Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2026-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter breaker cows steady to 5.00 higher, slaughter boner cows 5.00-10.00 lower, slaughter lean cows sharply higher, slaughter bulls steady to 6.00 higher, feeder classes lightly tested, steer and bull calves steady, heifer calves 5.00-10.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $401.57/cwt on 37 head, up $22.20 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 33 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $401.57.

Average price

$401.57

▲ 22.20 vs prior sale

37 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,257

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$35.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.83

vs GA average

−14.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	424.00	2,353	6thin
Medium and Large 3	530	415.00	2,200	10thin
Medium and Large 2	580	388.77	2,253	21

One grade step is worth $35.23/cwt here — about $100 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale37 hd

401.57

—

GA average14 barns · 527 hd

384.74

+16.83

National average164 barns · 8,069 hd

416.12

−14.55

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.57

+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	1,474	189.05	2,786	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,489	168.37	2,506	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,235	158.47	1,958	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	899	156.36	1,406	9thin

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)	1,260	$4,000	2thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,578	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	335.23/cwt	330.00–340.00	3,235	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,142	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,862	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	470.07/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,739	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,396	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,256	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	387.21/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,257	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,075	250.23/cwt	225.00–300.00	2,690	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,080	290.37/cwt	280.00–300.00	3,136	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	477.61/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,116	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,126	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,072	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	487.60/cwt	480.00–495.00	1,755	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,354	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,140	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	412.41/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,938	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	321	438.54/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,408	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,071	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,867	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	409	499.00/cwt	495.00–500.00	2,041	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	703	343.13/cwt	342.50–345.00	2,412	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	200	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	860	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,023	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,200	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	146.57/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,771	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	167.29/cwt	162.00–171.00	2,081	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	858	183.61/cwt	182.00–185.00	1,575	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	158.55/cwt	150.00–166.00	1,487	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,549	166.19/cwt	164.00–169.00	2,574	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	157.03/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,944	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,892	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,299	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	891	141.09/cwt	133.00–145.00	1,257	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	171.27/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,411	3
Bulls	—	—	1,390	184.07/cwt	180.00–186.00	2,559	3
Bulls	—	—	1,725	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	3,519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,353	19
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,643	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	484.77/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,043	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,238	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,862	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	549.87/cwt	545.00–555.00	1,556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	465.30/cwt	400.00–490.00	1,726	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,270	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,303	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	506.05/cwt	502.50–515.00	2,115	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,652	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,475	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,329	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	3,383	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,066	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	454	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,998	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	2,353	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	243	528.36/cwt	525.00–530.00	1,284	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	499.89/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,424	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	408.57/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,268	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,107	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,832	1

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 Mar 16, 2026

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Feeder CattleReceipts 292Last week 288Year ago 626

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 42Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 103Year ago 62

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	535.00	535.00
1	350–400	370	495.00	495.00
1	400–450	430	490.00	490.00
1	450–500	460	460.00	460.00
3	500–550	522	410.00	410.00
1	600–650	640	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	500.00	500.00
2	300–350	330	480.00–490.00	484.77
1	450–500	475	430.00	430.00
1	500–550	545	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	550.00	550.00
2	250–300	283	545.00–555.00	549.87
1	300–350	300	525.00	525.00
1	350–400	365	510.00	510.00
1	450–500	470	490.00	490.00
1	500–550	510	445.00	445.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	243	525.00–530.00	528.36
1	250–300	280	520.00	520.00
2	300–350	335	470.00–485.00	477.61
5	350–400	370	465.00–475.00	470.07
21	450–500	470	410.00–420.00	412.41
1	500–550	510	420.00	420.00
20	550–600	583	385.00–400.00	387.21
1	650–700	675	355.00	355.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	450.00	450.00
4	300–350	321	430.00–450.00	438.54
1	350–400	365	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	430	440.00	440.00
10	500–550	530	415.00	415.00
1	650–700	655	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	575.00	575.00
3	300–350	312	490.00–510.00	499.89
4	350–400	371	400.00–490.00	465.30
1	400–450	435	475.00	475.00
25	450–500	454	440.00	440.00
6	550–600	555	424.00	424.00
1	650–700	655	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	580.00	580.00
2	300–350	313	545.00	545.00
1	350–400	365	510.00	510.00
5	400–450	409	495.00–500.00	499.00
1	450–500	470	480.00	480.00
2	500–550	525	405.00	405.00
1	600–650	605	385.00	385.00
1	650–700	665	385.00	385.00
4	700–750	703	342.50–345.00	343.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	530.00	530.00
1	250–300	285	525.00	525.00
1	300–350	345	500.00	500.00
2	350–400	360	480.00–495.00	487.60
1	450–500	465	435.00	435.00
2	500–550	518	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	645	365.00	365.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	630.00	630.00
1	350–400	355	530.00	530.00
14	400–450	418	502.50–515.00	506.05
19	450–500	466	505.00	505.00
21	550–600	555	380.00–410.00	408.57
1	650–700	680	390.00	390.00
3	700–750	707	350.00	350.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	965	330.00–340.00	335.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	995	340.00	340.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,075	225.00–300.00	250.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,080	280.00–300.00	290.37
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	860	250.00	250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,260	4,000.00	4,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,208	144.00–149.00	146.57
4	—	1,244	162.00–171.00	167.29
8	—	1,238	150.00–160.00	157.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	858	182.00–185.00	183.61
3	—	938	150.00–166.00	158.55
4	—	891	133.00–145.00	141.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,549	164.00–169.00	166.19
3	—	1,408	170.00–174.00	171.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,390	180.00–186.00	184.07
1	—	1,725	204.00	204.00

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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

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