Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2026-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 7.00 higher, slaughter bulls 10.00 higher, extremely high yielding bull up to 205.00, feeder steers 10.00 higher, feeder heifers 2.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves and bull calves sharply higher, heifer calves 10.00 higher, replacement cows steady to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $383.29/cwt on 36 head, up $10.53 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 10 of 33 comparable sales and sits −18.28 against this barn's trailing median of $401.57.

Average price

$383.29

▲ 10.53 vs prior sale

36 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,143

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$28.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+24.45

vs GA average

−30.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	391.60	2,142	18thin
Medium and Large 2	573	377.30	2,163	15thin
Medium and Large 3	560	363.39	2,035	3thin

One grade step is worth $28.21/cwt here — about $107 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 sale36 hd

383.29

—

GA average15 barns · 518 hd

358.84

+24.45

National average188 barns · 26,809 hd

413.48

−30.19

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.57

−18.28

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	1,816	185.58	3,371	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,517	161.21	2,445	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,068	155.47	1,661	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,073	137.49	1,475	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)	1,347	$3,330	6

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	363.39/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,035	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	324.50/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,385	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	516.55/cwt	510.00–520.00	2,164	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	413.34/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,389	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	422.91/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,988	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	724	317.19/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,296	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	632	336.56/cwt	335.00–337.50	2,127	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	404.96/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,102	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	530.12/cwt	525.00–535.00	2,179	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	444.94/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,545	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	479.69/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,559	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	398.86/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,034	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	435.97/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,827	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	464.97/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,665	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	454.96/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,357	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	502.51/cwt	500.00–505.00	2,100	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	431.59/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,430	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	288	569.87/cwt	565.00–575.00	1,641	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	543	425.00/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,308	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	486	462.97/cwt	460.00–465.00	2,250	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	441.59/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,358	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	474.89/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,284	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	531.71/cwt	530.00–535.00	2,020	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	417.50/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,526	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	400.03/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,504	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	444.24/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,057	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	361.74/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,254	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	523.27/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,973	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	486.61/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,083	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	457.50/cwt	455.00–460.00	2,196	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	323.39/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,351	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,036	145.82/cwt	142.00–149.00	1,511	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,038	165.62/cwt	162.50–168.00	1,719	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	169.23/cwt	167.00–174.00	2,662	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,539	162.38/cwt	159.00–166.00	2,499	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	154.93/cwt	151.00–158.00	2,245	11
Bulls	—	—	1,809	178.31/cwt	175.00–182.00	3,226	8
Bulls	—	—	1,943	189.30/cwt	185.00–192.50	3,678	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,107	155.15/cwt	151.00–158.00	1,718	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	137.49/cwt	137.00–138.00	1,475	2
Bulls	—	—	1,583	197.54/cwt	195.00–199.00	3,127	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,428	3,595.45/head	3,400.00–3,800.00	3,595	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,952	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,175	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,388	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,185	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	360.06/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,099	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	366.70/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,226	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	437.46/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,004	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	504.93/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,924	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	387.54/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,286	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	453	424.98/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,925	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	344.90/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,318	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	370.39/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,174	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	448.02/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,882	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	384.34/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,245	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	369	435.19/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,606	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	453.49/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,655	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	351.69/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,427	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	489.95/cwt	485.00–495.00	2,278	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	410.99/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,981	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	419.37/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,824	9

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

Mon Jan 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 476Last week 314Year ago 423

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 32Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 60Year ago 149

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	369	430.00–440.00	435.19
9	400–450	435	415.00–425.00	419.37
10	450–500	482	410.00–415.00	410.99
3	550–600	560	360.00–370.00	363.39
13	600–650	632	335.00–337.50	336.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	475.00–485.00	479.69
2	350–400	358	460.00–470.00	464.97
10	400–450	420	445.00–455.00	448.02
2	450–500	458	435.00–440.00	437.46
9	500–550	510	395.00–400.00	398.86
9	550–600	584	380.00–390.00	384.34
3	600–650	607	365.00–370.00	366.70
5	650–700	672	340.00–350.00	344.90
22	700–750	735	320.00–330.00	324.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	365	445.00–455.00	453.49
18	400–450	419	430.00–440.00	435.97
10	450–500	470	420.00–425.00	422.91
3	500–550	519	400.00–410.00	404.96
12	550–600	587	370.00–375.00	370.39
8	700–750	724	315.00–320.00	317.19
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	565.00–575.00	569.87
3	350–400	380	530.00–535.00	531.71
7	400–450	419	510.00–520.00	516.55
3	450–500	481	470.00–480.00	474.89
11	500–550	534	440.00–445.00	441.59
8	550–600	563	425.00–435.00	431.59
14	600–650	626	395.00–405.00	400.03
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	500.00–505.00	502.51
5	450–500	486	460.00–465.00	462.97
5	500–550	543	420.00–430.00	425.00
3	550–600	578	410.00–415.00	413.34
3	650–700	690	350.00–355.00	351.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	411	525.00–535.00	530.12
6	450–500	465	485.00–495.00	489.95
5	500–550	518	450.00–460.00	454.96
3	550–600	572	440.00–450.00	444.94
2	600–650	605	415.00–420.00	417.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	381	500.00–510.00	504.93
7	450–500	463	440.00–445.00	444.24
10	550–600	590	385.00–390.00	387.54
3	600–650	623	355.00–365.00	361.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	520.00–530.00	523.27
12	400–450	428	480.00–490.00	486.61
4	450–500	480	455.00–460.00	457.50
3	700–750	727	320.00–330.00	323.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	453	420.00–430.00	424.98
3	550–600	583	355.00–365.00	360.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,036	142.00–149.00	145.82
5	—	1,038	162.50–168.00	165.62
8	—	1,107	151.00–158.00	155.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,573	167.00–174.00	169.23
18	—	1,539	159.00–166.00	162.38
11	—	1,449	151.00–158.00	154.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,073	137.00–138.00	137.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,809	175.00–182.00	178.31
6	—	1,943	185.00–192.50	189.30
3	—	1,583	195.00–199.00	197.54

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,428	3,400.00–3,800.00	3,595.45
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,185	2,800.00	2,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	240.00	240.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	200.00	200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	750	185.00	185.00

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

Replacement Cattle