Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2025-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls 10.00 lower, feeder steers 2.00 lower, feeder heifers 5.00 lower, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves 7.00 higher, heifer calves 5.00 higher, bull calves 10.00 higher, replacement cows 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $340.67/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 4 of 33 comparable sales and sits −60.90 against this barn's trailing median of $401.57.

Average price

$340.67

22 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,813

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$4

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$2.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.58

vs GA average

−9.90 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	528	342.54	1,809	2thin
Medium and Large 1	532	340.49	1,813	20

One grade step is worth $2.05/cwt here — about −$4 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 sale22 hd

340.67

—

GA average14 barns · 689 hd

328.09

+12.58

National average149 barns · 9,537 hd

350.57

−9.90

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.57

−60.90

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	1,658	179.16	2,971	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,502	163.11	2,450	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,173	155.36	1,822	13

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)	1,098	$2,649	14

Every lot, as filed

53 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 1	350–400	361	483.56/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,746	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	351.79/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,808	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	326.67/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,813	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	381.02/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,760	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	352.44/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,843	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	457.35/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,656	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	383.35/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,679	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	312.44/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,937	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	378.34/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,774	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	402	433.36/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,742	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	336.64/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,936	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	325.00/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,015	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	506	340.29/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,722	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	404.97/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,762	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	383.35/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,997	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	267.49/cwt	265.00–270.00	2,108	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	354.57/cwt	350.00–357.50	2,049	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	398.22/cwt	392.50–402.50	1,911	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	318.87/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,923	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	393.11/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,631	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	165.20/cwt	163.00–168.00	2,351	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,607	160.33/cwt	159.00–161.00	2,577	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	152.31/cwt	148.00–155.00	1,764	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,041	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	158.30/cwt	156.00–161.00	1,885	4
Bulls	—	—	1,765	182.05/cwt	179.00–184.00	3,213	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	237.68/cwt	222.50–257.50	2,348	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,873	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,079	2,599.31/head	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,599	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	2
Bulls	—	—	1,515	172.37/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,611	3
Bulls	—	—	1,660	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	3,121	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	554	323.25/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,791	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	353.06/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,677	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	392	401.64/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,574	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	382	405.09/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,547	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	501.68/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,565	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	432.45/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,548	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	643	298.76/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,921	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	671	296.89/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,992	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	417	407.95/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,701	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	312	471.42/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,471	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	281.17/cwt	277.50–285.00	1,912	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	472.47/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	373.00/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,697	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	682	286.65/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,955	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	376.35/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,603	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	425.78/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,405	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	342.54/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,809	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	448.40/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,516	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	368.02/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,708	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	411.29/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,497	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 Aug 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 388Last week 387Year ago 353

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 44Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 66Last week 86Year ago 81

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	500.00–505.00	501.68
17	350–400	361	480.00–490.00	483.56
8	450–500	480	392.50–402.50	398.22
3	500–550	521	380.00–385.00	383.35
12	550–600	578	350.00–357.50	354.57
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	470.00–475.00	472.47
3	450–500	469	375.00–380.00	378.34
9	550–600	575	335.00–345.00	336.64
12	600–650	620	320.00–330.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	465.00–475.00	471.42
5	400–450	417	400.00–410.00	407.95
4	650–700	671	290.00–300.00	296.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	445.00–455.00	448.40
23	400–450	415	390.00–400.00	393.11
5	450–500	462	380.00–385.00	381.02
11	500–550	514	350.00–355.00	351.79
9	550–600	555	325.00–330.00	326.67
9	600–650	603	310.00–320.00	318.87
2	750–800	788	265.00–270.00	267.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	330	420.00–430.00	425.78
4	350–400	364	405.00–415.00	411.29
3	400–450	438	380.00–385.00	383.35
7	450–500	464	365.00–375.00	368.02
2	500–550	528	340.00–345.00	342.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	392	400.00–405.00	401.64
5	450–500	475	350.00–355.00	353.06
4	600–650	643	295.00–300.00	298.76
2	650–700	680	277.50–285.00	281.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	362	450.00–460.00	457.35
6	400–450	402	430.00–440.00	433.36
2	500–550	523	350.00–355.00	352.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	358	425.00–435.00	432.45
4	400–450	435	400.00–410.00	404.97
18	500–550	506	340.00–345.00	340.29
2	600–650	620	310.00–315.00	312.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	400.00–410.00	405.09
11	400–450	426	375.00–385.00	376.35
5	450–500	455	370.00–375.00	373.00
10	550–600	554	320.00–325.00	323.25
3	650–700	682	280.00–290.00	286.65

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,423	163.00–168.00	165.20
3	—	1,607	159.00–161.00	160.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,158	148.00–155.00	152.31
1	—	1,215	168.00	168.00
4	—	1,191	156.00–161.00	158.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,765	179.00–184.00	182.05
3	—	1,515	170.00–174.00	172.37
1	—	1,660	188.00	188.00

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	—	988	222.50–257.50	237.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	202.50	202.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	200.00	200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,079	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,599.31
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,215	2,950.00	2,950.00

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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Donalsonville

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle