Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2026-01-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls 7.00 higher, feeder steers 5.00 lower, feeder heifer lightly tested, feeder bulls 5.00 higher, steer calves 15.00 higher, heifer calves 5.00 higher, bull calves lightly tested, replacement cows 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $402.36/cwt on 17 head, up $11.12 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 18 of 33 comparable sales and sits +0.79 against this barn's trailing median of $401.57.

Average price

$402.36

▲ 11.12 vs prior sale

17 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,212

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$42.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+28.66

vs GA average

−35.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	412.33	2,223	13thin
Medium and Large 2	584	369.96	2,161	4thin

One grade step is worth $42.37/cwt here — about $63 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

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 sale17 hd

402.36

—

GA average11 barns · 241 hd

373.70

+28.66

National average68 barns · 7,217 hd

437.65

−35.29

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.57

+0.79

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	1,569	188.00	2,949	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,510	171.91	2,596	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,176	167.59	1,971	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	978	130.96	1,281	2thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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	400–450	412	496.48/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,045	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	420.00/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,247	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	471.57/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,014	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	622	341.68/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,125	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	401.24/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,488	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	498.74/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,800	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	473.32/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,187	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	596.60/cwt	590.00–600.00	1,927	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	505.23/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,885	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	533.72/cwt	530.00–535.00	1,895	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	352	554.98/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,954	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	337.51/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	566	422.56/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,392	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	467	447.06/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,088	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	362.46/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,410	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	424.96/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,006	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	465.09/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,967	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	392.44/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,198	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	421.17/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,232	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	369.96/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,161	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	344	612.40/cwt	610.00–620.00	2,107	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	480.14/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,791	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	484	411.29/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,991	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	428.27/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,790	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	471.18/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,781	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	572.43/cwt	570.00–575.00	1,946	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	451.56/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,928	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,687	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,889	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	675	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,215	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,020	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,295	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,825	1
Bulls	—	—	1,700	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	3,162	1
Bulls	—	—	1,895	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	3,942	1
Bulls	—	—	1,340	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,399	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	173.49/cwt	171.00–178.00	2,084	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,015	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,624	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	164.93/cwt	161.00–168.00	1,956	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,566	168.50/cwt	165.00–172.00	2,639	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,472	175.91/cwt	173.00–180.00	2,589	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,211	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	130.96/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,281	2

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 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 209Last week 111Year ago 314

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 21Year ago 121

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 19Year ago 55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	412	490.00–500.00	496.48
4	600–650	620	395.00–405.00	401.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	535	415.00–425.00	420.00
3	600–650	622	340.00–345.00	341.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	427	470.00–475.00	471.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	361	495.00–500.00	498.74
4	400–450	423	460.00–470.00	465.09
9	500–550	530	415.00–425.00	421.17
4	550–600	560	385.00–395.00	392.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	570.00–575.00	572.43
10	350–400	373	475.00–485.00	480.14
3	400–450	427	445.00–455.00	451.56
6	450–500	472	420.00–430.00	424.96
4	550–600	584	365.00–375.00	369.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	378	470.00–475.00	471.18
3	400–450	418	425.00–430.00	428.27
4	450–500	484	405.00–415.00	411.29
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	323	590.00–600.00	596.60
4	350–400	355	530.00–535.00	533.72
3	450–500	462	470.00–475.00	473.32
2	650–700	665	360.00–365.00	362.46
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	500.00–510.00	505.23
7	450–500	467	440.00–450.00	447.06
2	550–600	566	420.00–425.00	422.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	344	610.00–620.00	612.40
3	350–400	352	550.00–560.00	554.98
2	750–800	758	335.00–340.00	337.51

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)	1	—	865	195.00	195.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	225.00	225.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	270.00	270.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	745	245.00	245.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	675	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	186.00	186.00
1	—	1,895	208.00	208.00
2	—	1,340	179.00	179.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,201	171.00–178.00	173.49
1	—	1,015	160.00	160.00
6	—	1,186	161.00–168.00	164.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,566	165.00–172.00	168.50
11	—	1,472	173.00–180.00	175.91
1	—	1,365	162.00	162.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	978	130.00–132.00	130.96

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Seminole Livestock Exchange - Donalsonville, GA

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