Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2025-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls 10.00 lower, feeder steers 10.00 higher, feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves 2.00 higher, heifer calves mostly steady, bull calves unevenly steady, replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $405.54/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 6 of 31 comparable sales and sits −41.71 against this barn's trailing median of $447.25.

Average price

$405.54

28 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,269

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$21

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

$23.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+27.92

vs GA average

−19.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	523	421.27	2,203	4thin
Medium and Large 1	585	418.30	2,447	6thin
Medium and Large 3	559	397.78	2,224	18thin

One grade step is worth $23.49/cwt here — about −$21 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

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 sale28 hd

405.54

—

GA average13 barns · 210 hd

377.61

+27.92

National average177 barns · 31,012 hd

424.87

−19.33

This barn, trailing median31 sales

447.25

−41.71

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	1,816	184.11	3,343	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,499	146.23	2,193	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,166	140.11	1,634	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,075	119.00	1,279	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)	1,243	$2,659	6

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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,428	2
Bulls	—	—	1,830	186.33/cwt	184.00–189.00	3,410	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	145.02/cwt	144.00–146.00	2,274	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,535	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,279	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	143.77/cwt	142.50–145.00	1,675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	446.42/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,437	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	372.91/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,753	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	421.27/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,203	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	432.46/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	392.41/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,891	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	400.88/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,644	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	334.94/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,943	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	420.67/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,758	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	467.46/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,968	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	336	434.35/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,459	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	482.56/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	629	323.76/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,036	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	308.81/cwt	305.00–312.50	2,054	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	489	444.04/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,171	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	459.39/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,663	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	691	365.66/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,527	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	352.97/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,867	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	2,789.15/head	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,789	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	418.30/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,447	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,100	197.85/cwt	192.50–202.50	2,176	3
Bulls	—	—	1,745	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	3,019	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	139.06/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,951	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,994	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	713	288.75/cwt	287.50–290.00	2,059	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	416	378.72/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,575	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	466.65/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,531	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,364	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,423	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,150	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	429	429.59/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,843	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	765	311.66/cwt	310.00–312.50	2,384	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	558	332.51/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,855	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	356.83/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,706	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	534	342.16/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,827	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	368.07/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,778	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	584	393.50/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,298	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	443.34/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,654	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	380.61/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,371	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	692	304.17/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,105	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	534	348.83/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,863	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	666	347.49/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,314	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	403.14/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,129	8

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 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 372Last week 561Year ago 239

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 25Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 17Year ago 47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,103	129.00–130.00	129.50
2	—	1,165	142.50–145.00	143.77
1	—	1,295	154.00	154.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,568	144.00–146.00	145.02
1	—	1,555	163.00	163.00
2	—	1,403	138.00–140.00	139.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	119.00	119.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,830	184.00–189.00	186.33
1	—	1,745	173.00	173.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	440.00–450.00	446.42
2	350–400	381	430.00–435.00	432.46
2	450–500	482	390.00–395.00	392.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	470	370.00–375.00	372.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	478	350.00–360.00	356.83
4	500–550	534	345.00–350.00	348.83
4	550–600	580	330.00–340.00	334.94
6	650–700	692	300.00–310.00	304.17
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	337	480.00–485.00	482.56
8	350–400	362	455.00–465.00	459.39
5	450–500	489	440.00–445.00	444.04
4	500–550	523	420.00–425.00	421.27
8	650–700	691	360.00–370.00	365.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	421	465.00–470.00	467.46
6	550–600	585	415.00–420.00	418.30
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	465.00–470.00	466.65
10	350–400	373	440.00–450.00	443.34
11	400–450	429	425.00–435.00	429.59
8	500–550	528	400.00–410.00	403.14
10	550–600	584	390.00–395.00	393.50
8	600–650	623	375.00–385.00	380.61
4	650–700	666	340.00–350.00	347.49
3	750–800	765	310.00–312.50	311.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	336	430.00–440.00	434.35
6	400–450	410	400.00–405.00	400.88
13	500–550	529	350.00–360.00	352.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	418	420.00–425.00	420.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	416	375.00–380.00	378.72
8	450–500	483	365.00–370.00	368.07
9	500–550	534	340.00–345.00	342.16
2	550–600	558	330.00–335.00	332.51
12	600–650	629	320.00–325.00	323.76
2	650–700	665	305.00–312.50	308.81
2	700–750	713	287.50–290.00	288.75

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	750	180.00	180.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,100	192.50–202.50	197.85
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	245.00	245.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	227.50	227.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,290	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,789.15
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	2,400.00	2,400.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

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