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Donalsonville

Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2026-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Donalsonville, Georgia · Mon, Oct 26

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1941

← Oct 19Oct 26latest

Feeder Cattle receipts

259 head

▼ 314 vs last sale 573▼ 116 vs year ago 375 · −30.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 59▼ 29 vs year ago 48 · −60.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 120 vs last sale 149▼ 53 vs year ago 82 · −64.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter breaker cows 7.00 lower, slaughter boner cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls steady to 5.00 lower, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder heifers 15.00 higher, feeder bulls 10.00 higher, steer calves 15.00 higher, heifer calves 15.00 lower, bull calves 10.00 lower, replacement cows 5.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $329.08/cwt on 16 head, up $1.58 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 34 comparable sales and sits −55.48 against this barn's trailing median of $384.57.

Average price

$329.08

▲ 1.58 vs prior sale

16 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,782

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$14.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.47

vs GA average

−46.35 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	540	335.55	1,812	9thin
Medium and Large 3	543	320.77	1,742	7thin

One grade step is worth $14.78/cwt here — about $70 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale16 hd

329.08

—

GA average14 barns · 468 hd

320.61

+8.47

National average168 barns · 18,275 hd

375.43

−46.35

This barn, trailing median34 sales

384.57

−55.48

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $431.18, low $301.32, median $384.57 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,574	168.07	2,645	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,403	143.00	2,006	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,169	137.39	1,607	5thin

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)	1,283	$2,550	20

Every lot, as filed

62 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	270	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,310	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	522.63/cwt	520.00–525.00	1,662	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,632	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	351	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,685	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,863	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	433	427.06/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,849	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	451	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,894	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,872	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,998	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,099	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,935	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	332.97/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,191	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,318	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,080	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,283	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,194	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	439.92/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,447	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	398.90/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,456	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	365.79/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,364	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	395.71/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,638	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	367.85/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,563	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	454	388.89/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,766	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	337.82/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,622	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	508	343.34/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,744	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	529	323.86/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,713	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	556	331.65/cwt	330.00–332.50	1,844	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	562	316.65/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,780	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,076	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	326.61/cwt	325.00–327.00	2,018	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	623	312.54/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,947	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,198	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	679	306.08/cwt	290.00–310.00	2,078	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,344	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,458	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	323	453.76/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,466	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	349	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,762	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,776	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,675	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	447.45/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,839	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	421	411.61/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,733	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	431.69/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,848	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	482	366.13/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,765	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	502	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,908	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,777	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	554	351.66/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,948	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,034	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	317.48/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,937	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	701	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,928	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,520	162.72/cwt	159.00–168.00	2,473	3
Bulls	—	—	1,627	173.42/cwt	170.00–176.00	2,822	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,038	137.63/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,429	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	131.84/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,639	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,902	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,315	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,973	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,026	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,159	2,347.79/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,348	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,299	2,752.17/head	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,752	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,450	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,550	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,640	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,075	151.51/cwt	140.00–165.00	1,629	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,944	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 Oct 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 259Last week 573Year ago 375

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 59Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 149Year ago 82

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	310	385.00	385.00
7	350–400	373	360.00–375.00	365.79
5	450–500	480	330.00–345.00	337.82
4	500–550	529	320.00–330.00	323.86
3	550–600	562	315.00–320.00	316.65
4	600–650	623	310.00–315.00	312.54
5	650–700	679	290.00–310.00	306.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	450.00	450.00
4	300–350	329	430.00–445.00	439.92
7	400–450	414	395.00–400.00	395.71
9	450–500	454	380.00–390.00	388.89
4	600–650	615	337.50	337.50
6	650–700	661	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	450.00	450.00
4	350–400	365	390.00–405.00	398.90
2	400–450	425	360.00–375.00	367.85
3	500–550	508	340.00–345.00	343.34
6	550–600	556	330.00–332.50	331.65
5	600–650	618	325.00–327.00	326.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	485.00	485.00
5	400–450	433	425.00–435.00	427.06
1	450–500	451	420.00	420.00
1	500–550	520	360.00	360.00
2	600–650	645	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	520.00–525.00	522.63
2	350–400	351	480.00	480.00
5	650–700	658	330.00–345.00	332.97
1	750–800	760	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	480.00	480.00
1	400–450	405	460.00	460.00
1	500–550	540	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	575	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	450.00–460.00	453.76
5	350–400	385	435.00	435.00
6	400–450	421	405.00–425.00	411.61
5	450–500	482	350.00–390.00	366.13
1	500–550	515	345.00	345.00
3	550–600	554	350.00–355.00	351.66
1	700–750	701	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	560.00	560.00
2	250–300	265	550.00	550.00
1	300–350	349	505.00	505.00
4	400–450	411	445.00–450.00	447.45
7	500–550	502	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	480.00	480.00
3	400–450	428	430.00–435.00	431.69
1	550–600	565	360.00	360.00
2	600–650	610	315.00–320.00	317.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,038	135.00–140.00	137.63
2	—	1,243	130.00–134.00	131.84
1	—	1,285	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,490	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,520	159.00–168.00	162.72
3	—	1,627	170.00–176.00	173.42

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	2	—	1,550	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,299	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,752.17

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	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,159	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,347.79

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	—	1,080	180.00	180.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	205.00	205.00

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	—	1,075	140.00–165.00	151.51

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.