Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2026-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter breaker and boner cows 10.00 higher, slaughter lean cows 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls 13.00 higher, feeder steers 15.00 higher, feeder heifers lightly tested, feeder bulls steady to 5.00 lower, steer calves and bull calves sharply higher, heifer calves 5.00 lower, replacement cows sharply lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $464.09/cwt on 33 head, up $52.15 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 26 of 31 comparable sales and sits +16.85 against this barn's trailing median of $447.25.

Average price

$464.09

▲ 52.15 vs prior sale

33 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,515

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$29.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+26.02

vs GA average

−14.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	514	477.40	2,454	6thin
Medium and Large 1	568	472.02	2,682	15thin
Medium and Large 3	523	447.54	2,341	12thin

One grade step is worth $29.86/cwt here — about $113 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

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 sale33 hd

464.09

—

GA average11 barns · 232 hd

438.08

+26.02

National average173 barns · 11,948 hd

478.09

−14.00

This barn, trailing median31 sales

447.25

+16.85

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	—	Average	1,664	210.35	3,501	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,463	173.04	2,532	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,113	167.83	1,868	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	998	140.00	1,397	2thin

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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,023	$3,600	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,084	$3,304	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	910	$3,250	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$2,500	2thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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 3	700–750	743	325.82/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,421	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	353	447.45/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,579	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	481.57/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,767	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	395.35/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,305	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	423.99/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,222	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	362.48/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,429	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	377.46/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,378	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	441.53/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,049	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	427.00/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,015	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	377.56/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,145	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	352	468.36/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	493	405.00/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,997	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	426.63/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,869	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	732	354.59/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,596	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	590.71/cwt	590.00–595.00	2,192	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	622.57/cwt	620.00–625.00	1,793	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	583.76/cwt	580.00–585.00	2,475	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	536	397.10/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,128	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	446	447.53/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,996	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	400.74/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,529	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	579.39/cwt	575.00–585.00	2,202	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	553.40/cwt	550.00–560.00	2,092	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	447.54/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,341	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	597.54/cwt	595.00–600.00	1,733	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	621	387.58/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,407	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	572	397.40/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,273	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	304	591.31/cwt	590.00–600.00	1,798	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	340.00/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,475	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	498	448.01/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,231	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	563.70/cwt	560.00–565.00	2,424	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	925	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,295	173.86/cwt	163.00–192.50	2,251	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	242.62/cwt	240.00–245.00	2,887	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	250.68/cwt	230.00–270.00	2,945	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,325	184.46/cwt	173.00–207.50	2,444	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,111	3,416.60/head	3,000.00–3,700.00	3,417	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,105	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Bulls	—	—	1,583	209.29/cwt	208.00–210.00	3,313	3
Bulls	—	—	1,777	214.86/cwt	212.50–216.00	3,818	3
Bulls	—	—	1,570	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,140	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	174.42/cwt	172.00–179.00	1,929	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	160.34/cwt	159.00–163.00	1,712	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	168.21/cwt	164.00–171.00	1,909	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	175.21/cwt	172.00–179.00	2,591	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	182.67/cwt	182.00–183.00	2,855	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	167.98/cwt	162.00–169.00	2,387	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,397	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	477.40/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,454	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	463.20/cwt	455.00–465.00	2,710	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	582.48/cwt	580.00–585.00	1,881	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	553.31/cwt	550.00–560.00	2,357	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	373.28/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,471	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	439	520.61/cwt	520.00–525.00	2,285	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	607.52/cwt	605.00–610.00	1,902	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	496.26/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,590	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	415.42/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,542	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	501.70/cwt	500.00–505.00	2,288	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	397.49/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,417	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	480.00/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,299	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	416.80/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,359	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	576.96/cwt	570.00–580.00	2,400	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	430.27/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,237	36

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 23, 2026

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Feeder CattleReceipts 611Last week 292Year ago 439

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 40Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 21Year ago 104

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	498	440.00–450.00	448.01
22	550–600	572	390.00–400.00	397.40
2	650–700	670	360.00–365.00	362.48
6	700–750	743	325.00–330.00	325.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	430	560.00–565.00	563.70
3	450–500	479	475.00–485.00	480.00
8	550–600	566	410.00–420.00	416.80
8	600–650	630	370.00–380.00	377.46
3	700–750	728	335.00–345.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	304	590.00–600.00	591.31
5	400–450	416	570.00–580.00	576.96
3	450–500	456	500.00–505.00	501.70
36	500–550	520	430.00–440.00	430.27
2	600–650	608	395.00–400.00	397.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	353	440.00–450.00	447.45
9	400–450	438	420.00–430.00	426.63
9	450–500	493	400.00–410.00	405.00
7	500–550	536	390.00–400.00	397.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	367	480.00–485.00	481.57
10	450–500	464	440.00–450.00	441.53
10	500–550	524	420.00–425.00	423.99
25	550–600	583	390.00–400.00	395.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	352	465.00–475.00	468.36
8	400–450	446	440.00–450.00	447.53
8	450–500	472	420.00–430.00	427.00
4	550–600	568	375.00–380.00	377.56
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	290	595.00–600.00	597.54
2	300–350	323	580.00–585.00	582.48
7	350–400	378	550.00–560.00	553.40
8	400–450	439	520.00–525.00	520.61
12	500–550	523	440.00–450.00	447.54
2	600–650	621	385.00–390.00	387.58
12	700–750	732	350.00–355.00	354.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	620.00–625.00	622.57
7	350–400	371	590.00–595.00	590.71
4	400–450	424	580.00–585.00	583.76
4	500–550	522	490.00–500.00	496.26
11	550–600	585	455.00–465.00	463.20
12	600–650	612	415.00–420.00	415.42
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	605.00–610.00	607.52
8	350–400	380	575.00–585.00	579.39
6	400–450	426	550.00–560.00	553.31
6	500–550	514	470.00–480.00	477.40
13	600–650	631	400.00–405.00	400.74
3	650–700	662	370.00–375.00	373.28

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,295	163.00–192.50	173.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,325	173.00–207.50	184.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	965	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	2,800.00	2,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,190	240.00–245.00	242.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,175	230.00–270.00	250.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,111	3,000.00–3,700.00	3,416.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	940	4,100.00	4,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	845	3,700.00	3,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,583	208.00–210.00	209.29
3	—	1,777	212.50–216.00	214.86
1	—	1,570	200.00	200.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,106	172.00–179.00	174.42
6	—	1,068	159.00–163.00	160.34
14	—	1,135	164.00–171.00	168.21
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,479	172.00–179.00	175.21
3	—	1,563	182.00–183.00	182.67
16	—	1,421	162.00–169.00	167.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	998	140.00	140.00

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

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Seminole Livestock Exchange - Donalsonville, GA

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