Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2026-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers 15.00 lower, feeder heifers 10.00 higher, feeder bulls mostly steady, steer calves & bull calves 15.00 lower, heifer calves 5.00 higher, replacement cows 7.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $425.25/cwt on 38 head, down $16.56 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 31 comparable sales and sits −22.00 against this barn's trailing median of $447.25.

Average price

$425.25

▼ 16.56 vs prior sale

38 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,360

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

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

$25.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.97

vs GA average

−28.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	435.90	2,387	22
Medium and Large 2	565	410.61	2,321	16thin

One grade step is worth $25.29/cwt here — about $66 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 sale38 hd

425.25

—

GA average14 barns · 280 hd

419.28

+5.97

National average163 barns · 9,671 hd

453.72

−28.47

This barn, trailing median31 sales

447.25

−22.00

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	—	Low	1,839	217.69	4,003	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,566	183.23	2,869	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,010	166.28	1,679	3thin

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)	1,505	$3,900	2thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	650–700	668	332.49/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,221	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	503.64/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,622	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	356	502.46/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,789	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	456.70/cwt	455.00–460.00	2,124	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	601	346.12/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,080	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	442.45/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,102	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	464.36/cwt	460.00–465.00	2,345	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	497.55/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,856	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	495.03/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,119	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	523.96/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,713	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	433.83/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,226	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	402.43/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,338	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	431.68/cwt	430.00–433.00	2,223	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	344.94/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,304	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	398.29/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,414	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	482.30/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,281	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	539.89/cwt	535.00–545.00	1,798	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	529.26/cwt	525.00–530.00	1,905	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	469.01/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,270	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	390.01/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,488	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	371.16/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,446	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	161.92/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,684	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	950	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,663	1
Bulls	—	—	1,575	201.62/cwt	201.00–202.50	3,176	2
Bulls	—	—	1,969	224.01/cwt	220.00–227.00	4,411	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	176.87/cwt	174.00–179.00	2,694	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	183.23/cwt	180.00–188.00	2,882	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	434.95/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,292	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	438.28/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,871	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	374.09/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,132	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	477.84/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,997	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	401.38/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,368	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	479.16/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,979	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	421.22/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,173	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	547	411.00/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,248	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	437.00/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,063	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	466.84/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,241	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	404.99/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,325	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	729	343.72/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,506	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	456	430.98/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,965	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	484.93/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,843	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	457.48/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,889	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,108	199.59/cwt	190.00–215.00	2,211	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,200	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	431.59/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,059	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	521	403.75/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,104	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	416	445.91/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,855	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,620	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	192.75/cwt	190.00–196.00	3,065	2
Bulls	—	—	1,778	217.97/cwt	217.00–219.00	3,876	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	419.63/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,400	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,505	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	232.90/cwt	222.50–247.50	2,487	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	240.56/cwt	237.50–245.00	2,682	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 Jun 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 358Last week 487Year ago 366

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 144Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 106Year ago 123

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	472	430.00–440.00	437.00
4	500–550	516	420.00–425.00	421.22
3	550–600	570	370.00–380.00	374.09
9	600–650	601	345.00–355.00	346.12
2	650–700	668	330.00–335.00	332.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	495.00–500.00	497.55
2	450–500	475	440.00–445.00	442.45
9	500–550	515	430.00–433.00	431.68
4	550–600	581	400.00–410.00	402.43
2	650–700	668	340.00–350.00	344.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	450.00	450.00
3	400–450	427	435.00–440.00	438.28
11	450–500	456	420.00–460.00	430.98
5	500–550	547	410.00–415.00	411.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	322	500.00–510.00	503.64
6	400–450	413	475.00–480.00	479.16
4	450–500	480	460.00–470.00	466.84
3	500–550	527	430.00–440.00	434.95
13	550–600	574	400.00–410.00	404.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	327	520.00–530.00	523.96
2	400–450	428	490.00–500.00	495.03
9	450–500	473	475.00–485.00	482.30
8	500–550	505	460.00–465.00	464.36
14	550–600	572	415.00–420.00	419.63
12	600–650	606	390.00–400.00	398.29
13	650–700	659	370.00–380.00	371.16
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	455.00–460.00	457.48
4	700–750	729	340.00–345.00	343.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	535.00–545.00	539.89
4	350–400	356	500.00–510.00	502.46
7	400–450	418	470.00–480.00	477.84
3	450–500	465	455.00–460.00	456.70
4	500–550	513	430.00–440.00	433.83
7	550–600	590	400.00–410.00	401.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	360	525.00–530.00	529.26
5	450–500	484	465.00–470.00	469.01
3	600–650	638	385.00–395.00	390.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	480.00–490.00	484.93
5	400–450	416	440.00–450.00	445.91
3	450–500	477	430.00–435.00	431.59
4	500–550	521	400.00–410.00	403.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,040	160.00–164.00	161.92
1	—	950	175.00	175.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,523	174.00–179.00	176.87
11	—	1,573	180.00–188.00	183.23
2	—	1,590	190.00–196.00	192.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,575	201.00–202.50	201.62
5	—	1,969	220.00–227.00	224.01
2	—	1,778	217.00–219.00	217.97

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,108	190.00–215.00	199.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	190.00	190.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,068	222.50–247.50	232.90
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,115	237.50–245.00	240.56
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,505	3,900.00	3,900.00

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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