Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2025-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter breaker & lean cows mostly steady, slaughter boner cows 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 lower, feeder steers 10.00 lower, feeder heifers 6.00 higher, feeder bulls mostly steady, steer calves steady to 5.00 lower, heifer calves sharply lower, bull calves 7.00 higher, replacement cows 15.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $361.57/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 6 of 33 comparable sales and sits −40.00 against this barn's trailing median of $401.57.

Average price

$361.57

39 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,933

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$10

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

$33.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+24.64

vs GA average

−4.28 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	382.51	1,932	8thin
Medium and Large 2	512	371.44	1,902	10thin
Medium and Large 3	557	348.89	1,942	21

One grade step is worth $33.62/cwt here — about −$10 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale39 hd

361.57

—

GA average14 barns · 510 hd

336.93

+24.64

National average172 barns · 11,458 hd

365.85

−4.28

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.57

−40.00

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	1,652	177.48	2,932	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,462	162.07	2,370	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,128	151.05	1,703	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,125	134.22	1,510	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)	1,402	$2,665	12

Every lot, as filed

60 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	300–350	305	446.58/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,362	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	371.44/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,902	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	303	424.98/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,288	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	404.37/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,860	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	445.22/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,932	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	393.32/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,175	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	779	333.76/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,600	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	397.42/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,621	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	365.79/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,294	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	441	429.28/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,893	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	595.06/cwt	590.00–600.00	1,327	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	393.75/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,870	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	450.08/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,661	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	421.57/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,720	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	440.94/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,380	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	233	470.11/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,095	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	382.51/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,932	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	344.25/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,296	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	498.07/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,554	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	431.24/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,307	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	343.10/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,632	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	457.40/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,715	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	389.67/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,439	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	201	615.00/cwt	610.00–620.00	1,236	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,494	166.78/cwt	164.00–169.00	2,492	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	147.02/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,651	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	995	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,602	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	128.21/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,276	4
Bulls	—	—	1,672	171.51/cwt	168.00–175.00	2,868	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,209	135.51/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,638	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,436	2,765.01/head	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,765	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	212	706.46/cwt	700.00–720.00	1,498	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	156.15/cwt	154.00–158.00	1,882	2
Bulls	—	—	1,635	182.45/cwt	179.00–184.00	2,983	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,218	143.65/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,750	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	156.57/cwt	153.00–160.00	2,231	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	587	341.50/cwt	340.00–347.50	2,005	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	558	381.23/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,127	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,060	165.82/cwt	159.00–172.50	1,758	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,180	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,974	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,335	2,465.73/head	2,400.00–2,550.00	2,466	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	611	346.67/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,118	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	306	476.25/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,457	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	353.44/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,902	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	467	375.19/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,752	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	616	335.51/cwt	330.00–337.50	2,067	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	662	324.21/cwt	320.00–327.50	2,146	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	519	405.46/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,104	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	367	445.43/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,635	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	362.34/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,065	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	380.77/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,675	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	676	325.65/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,201	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	524	373.82/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,959	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	334	401.35/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,341	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	762	314.99/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,400	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	456	421.04/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,920	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	393.89/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,418	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	731	303.32/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,217	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	609	346.58/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,111	3

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 24, 2025

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Feeder CattleReceipts 490Last week 723Year ago 282

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 119Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 107Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	305	440.00–450.00	446.58
7	450–500	460	400.00–410.00	404.37
4	500–550	524	370.00–380.00	373.82
11	550–600	570	355.00–365.00	362.34
3	600–650	609	340.00–350.00	346.58
4	650–700	676	320.00–330.00	325.65
3	700–750	731	300.00–305.00	303.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	369	445.00–455.00	450.08
3	400–450	408	415.00–425.00	421.57
8	450–500	475	390.00–395.00	393.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	233	465.00–475.00	470.11
6	300–350	303	420.00–430.00	424.98
10	400–450	408	390.00–400.00	397.42
10	500–550	512	365.00–375.00	371.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	201	610.00–620.00	615.00
5	300–350	313	435.00–445.00	440.94
8	500–550	505	380.00–385.00	382.51
7	650–700	667	340.00–345.00	344.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	334	400.00–405.00	401.35
9	350–400	360	390.00–395.00	393.89
18	400–450	440	380.00–385.00	380.77
27	450–500	467	370.00–380.00	375.19
13	500–550	538	350.00–360.00	353.44
8	550–600	587	340.00–347.50	341.50
5	600–650	616	330.00–337.50	335.51
13	650–700	662	320.00–327.50	324.21
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	590.00–600.00	595.06
2	350–400	375	455.00–460.00	457.40
23	400–450	434	440.00–450.00	445.22
3	550–600	553	390.00–395.00	393.32
6	600–650	627	360.00–375.00	365.79
8	750–800	779	330.00–335.00	333.76
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	306	475.00–485.00	476.25
11	350–400	367	440.00–450.00	445.43
7	400–450	441	425.00–430.00	429.28
5	450–500	456	420.00–425.00	421.04
11	500–550	519	400.00–410.00	405.46
4	550–600	558	380.00–385.00	381.23
3	600–650	611	345.00–350.00	346.67
5	750–800	762	310.00–320.00	314.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	212	700.00–720.00	706.46
5	300–350	312	490.00–500.00	498.07
4	500–550	535	430.00–435.00	431.24
15	600–650	626	385.00–390.00	389.67
16	750–800	767	340.00–345.00	343.10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,494	164.00–169.00	166.78
6	—	1,425	153.00–160.00	156.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,123	144.00–149.00	147.02
1	—	995	161.00	161.00
2	—	1,205	154.00–158.00	156.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	995	124.00–130.00	128.21
4	—	1,209	134.00–139.00	135.51
2	—	1,218	142.00–145.00	143.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,672	168.00–175.00	171.51
6	—	1,635	179.00–184.00	182.45

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,436	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,765.01
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,335	2,400.00–2,550.00	2,465.73
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,060	159.00–172.50	165.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	152.50	152.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	705	280.00	280.00

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

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