Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2025-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 7.00 higher, slaughter bulls 6.00 higher, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder heifers 15.00 higher, feeder bulls 10.00 higher, all calves 15.00 higher, replacement cows sharply higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $397.81/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 6 of 31 comparable sales and sits −49.44 against this barn's trailing median of $447.25.

Average price

$397.81

21 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,262

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$41.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.99

vs GA average

−32.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	433.38	2,323	3thin
Medium and Large 3	574	391.88	2,249	18thin

One grade step is worth $41.50/cwt here — about $74 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale21 hd

397.81

—

GA average12 barns · 192 hd

386.82

+10.99

National average179 barns · 20,601 hd

430.63

−32.82

This barn, trailing median31 sales

447.25

−49.44

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	1,626	182.78	2,971	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,474	163.43	2,409	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,200	159.35	1,913	14

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)	1,265	$2,766	6

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 1	550–600	595	382.52/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,276	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	393.30/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,829	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	447	434.98/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,944	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	361.24/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,305	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	672	305.70/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,054	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	353.76/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,179	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	433.38/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,323	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	574	391.88/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,249	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	341	522.89/cwt	520.00–525.00	1,783	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	426.26/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,008	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	372.95/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,335	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	370.62/cwt	370.00–372.50	1,775	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	397.06/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,497	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	424.81/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,126	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	484.00/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,105	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	324	504.33/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,634	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	469.60/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,000	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	641	338.77/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,172	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	382.31/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,395	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	409.77/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,311	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	366.80/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,918	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	431	453.31/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,954	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	348.62/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,998	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	396.48/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,673	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	420.00/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,407	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	462.70/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,032	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	409.20/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,575	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	539.95/cwt	535.00–545.00	1,755	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,116	171.31/cwt	160.00–180.00	1,912	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	224.67/cwt	220.00–230.00	2,265	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	966	221.34/cwt	207.50–232.50	2,138	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,036	165.81/cwt	160.00–177.50	1,718	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,225	2,599.59/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,600	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,124	166.68/cwt	157.50–175.00	1,873	4
Bulls	—	—	1,375	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,461	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,454	172.55/cwt	170.00–177.00	2,509	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	153.57/cwt	150.00–156.00	2,316	6
Bulls	—	—	1,733	191.88/cwt	188.00–195.00	3,325	3
Bulls	—	—	1,590	171.01/cwt	170.00–172.00	2,719	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	166.53/cwt	163.00–170.00	2,037	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	163.88/cwt	160.00–166.00	2,402	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	147.07/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,735	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	156.00/cwt	153.00–159.00	1,835	4

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 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 287Last week 294Year ago 298

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 35Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 78Year ago 48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	465	390.00–395.00	393.30
4	550–600	595	375.00–385.00	382.52
4	600–650	638	360.00–365.00	361.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	447	430.00–440.00	434.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	672	300.00–310.00	305.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	460.00–465.00	462.70
4	300–350	335	415.00–425.00	420.00
6	350–400	385	405.00–415.00	409.20
3	400–450	422	390.00–400.00	396.48
8	500–550	523	365.00–370.00	366.80
4	600–650	616	350.00–360.00	353.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	420.00–430.00	424.81
4	300–350	320	405.00–415.00	409.77
7	350–400	377	390.00–400.00	397.06
4	450–500	479	370.00–372.50	370.62
7	550–600	573	345.00–350.00	348.62
4	600–650	641	335.00–340.00	338.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	365	380.00–385.00	382.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	535.00–545.00	539.95
5	400–450	435	480.00–490.00	484.00
3	500–550	536	430.00–435.00	433.38
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	324	500.00–510.00	504.33
9	400–450	431	445.00–455.00	453.31
18	550–600	574	390.00–400.00	391.88
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	341	520.00–525.00	522.89
12	400–450	426	465.00–470.00	469.60
4	450–500	471	425.00–430.00	426.26
10	600–650	626	370.00–380.00	372.95

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)	4	—	1,116	160.00–180.00	171.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,036	160.00–177.50	165.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,124	157.50–175.00	166.68
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,008	220.00–230.00	224.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	966	207.50–232.50	221.34
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,345	3,100.00	3,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,225	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,599.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	179.00	179.00
3	—	1,733	188.00–195.00	191.88
2	—	1,590	170.00–172.00	171.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,454	170.00–177.00	172.55
6	—	1,508	150.00–156.00	153.57
10	—	1,466	160.00–166.00	163.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,223	163.00–170.00	166.53
3	—	1,180	145.00–150.00	147.07
4	—	1,176	153.00–159.00	156.00

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

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