Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2025-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available due to the holiday last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $407.71/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 6 of 31 comparable sales and sits −39.53 against this barn's trailing median of $447.25.

Average price

$407.71

34 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,155

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$32.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+24.81

vs GA average

−21.44 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	423.67	2,229	17thin
Medium and Large 2	573	394.85	2,262	2thin
Medium and Large 3	525	391.35	2,056	15thin

One grade step is worth $32.32/cwt here — about $172 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 sale34 hd

407.71

—

GA average13 barns · 257 hd

382.90

+24.81

National average190 barns · 23,426 hd

429.15

−21.44

This barn, trailing median31 sales

447.25

−39.53

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	1,733	176.81	3,063	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,432	159.51	2,284	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,178	147.02	1,732	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,060	119.46	1,266	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)	1,346	$3,158	26

Every lot, as filed

45 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	550–600	567	352.50/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,999	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	370.75/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,698	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	441.92/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,830	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	400.00/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,940	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	364.20/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,959	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	340.00/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,298	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	392.47/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,648	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	2,085	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,505	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,356	3,187.31/head	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,187	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	403.08/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,516	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	423.67/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,229	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	479.34/cwt	478.00–480.00	1,740	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	452.67/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,462	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	498.98/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,632	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	383.41/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,366	3
Bulls	—	—	1,398	178.77/cwt	177.50–180.00	2,499	2
Bulls	—	—	1,846	171.29/cwt	170.00–172.50	3,162	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	119.46/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,266	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	165.69/cwt	163.00–168.00	2,366	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	153.08/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,877	5
Bulls	—	—	1,840	185.89/cwt	184.00–188.00	3,420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	386.68/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,593	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	342.48/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,935	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	327.18/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,032	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	349.32/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,879	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	638	303.37/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,936	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	469	363.97/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,707	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	481	410.05/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,972	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	571	381.69/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,179	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	394.85/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,262	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	373.54/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,625	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	362.57/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,697	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	363.99/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,100	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,216	3,142.53/head	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,143	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	287.53/cwt	285.00–290.00	2,099	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	687	294.94/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,026	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	433.70/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,583	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	514	393.76/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,024	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	143.65/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,653	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	157.04/cwt	153.00–160.00	2,250	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	192.67/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,942	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,395	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,064	175.15/cwt	167.50–187.50	1,864	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	381.53/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,965	3

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 Dec 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 294Last week 449Year ago 313

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 51Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 78Last week 56Year ago 75

No trend available due to the holiday last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	567	350.00–355.00	352.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	450.00–455.00	452.67
2	450–500	485	395.00–405.00	400.00
3	500–550	515	375.00–385.00	381.53
5	550–600	577	360.00–365.00	363.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	360.00–365.00	362.57
2	550–600	565	340.00–345.00	342.48
4	650–700	687	290.00–300.00	294.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	412	385.00–390.00	386.68
7	450–500	458	370.00–375.00	370.75
6	500–550	538	360.00–365.00	364.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	376	400.00–410.00	403.08
2	400–450	420	390.00–395.00	392.47
9	600–650	621	325.00–330.00	327.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	435	370.00–375.00	373.54
5	450–500	469	360.00–365.00	363.97
7	500–550	538	345.00–350.00	349.32
6	600–650	638	300.00–310.00	303.37
2	700–750	730	285.00–290.00	287.53
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	414	440.00–445.00	441.92
2	550–600	573	390.00–400.00	394.85
4	650–700	676	335.00–345.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	327	495.00–500.00	498.98
3	350–400	363	478.00–480.00	479.34
17	500–550	526	420.00–430.00	423.67
3	600–650	617	380.00–390.00	383.41
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	365	430.00–440.00	433.70
4	450–500	481	405.00–415.00	410.05
12	500–550	514	390.00–400.00	393.76
3	550–600	571	380.00–385.00	381.69

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	207.50	207.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,008	190.00–195.00	192.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	930	150.00	150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,064	167.50–187.50	175.15
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,505	2,900.00	2,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,356	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,187.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,216	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,142.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,398	177.50–180.00	178.77
4	—	1,846	170.00–172.50	171.29
2	—	1,840	184.00–188.00	185.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,060	119.00–120.00	119.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,428	163.00–168.00	165.69
5	—	1,433	153.00–160.00	157.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,226	150.00–157.00	153.08
9	—	1,151	140.00–147.00	143.65

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle