00–310.00	307.55
19	600–650	631	290.00–295.00	290.52
8	650–700	667	265.00–275.00	271.81
2	700–750	721	250.00–255.00	252.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	416	355.00–365.00	359.64
10	450–500	468	345.00–350.00	346.59
8	500–550	509	325.00–335.00	329.37
17	550–600	558	315.00–322.50	321.75
4	650–700	659	280.00–285.00	283.73
7	700–750	725	270.00–275.00	270.69
3	750–800	758	250.00–260.00	256.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	409	367.00–370.00	369.23
7	600–650	611	316.00–320.00	319.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	383	415.00–420.00	417.45
7	400–450	413	390.00–400.00	398.46
8	450–500	467	365.00–375.00	371.89
6	500–550	536	330.00–340.00	335.87
19	550–600	572	310.00–320.00	318.91
3	650–700	669	285.00–290.00	288.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	470	380.00–385.00	382.47
6	500–550	517	350.00–360.00	352.48
2	550–600	571	330.00–335.00	332.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	462	390.00–395.00	392.52
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	440.00–445.00	442.40
3	350–400	376	430.00–435.00	433.42
9	400–450	417	415.00–425.00	421.63
12	450–500	460	390.00–400.00	398.24
8	500–550	527	365.00–375.00	369.40
20	550–600	594	340.00–345.00	341.23
3	600–650	620	315.00–325.00	318.39
25	650–700	664	300.00–310.00	307.13
2	700–750	721	292.50–295.00	293.72
3	750–800	793	250.00–255.00	251.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	423	450.00–455.00	453.03
8	450–500	457	430.00–432.50	432.18
17	750–800	763	280.00–287.50	284.39
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	490.00–495.00	492.58
10	400–450	444	440.00–445.00	440.49
3	450–500	473	405.00–410.00	408.38
4	500–550	529	380.00–385.00	383.75
29	550–600	563	350.00–357.50	353.42
6	600–650	629	330.00–340.00	336.62
3	750–800	779	270.00–277.50	274.22

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	6	—	1,342	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,434.91
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,288	2,850.00–2,900.00	2,878.74
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,055	230.00	230.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,040	170.00–191.00	182.63
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,000	145.00–156.00	150.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,076	148.00–162.00	155.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,111	146.00–157.00	153.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,499	154.00–160.00	157.71
5	—	1,438	149.00–150.00	149.57
3	—	1,427	161.00–166.00	164.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,153	153.00–160.00	156.23
14	—	1,105	144.00–150.00	147.88
1	—	1,030	168.00	168.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	120.00	120.00
6	—	988	135.00–141.00	139.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,910	181.00	181.00
2	—	1,475	177.00–178.00	177.61

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

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