Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2026-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-05

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 $420.74/cwt on 35 head, up $11.30 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 8 of 31 comparable sales and sits −26.50 against this barn's trailing median of $447.25.

Average price

$420.74

▲ 11.30 vs prior sale

35 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,293

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$34.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.14

vs GA average

−45.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	433.42	2,338	22
Medium and Large 2	568	402.51	2,286	2thin
Medium and Large 3	552	398.72	2,200	11thin

One grade step is worth $34.70/cwt here — about $138 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 sale35 hd

420.74

—

GA average5 barns · 114 hd

418.60

+2.14

National average195 barns · 28,890 hd

466.33

−45.59

This barn, trailing median31 sales

447.25

−26.50

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	1,582	174.93	2,767	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,475	154.18	2,274	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,173	152.21	1,785	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,046	141.73	1,482	4thin

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)	1,112	$2,837	12

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	464.02/cwt	460.00–465.00	2,009	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	636	363.33/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,311	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	524	406.11/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,128	5
Bulls	—	—	1,365	166.59/cwt	165.00–168.00	2,274	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	380.96/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,050	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	473.16/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,822	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	392.56/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,257	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	419.53/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,375	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	481.02/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,006	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	499.12/cwt	495.00–500.00	2,026	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	437	413.36/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,806	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	362.52/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,059	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	342.52/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,175	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	402.50/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,912	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	396.00/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,047	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	392	448.32/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,757	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	591.68/cwt	590.00–595.00	1,935	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	402.51/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,286	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	391.29/cwt	390.00–392.50	2,434	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	431.27/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,053	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	310.80/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,421	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	378.30/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,986	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	556.25/cwt	550.00–560.00	2,097	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	347.11/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,145	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	423.60/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,821	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	425.10/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	479	396.23/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,898	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	632	331.65/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,096	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	447.30/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,295	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,051	2,662.07/head	2,400.00–2,800.00	2,662	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	3,187.04/head	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,187	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,193	180.94/cwt	165.00–195.00	2,159	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,876	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,089	262.54/cwt	250.00–285.00	2,859	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	992	229.54/cwt	202.50–245.00	2,277	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	267.57/cwt	250.00–282.50	2,622	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	148.30/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,738	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,829	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,980	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	156.18/cwt	154.00–159.00	2,296	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	137.46/cwt	136.00–139.00	1,489	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,472	2
Bulls	—	—	1,530	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,708	1
Bulls	—	—	1,825	182.24/cwt	180.00–184.00	3,326	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,276	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,507	148.25/cwt	146.00–151.00	2,234	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

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Feeder CattleReceipts 314Last week 196Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 59Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 46Year ago 0

No trend available due to the holiday last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	433	460.00–465.00	464.02
4	450–500	476	430.00–435.00	431.27
5	500–550	524	400.00–410.00	406.11
6	550–600	575	385.00–395.00	392.56
3	600–650	636	360.00–370.00	363.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	590.00–595.00	591.68
4	350–400	377	550.00–560.00	556.25
6	400–450	406	495.00–500.00	499.12
11	500–550	513	445.00–450.00	447.30
11	550–600	566	415.00–425.00	419.53
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	417	480.00–485.00	481.02
2	550–600	568	400.00–405.00	402.51
4	600–650	622	390.00–392.50	391.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	420.00–430.00	425.10
3	400–450	437	410.00–415.00	413.36
12	450–500	479	390.00–400.00	396.23
10	500–550	538	375.00–385.00	380.96
3	600–650	632	330.00–335.00	331.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	385	470.00–480.00	473.16
8	550–600	568	360.00–370.00	362.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	392	445.00–450.00	448.32
4	400–450	430	420.00–430.00	423.60
7	600–650	618	340.00–350.00	347.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	400.00–405.00	402.50
3	500–550	525	375.00–380.00	378.30
2	600–650	635	340.00–345.00	342.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	517	390.00–400.00	396.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	750–800	779	310.00–315.00	310.80

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,365	165.00–168.00	166.59
1	—	1,530	177.00	177.00
2	—	1,825	180.00–184.00	182.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,172	146.00–150.00	148.30
1	—	1,150	159.00	159.00
1	—	1,200	165.00	165.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,470	154.00–159.00	156.18
1	—	1,405	162.00	162.00
3	—	1,507	146.00–151.00	148.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,083	136.00–139.00	137.46
2	—	1,008	146.00	146.00

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	8	—	1,051	2,400.00–2,800.00	2,662.07
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,235	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,187.04
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,193	165.00–195.00	180.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	992	202.50–245.00	229.54
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	197.50	197.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,089	250.00–285.00	262.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	980	250.00–282.50	267.57

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle