Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2025-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction to Receipts

Slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls steady to 5.00 higher, feeder steers 5.00 higher, feeder heifers lightly tested, feeder bulls 5.00 higher, steer calves and heifer calves steady to 5.00 higher, bull calves steady, replacement cows 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $358.86/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −88.39 against this barn's trailing median of $447.25.

Average price

$358.86

39 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,985

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$37.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.71

vs GA average

−22.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	369.85	2,020	27
Medium and Large 2	584	337.48	1,971	4thin
Medium and Large 3	560	332.46	1,863	8thin

One grade step is worth $37.40/cwt here — about $157 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $490.02, low $359.53, median $447.25 across 31 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 sale39 hd

358.86

—

GA average12 barns · 206 hd

362.57

−3.71

National average143 barns · 4,821 hd

381.68

−22.82

This barn, trailing median31 sales

447.25

−88.39

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	1,680	191.73	3,221	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,399	167.96	2,349	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,125	159.47	1,794	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,044	135.19	1,411	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 (2-4 yrs)	1,052	$3,722	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,198	$3,088	22

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	398.00/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,552	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	348	441.24/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,536	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	368.30/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,679	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	423.24/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,545	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	412.50/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	313.37/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,780	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	386.58/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,856	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	426.67/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,553	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	693	325.68/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,257	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	418.25/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,727	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	361	461.01/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,664	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	576	320.05/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,843	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	357.45/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,712	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	991	217.33/cwt	215.00–222.50	2,154	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	3,632.69/head	3,500.00–3,750.00	3,633	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,243	2,701.81/head	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,702	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	372.55/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,008	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	323.74/cwt	322.50–325.00	1,826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	322.47/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,961	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	340.49/cwt	335.00–342.50	2,108	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	343.68/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,770	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	328.23/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,861	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,455	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	140.99/cwt	139.00–146.00	1,572	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,017	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,073	151.86/cwt	147.00–154.00	1,629	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	165.96/cwt	164.00–170.00	2,342	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	159.22/cwt	156.00–162.00	1,812	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,235	175.50/cwt	162.50–192.50	2,167	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	175.95/cwt	174.00–179.00	2,477	3
Bulls	—	—	1,380	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,401	1
Bulls	—	—	1,830	200.59/cwt	197.00–204.00	3,671	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	175.37/cwt	173.00–179.00	2,096	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	120.59/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,161	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	637	317.03/cwt	310.00–317.50	2,019	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	3,174.38/head	3,050.00–3,350.00	3,174	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	357.98/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,069	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,235	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,038	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	394	365.51/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,440	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	526	344.95/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,814	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	333.79/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,769	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	338	459.96/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,555	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	686	304.02/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,086	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	581	324.96/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,888	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	352.53/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,710	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	341.13/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,788	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	380.91/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,478	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	613	301.71/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,849	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	706	276.62/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,953	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	443	362.49/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,606	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	326.48/cwt	325.00–327.50	2,067	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	305.02/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,855	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	337.48/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,971	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	376.67/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,657	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	435.10/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,666	2

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 30, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 387Last week 592Year ago 303

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 35Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 86Last week 44Year ago 75

Correction to Receipts

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	390	390.00–400.00	398.00
3	400–450	440	375.00–380.00	376.67
4	500–550	530	330.00–335.00	333.79
5	550–600	576	315.00–325.00	320.05
3	600–650	613	300.00–305.00	301.71
3	700–750	706	270.00–280.00	276.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	420.00–430.00	423.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	410.00–415.00	412.50
4	450–500	479	350.00–360.00	357.45
4	500–550	515	340.00–345.00	343.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	348	440.00–445.00	441.24
6	350–400	364	420.00–430.00	426.67
3	450–500	456	365.00–370.00	368.30
13	550–600	567	325.00–335.00	328.23
2	600–650	608	320.00–325.00	322.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	394	365.00–370.00	365.51
2	400–450	443	360.00–365.00	362.49
3	550–600	568	310.00–315.00	313.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	388	380.00–385.00	380.91
4	450–500	485	350.00–355.00	352.53
14	500–550	524	335.00–345.00	341.13
2	550–600	564	322.50–325.00	323.74
4	600–650	608	300.00–310.00	305.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	361	455.00–465.00	461.01
6	450–500	480	385.00–395.00	386.58
4	550–600	584	335.00–345.00	337.48
5	600–650	633	325.00–327.50	326.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	413	415.00–425.00	418.25
22	500–550	539	365.00–375.00	372.55
5	550–600	578	350.00–360.00	357.98
21	600–650	619	335.00–342.50	340.49
7	650–700	693	325.00–330.00	325.68
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	455.00–465.00	459.96
2	350–400	383	430.00–440.00	435.10
3	500–550	526	340.00–347.50	344.95
5	550–600	581	320.00–330.00	324.96
16	600–650	637	310.00–317.50	317.03
5	650–700	686	300.00–305.00	304.02

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)	4	—	991	215.00–222.50	217.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,235	162.50–192.50	175.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	165.00	165.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	162.50	162.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	975	3,500.00–3,750.00	3,632.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,243	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,701.81
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,205	3,900.00	3,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,188	3,050.00–3,350.00	3,174.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	147.00	147.00
3	—	1,115	139.00–146.00	140.99
2	—	963	120.00–121.00	120.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	154.00	154.00
5	—	1,411	164.00–170.00	165.96
3	—	1,408	174.00–179.00	175.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,073	147.00–154.00	151.86
8	—	1,138	156.00–162.00	159.22
3	—	1,195	173.00–179.00	175.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	174.00	174.00
2	—	1,830	197.00–204.00	200.59

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

Steers · 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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