Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2025-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 8.00 higher, slaughter bulls 6.00 lower, feeder steers 10.00 lower, feeder heifers steady to 2.00 lower, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves 10.00 lower, heifer calves steady to 5.00 higher, bull calves 7.00 higher, replacement cows 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $344.15/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 4 of 33 comparable sales and sits −57.42 against this barn's trailing median of $401.57.

Average price

$344.15

41 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,886

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$75

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

$21.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.99

vs GA average

−12.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	508	360.00	1,829	11thin
Medium and Large 3	563	338.34	1,904	30

One grade step is worth $21.66/cwt here — about −$75 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 sale41 hd

344.15

—

GA average15 barns · 550 hd

324.16

+19.99

National average188 barns · 19,415 hd

356.89

−12.74

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.57

−57.42

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	1,679	175.31	2,943	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,704	154.96	2,641	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,180	152.60	1,801	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	958	129.50	1,241	3thin

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)	1,378	$3,238	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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	353.33/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,254	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	437	422.48/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,846	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	582	330.57/cwt	327.50–335.00	1,924	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	360.00/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,829	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	308	461.59/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,422	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	403	406.99/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,640	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	325.98/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,021	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	633	339.90/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,152	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	370.08/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,695	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	407.86/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,958	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	436.00/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,373	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	382.40/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,023	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	356	442.47/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	372.06/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,916	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	417.11/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,006	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	456	378.99/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,728	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	391.11/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,261	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	426.93/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,220	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,336	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,232	1
Bulls	—	—	1,580	168.30/cwt	168.00–169.00	2,659	3
Bulls	—	—	1,606	172.95/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,778	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	154.32/cwt	152.00–157.00	1,880	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,156	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,715	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,813	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,752	155.60/cwt	154.00–157.00	2,726	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	146.42/cwt	142.00–149.00	1,628	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,216	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,108	1
Bulls	—	—	1,855	183.29/cwt	180.00–185.00	3,400	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	392.53/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,923	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,045	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,646	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,558	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	3,407.27/head	3,300.00–3,500.00	3,407	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	165.51/cwt	162.50–170.00	1,349	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	529	403.26/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,133	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	534	349.99/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,869	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	467	366.57/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,712	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	367	394.17/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,447	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	721	285.68/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,060	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	591	384.31/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,271	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	384	447.01/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,717	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	355.12/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,035	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	676	309.18/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,090	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	366.45/cwt	360.00–367.50	2,272	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	406.65/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,781	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	421.81/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,329	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	774	289.38/cwt	285.00–290.00	2,240	12

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 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 449Last week 372Year ago 454

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 18Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 28Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	438	405.00–410.00	406.65
4	450–500	490	390.00–395.00	392.53
5	500–550	515	370.00–375.00	372.06
6	600–650	638	350.00–355.00	353.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	458	365.00–375.00	370.08
3	550–600	573	350.00–360.00	355.12
2	600–650	633	335.00–345.00	339.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	356	440.00–445.00	442.47
7	450–500	480	400.00–410.00	407.86
6	500–550	529	380.00–390.00	382.40
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	308	455.00–465.00	461.59
13	350–400	384	440.00–450.00	447.01
4	400–450	437	420.00–425.00	422.48
15	500–550	529	400.00–410.00	403.26
7	550–600	591	380.00–385.00	384.31
12	600–650	620	360.00–367.50	366.45
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	481	415.00–420.00	417.11
14	550–600	578	390.00–395.00	391.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	520	425.00–430.00	426.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	315	415.00–425.00	421.81
6	350–400	367	390.00–400.00	394.17
15	450–500	467	360.00–370.00	366.57
12	500–550	534	345.00–355.00	349.99
18	550–600	582	327.50–335.00	330.57
6	650–700	676	305.00–310.00	309.18
7	700–750	721	280.00–290.00	285.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	315	430.00–440.00	436.00
5	400–450	403	405.00–410.00	406.99
5	450–500	456	375.00–380.00	378.99
11	500–550	508	355.00–365.00	360.00
15	600–650	620	320.00–330.00	325.98
12	750–800	774	285.00–290.00	289.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	146.00	146.00
1	—	925	125.00	125.00
1	—	1,035	117.50	117.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	144.00	144.00
1	—	1,715	164.00	164.00
3	—	1,752	154.00–157.00	155.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,218	152.00–157.00	154.32
3	—	1,112	142.00–149.00	146.42
1	—	1,270	166.00	166.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,580	168.00–169.00	168.30
8	—	1,606	170.00–175.00	172.95
5	—	1,855	180.00–185.00	183.29

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)	1	—	1,045	157.50	157.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	815	162.50–170.00	165.51
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	252.00	252.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,445	3,300.00–3,500.00	3,407.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,245	2,900.00	2,900.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

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