Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2025-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter breaker & boner cows 5.00 lower, slaughter lean cows 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 6.00 higher, feeder steers 8.00 higher, feeder heifers lightly tested, feeder bulls steady, steer calves 7.00 higher, heifer calves sharply lower, bull calves mostly steady, replacement cows sharply higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $401.02/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 6 of 31 comparable sales and sits −46.23 against this barn's trailing median of $447.25.

Average price

$401.02

24 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,194

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$175

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

$6.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.10

vs GA average

−68.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	563	403.79	2,275	13thin
Medium and Large 3	528	397.74	2,100	11thin

One grade step is worth $6.05/cwt here — about $175 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

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

401.02

—

GA average15 barns · 407 hd

401.11

−0.10

National average176 barns · 29,227 hd

469.04

−68.02

This barn, trailing median31 sales

447.25

−46.23

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	1,636	181.55	2,971	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,400	164.21	2,300	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,173	159.51	1,871	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	865	133.48	1,155	2thin

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)	1,227	$2,296	10

Every lot, as filed

56 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	300–350	310	426.35/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,322	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	397.74/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,100	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	445.00/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,865	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	455.17/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,652	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	393.36/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,439	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	411.80/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,935	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	452.57/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,190	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	501	411.67/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,062	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	377.00/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,979	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	348.73/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,124	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	367.74/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,089	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	409.18/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,529	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	374.36/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,665	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	401.43/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,336	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	541.62/cwt	540.00–545.00	1,787	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	395.95/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,035	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	434.87/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,018	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	452.41/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,923	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	842	151.00/cwt	141.00–166.00	1,271	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	417.43/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,724	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	850	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,318	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	470.00/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,951	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	160.02/cwt	159.00–161.00	1,853	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,766	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,011	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	133.48/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,155	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,075	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	173.64/cwt	170.00–177.00	2,532	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	933	163.28/cwt	155.00–172.50	1,523	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,150	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,300	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,387	165.81/cwt	162.00–169.00	2,300	6
Bulls	—	—	1,680	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	3,293	1
Bulls	—	—	1,674	182.17/cwt	180.00–186.00	3,050	5
Bulls	—	—	1,405	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,304	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	427.43/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	614	318.73/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,957	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,995	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	278.79/cwt	275.00–282.50	2,718	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,073	1,672.73/head	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,673	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	2,711.28/head	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,711	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	728	317.47/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,311	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	332.46/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,277	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	332.57/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,889	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	382	428.41/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,637	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	718	297.44/cwt	295.00–300.00	2,136	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	322	501.58/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,615	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	638	377.20/cwt	375.00–377.50	2,407	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	372.99/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,775	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	371	398.98/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,480	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	589	347.46/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,047	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	543	362.51/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,968	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	408	381.32/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,556	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	524.92/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	409	397.71/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,627	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	358.48/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,861	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	412.48/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,592	4

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 Oct 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 255Last week 486Year ago 227

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 61Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 32Year ago 64

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	310	425.00–430.00	426.35
4	350–400	386	405.00–415.00	412.48
11	400–450	409	390.00–400.00	397.71
7	500–550	519	355.00–365.00	358.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	263	450.00–460.00	452.57
2	400–450	413	415.00–420.00	417.43
5	500–550	525	375.00–385.00	377.00
11	550–600	568	365.00–370.00	367.74
4	600–650	609	345.00–350.00	348.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	371	390.00–400.00	398.98
4	400–450	408	380.00–385.00	381.32
12	450–500	476	365.00–375.00	372.99
2	550–600	568	330.00–335.00	332.57
4	600–650	614	315.00–320.00	318.73
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	500.00–505.00	501.58
2	400–450	433	425.00–430.00	427.43
11	500–550	528	390.00–400.00	397.74
8	600–650	638	375.00–377.50	377.20
4	650–700	685	330.00–335.00	332.46
6	700–750	728	310.00–320.00	317.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	520.00–530.00	524.92
4	350–400	363	450.00–460.00	455.17
5	400–450	419	440.00–450.00	445.00
3	500–550	501	405.00–415.00	411.67
10	550–600	582	400.00–405.00	401.43
3	600–650	620	390.00–395.00	393.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	540.00–545.00	541.62
5	400–450	415	465.00–475.00	470.00
12	600–650	618	400.00–410.00	409.18
8	700–750	712	370.00–375.00	374.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	470	405.00–415.00	411.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	450.00–455.00	452.41
2	450–500	464	430.00–440.00	434.87
5	500–550	514	390.00–400.00	395.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	425.00–430.00	428.41
2	500–550	543	360.00–365.00	362.51
2	550–600	589	345.00–350.00	347.46
2	700–750	718	295.00–300.00	297.44

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	842	141.00–166.00	151.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	933	155.00–172.50	163.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	200.00	200.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	155.00	155.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	247.50	247.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	975	275.00–282.50	278.79
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,073	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,672.73
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,330	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,711.28

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,158	159.00–161.00	160.02
1	—	1,185	149.00	149.00
1	—	1,190	169.00	169.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	865	130.00–137.00	133.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,383	150.00	150.00
2	—	1,458	170.00–177.00	173.64
6	—	1,387	162.00–169.00	165.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,680	196.00	196.00
5	—	1,674	180.00–186.00	182.17
1	—	1,405	164.00	164.00

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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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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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