Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2026-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls unevenly steady, feeder steers 6.00 higher, feeder heifers 10.00 higher, feeder bulls 12.00 higher, steer calves 15.00 higher, heifer calves 5.00-10.00 higher, bull calves steady to 5.00 higher, replacement cows 15.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $323.12/cwt on 24 head, up $14.24 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 34 comparable sales and sits −77.82 against this barn's trailing median of $400.93.

Average price

$323.12

▲ 14.24 vs prior sale

24 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,842

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$111

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

$22.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.28

vs GA average

−31.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	333.00	1,708	5thin
Medium and Large 2	584	329.50	1,924	10thin
Medium and Large 3	586	310.53	1,820	9thin

One grade step is worth $22.47/cwt here — about −$111 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

34 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $431.18, low $301.32, median $400.93 across 34 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 sale24 hd

323.12

—

GA average14 barns · 428 hd

319.84

+3.28

National average155 barns · 10,190 hd

354.38

−31.26

This barn, trailing median34 sales

400.93

−77.82

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	1,457	197.54	2,877	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,452	141.13	2,050	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,208	136.94	1,654	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	135.00	1,364	1thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	133.85/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,997	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	142.12/cwt	139.00–147.00	2,056	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,143	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,364	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	141.90/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,757	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	134.46/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,604	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	402.50/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	353.49/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,994	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,115	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,204	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	427.54/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	287	473.17/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,358	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	382.45/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	485.87/cwt	460.00–515.00	1,603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	373.29/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,721	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,913	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	401	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	333.00/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,708	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	407	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,791	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	329.50/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,924	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	373.03/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,783	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,631	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,002	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	349.98/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,883	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	327.44/cwt	325.00–329.00	2,213	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	392.29/cwt	390.00–392.50	1,746	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,399	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	399.08/cwt	399.00–400.00	1,975	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,747	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	141.72/cwt	132.50–150.00	1,318	2
Bulls	—	—	1,295	196.31/cwt	195.00–197.50	2,542	2
Bulls	—	—	1,780	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	253.69/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,871	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	291.35/cwt	285.00–297.50	1,806	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	269.30/cwt	260.00–280.00	2,895	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	433.33/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,430	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	375.83/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,635	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	299	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	586	310.53/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,820	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	378.32/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,615	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	231	485.24/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,121	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	601	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	402.50/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,449	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	489	322.45/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,577	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	346.86/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,658	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,521	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	318.95/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,808	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	656	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,968	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	311	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,586	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	396.98/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,032	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	338.43/cwt	338.00–340.00	2,159	9

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 Sep 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 272Last week 367Year ago 490

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 46Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 46Year ago 58

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,492	130.00–137.00	133.85
6	—	1,447	139.00–147.00	142.12
1	—	1,365	157.00	157.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	135.00	135.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,238	140.00–145.00	141.90
6	—	1,193	130.00–138.00	134.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,295	195.00–197.50	196.31
1	—	1,780	200.00	200.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	287	470.00–475.00	473.17
3	300–350	330	430.00–440.00	433.33
2	350–400	393	415.00	415.00
2	400–450	405	400.00–405.00	402.50
3	450–500	461	370.00–380.00	373.29
5	500–550	513	330.00–340.00	333.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	299	460.00	460.00
1	350–400	390	390.00	390.00
5	400–450	435	370.00–385.00	375.83
8	450–500	478	340.00–350.00	346.86
10	550–600	584	325.00–330.00	329.50
1	600–650	601	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	260	380.00–410.00	396.98
1	400–450	405	400.00	400.00
4	450–500	489	315.00–325.00	322.45
9	550–600	586	310.00–315.00	310.53
2	600–650	645	290.00	290.00
2	650–700	670	250.00–257.50	253.69
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	311	510.00	510.00
3	400–450	407	440.00	440.00
2	450–500	461	380.00–385.00	382.45
17	550–600	564	350.00–360.00	353.49
9	600–650	638	338.00–340.00	338.43
5	650–700	676	325.00–329.00	327.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	515.00	515.00
1	400–450	401	460.00	460.00
11	450–500	495	399.00–400.00	399.08
13	700–750	738	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	231	480.00–490.00	485.24
1	400–450	420	420.00	420.00
1	450–500	480	345.00	345.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	460.00–515.00	485.87
2	350–400	382	425.00–430.00	427.54
2	400–450	416	420.00	420.00
1	500–550	530	365.00	365.00
1	750–800	760	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	500.00	500.00
2	350–400	360	400.00–405.00	402.50
11	400–450	445	390.00–392.50	392.29
10	450–500	478	370.00–385.00	373.03
2	500–550	538	345.00–355.00	349.98
5	550–600	567	315.00–320.00	318.95
3	600–650	617	310.00	310.00
2	650–700	656	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	715	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	475.00	475.00
1	350–400	390	380.00	380.00
3	400–450	427	375.00–380.00	378.32
1	450–500	485	350.00	350.00
2	600–650	620	285.00–297.50	291.35

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)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	130.00	130.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	930	132.50–150.00	141.72
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,075	260.00–280.00	269.30

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Seminole Livestock Exchange - Donalsonville, GA

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