Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2025-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows steady to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 4.00 higher, steer calves sharply lower, heifer calves firm, bull calves weak, feeder steers, feeder heifers, and feeder bulls lightly tested, replacement cows sharply lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $336.06/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 3 of 33 comparable sales and sits −65.51 against this barn's trailing median of $401.57.

Average price

$336.06

34 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,791

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$17.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.52

vs GA average

+1.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	340.83	1,810	20
Medium and Large 2	539	330.84	1,784	11thin
Medium and Large 3	522	323.48	1,689	3thin

One grade step is worth $17.35/cwt here — about $121 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 sale34 hd

336.06

—

GA average14 barns · 671 hd

321.55

+14.52

National average153 barns · 9,567 hd

334.11

+1.95

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.57

−65.51

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	1,586	186.49	2,957	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,420	171.64	2,438	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,311	157.00	2,058	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,095	138.56	1,518	11

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	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,133	$2,150	6

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	177.89/cwt	176.00–180.00	2,604	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,150	2,475.00/head	2,450.00–2,500.00	2,475	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	1,100	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,352	162.48/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,197	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	172.48/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,466	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	140.91/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,370	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,590	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,226	133.92/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,642	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	166.60/cwt	163.00–170.00	2,156	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	264.59/cwt	260.00–270.00	2,085	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	347.69/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,770	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	381.63/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,622	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	358.01/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,665	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	373.82/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,607	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	458	400.08/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,832	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	332.44/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,855	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	395.06/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	374.90/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,436	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	467.38/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,253	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	368.98/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,114	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	327.49/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,844	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	367.56/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,525	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	317.40/cwt	315.00–318.00	2,003	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	322.49/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,832	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	328.89/cwt	327.00–330.00	1,733	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	348.06/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,029	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	345.02/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,635	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	314.98/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,789	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	334.36/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,782	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	323.48/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,689	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	352.47/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	425.00/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	433.33/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,322	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	351.34/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,883	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	446.63/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,460	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	322	428.26/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,379	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	443	349.97/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,550	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	288	454.87/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,310	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	423.23/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,333	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	361.39/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,319	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	529	332.47/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,759	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,418	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,160	155.80/cwt	152.00–159.00	1,807	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	474.77/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,320	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	455.08/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	365.13/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,709	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	414.93/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,473	2
Bulls	—	—	1,823	188.03/cwt	187.00–189.00	3,428	2
Bulls	—	—	1,910	195.81/cwt	194.00–200.00	3,740	3
Bulls	—	—	1,224	178.73/cwt	175.00–183.00	2,188	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,406	149.47/cwt	146.00–151.00	2,102	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	156.74/cwt	154.00–159.00	1,842	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 Jun 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 312Last week 366Year ago 568

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 85Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 123Year ago 32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,464	176.00–180.00	177.89
3	—	1,352	160.00–165.00	162.48
3	—	1,430	170.00–174.00	172.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	972	140.00–145.00	140.91
1	—	1,060	150.00	150.00
5	—	1,226	130.00–136.00	133.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,294	163.00–170.00	166.60
5	—	1,406	146.00–151.00	149.47
3	—	1,175	154.00–159.00	156.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,823	187.00–189.00	188.03
3	—	1,910	194.00–200.00	195.81
4	—	1,224	175.00–183.00	178.73

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 · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,150	2,450.00–2,500.00	2,475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	186.00	186.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,160	152.00–159.00	155.80

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	470.00–480.00	474.77
2	300–350	310	450.00–460.00	455.08
4	400–450	430	370.00–380.00	373.82
2	450–500	468	360.00–370.00	365.13
11	500–550	509	340.00–350.00	347.69
9	550–600	558	325.00–335.00	332.44
5	750–800	788	260.00–270.00	264.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	305	430.00–440.00	433.33
2	350–400	383	370.00–380.00	374.90
2	400–450	415	365.00–370.00	367.56
7	450–500	474	340.00–350.00	345.02
9	500–550	533	330.00–340.00	334.36
2	550–600	568	310.00–320.00	314.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	420.00–430.00	423.23
3	350–400	365	355.00–365.00	361.39
2	400–450	443	345.00–355.00	349.97
3	500–550	522	320.00–330.00	323.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	465.00–470.00	467.38
3	300–350	327	440.00–450.00	446.63
2	350–400	350	420.00–430.00	425.00
3	400–450	425	380.00–385.00	381.63
5	450–500	465	355.00–365.00	358.01
4	500–550	536	345.00–355.00	351.34
5	550–600	583	345.00–350.00	348.06
10	600–650	631	315.00–318.00	317.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	458	395.00–405.00	400.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	390.00–400.00	395.06
10	550–600	573	360.00–370.00	368.98
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	450.00–460.00	454.87
3	300–350	322	425.00–430.00	428.26
2	350–400	355	410.00–420.00	414.93
2	450–500	470	350.00–355.00	352.47
8	500–550	529	330.00–335.00	332.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	563	325.00–330.00	327.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	527	327.00–330.00	328.89
2	550–600	568	320.00–325.00	322.49

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle