Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2025-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter breaker and boner cows 6.00 higher, lean cows steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls 2.00 lower, feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers & feeder bulls 10.00 lower, steer calves steady to 5.00 lower, heifer calves mostly steady, bull calves 5.00 higher, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $338.82/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 4 of 33 comparable sales and sits −62.75 against this barn's trailing median of $401.57.

Average price

$338.82

51 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,858

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$34

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$6.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.01

vs GA average

−30.09 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	531	344.28	1,828	7thin
Medium and Large 3	551	337.96	1,862	44

One grade step is worth $6.33/cwt here — about −$34 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 sale51 hd

338.82

—

GA average13 barns · 544 hd

335.81

+3.01

National average182 barns · 13,299 hd

368.91

−30.09

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.57

−62.75

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	1,452	176.28	2,559	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,509	170.83	2,578	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,189	161.02	1,915	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,002	129.66	1,299	5thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,536	163.64/cwt	159.00–166.00	2,514	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,385	1
Bulls	—	—	1,453	178.85/cwt	176.00–181.00	2,599	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	169.87/cwt	168.00–172.00	2,066	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,647	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	163.03/cwt	162.00–164.00	1,867	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	413.38/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,530	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	327	405.03/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,324	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	445.62/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,184	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	418.29/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,953	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	392.47/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,249	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	393.26/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,663	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	413.36/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,910	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	541	370.01/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,002	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	372.50/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,384	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	394.16/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,002	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	316.74/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,144	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	677	329.99/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,234	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	641	358.33/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,297	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	579	372.45/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,156	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	381.66/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,939	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	370.06/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,250	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	566	333.43/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,887	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	716	299.05/cwt	295.00–300.00	2,141	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	302.77/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,013	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	397.90/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,544	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	419.96/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	344.28/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,828	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	441	406.77/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,794	20
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	406	422.78/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,716	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	325.67/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,019	28
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	369	448.95/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,657	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	454	351.66/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,597	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	536	342.48/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,836	22
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	511	397.00/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,029	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	361.61/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,097	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	326.74/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,052	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	422.48/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,003	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,492	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	842	152.94/cwt	150.00–157.50	1,288	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	754	343.54/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,590	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	413.36/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,740	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	376.62/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,631	6
Bulls	—	—	1,448	169.86/cwt	166.00–173.00	2,460	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	122.44/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,163	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	144.52/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,684	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,484	172.09/cwt	168.00–175.00	2,554	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,509	178.10/cwt	176.00–183.00	2,688	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,060	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,696	1

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 335Last week 490Year ago 220

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 63Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 58Year ago 16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,536	159.00–166.00	163.64
11	—	1,484	168.00–175.00	172.09
8	—	1,509	176.00–183.00	178.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	142.00	142.00
1	—	1,185	139.00	139.00
3	—	950	120.00–126.00	122.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,216	168.00–172.00	169.87
2	—	1,145	162.00–164.00	163.03
4	—	1,165	141.00–148.00	144.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,453	176.00–181.00	178.85
2	—	1,448	166.00–173.00	169.86

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	415.00–425.00	419.96
3	350–400	370	410.00–415.00	413.38
12	400–450	423	390.00–400.00	393.26
7	500–550	531	340.00–350.00	344.28
7	650–700	677	315.00–320.00	316.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	327	400.00–410.00	405.03
14	350–400	388	390.00–400.00	397.90
6	400–450	433	370.00–385.00	376.62
6	450–500	454	350.00–355.00	351.66
22	500–550	536	340.00–345.00	342.48
22	550–600	566	330.00–335.00	333.43
28	600–650	620	320.00–330.00	325.67
16	650–700	665	300.00–310.00	302.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	421	410.00–415.00	413.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	490	440.00–450.00	445.62
7	750–800	754	335.00–345.00	343.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	462	410.00–415.00	413.36
6	550–600	573	385.00–395.00	392.47
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	369	445.00–450.00	448.95
9	400–450	406	420.00–430.00	422.78
5	500–550	511	390.00–400.00	397.00
6	550–600	579	365.00–375.00	372.45
3	600–650	641	355.00–360.00	358.33
3	650–700	677	325.00–335.00	329.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	467	415.00–420.00	418.29
3	500–550	508	380.00–385.00	381.66
4	600–650	608	355.00–375.00	370.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
20	400–450	441	400.00–410.00	406.77
15	500–550	541	365.00–375.00	370.01
3	550–600	580	360.00–365.00	361.61
3	600–650	628	320.00–330.00	326.74
8	700–750	716	295.00–300.00	299.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	474	420.00–425.00	422.48
6	500–550	508	390.00–395.00	394.16
2	600–650	640	370.00–375.00	372.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	172.50	172.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	842	150.00–157.50	152.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	160.00	160.00

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Seminole Livestock Exchange - Donalsonville, GA

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