Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2025-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls 10.00 higher, extreme high yielding slaughter cows up to 186.00, feeder steers and feeder bulls lightly tested, feeder heifers steady, steer calves mostly steady, heifer calves 5.00 lower, bull calves 10.00 higher, replacement cows 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $344.99/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 4 of 33 comparable sales and sits −56.58 against this barn's trailing median of $401.57.

Average price

$344.99

26 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,825

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

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

$25.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.25

vs GA average

−5.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	359.98	1,829	2thin
Medium and Large 2	533	344.54	1,837	22
Medium and Large 3	503	334.98	1,685	2thin

One grade step is worth $25.00/cwt here — about $144 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 sale26 hd

344.99

—

GA average14 barns · 568 hd

323.74

+21.25

National average152 barns · 8,349 hd

350.81

−5.82

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.57

−56.58

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	—	High	1,680	199.33	3,349	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,482	165.73	2,456	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,178	163.07	1,922	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,043	146.95	1,532	10

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)	1,258	$2,250	4thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	350–400	368	407.94/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,501	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	431.53/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,411	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	397.72/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,845	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	626	310.75/cwt	307.50–315.00	1,945	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	627	309.08/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,938	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	343.99/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,016	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	466.52/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,763	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	363.53/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,876	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	322.04/cwt	317.50–325.00	2,338	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	381.06/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,753	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	404	426.86/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,725	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	417.74/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,968	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	318.74/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,935	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	421.30/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,774	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	188.53/cwt	179.00–197.00	2,164	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	348.68/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,838	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	416.07/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,302	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	480.00/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,762	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	338.73/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,117	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	502.76/cwt	495.00–505.00	1,569	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	359.98/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,829	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	343.07/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,165	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	486.06/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,774	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	157.02/cwt	156.00–158.00	1,873	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,073	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	150.79/cwt	149.00–153.00	1,642	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	167.29/cwt	164.00–170.00	2,478	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	170.71/cwt	168.00–174.00	1,965	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	162.85/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,928	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	141.99/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,406	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,501	159.75/cwt	155.00–162.00	2,398	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	176.33/cwt	173.00–179.00	2,541	6
Bulls	—	—	1,630	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	3,390	1
Bulls	—	—	1,700	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,230	1
Bulls	—	—	1,710	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,420	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,215	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,455	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,180	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,699	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,131	154.87/cwt	150.00–164.00	1,752	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	470.00/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,744	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	551	330.00/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,818	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	359.97/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,757	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	438.25/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,709	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	351.61/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,871	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	503	334.98/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	397.61/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	437	398.84/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,743	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	429	381.22/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,635	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	327	397.54/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,300	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	407.53/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,793	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	318.34/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,824	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	379.59/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,727	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	373.29/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,911	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	330.01/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,891	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	382	386.02/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,475	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	373.89/cwt	370.00–377.50	1,716	16

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 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 439Last week 388Year ago 302

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 35Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 64Last week 66Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	313	410.00–420.00	416.07
26	350–400	368	405.00–410.00	407.94
2	400–450	425	395.00–400.00	397.61
16	450–500	459	370.00–377.50	373.89
19	500–550	527	345.00–350.00	348.68
3	550–600	573	315.00–320.00	318.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	430.00–435.00	431.53
13	450–500	455	375.00–380.00	379.59
2	500–550	508	355.00–365.00	359.98
10	600–650	607	312.50–320.00	318.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	327	395.00–405.00	397.54
5	350–400	382	380.00–390.00	386.02
4	400–450	429	375.00–385.00	381.22
2	450–500	488	355.00–365.00	359.97
2	500–550	503	330.00–340.00	334.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	371	465.00–475.00	470.00
22	400–450	404	425.00–435.00	426.86
7	450–500	464	390.00–400.00	397.72
3	500–550	512	370.00–375.00	373.29
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	390	435.00–445.00	438.25
4	400–450	440	405.00–410.00	407.53
3	500–550	532	350.00–355.00	351.61
4	550–600	551	325.00–335.00	330.00
3	600–650	627	305.00–315.00	309.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	312	495.00–505.00	502.76
5	350–400	365	480.00–490.00	486.06
24	450–500	471	410.00–420.00	417.74
5	600–650	631	340.00–345.00	343.07
5	700–750	726	317.50–325.00	322.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	437	395.00–400.00	398.84
4	550–600	573	325.00–335.00	330.01
3	600–650	626	307.50–315.00	310.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	460.00–470.00	466.52
10	450–500	460	380.00–390.00	381.06
5	550–600	586	340.00–355.00	343.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	367	475.00–485.00	480.00
11	400–450	421	420.00–425.00	421.30
3	500–550	516	360.00–370.00	363.53
8	600–650	625	330.00–340.00	338.73

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	—	1,148	179.00–197.00	188.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	160.00	160.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	970	150.00	150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,180	144.00	144.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,131	150.00–164.00	154.87
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,215	2,100.00	2,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,300	2,400.00	2,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,193	156.00–158.00	157.02
5	—	1,151	168.00–174.00	170.71
9	—	1,184	160.00–167.00	162.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	130.00	130.00
7	—	1,089	149.00–153.00	150.79
2	—	990	140.00–144.00	141.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,481	164.00–170.00	167.29
13	—	1,501	155.00–162.00	159.75
6	—	1,441	173.00–179.00	176.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	208.00	208.00
1	—	1,700	190.00	190.00
1	—	1,710	200.00	200.00

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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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