Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2026-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 10.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers & feeder bulls 10.00 lower, feeder heifers lightly tested, all calves 15.00- 20.00 lower, replacement cows 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $314.71/cwt on 18 head, down $7.84 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 35 comparable sales and sits −85.59 against this barn's trailing median of $400.30.

Average price

$314.71

▼ 7.84 vs prior sale

18 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,770

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

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

$37.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.05

vs GA average

−23.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	342.52	1,764	2thin
Medium and Large 2	570	313.31	1,786	12thin
Medium and Large 3	563	305.02	1,717	4thin

One grade step is worth $37.50/cwt here — about $47 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

35 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $431.18, low $301.32, median $400.30 across 35 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 sale18 hd

314.71

—

GA average13 barns · 281 hd

323.76

−9.05

National average160 barns · 6,296 hd

338.02

−23.31

This barn, trailing median35 sales

400.30

−85.59

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	1,702	200.78	3,418	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,330	156.00	2,075	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,087	151.54	1,646	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,058	143.47	1,517	4thin

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)	1,470	$3,550	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$3,400	2thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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 1	350–400	360	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	306.24/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,788	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	376.79/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,390	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,226	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	726	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,287	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	346.97/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,669	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	251	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,104	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	505.00/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	249	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,183	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	320.01/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,138	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	472.58/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,382	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	342.52/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,764	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	398.22/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,457	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,592	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	381.75/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,638	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	395.82/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,666	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	356.33/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,693	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,937	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,450	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	2
Bulls	—	—	2,050	211.77/cwt	210.00–214.00	4,341	2
Bulls	—	—	1,653	196.43/cwt	195.00–198.00	3,247	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	139.43/cwt	139.00–140.00	1,297	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,609	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,325	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,868	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	405.23/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,317	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	352.44/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,523	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	321.66/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,650	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	339.46/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,769	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,070	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,140	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	333.35/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,727	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	657	278.35/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,829	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	434	338.83/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,471	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	451	370.00/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,669	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	380.07/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,627	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	371	423.72/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,572	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	305.02/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,717	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	384	359.92/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,382	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	325.70/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,710	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	589	310.52/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,829	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,475	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	178.75/cwt	165.00–190.00	1,341	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,325	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,159	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	404.87/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,539	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	339.52/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,640	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	160.35/cwt	157.00–162.00	1,791	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	968	141.64/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,371	2
Bulls	—	—	1,105	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	2,072	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	149.33/cwt	147.00–153.00	1,695	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,025	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,630	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	2

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 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 260Last week 432Year ago 421

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 48Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 79Year ago 94

Slaughter cows 10.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers & feeder bulls 10.00 lower, feeder heifers lightly tested, all calves 15.00- 20.00 lower, replacement cows 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	515.00	515.00
1	300–350	330	460.00	460.00
1	350–400	360	425.00	425.00
6	400–450	421	390.00–400.00	395.82
3	450–500	475	350.00–370.00	356.33
1	600–650	635	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	460.00	460.00
4	350–400	380	400.00–410.00	404.87
9	500–550	521	330.00–345.00	339.46
4	550–600	584	305.00–310.00	306.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	428	375.00–385.00	380.07
7	500–550	525	310.00–335.00	325.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	400.00–410.00	405.23
8	350–400	369	370.00–380.00	376.79
3	400–450	432	350.00–355.00	352.44
11	450–500	483	330.00–345.00	339.52
3	500–550	513	320.00–325.00	321.66
9	550–600	589	310.00–315.00	310.52
1	750–800	795	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	249	475.00	475.00
1	250–300	251	440.00	440.00
4	300–350	329	420.00	420.00
6	350–400	366	395.00–410.00	398.22
4	400–450	419	380.00	380.00
2	500–550	515	340.00–345.00	342.52
8	650–700	690	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	400.00	400.00
5	350–400	384	350.00–365.00	359.92
4	400–450	434	335.00–345.00	338.83
4	550–600	563	300.00–310.00	305.02
3	650–700	657	275.00–280.00	278.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	450.00	450.00
5	450–500	481	340.00–350.00	346.97
7	700–750	726	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	525.00	525.00
2	250–300	290	500.00–510.00	505.00
2	300–350	325	470.00–475.00	472.58
17	400–450	429	380.00–400.00	381.75
2	450–500	451	365.00–375.00	370.00
3	650–700	668	315.00–330.00	320.01
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	371	420.00–425.00	423.72
6	500–550	518	325.00–340.00	333.35
1	600–650	620	325.00	325.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,450	3,200.00	3,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,475	3,300.00	3,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,325	3,400.00	3,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,025	3,400.00	3,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,630	4,300.00	4,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	750	165.00–190.00	178.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,050	210.00–214.00	211.77
2	—	1,653	195.00–198.00	196.43
1	—	1,105	187.50	187.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	930	139.00–140.00	139.43
1	—	1,045	154.00	154.00
1	—	1,325	141.00	141.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	156.00	156.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,117	157.00–162.00	160.35
2	—	968	140.00–143.00	141.64
3	—	1,135	147.00–153.00	149.33

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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