Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2026-02-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter breaker cows 7.00 higher, slaughter boner cows mostly steady, slaughter lean cows 2.00 lower, extremely high yielding slaughter cows up to 188.00, slaughter bulls 10.00 higher, all feeder cattle lightly tested, all calves 15.00 higher, replacement cows 7.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $396.72/cwt on 23 head, down $5.64 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 14 of 33 comparable sales and sits −4.85 against this barn's trailing median of $401.57.

Average price

$396.72

▼ 5.64 vs prior sale

23 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,241

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$15

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

$26.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.17

vs GA average

−34.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	410.42	2,247	11thin
Medium and Large 2	581	384.16	2,232	12thin

One grade step is worth $26.26/cwt here — about $15 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 sale23 hd

396.72

—

GA average8 barns · 263 hd

389.55

+7.17

National average145 barns · 12,920 hd

431.54

−34.82

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.57

−4.85

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	1,715	203.67	3,493	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,514	180.74	2,736	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,134	170.30	1,932	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	910	130.00	1,183	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)	1,065	$2,550	4thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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	435	508.41/cwt	505.00–515.00	2,212	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	472.49/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,235	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	588.30/cwt	585.00–590.00	1,841	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	523.36/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,973	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	422.51/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,227	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	467.93/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,148	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	451.64/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,610	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	547.30/cwt	540.00–550.00	2,058	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	582.42/cwt	580.00–585.00	1,893	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	537.09/cwt	530.00–540.00	2,250	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	626.73/cwt	625.00–630.00	2,074	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	491.23/cwt	490.00–495.00	2,662	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	475.71/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,445	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	493.24/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,308	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	534.97/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,733	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	393.73/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,303	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	503.73/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,065	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	597.44/cwt	595.00–600.00	2,019	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	408.81/cwt	405.00–411.00	2,702	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	573.80/cwt	570.00–580.00	2,152	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	571.62/cwt	570.00–575.00	1,858	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	491.96/cwt	485.00–495.00	2,056	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,183	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,747	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	184.79/cwt	181.00–188.00	2,716	4
Bulls	—	—	1,785	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	3,927	1
Bulls	—	—	2,035	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	4,274	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,881	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	179.01/cwt	178.00–180.00	2,757	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	950	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,496	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,221	2
Bulls	—	—	1,325	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,398	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,318	244.71/cwt	222.50–257.50	3,225	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,770	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	779	184.75/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,439	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,205	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	925	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	517.32/cwt	515.00–520.00	1,681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	484	438.81/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,124	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	478.33/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,028	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	384.16/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,232	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	492.56/cwt	490.00–495.00	2,143	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	419.96/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,209	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	559.95/cwt	555.00–565.00	2,268	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	442.37/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,110	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

Mon Feb 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 266Last week 209Year ago 433

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 48Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 50Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	313	585.00–590.00	588.30
3	350–400	377	520.00–530.00	523.36
3	400–450	435	505.00–515.00	508.41
2	450–500	473	470.00–475.00	472.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	527	420.00–425.00	422.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	490.00–495.00	492.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	570.00–575.00	571.62
11	400–450	410	500.00–510.00	503.73
5	450–500	459	460.00–470.00	467.93
7	500–550	526	415.00–425.00	419.96
4	550–600	585	390.00–400.00	393.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	324	530.00–540.00	534.97
10	400–450	418	485.00–495.00	491.96
4	450–500	477	440.00–450.00	442.37
12	550–600	581	380.00–385.00	384.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	515.00–520.00	517.32
9	400–450	424	475.00–480.00	478.33
12	450–500	484	430.00–440.00	438.81
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	595.00–600.00	597.44
7	350–400	376	540.00–550.00	547.30
12	400–450	419	530.00–540.00	537.09
3	450–500	468	490.00–500.00	493.24
7	500–550	514	475.00–480.00	475.71
6	550–600	578	450.00–460.00	451.64
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	580.00–585.00	582.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	331	625.00–630.00	626.73
9	350–400	375	570.00–580.00	573.80
17	400–450	405	555.00–565.00	559.95
4	500–550	542	490.00–495.00	491.23
6	650–700	661	405.00–411.00	408.81

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	130.00	130.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,635	168.00	168.00
4	—	1,470	181.00–188.00	184.79
2	—	1,540	178.00–180.00	179.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,113	169.00	169.00
1	—	950	157.50	157.50
2	—	1,248	178.00	178.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,785	220.00	220.00
1	—	2,035	210.00	210.00
1	—	1,325	181.00	181.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,318	222.50–257.50	244.71
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	885	200.00	200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	779	180.00–190.00	184.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,205	2,900.00	2,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	2,200.00	2,200.00

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

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