Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2025-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter breaker cows mostly steady, slaughter boner cows 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls 6.00 lower, feeder steers 3.00 higher, feeder heifers 5.00 lower, feeder bulls steady, steer calves 10.00 higher, heifer calves 5.00 lower, bull calves 10.00 lower, replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $334.75/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 3 of 33 comparable sales and sits −66.82 against this barn's trailing median of $401.57.

Average price

$334.75

65 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,845

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$1

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

$11.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.39

vs GA average

−3.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	528	337.24	1,782	22
Medium and Large 1	567	335.89	1,905	33
Medium and Large 3	548	325.49	1,783	10thin

One grade step is worth $11.75/cwt here — about −$1 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 sale65 hd

334.75

—

GA average14 barns · 752 hd

326.36

+8.39

National average151 barns · 8,478 hd

338.74

−3.99

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.57

−66.82

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	—	Low	1,845	191.99	3,542	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,445	161.54	2,334	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,142	159.38	1,820	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	995	140.76	1,401	6thin

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)	1,168	$2,565	8

Every lot, as filed

71 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	436.31/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,632	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	333.09/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,909	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	315.60/cwt	315.00–322.50	2,146	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	378.49/cwt	377.00–380.00	1,605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	308.32/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,121	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	341.15/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,750	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	304	493.35/cwt	490.00–495.00	1,500	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	403.73/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,728	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	354.97/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,030	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	334.54/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,873	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	361.71/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,689	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	314.98/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,010	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,192	2,920.00/head	2,850.00–3,000.00	2,920	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	358.25/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,028	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	427.07/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,768	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	368.14/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,752	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	356.23/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,870	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	452.44/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,461	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	305.60/cwt	302.50–310.00	2,292	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	333.32/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,107	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	443.18/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,640	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	365.07/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,902	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	311.84/cwt	310.00–312.50	2,208	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,095	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	373.77/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,749	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,250	175.60/cwt	165.00–185.00	2,195	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,977	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,703	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,436	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	173.67/cwt	170.00–176.00	2,570	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	150.67/cwt	148.00–154.00	1,680	9
Bulls	—	—	1,695	180.98/cwt	178.00–184.00	3,068	3
Bulls	—	—	1,955	200.10/cwt	198.00–203.00	3,912	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,253	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	142.11/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,431	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,120	175.06/cwt	167.00–182.50	1,961	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	163.27/cwt	161.00–168.00	2,359	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,434	156.54/cwt	153.00–160.00	2,245	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	168.20/cwt	165.00–172.00	2,000	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	159.33/cwt	156.00–163.00	1,807	23
Bulls	—	—	1,869	193.72/cwt	190.00–196.00	3,621	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	311.61/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,792	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	211.69/cwt	200.00–230.00	2,494	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	238.39/cwt	225.00–247.50	2,002	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,301	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	261.36/cwt	255.00–270.00	2,235	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	536	331.44/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,777	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	342.84/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,622	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	682	298.66/cwt	295.00–305.00	2,037	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	377	381.73/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,439	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	372.51/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,613	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	402.71/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,248	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	402.49/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,763	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	347.53/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	316.88/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,981	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	331.27/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,865	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	502.54/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,457	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	297.55/cwt	295.00–300.00	2,038	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	353.37/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,855	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	354.01/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,643	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	323.93/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,882	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	317	450.00/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,427	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	767	265.02/cwt	260.00–267.50	2,033	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	733	282.51/cwt	277.50–285.00	2,071	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	312	416.36/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,299	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	517.57/cwt	515.00–520.00	1,465	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	391.59/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,837	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	392.43/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,476	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	465.97/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,445	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	413.30/cwt	412.50–415.00	1,744	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

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Feeder CattleReceipts 569Last week 614Year ago 314

Slaughter CattleReceipts 128Last week 87Year ago 86

Replacement CattleReceipts 110Last week 43Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	374	430.00–440.00	436.31
6	450–500	467	360.00–365.00	361.71
12	550–600	560	330.00–340.00	334.54
5	600–650	638	310.00–320.00	314.98
3	650–700	688	305.00–310.00	308.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	450.00–455.00	452.44
4	400–450	428	400.00–405.00	403.73
4	450–500	468	370.00–375.00	373.77
2	550–600	572	350.00–360.00	354.97
3	600–650	632	330.00–335.00	333.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	345.00–350.00	347.53
2	650–700	685	295.00–300.00	297.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	476	365.00–375.00	368.14
4	500–550	525	350.00–360.00	356.23
29	550–600	573	330.00–340.00	333.09
12	650–700	680	315.00–322.50	315.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	312	415.00–425.00	416.36
2	350–400	376	390.00–395.00	392.43
2	400–450	424	377.00–380.00	378.49
20	450–500	464	350.00–355.00	354.01
17	500–550	513	340.00–345.00	341.15
5	550–600	581	320.00–330.00	323.93
4	600–650	625	315.00–320.00	316.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	310	400.00–410.00	402.71
3	350–400	377	375.00–385.00	381.73
12	400–450	433	370.00–375.00	372.51
9	450–500	473	340.00–345.00	342.84
7	500–550	536	330.00–335.00	331.44
3	550–600	575	310.00–315.00	311.61
4	650–700	682	295.00–305.00	298.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	304	490.00–495.00	493.35
11	350–400	370	440.00–445.00	443.18
17	400–450	414	420.00–430.00	427.07
6	500–550	521	360.00–370.00	365.07
29	550–600	566	350.00–360.00	358.25
19	700–750	708	310.00–312.50	311.84
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	500.00–505.00	502.54
3	300–350	317	445.00–455.00	450.00
4	400–450	438	400.00–405.00	402.49
6	550–600	563	330.00–337.50	331.27
3	700–750	733	277.50–285.00	282.51
3	750–800	767	260.00–267.50	265.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	515.00–520.00	517.57
11	300–350	310	465.00–470.00	465.97
6	400–450	422	412.50–415.00	413.30
9	450–500	469	385.00–395.00	391.59
3	500–550	525	350.00–355.00	353.37

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,192	2,850.00–3,000.00	2,920.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,095	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	750	302.50–310.00	305.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	670	295.00	295.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	840	225.00–247.50	238.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	855	255.00–270.00	261.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	730	260.00	260.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,250	165.00–185.00	175.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,120	167.00–182.50	175.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	765	170.00	170.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	230.00	230.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,160	210.00	210.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,178	200.00–230.00	211.69

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,480	170.00–176.00	173.67
14	—	1,445	161.00–168.00	163.27
17	—	1,434	153.00–160.00	156.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,115	148.00–154.00	150.67
9	—	1,189	165.00–172.00	168.20
23	—	1,134	156.00–163.00	159.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	134.00	134.00
5	—	1,007	140.00–146.00	142.11
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,695	178.00–184.00	180.98
3	—	1,955	198.00–203.00	200.10
5	—	1,869	190.00–196.00	193.72

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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