Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2026-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls 4.00 lower, feeder steers 10.00 lower, feeder heifers 5.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves 15.00 higher, heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves lightly tested, replacement cows 8.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $473.75/cwt on 20 head, up $37.04 from the prior sale. That ranks 29 of 31 comparable sales and sits +26.50 against this barn's trailing median of $447.25.

Average price

$473.75

▲ 37.04 vs prior sale

20 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,491

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$39.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+45.92

vs GA average

+8.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	494.19	2,560	6thin
Medium and Large 2	521	479.20	2,497	6thin
Medium and Large 3	535	454.33	2,432	8thin

One grade step is worth $39.86/cwt here — about $128 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 sale20 hd

473.75

—

GA average13 barns · 322 hd

427.83

+45.92

National average169 barns · 18,411 hd

465.33

+8.42

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	—	High	1,933	187.98	3,633	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,611	165.25	2,662	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,203	163.05	1,961	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	680	120.00	816	1thin

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)	1,312	$2,835	8

Every lot, as filed

35 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	600–650	623	394.94/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,460	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	442.39/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,314	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	372.46/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,380	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	412.45/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,145	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	460.04/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,964	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	429.95/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,961	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	442.45/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	398.72/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,069	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	470.18/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,200	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	505.03/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,308	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	521	458.29/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,388	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	365.00/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,081	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	341.27/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,604	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	525.04/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,748	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	479.20/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,497	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	386.27/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,186	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	351.69/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,209	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	444.89/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,882	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	494.19/cwt	490.00–495.00	2,560	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	403.31/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,573	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	374.89/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,512	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,292	2,980.13/head	2,800.00–3,100.00	2,980	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,370	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	206.04/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,953	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,030	176.17/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,815	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	3,239	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,230	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,399	1
Bulls	—	—	1,992	193.13/cwt	190.00–196.00	3,847	5
Bulls	—	—	1,785	175.11/cwt	174.00–176.00	3,126	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	164.73/cwt	162.00–168.00	1,993	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,864	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,715	172.49/cwt	172.00–173.00	2,958	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	158.47/cwt	158.00–159.00	2,472	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	165.06/cwt	163.00–166.00	2,624	5

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 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 111Last week 476Year ago 423

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 87Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 54Year ago 149

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	523	440.00–445.00	442.39
2	600–650	623	390.00–400.00	394.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	427	455.00–465.00	460.04
2	450–500	456	425.00–435.00	429.95
2	500–550	520	410.00–415.00	412.45
4	550–600	566	380.00–390.00	386.27
4	600–650	639	365.00–375.00	372.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	440.00–450.00	444.89
4	500–550	519	395.00–400.00	398.72
2	550–600	570	360.00–370.00	365.00
3	600–650	628	345.00–355.00	351.69
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	465.00–475.00	470.18
6	500–550	521	450.00–460.00	458.29
2	550–600	578	440.00–445.00	442.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	457	500.00–510.00	505.03
6	500–550	518	490.00–495.00	494.19
6	600–650	638	400.00–410.00	403.31
2	650–700	670	370.00–380.00	374.89
4	750–800	763	340.00–345.00	341.27
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	520.00–530.00	525.04
6	500–550	521	475.00–480.00	479.20

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	6	—	1,292	2,800.00–3,100.00	2,980.13
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,370	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	948	200.00–210.00	206.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,270	255.00	255.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,030	170.00–180.00	176.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	195.00	195.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,992	190.00–196.00	193.13
2	—	1,785	174.00–176.00	175.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,210	162.00–168.00	164.73
1	—	1,180	158.00	158.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,715	172.00–173.00	172.49
2	—	1,560	158.00–159.00	158.47
5	—	1,590	163.00–166.00	165.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	120.00	120.00

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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