Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2025-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to the holiday last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $327.16/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 2 of 33 comparable sales and sits −74.41 against this barn's trailing median of $401.57.

Average price

$327.16

36 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,829

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$2.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.45

vs GA average

−14.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	587	328.90	1,931	13thin
Medium and Large 3	543	326.18	1,772	23

One grade step is worth $2.72/cwt here — about $159 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 sale36 hd

327.16

—

GA average14 barns · 390 hd

315.72

+11.45

National average157 barns · 9,726 hd

341.53

−14.37

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.57

−74.41

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	1,683	197.57	3,325	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,492	166.87	2,490	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,167	166.69	1,946	25

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)	1,128	$2,150	4thin

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 2	450–500	470	358.39/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,684	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	468.26/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,508	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	411.28/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,349	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	344	438.02/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,507	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	384.83/cwt	380.00–387.50	1,643	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	438.42/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,688	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	227	525.48/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,193	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	609	315.41/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,921	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	744	265.87/cwt	262.50–267.00	1,978	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	318.64/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,810	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	421.20/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,601	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	394.78/cwt	390.00–397.50	1,670	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	433.99/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,532	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	255.05/cwt	250.00–260.00	2,525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	681	308.09/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,098	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,045	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	616	323.98/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,996	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	641	342.71/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,197	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	391.52/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,875	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	704	296.00/cwt	295.00–300.00	2,084	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	323.58/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,006	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	452.23/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,402	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	167.76/cwt	164.00–171.00	2,045	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	160.53/cwt	156.00–163.00	1,836	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	165.31/cwt	162.00–169.00	2,546	12
Bulls	—	—	1,913	199.40/cwt	196.00–203.00	3,815	2
Bulls	—	—	1,426	187.95/cwt	185.00–190.00	2,680	4
Bulls	—	—	1,872	209.17/cwt	206.00–211.00	3,916	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	309.95/cwt	305.00–312.50	2,222	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,185	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,742	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,674	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	156.70/cwt	154.00–160.00	2,335	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,436	174.83/cwt	173.00–177.00	2,511	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,111	176.86/cwt	174.00–180.00	1,965	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	401.58/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,739	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	366	383.61/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,404	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	369.26/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,617	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	353.05/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,027	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	478.02/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,472	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	278.31/cwt	275.00–280.00	2,032	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	622	303.27/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,886	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	345.74/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,653	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	411.74/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,495	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	614	307.50/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,888	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	723	252.56/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,826	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	356.71/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,862	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	412.60/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,353	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	316.35/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,803	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	333.54/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,768	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	526	332.50/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,749	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	370.94/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,810	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	328.90/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,931	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	392.44/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,613	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	481	365.03/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,756	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	407	381.64/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,553	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 Jul 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 614Last week 576Year ago 250

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 77Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 80Year ago 40

No trends available due to the holiday last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	410.00–415.00	411.28
17	400–450	427	380.00–387.50	384.83
12	450–500	470	355.00–360.00	358.39
13	550–600	587	325.00–330.00	328.90
7	600–650	620	315.00–325.00	323.58
4	700–750	744	262.50–267.00	265.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	465.00–470.00	468.26
19	400–450	423	390.00–397.50	394.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	366	380.00–385.00	383.61
18	400–450	438	365.00–375.00	369.26
14	450–500	478	340.00–350.00	345.74
14	500–550	526	325.00–335.00	332.50
9	550–600	570	312.50–320.00	316.35
20	600–650	614	300.00–310.00	307.50
2	700–750	723	250.00–255.00	252.56
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	344	430.00–440.00	438.02
6	350–400	363	410.00–415.00	411.74
6	400–450	433	400.00–405.00	401.58
5	450–500	488	370.00–375.00	370.94
5	600–650	616	320.00–330.00	323.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	227	520.00–530.00	525.48
5	300–350	308	475.00–480.00	478.02
3	350–400	385	435.00–445.00	438.42
5	550–600	574	350.00–360.00	353.05
3	700–750	717	305.00–312.50	309.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	310	450.00–460.00	452.23
4	350–400	380	420.00–425.00	421.20
7	450–500	479	385.00–395.00	391.52
9	500–550	522	355.00–360.00	356.71
13	600–650	641	340.00–345.00	342.71
5	700–750	704	295.00–300.00	296.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	410.00–415.00	412.60
4	400–450	411	390.00–395.00	392.44
6	600–650	609	312.50–320.00	315.41
13	650–700	681	305.00–310.00	308.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	407	375.00–385.00	381.64
3	450–500	481	360.00–370.00	365.03
15	500–550	530	330.00–340.00	333.54
17	550–600	568	315.00–320.00	318.64
3	600–650	622	300.00–305.00	303.27
3	700–750	730	275.00–280.00	278.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	353	430.00–435.00	433.99

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	990	250.00–260.00	255.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	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)	1	—	1,185	147.00	147.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,045	1,925.00	1,925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,210	2,375.00	2,375.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,219	164.00–171.00	167.76
10	—	1,144	156.00–163.00	160.53
5	—	1,111	174.00–180.00	176.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,540	162.00–169.00	165.31
6	—	1,490	154.00–160.00	156.70
10	—	1,436	173.00–177.00	174.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,913	196.00–203.00	199.40
4	—	1,426	185.00–190.00	187.95
3	—	1,872	206.00–211.00	209.17

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