Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2025-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows weak, slaughter bulls 8.00 higher, feeder steers 5.00 higher, feeder heifers 10.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves 15.00 higher, heifer calves 10.00 higher, bull calves mostly steady, replacement cows weak.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $351.98/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 4 of 33 comparable sales and sits −49.59 against this barn's trailing median of $401.57.

Average price

$351.98

61 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,892

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$82

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

$16.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+32.87

vs GA average

−13.63 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	504	363.60	1,833	18thin
Medium and Large 3	552	347.12	1,915	43

One grade step is worth $16.48/cwt here — about −$82 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 sale61 hd

351.98

—

GA average15 barns · 554 hd

319.11

+32.87

National average198 barns · 25,157 hd

365.61

−13.63

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.57

−49.59

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	1,664	194.47	3,235	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,454	150.93	2,195	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,290	146.00	1,883	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)	1,405	$2,530	4thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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 2	400–450	427	384.90/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,644	5
Bulls	—	—	1,586	196.93/cwt	194.00–199.00	3,123	8
Bulls	—	—	1,988	206.89/cwt	204.00–209.00	4,113	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,883	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	152.22/cwt	150.00–157.00	2,215	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,208	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	143.15/cwt	140.00–147.00	2,133	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	335.53/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,100	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	422.04/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,832	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	432.58/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,016	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	609	372.11/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,266	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	438.29/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,323	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	383.58/cwt	382.50–390.00	1,864	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	482.13/cwt	480.00–482.50	1,822	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	395.35/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,443	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	361.58/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,906	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	618	323.42/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,999	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	464.96/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,046	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	418.30/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,556	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	442.45/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,894	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	504	363.60/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,833	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	672	303.12/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,037	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	386	391.01/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,509	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	372.50/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,814	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	401.48/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,714	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	372.48/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,974	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	363.31/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,773	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	726	284.48/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,065	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	346.27/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,984	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	423.00/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,755	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	489	415.04/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,030	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	342.81/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,971	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	456.86/cwt	450.00–457.50	2,207	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	319.36/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,996	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	352.57/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,840	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	374.97/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,605	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	693	334.31/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,317	21
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	577	396.32/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,287	17
Bulls	—	—	1,650	172.22/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,842	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,405	2,530.07/head	2,450.00–2,600.00	2,530	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,195	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	379.88/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,816	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	405.00/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,737	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	427.25/cwt	425.00–427.50	2,499	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 Nov 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 561Last week 375Year ago 316

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 48Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 82Year ago 83

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	372	415.00–425.00	418.30
5	400–450	427	380.00–390.00	384.90
2	500–550	530	370.00–375.00	372.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	527	360.00–365.00	361.58
8	550–600	573	340.00–350.00	346.27
3	600–650	618	320.00–330.00	323.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	429	400.00–410.00	405.00
4	450–500	478	375.00–385.00	379.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	434	415.00–425.00	422.04
9	450–500	486	382.50–390.00	383.58
51	600–650	626	330.00–340.00	335.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	427	400.00–405.00	401.48
11	450–500	487	370.00–375.00	372.50
18	500–550	504	360.00–365.00	363.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	386	385.00–395.00	391.01
6	400–450	428	370.00–380.00	374.97
3	450–500	488	360.00–370.00	363.31
19	500–550	522	350.00–355.00	352.57
24	550–600	575	340.00–345.00	342.81
18	600–650	625	315.00–325.00	319.36
5	650–700	672	300.00–310.00	303.12
10	700–750	726	280.00–290.00	284.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	440.00–445.00	442.45
2	450–500	466	430.00–435.00	432.58
12	600–650	609	370.00–380.00	372.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	378	480.00–482.50	482.13
8	400–450	440	460.00–470.00	464.96
11	450–500	483	450.00–457.50	456.86
20	500–550	530	435.00–440.00	438.29
10	550–600	585	425.00–427.50	427.25
13	600–650	618	390.00–400.00	395.35
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	415	420.00–430.00	423.00
4	450–500	489	410.00–420.00	415.04
17	550–600	577	390.00–400.00	396.32
21	650–700	693	330.00–340.00	334.31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,586	194.00–199.00	196.93
2	—	1,988	204.00–209.00	206.89
2	—	1,650	170.00–174.00	172.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	146.00	146.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,455	150.00–157.00	152.22
1	—	1,380	160.00	160.00
2	—	1,490	140.00–147.00	143.15

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,405	2,450.00–2,600.00	2,530.07
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	149.00	149.00

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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