Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2025-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls 4.00 lower, feeder steers steady to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers 5.00 higher, feeder bulls 10.00 lower, steer calves 5.00 lower, heifer calves 7.00 higher, bull calves mostly steady, replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $347.40/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 4 of 33 comparable sales and sits −54.18 against this barn's trailing median of $401.57.

Average price

$347.40

46 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,939

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$28.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.14

vs GA average

−20.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	368.69	2,072	8thin
Medium and Large 2	571	355.14	2,028	6thin
Medium and Large 3	555	340.62	1,890	32

One grade step is worth $28.07/cwt here — about $182 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

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 sale46 hd

347.40

—

GA average14 barns · 640 hd

345.26

+2.14

National average171 barns · 13,169 hd

368.34

−20.94

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.57

−54.18

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	1,717	194.69	3,343	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,459	163.18	2,380	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,177	161.90	1,906	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	945	135.00	1,276	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)	1,255	$2,967	6

Every lot, as filed

63 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	700–750	724	302.45/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,190	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	381.68/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,840	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	368.82/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,770	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	449.59/cwt	448.00–450.00	1,717	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	394.64/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,044	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	426.84/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,827	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	495.82/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,562	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	453.48/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,896	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	418.24/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,757	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	440.12/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,809	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	431.97/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,255	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	511.03/cwt	505.00–515.00	1,635	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	392.17/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,828	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	462.47/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	498.48/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,645	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	477.45/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,781	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	523.33/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,518	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	3,234	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	313.84/cwt	300.00–335.00	3,170	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	355.14/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,028	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	448.29/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,076	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	471.63/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,712	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	471.67/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,934	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	314.94/cwt	312.50–317.50	2,419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	346.45/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,117	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	176.46/cwt	174.00–179.00	2,126	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,276	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	174.40/cwt	170.00–177.00	2,412	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	163.00/cwt	161.00–165.00	1,897	4
Bulls	—	—	1,705	197.40/cwt	194.00–199.00	3,366	5
Bulls	—	—	1,695	179.65/cwt	177.00–182.50	3,045	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,892	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	896	221.54/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,985	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	164.99/cwt	162.00–169.00	2,463	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	156.07/cwt	154.00–161.00	2,291	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	155.19/cwt	154.00–157.00	1,827	5
Bulls	—	—	1,780	210.48/cwt	207.00–213.00	3,747	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	434	440.99/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,914	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	332	491.16/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,631	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	2,967.33/head	2,900.00–3,000.00	2,967	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	384.35/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,371	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	485.00/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,989	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	589	359.92/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,120	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	688	311.66/cwt	310.00–317.50	2,144	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	672	336.13/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,259	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	634	324.41/cwt	320.00–327.50	2,057	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	439.90/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	405.94/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,778	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	400.62/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,971	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	418.54/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,967	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	656	315.87/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,072	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	482.58/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	337.80/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,902	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	526	350.70/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,845	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	473.23/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,784	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	345.03/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,994	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	424.97/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,861	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	509	372.06/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,894	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	377.55/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,756	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	331.72/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,057	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	368.69/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,072	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	382.95/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,976	10

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 Sep 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 618Last week 356Year ago 365

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 43Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 82Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	438	420.00–430.00	424.97
2	450–500	465	375.00–380.00	377.55
6	550–600	578	340.00–350.00	345.03
3	600–650	620	330.00–335.00	331.72
12	650–700	656	310.00–320.00	315.87
2	700–750	724	300.00–305.00	302.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	382	448.00–450.00	449.59
4	400–450	411	435.00–445.00	440.12
16	450–500	492	400.00–405.00	400.62
10	500–550	516	380.00–385.00	382.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	495.00–500.00	498.48
4	350–400	373	475.00–485.00	477.45
3	400–450	410	470.00–475.00	471.67
2	750–800	768	312.50–317.50	314.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	315	490.00–500.00	495.82
2	350–400	365	460.00–465.00	462.47
17	400–450	420	415.00–420.00	418.24
3	450–500	482	380.00–385.00	381.68
6	550–600	571	350.00–360.00	355.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	480.00–485.00	482.58
2	350–400	388	435.00–445.00	439.90
10	400–450	438	400.00–410.00	405.94
22	450–500	480	365.00–375.00	368.82
7	500–550	526	345.00–355.00	350.70
25	550–600	563	330.00–340.00	337.80
4	600–650	634	320.00–327.50	324.41
6	650–700	688	310.00–317.50	311.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	520.00–530.00	523.33
5	300–350	320	505.00–515.00	511.03
6	350–400	363	470.00–480.00	471.63
24	400–450	428	420.00–430.00	426.84
29	450–500	466	390.00–400.00	392.17
8	550–600	562	365.00–370.00	368.69
17	600–650	611	345.00–350.00	346.45
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	377	470.00–480.00	473.23
13	400–450	418	450.00–460.00	453.48
22	500–550	518	390.00–400.00	394.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	410	480.00–490.00	485.00
6	450–500	463	445.00–450.00	448.29
15	500–550	522	430.00–435.00	431.97
8	600–650	617	380.00–385.00	384.35
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	332	490.00–500.00	491.16
5	400–450	434	440.00–445.00	440.99
30	450–500	470	415.00–425.00	418.54
5	500–550	509	370.00–380.00	372.06
2	550–600	589	355.00–365.00	359.92
4	650–700	672	330.00–340.00	336.13

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)	1	—	1,155	280.00	280.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,010	300.00–335.00	313.84
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	195.00	195.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	896	210.00–240.00	221.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	192.50	192.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,255	2,900.00–3,000.00	2,967.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,205	174.00–179.00	176.46
4	—	1,164	161.00–165.00	163.00
5	—	1,177	154.00–157.00	155.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	135.00	135.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,383	170.00–177.00	174.40
5	—	1,493	162.00–169.00	164.99
6	—	1,468	154.00–161.00	156.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,705	194.00–199.00	197.40
3	—	1,695	177.00–182.50	179.65
2	—	1,780	207.00–213.00	210.48

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

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