Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2025-06-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls 8.00 higher, extremely high yielding bull up to 208.00, feeder steers, feeder heifers, and feeder bulls steady, steer calves and bull calves steady to 5.00 higher, heifer calves 8.00 higher, replacement cows 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $328.92/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 2 of 33 comparable sales and sits −72.65 against this barn's trailing median of $401.57.

Average price

$328.92

19 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,763

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$38

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

$8.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.63

vs GA average

−12.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	536	329.82	1,767	17thin
Medium and Large 3	538	321.26	1,728	2thin

One grade step is worth $8.56/cwt here — about $38 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

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 sale19 hd

328.92

—

GA average13 barns · 447 hd

320.30

+8.63

National average161 barns · 10,769 hd

340.92

−12.00

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.57

−72.65

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	1,517	183.08	2,777	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,458	165.14	2,407	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,056	157.21	1,661	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	915	138.15	1,264	10

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)	1,387	$2,800	12

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	315.88/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,984	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	391.61/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,425	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	392.49/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,872	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	402.65/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,240	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	343.62/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,684	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	411.76/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,503	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	589	344.33/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,028	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	461.67/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,708	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	447.64/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,209	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	418.33/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,694	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	315.81/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,974	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	341	390.01/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,330	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	681	326.27/cwt	325.00–327.50	2,222	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	362.03/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,741	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	336.45/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,278	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	374.21/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,579	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	374.31/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,010	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	556	318.74/cwt	317.50–320.00	1,772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	438.35/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,482	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	373.28/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,762	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	410.10/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,571	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,033	147.86/cwt	144.00–151.00	1,527	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,069	166.05/cwt	162.00–169.00	1,775	10
Bulls	—	—	1,760	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	3,450	1
Bulls	—	—	1,500	186.99/cwt	185.00–189.00	2,805	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	733	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,026	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	133.79/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,354	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	156.41/cwt	153.00–160.00	1,658	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	146.26/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,382	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	159.73/cwt	157.00–161.00	2,281	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	175.15/cwt	174.00–176.00	2,685	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	165.46/cwt	163.00–169.00	2,401	5
Bulls	—	—	1,447	176.16/cwt	174.00–180.00	2,549	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	185.30/cwt	182.50–187.50	1,612	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,322	2,632.91/head	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,633	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,452	2,966.13/head	2,900.00–3,000.00	2,966	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	172.68/cwt	160.00–182.50	1,580	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,031	160.78/cwt	152.00–177.50	1,658	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	878	181.78/cwt	172.50–192.50	1,596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	636	288.79/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,837	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	321.26/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	331.30/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,766	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	352.51/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,614	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	403	352.99/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,423	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	712	282.53/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,012	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	379.24/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,392	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	297.73/cwt	292.50–300.00	2,123	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	441.90/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,688	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	364	398.08/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,449	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	512	336.81/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,724	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	389.96/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	308.30/cwt	306.00–310.00	1,942	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	359.12/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,033	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	277	411.75/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,141	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	202	418.31/cwt	415.00–420.00	845	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	327.49/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,860	4

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 Jun 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 366Last week 450Year ago 360

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 74Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 123Last week 132Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	410.00–415.00	411.76
7	550–600	589	340.00–345.00	344.33
3	600–650	628	312.50–320.00	315.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	455.00–465.00	461.67
2	450–500	477	390.00–395.00	392.49
19	650–700	677	330.00–340.00	336.45
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	435.00–445.00	441.90
7	500–550	537	370.00–375.00	374.31
6	550–600	566	355.00–360.00	359.12
2	650–700	681	325.00–327.50	326.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	308	400.00–410.00	402.65
3	350–400	364	390.00–395.00	391.61
19	400–450	422	370.00–380.00	374.21
7	450–500	481	360.00–370.00	362.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	202	415.00–420.00	418.31
3	250–300	277	405.00–415.00	411.75
11	300–350	341	385.00–395.00	390.01
6	350–400	367	360.00–385.00	379.24
9	450–500	490	340.00–350.00	343.62
15	500–550	533	330.00–337.50	331.30
2	550–600	556	317.50–320.00	318.74
12	600–650	630	306.00–310.00	308.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	403	350.00–355.00	352.99
2	500–550	538	320.00–322.50	321.26
8	600–650	636	280.00–290.00	288.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	270	445.00–450.00	447.64
3	300–350	338	435.00–440.00	438.35
3	400–450	405	415.00–420.00	418.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	405.00–415.00	410.10
3	450–500	472	370.00–375.00	373.28
9	600–650	625	315.00–320.00	315.81
10	700–750	713	292.50–300.00	297.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	364	390.00–400.00	398.08
3	400–450	440	385.00–395.00	389.96
4	450–500	458	350.00–360.00	352.51
14	500–550	512	335.00–345.00	336.81
4	550–600	568	325.00–330.00	327.49
2	700–750	712	280.00–285.00	282.53

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)	1	—	1,080	222.50	222.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	870	182.50–187.50	185.30
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	915	160.00–182.50	172.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,031	152.00–177.50	160.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	878	172.50–192.50	181.78
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,322	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,632.91
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,452	2,900.00–3,000.00	2,966.13

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,033	144.00–151.00	147.86
10	—	1,069	162.00–169.00	166.05
17	—	1,060	153.00–160.00	156.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	733	140.00	140.00
5	—	1,012	130.00–137.00	133.79
2	—	945	144.00–148.00	146.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,428	157.00–161.00	159.73
2	—	1,533	174.00–176.00	175.15
5	—	1,451	163.00–169.00	165.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,760	196.00	196.00
2	—	1,500	185.00–189.00	186.99
3	—	1,447	174.00–180.00	176.16

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