Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2026-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls 7.00-11.00 lower, feeder steers & feeder bulls 15.00 lower, feeder heifers 5.00 lower, all calves 15.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $349.97/cwt on 19 head, up $2.10 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 25 comparable sales and sits −60.69 against this barn's trailing median of $410.67.

Average price

$349.97

▲ 2.10 vs prior sale

19 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,894

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$250

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

$49.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.46

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	371.13	2,002	8thin
Medium and Large 2	541	342.19	1,850	7thin
Medium and Large 3	546	321.27	1,753	4thin

One grade step is worth $49.86/cwt here — about $250 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

25 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $489.08, low $347.87, median $410.67 across 25 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 sale19 hd

349.97

—

GA average12 barns · 267 hd

342.51

+7.46

This barn, trailing median25 sales

410.67

−60.69

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	1,320	206.33	2,724	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,397	188.42	2,632	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,209	180.57	2,183	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	965	160.00	1,544	1thin

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)	1,154	$3,137	6

Every lot, as filed

68 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 3	300–350	335	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	303	547.45/cwt	540.00–555.00	1,659	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	461.39/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,274	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	330.19/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,905	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	433.29/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,668	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	378.18/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,796	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,739	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	247	587.48/cwt	585.00–590.00	1,451	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	380.68/cwt	380.00–381.00	1,999	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	421.73/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	338.67/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,941	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,059	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	394.96/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,888	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	479.98/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,598	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	367.51/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,216	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,166	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,547	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	351	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	301	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,445	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,914	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	404.98/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,895	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,843	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,692	1
Bulls	—	—	1,045	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,027	1
Bulls	—	—	1,460	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	3,212	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,036	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,092	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,407	185.92/cwt	182.00–188.00	2,616	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	191.14/cwt	190.00–192.50	2,299	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	384.08/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,671	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	303.30/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,053	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,386	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	507.63/cwt	505.00–510.00	1,665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	369.54/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,360	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	380.02/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,843	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	346.99/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,825	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	397.47/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,067	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,659	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	508	330.07/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	406.99/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,742	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	616	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	451	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	582	306.79/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,786	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	375.75/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,582	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	521	335.19/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,746	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	377	398.01/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,500	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	342.49/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,997	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,105	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,178	3,156.05/head	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,156	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	268.31/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,838	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	312.47/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,822	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	751	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,065	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,387	190.92/cwt	190.00–194.00	2,648	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,544	1
Bulls	—	—	1,455	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,983	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,230	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,263	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,300	173.56/cwt	164.00–184.00	2,256	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,806	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 Aug 3, 2026

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Feeder CattleReceipts 308Last week 636Year ago 388

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 29Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 23Year ago 66

Compared to a week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls 7.00-11.00 lower, feeder steers & feeder bulls 15.00 lower, feeder heifers 5.00 lower, all calves 15.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	425.00	425.00
2	350–400	368	360.00–380.00	369.54
1	400–450	410	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	451	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	535	310.00	310.00
3	550–600	582	300.00–310.00	306.79
3	650–700	685	265.00–270.00	268.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	490.00	490.00
1	300–350	301	480.00	480.00
2	500–550	505	365.00	365.00
1	550–600	560	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	308	450.00	450.00
5	400–450	435	380.00–385.00	384.08
8	450–500	475	375.00–380.00	378.18
4	550–600	573	330.00–345.00	338.67
1	600–650	635	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	570.00	570.00
2	300–350	303	540.00–555.00	547.45
3	350–400	378	450.00–475.00	461.39
3	400–450	428	415.00–425.00	421.73
5	450–500	468	400.00–410.00	404.98
4	500–550	520	390.00–400.00	397.47
1	550–600	580	355.00	355.00
1	600–650	605	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	505.00–510.00	507.63
6	350–400	385	425.00–435.00	433.29
6	400–450	421	365.00–395.00	375.75
2	500–550	521	330.00–340.00	335.19
2	550–600	563	300.00	300.00
2	600–650	616	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	247	585.00–590.00	587.48
1	300–350	305	570.00	570.00
1	350–400	351	490.00	490.00
1	550–600	570	380.00	380.00
1	650–700	675	375.00	375.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	455.00	455.00
5	400–450	428	405.00–415.00	406.99
3	450–500	485	375.00–385.00	380.02
5	500–550	526	345.00–350.00	346.99
2	550–600	577	325.00–335.00	330.19
3	650–700	677	300.00–305.00	303.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	475.00–485.00	479.98
1	350–400	360	470.00	470.00
1	400–450	425	425.00	425.00
6	450–500	478	390.00–400.00	394.96
6	500–550	525	380.00–381.00	380.68
2	550–600	583	340.00–345.00	342.49
2	600–650	603	365.00–370.00	367.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	370.00–415.00	398.01
1	400–450	440	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	508	325.00–335.00	330.07
2	550–600	583	310.00–315.00	312.47
1	750–800	751	275.00	275.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	220.00	220.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	225.00	225.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,230	184.00	184.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,300	164.00–184.00	173.56
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,105	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,178	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,156.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	194.00	194.00
1	—	1,460	220.00	220.00
1	—	1,455	205.00	205.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	174.00	174.00
1	—	1,260	166.00	166.00
2	—	1,203	190.00–192.50	191.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,407	182.00–188.00	185.92
5	—	1,387	190.00–194.00	190.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	160.00	160.00

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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Bulls · 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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Seminole Livestock Exchange - Donalsonville, GA

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