Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2025-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls 5.00 higher, feeder steers and feeder heifers 12.00 lower, feeder bulls 10.00 lower, steer calves 5.00 lower, heifer calves and bull calves 15.00 lower, replacement cows sharply higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $333.80/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 3 of 33 comparable sales and sits −67.78 against this barn's trailing median of $401.57.

Average price

$333.80

16 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,869

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$79

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

$15.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.86

vs GA average

−41.09 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	518	347.42	1,800	2thin
Medium and Large 3	566	331.85	1,878	14thin

One grade step is worth $15.57/cwt here — about −$79 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

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 sale16 hd

333.80

—

GA average13 barns · 423 hd

311.93

+21.86

National average184 barns · 21,753 hd

374.89

−41.09

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.57

−67.78

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	1,910	184.25	3,519	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,486	158.67	2,358	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,131	154.77	1,750	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,004	126.84	1,273	7thin

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)	1,440	$3,445	22

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 3	600–650	608	304.66/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,852	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	459	340.87/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,565	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	373.28/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,176	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	272	463.44/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,261	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	382.58/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,192	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	405.96/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,920	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	612	358.43/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,194	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	481	379.12/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,824	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	330.11/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,050	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	382.49/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,867	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	398.44/cwt	397.00–400.00	1,665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	345.01/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,170	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	320.49/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,003	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	353.00/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,666	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	401.65/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,145	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	470.00/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,716	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,200	176.75/cwt	167.50–190.00	2,121	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	906	382.79/cwt	350.00–405.00	3,468	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	423.29/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,820	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	372.94/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,973	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	309	413.73/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,278	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	388.32/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,479	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,501	162.88/cwt	159.00–165.00	2,445	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	152.60/cwt	150.00–154.00	2,228	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,830	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,870	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,158	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,413	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	132.95/cwt	132.00–134.00	1,443	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,587	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	154.28/cwt	152.00–156.00	1,682	3
Bulls	—	—	1,820	176.33/cwt	173.00–179.00	3,209	4
Bulls	—	—	1,898	194.23/cwt	192.00–196.00	3,686	3
Bulls	—	—	2,305	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	4,287	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	4,323	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,811	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,590	3,138.50/head	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,139	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	3,981.74/head	3,800.00–4,200.00	3,982	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	963	308.19/cwt	290.00–330.00	2,968	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	960	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	397	440.01/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	566	331.85/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,878	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	403	352.49/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,421	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	334.85/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,902	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	451.28/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,480	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	309.93/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,247	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	689	291.65/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,009	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	726	279.67/cwt	277.00–280.00	2,030	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	363.30/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,410	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	414	396.89/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,643	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	791	296.24/cwt	295.00–297.50	2,343	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	668	332.51/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,221	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	557	372.99/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,078	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	387	412.55/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,597	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	392.13/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,678	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	347.42/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,800	2

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 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 375Last week 532Year ago 421

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 38Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 82Last week 53Year ago 49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	388	360.00–365.00	363.30
2	400–450	403	350.00–355.00	352.49
6	450–500	459	340.00–345.00	340.87
14	550–600	566	330.00–340.00	331.85
13	600–650	608	300.00–310.00	304.66
3	650–700	689	290.00–295.00	291.65
9	700–750	726	277.00–280.00	279.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	370.00–375.00	373.28
18	450–500	472	350.00–360.00	353.00
2	500–550	518	345.00–350.00	347.42
12	600–650	625	315.00–325.00	320.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	309	410.00–415.00	413.73
3	350–400	381	385.00–390.00	388.32
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	460.00–470.00	463.44
3	400–450	430	420.00–425.00	423.29
5	450–500	473	405.00–410.00	405.96
2	550–600	573	380.00–385.00	382.58
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	450.00–455.00	451.28
2	350–400	397	435.00–445.00	440.01
8	400–450	414	390.00–400.00	396.89
6	450–500	481	375.00–385.00	379.12
5	550–600	557	370.00–375.00	372.99
6	600–650	612	355.00–365.00	358.43
2	650–700	668	330.00–335.00	332.51
3	700–750	725	305.00–315.00	309.93
2	750–800	791	295.00–297.50	296.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	365	465.00–475.00	470.00
9	500–550	534	400.00–410.00	401.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	397.00–400.00	398.44
2	450–500	488	380.00–385.00	382.49
5	500–550	529	365.00–375.00	372.94
2	600–650	621	325.00–335.00	330.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	629	340.00–350.00	345.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	387	410.00–415.00	412.55
7	400–450	428	390.00–395.00	392.13
2	550–600	568	330.00–340.00	334.85

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)	4	—	1,200	167.50–190.00	176.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	963	290.00–330.00	308.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	960	250.00	250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	906	350.00–405.00	382.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	350.00	350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	865	325.00	325.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,590	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,138.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,178	3,800.00–4,200.00	3,981.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,501	159.00–165.00	162.88
5	—	1,460	150.00–154.00	152.60
1	—	1,540	168.00	168.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	147.00	147.00
1	—	1,140	164.00	164.00
3	—	1,090	152.00–156.00	154.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	965	120.00	120.00
1	—	995	142.00	142.00
2	—	1,085	132.00–134.00	132.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,820	173.00–179.00	176.33
3	—	1,898	192.00–196.00	194.23
1	—	2,305	186.00	186.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle