Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2026-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows unevenly steady, extremely high yielding slaughter cows up to 192.50, slaughter bulls 7.00 higher, all feeder cattle lightly tested, steer and heifer calves 5.00 higher, bull calves 10.00 higher, replacement cows 8.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $430.38/cwt on 65 head, up $33.66 from the prior sale. That ranks 32 of 33 comparable sales and sits +28.81 against this barn's trailing median of $401.57.

Average price

$430.38

▲ 33.66 vs prior sale

65 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,309

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$25

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

$21.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+27.55

vs GA average

+6.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	537	433.06	2,325	52
Medium and Large 3	522	424.45	2,216	8thin
Medium and Large 1	558	412.04	2,299	5thin

One grade step is worth $21.02/cwt here — about $25 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 sale65 hd

430.38

—

GA average14 barns · 401 hd

402.83

+27.55

National average187 barns · 18,214 hd

423.95

+6.43

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.57

+28.81

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	1,709	198.82	3,397	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,136	172.29	1,956	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,414	167.68	2,370	10

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)	1,550	$2,200	2thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	—	1,890	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	3,922	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,340	178.88/cwt	175.00–182.50	2,397	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	230.68/cwt	222.50–240.00	2,572	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,550	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	489	451.05/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,206	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	492.43/cwt	490.00–495.00	1,822	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	481.48/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,191	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	539	433.74/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,338	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	444.46/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,093	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	581	396.02/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,301	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	476.06/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,266	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	533.32/cwt	530.00–535.00	1,771	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	440.83/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,319	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	502.09/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,878	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	400.42/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,330	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	322	591.68/cwt	590.00–595.00	1,905	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	517.56/cwt	515.00–520.00	2,251	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	400.88/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,526	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	549.53/cwt	545.00–555.00	2,116	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	284	622.60/cwt	620.00–630.00	1,768	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	425.83/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,615	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	602.56/cwt	600.00–605.00	1,916	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	476.82/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,484	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	367.34/cwt	365.00–367.50	2,505	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	506	461.29/cwt	460.00–465.00	2,334	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	436.60/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,480	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	458.29/cwt	455.00–465.00	2,644	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	744	359.92/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,678	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	582.57/cwt	580.00–585.00	2,126	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	454	498.16/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,262	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	537.05/cwt	535.00–545.00	2,207	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	573.27/cwt	570.00–580.00	2,110	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	382.46/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	473.26/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,224	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	454	500.01/cwt	495.00–505.00	2,270	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	344	518.62/cwt	515.00–525.00	1,784	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	462.08/cwt	460.00–465.00	2,398	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	392.46/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,433	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	165.71/cwt	163.00–168.00	1,881	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	181.52/cwt	179.00–184.00	2,120	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	172.50/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,941	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,839	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,352	171.30/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,316	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	164.15/cwt	163.00–166.00	2,321	6
Bulls	—	—	1,559	190.36/cwt	188.00–195.00	2,968	4
Bulls	—	—	2,125	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	4,760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	489.85/cwt	485.00–495.00	2,057	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	412.04/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,299	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	702	343.81/cwt	340.00–344.50	2,414	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	317	504.65/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,600	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	475.58/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,997	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	377.10/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,357	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	424.45/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,216	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	460.00/cwt	455.00–465.00	2,024	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	365.04/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,300	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	617.46/cwt	615.00–620.00	1,945	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	466.62/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,230	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

Mon Feb 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 795Last week 266Year ago 502

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 26Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 40Year ago 121

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,890	207.50	207.50
4	—	1,559	188.00–195.00	190.36
1	—	2,125	224.00	224.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,135	163.00–168.00	165.71
2	—	1,168	179.00–184.00	181.52
6	—	1,125	170.00–175.00	172.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	178.00	178.00
3	—	1,352	170.00–174.00	171.30
6	—	1,414	163.00–166.00	164.15

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,340	175.00–182.50	178.88
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,115	222.50–240.00	230.68
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,550	2,200.00	2,200.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	317	500.00–510.00	504.65
2	350–400	370	490.00–495.00	492.43
4	400–450	440	455.00–465.00	460.00
28	450–500	489	450.00–455.00	451.05
8	500–550	522	420.00–430.00	424.45
2	600–650	630	360.00–370.00	365.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	420	485.00–495.00	489.85
27	450–500	455	475.00–485.00	481.48
5	550–600	558	410.00–420.00	412.04
59	700–750	702	340.00–344.50	343.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	530.00–535.00	533.32
5	350–400	374	500.00–510.00	502.09
9	400–450	420	470.00–480.00	475.58
3	450–500	478	465.00–470.00	466.62
42	500–550	526	435.00–445.00	440.83
10	550–600	582	395.00–405.00	400.42
7	600–650	625	375.00–385.00	377.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	344	515.00–525.00	518.62
3	450–500	470	470.00–475.00	473.26
4	500–550	539	430.00–440.00	433.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	471	440.00–445.00	444.46
5	550–600	581	390.00–400.00	396.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	454	495.00–505.00	500.01
5	500–550	519	460.00–465.00	462.08
12	600–650	620	390.00–400.00	392.46
2	650–700	667	380.00–385.00	382.46
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	590.00–595.00	591.68
10	350–400	385	545.00–555.00	549.53
2	400–450	435	515.00–520.00	517.56
23	450–500	476	475.00–485.00	476.06
4	500–550	506	460.00–465.00	461.29
3	550–600	568	430.00–440.00	436.60
17	600–650	630	400.00–410.00	400.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	284	620.00–630.00	622.60
2	300–350	315	615.00–620.00	617.46
4	350–400	365	580.00–585.00	582.57
60	700–750	744	355.00–360.00	359.92
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	600.00–605.00	602.56
9	350–400	368	570.00–580.00	573.27
11	400–450	411	535.00–545.00	537.05
11	450–500	454	490.00–500.00	498.16
31	500–550	521	470.00–480.00	476.82
3	550–600	577	455.00–465.00	458.29
6	600–650	614	425.00–430.00	425.83
16	650–700	682	365.00–367.50	367.34

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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