Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2026-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter breaker cows steady to 6.00 higher, slaughter boner cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls 10.00 lower, feeder steers 10.00 higher, feeder heifers and feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves and heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves mostly steady, replacement cows 7.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $447.25/cwt on 44 head, down $23.76 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 31 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $447.25.

Average price

$447.25

▼ 23.76 vs prior sale

44 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,546

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$2

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$11.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.34

vs GA average

−40.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	558	455.84	2,545	12thin
Medium and Large 3	574	444.03	2,546	32

One grade step is worth $11.82/cwt here — about −$2 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale44 hd

447.25

—

GA average14 barns · 419 hd

448.59

−1.34

National average178 barns · 13,390 hd

487.35

−40.10

This barn, trailing median31 sales

447.25

+0.00

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	1,676	197.79	3,315	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,479	174.47	2,581	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,156	172.07	1,989	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,040	149.26	1,553	4thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	500.76/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,853	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	412.66/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,344	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	393.72/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,386	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	434.94/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,697	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	516	465.43/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,402	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	495.75/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,280	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	481.02/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,001	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	478.36/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,043	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	439.59/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,123	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	461	472.49/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,178	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	753	339.99/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,560	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	511.01/cwt	505.00–515.00	2,325	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	419.61/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,665	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	392	562.43/cwt	560.00–570.00	2,205	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	363.57/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,654	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	767	326.74/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,506	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	449.44/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,566	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	531.24/cwt	530.00–535.00	2,252	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	475.05/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,470	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	347.55/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,537	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	403	526.95/cwt	520.00–530.00	2,124	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	554.03/cwt	550.00–560.00	2,150	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	619	376.25/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,329	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	462.49/cwt	460.00–465.00	2,442	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	460.86/cwt	460.00–465.00	2,198	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	358	477.48/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	542.44/cwt	540.00–545.00	1,985	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	567.52/cwt	565.00–570.00	1,947	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,588	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	162.13/cwt	159.00–166.00	2,404	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	182.14/cwt	180.00–185.00	2,747	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	174.59/cwt	171.00–178.00	2,017	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	165.16/cwt	163.00–169.00	1,850	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	146.34/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,539	3
Bulls	—	—	1,920	203.51/cwt	202.00–205.00	3,907	2
Bulls	—	—	1,448	184.46/cwt	184.00–185.00	2,671	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	174.71/cwt	171.00–178.00	2,561	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	181.69/cwt	180.00–183.00	2,231	3
Bulls	—	—	1,645	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	3,504	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,308	189.06/cwt	176.00–198.00	2,473	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	233.30/cwt	222.50–247.50	2,321	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	226.46/cwt	210.00–235.00	3,159	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,363	199.07/cwt	198.00–200.00	2,713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	394.98/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,303	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	465.23/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,959	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	796	317.50/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,527	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	727	335.13/cwt	330.00–336.00	2,436	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	418.28/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,355	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	446.33/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,303	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	457	451.50/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,063	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	464.89/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,008	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	400.80/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,341	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	306	512.54/cwt	510.00–515.00	1,568	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	382	491.64/cwt	490.00–495.00	1,878	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	652	353.00/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,302	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	591.42/cwt	590.00–600.00	1,804	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	596	435.65/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,596	23

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 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 455Last week 795Year ago 186

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 35Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 42Year ago 87

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	370	500.00–510.00	500.76
3	400–450	427	475.00–480.00	478.36
10	450–500	457	445.00–455.00	451.50
25	550–600	584	400.00–405.00	400.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	416	480.00–485.00	481.02
14	550–600	568	410.00–415.00	412.66
4	600–650	606	390.00–395.00	393.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	306	510.00–515.00	512.54
6	350–400	382	490.00–495.00	491.64
8	400–450	432	460.00–470.00	464.89
12	450–500	483	435.00–445.00	439.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	455	505.00–515.00	511.01
3	600–650	620	430.00–440.00	434.94
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	305	590.00–600.00	591.42
5	350–400	388	550.00–560.00	554.03
18	400–450	403	520.00–530.00	526.95
7	450–500	461	470.00–475.00	472.49
9	500–550	516	460.00–470.00	465.43
23	550–600	596	430.00–440.00	435.65
25	600–650	635	415.00–420.00	419.61
2	700–750	730	345.00–350.00	347.55
3	750–800	767	320.00–330.00	326.74
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	392	560.00–570.00	562.43
4	400–450	424	530.00–535.00	531.24
12	450–500	460	490.00–500.00	495.75
3	500–550	520	470.00–480.00	475.05
9	550–600	571	445.00–455.00	449.44
14	700–750	730	355.00–365.00	363.57
4	750–800	753	335.00–345.00	339.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	475.00–480.00	477.48
2	400–450	421	460.00–470.00	465.23
2	550–600	583	390.00–400.00	394.98
10	600–650	619	370.00–380.00	376.25
5	650–700	652	350.00–355.00	353.00
7	700–750	727	330.00–336.00	335.13
16	750–800	796	315.00–320.00	317.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	565.00–570.00	567.52
2	350–400	366	540.00–545.00	542.44
2	500–550	528	460.00–465.00	462.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	477	460.00–465.00	460.86
4	500–550	516	440.00–450.00	446.33
3	550–600	563	415.00–420.00	418.28

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	158.00	158.00
3	—	1,052	145.00–148.00	146.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,483	159.00–166.00	162.13
3	—	1,508	180.00–185.00	182.14
7	—	1,466	171.00–178.00	174.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,155	171.00–178.00	174.59
6	—	1,120	163.00–169.00	165.16
3	—	1,228	180.00–183.00	181.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,920	202.00–205.00	203.51
2	—	1,448	184.00–185.00	184.46
1	—	1,645	213.00	213.00

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	—	1,308	176.00–198.00	189.06
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	995	222.50–247.50	233.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,395	210.00–235.00	226.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,363	198.00–200.00	199.07

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Seminole Livestock Exchange - Donalsonville, GA

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Slaughter Cattle

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