Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2026-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 7.00-10.00 higher, slaughter bulls unevenly steady, feeder bulls & feeder heifers 15.00 lower, feeder bulls 5.00 lower, steer calves 10.00 lower, heifer calves & bull calves 5.00 lower, replacement cows sharply lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $421.00/cwt on 10 head, up $7.39 from the prior sale. That ranks 29 of 33 comparable sales and sits +19.43 against this barn's trailing median of $401.57.

Average price

$421.00

▲ 7.39 vs prior sale

10 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,222

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$68.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+23.75

vs GA average

+3.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	511	438.95	2,243	5thin
Medium and Large 2	524	425.05	2,227	3thin
Medium and Large 3	575	370.04	2,128	2thin

One grade step is worth $68.91/cwt here — about $115 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale10 hd

421.00

—

GA average14 barns · 481 hd

397.24

+23.75

National average171 barns · 11,385 hd

417.11

+3.89

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.57

+19.43

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	1,801	210.01	3,782	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,418	169.75	2,407	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,070	162.21	1,735	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	154.06	1,579	18

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)	1,337	$3,780	24

Every lot, as filed

65 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	500–550	524	425.05/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,227	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	436.03/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,115	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	359	503.48/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,807	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	478.03/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,079	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	621	346.64/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,153	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	515.34/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,665	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	393.78/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,430	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	323.31/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,215	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	636	361.62/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,300	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	373.38/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,356	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	534.80/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	438.95/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,243	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	562	435.00/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,445	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	429	503.31/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,159	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	536	456.59/cwt	455.00–465.00	2,447	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	314	563.40/cwt	560.00–565.00	1,769	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	595.09/cwt	590.00–600.00	1,726	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	569.85/cwt	565.00–575.00	2,188	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	473.27/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,485	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	689	362.52/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,498	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	471.94/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,237	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	446.68/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,600	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	547.59/cwt	545.00–550.00	2,043	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	512.45/cwt	510.00–515.00	2,434	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	522.52/cwt	520.00–525.00	1,949	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	641	377.55/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,420	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	768	331.68/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,547	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	469.90/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,279	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	262	634.97/cwt	630.00–640.00	1,664	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	443.69/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,520	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	482.61/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,239	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	541.14/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,851	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	495.64/cwt	495.00–500.00	2,082	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	502.51/cwt	500.00–505.00	2,100	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	503.35/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,827	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	451.83/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,092	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	541.92/cwt	540.00–545.00	1,745	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	564.26/cwt	560.00–565.00	1,653	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	370.04/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,128	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	398.72/cwt	397.50–400.00	2,273	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	525.08/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,990	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	422.45/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,463	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	429	488.72/cwt	485.00–490.00	2,097	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	283	564.87/cwt	560.00–570.00	1,599	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	353.36/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,562	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,427	4,086.92/head	3,800.00–4,200.00	4,087	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,248	3,331.91/head	3,200.00–3,500.00	3,332	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	4,133.33/head	4,000.00–4,400.00	4,133	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,323	3,568.77/head	3,500.00–3,600.00	3,569	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,749	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	199.74/cwt	195.00–205.00	2,267	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	213.65/cwt	207.50–220.00	2,030	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	933	149.38/cwt	140.00–157.50	1,394	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,115	178.20/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,987	5
Bulls	—	—	1,924	214.75/cwt	212.00–218.00	4,132	4
Bulls	—	—	1,555	200.52/cwt	200.00–201.00	3,118	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	176.06/cwt	170.00–185.00	2,023	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,059	154.32/cwt	149.00–159.00	1,634	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	155.58/cwt	152.00–159.00	2,100	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	174.11/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,438	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,471	167.22/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,460	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	152.45/cwt	150.00–157.50	1,529	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	163.03/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,676	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	162.98/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,719	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	143.81/cwt	142.50–145.00	1,529	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 May 11, 2026

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Feeder CattleReceipts 385Last week 411Year ago 755

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 33Year ago 109

Replacement CattleReceipts 84Last week 55Year ago 100

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	530.00–540.00	534.80
16	400–450	420	495.00–500.00	495.64
5	450–500	485	430.00–440.00	436.03
3	500–550	524	420.00–430.00	425.05
3	600–650	636	360.00–365.00	361.62
3	650–700	685	320.00–325.00	323.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	510.00–520.00	515.34
3	350–400	359	500.00–510.00	503.48
5	400–450	435	475.00–480.00	478.03
2	550–600	575	365.00–375.00	370.04
9	600–650	621	345.00–350.00	346.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	293	560.00–565.00	564.26
5	300–350	322	540.00–545.00	541.92
8	450–500	463	450.00–455.00	451.83
5	500–550	511	435.00–445.00	438.95
6	600–650	631	370.00–380.00	373.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	290	590.00–600.00	595.09
3	350–400	384	565.00–575.00	569.85
2	450–500	475	510.00–515.00	512.45
8	600–650	617	390.00–400.00	393.78
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	314	560.00–565.00	563.40
2	350–400	373	520.00–525.00	522.52
3	400–450	429	500.00–510.00	503.31
5	450–500	474	470.00–480.00	471.94
6	500–550	536	455.00–465.00	456.59
8	550–600	562	430.00–440.00	435.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	545.00–550.00	547.59
3	500–550	525	470.00–480.00	473.27
3	550–600	582	440.00–450.00	446.68
6	600–650	641	370.00–380.00	377.55
2	650–700	689	360.00–365.00	362.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	379	520.00–530.00	525.08
4	400–450	418	500.00–505.00	502.51
2	450–500	485	465.00–475.00	469.90
2	550–600	583	420.00–425.00	422.45
3	700–750	725	350.00–360.00	353.36
3	750–800	768	325.00–335.00	331.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	262	630.00–640.00	634.97
12	300–350	342	540.00–550.00	541.14
4	450–500	464	480.00–490.00	482.61
4	550–600	568	440.00–445.00	443.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	283	560.00–570.00	564.87
3	350–400	363	500.00–510.00	503.35
4	400–450	429	485.00–490.00	488.72
6	550–600	570	397.50–400.00	398.72

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,427	3,800.00–4,200.00	4,086.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,350	4,000.00–4,400.00	4,133.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,248	3,200.00–3,500.00	3,331.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,323	3,500.00–3,600.00	3,568.77
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,195	230.00	230.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,135	195.00–205.00	199.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	950	207.50–220.00	213.65
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	933	140.00–157.50	149.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,115	170.00–190.00	178.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,924	212.00–218.00	214.75
2	—	1,555	200.00–201.00	200.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,149	170.00–185.00	176.06
17	—	1,059	149.00–159.00	154.32
30	—	1,055	160.00–168.00	162.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,350	152.00–159.00	155.58
10	—	1,400	170.00–178.00	174.11
6	—	1,471	165.00–170.00	167.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,003	150.00–157.50	152.45
6	—	1,028	160.00–165.00	163.03
4	—	1,063	142.50–145.00	143.81

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

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