Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2025-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter breaker and boner cows mostly steady, slaughter lean cows 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady, extreme high yielding bull up to 215.00, all feeder cattle and calves sharply higher, replacement cows 7.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $392.91/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 6 of 31 comparable sales and sits −54.34 against this barn's trailing median of $447.25.

Average price

$392.91

24 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,225

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$300

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

$16.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.58

vs GA average

−16.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	573	395.00	2,263	21
Medium and Large 3	519	378.28	1,963	3thin

One grade step is worth $16.72/cwt here — about $300 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale24 hd

392.91

—

GA average12 barns · 285 hd

376.32

+16.58

National average152 barns · 8,476 hd

409.30

−16.39

This barn, trailing median31 sales

447.25

−54.34

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	1,743	191.50	3,337	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,163	162.80	1,893	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,453	161.38	2,346	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	885	141.00	1,248	1thin

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)	1,381	$3,939	26

Every lot, as filed

61 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 2	450–500	467	427.71/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,997	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	437.48/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,347	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	429.93/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,591	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	471.77/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,014	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	365.76/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,070	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	453.73/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,475	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	448.02/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,097	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	479.07/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,768	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	381.76/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,375	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	341.62/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,176	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	418.23/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,731	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	343.76/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,520	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	391.75/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,276	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	408.79/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,203	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	257	472.47/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,214	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	402.53/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,045	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	387.99/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,157	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	1,243	218.54/cwt	212.50–230.00	2,716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	401.95/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,877	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,032	301.29/cwt	297.50–307.50	3,109	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,393	3,299.10/head	3,200.00–3,400.00	3,299	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,354	4,026.26/head	3,900.00–4,250.00	4,026	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	373.90/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,576	13
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	1,158	174.81/cwt	162.50–185.00	2,024	6
Bulls	—	—	1,540	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	3,049	1
Bulls	—	—	1,945	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,598	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	163.74/cwt	160.00–166.00	2,346	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,494	155.88/cwt	154.00–159.00	2,329	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,248	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	171.21/cwt	170.00–172.50	2,385	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,023	241.43/cwt	230.00–255.00	2,470	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,530	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	3,306	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,443	4,132.56/head	4,100.00–4,200.00	4,133	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	158.51/cwt	156.00–160.00	1,840	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	165.14/cwt	162.00–169.00	1,922	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	351.24/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,083	20
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	384	460.18/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,767	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	375.02/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,793	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	329.58/cwt	328.00–330.00	2,175	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	262.68/cwt	247.50–282.50	2,495	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	390.56/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,894	24
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	631	349.94/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,208	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	342.50/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,004	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	683	332.49/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,271	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	419.97/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,986	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	461.75/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,962	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	342.44/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,322	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	363.76/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,855	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	406.83/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,945	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	582	361.96/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,107	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	669	346.05/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,315	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	643	330.83/cwt	330.00–332.50	2,127	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	523.76/cwt	520.00–525.00	1,587	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	312	496.93/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,550	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	519	378.28/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,963	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	631	323.32/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,040	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	372.51/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,153	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	379.29/cwt	377.00–380.00	1,999	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	494.17/cwt	490.00–495.00	1,814	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

Wed Aug 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 421Last week 454Year ago 452

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 75Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 94Last week 182Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	312	495.00–500.00	496.93
5	350–400	369	475.00–485.00	479.07
3	400–450	425	460.00–465.00	461.75
11	450–500	467	425.00–430.00	427.71
3	600–650	622	375.00–385.00	381.76
5	650–700	669	340.00–350.00	346.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	303	520.00–525.00	523.76
6	350–400	367	490.00–495.00	494.17
11	400–450	427	470.00–480.00	471.77
5	450–500	468	445.00–455.00	448.02
4	500–550	539	405.00–415.00	408.79
17	550–600	581	390.00–395.00	391.75
13	650–700	689	370.00–375.00	373.90
8	700–750	733	340.00–345.00	343.76
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	384	455.00–465.00	460.18
3	450–500	478	400.00–410.00	406.83
3	500–550	519	375.00–380.00	378.28
6	600–650	631	345.00–355.00	349.94
5	650–700	660	328.00–330.00	329.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	435.00–440.00	437.48
24	450–500	485	385.00–395.00	390.56
8	500–550	510	360.00–370.00	363.76
20	550–600	593	350.00–355.00	351.24
3	600–650	643	330.00–332.50	330.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	257	470.00–475.00	472.47
13	300–350	325	450.00–460.00	453.73
2	350–400	370	425.00–435.00	429.93
3	400–450	414	415.00–425.00	418.23
5	450–500	467	400.00–410.00	401.95
21	550–600	566	360.00–370.00	365.76
3	600–650	637	340.00–345.00	341.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	478	370.00–380.00	375.02
2	550–600	585	340.00–345.00	342.50
3	600–650	631	320.00–330.00	323.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	508	400.00–405.00	402.53
5	550–600	556	385.00–390.00	387.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	415.00–425.00	419.97
5	550–600	582	360.00–365.00	361.96
2	650–700	683	330.00–335.00	332.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	527	377.00–380.00	379.29
4	550–600	578	370.00–375.00	372.51
2	650–700	678	340.00–345.00	342.44

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,243	212.50–230.00	218.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,158	162.50–185.00	174.81
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,032	297.50–307.50	301.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	287.50	287.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	322.50	322.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,023	230.00–255.00	241.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	950	247.50–282.50	262.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	710	217.50	217.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,393	3,200.00–3,400.00	3,299.10
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,354	3,900.00–4,250.00	4,026.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,443	4,100.00–4,200.00	4,132.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	198.00	198.00
1	—	1,945	185.00	185.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,433	160.00–166.00	163.74
7	—	1,494	154.00–159.00	155.88
2	—	1,393	170.00–172.50	171.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	141.00	141.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,161	156.00–160.00	158.51
11	—	1,164	162.00–169.00	165.14

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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