Sale reports / Georgia / Donalsonville / 2026-07-06

Donalsonville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Donalsonville, Georgia · Mon, Jul 6
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1941
Feeder Cattle receipts
582 head
▲ 260 vs last sale 322▲ 582 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
169 head
▲ 109 vs last sale 60▲ 169 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
76 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 55▲ 76 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to last week's holiday market closure.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $436.65/cwt on 48 head, down $2.65 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 30 comparable sales and sits +5.22 against this barn's trailing median of $431.43.
Average price
$436.65
▼ 2.65 vs prior sale
48 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,339
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$170
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$31.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.00
vs GA average
−22.83 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1529442.412,34137
Medium and Large 2581422.512,4556thin
Medium and Large 3528410.992,1725thin
One grade step is worth $31.42/cwt here — about $170 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 sale48 hd
436.65
—
GA average4 barns · 80 hd
431.65
+5.00
National average146 barns · 7,211 hd
459.48
−22.83
This barn, trailing median30 sales
431.43
+5.22
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

30 sales
504449394339median 431.4303/0204/2706/2208/1711/02
Steers 500–600 lb: high $490.02, low $353.49, median $431.43 across 30 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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,466183.572,69112
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,212176.502,13996
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,017160.171,62944

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$3,0336

Every lot

88 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2250575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,4381
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3290535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,5521
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1313592.44/cwt585.00–600.001,8542
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3328476.47/cwt470.00–485.001,5633
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2329525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,7278
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1372530.95/cwt525.00–545.001,9756
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2387497.98/cwt490.00–510.001,92720
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3405440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,7821
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2413474.94/cwt470.00–480.001,9623
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1419489.79/cwt485.00–500.002,05219
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2479456.75/cwt455.00–465.002,18820
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1483475.41/cwt470.00–480.002,29612
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3512420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,1503
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1526443.46/cwt442.50–455.002,33333
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3553397.47/cwt390.00–405.002,1982
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1556433.74/cwt430.00–435.002,4124
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2581422.51/cwt420.00–425.002,4556
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1602425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,55922
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3610350.08/cwt340.00–360.002,1352
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2631395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,4926
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1653388.30/cwt380.00–390.002,5366
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2795325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,5841
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3200510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,0201
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2225540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,2151
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1243577.42/cwt570.00–585.001,4032
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3255480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,2241
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,3502
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275549.64/cwt545.00–560.001,5123
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1300540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,6201
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2327494.45/cwt485.00–495.001,61719
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3327472.13/cwt465.00–480.001,5447
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1350485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,6981
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2360462.75/cwt455.00–465.001,6669
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3385441.37/cwt440.00–445.001,69911
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,8061
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1433452.69/cwt425.00–455.001,96012
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2442440.15/cwt430.00–450.001,94524
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470437.69/cwt430.00–450.002,05713
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2474419.34/cwt410.00–425.001,9888
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3481405.88/cwt390.00–495.001,95210
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1514413.70/cwt410.00–420.002,1264
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3517373.39/cwt370.00–380.001,9303
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2519389.56/cwt385.00–405.002,02223
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3561346.88/cwt340.00–365.001,9466
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1569391.22/cwt390.00–395.002,2264
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2585372.48/cwt370.00–375.002,1792
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3611326.25/cwt320.00–330.001,9934
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2623360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,2433
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2650350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2756
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2235567.45/cwt565.00–570.001,3342
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3235527.13/cwt505.00–545.001,2393
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3280475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,3302
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2295520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,5341
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3315450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4181
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2318495.94/cwt480.00–505.001,5775
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1323554.55/cwt540.00–580.001,7914
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,7811
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1383495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,8962
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1408480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,9582
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3415425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,7641
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2443466.00/cwt455.00–467.502,06410
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1464464.91/cwt460.00–470.002,1574
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2467448.25/cwt445.00–455.002,0933
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3472414.84/cwt400.00–425.001,9583
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2517415.00/cwt405.00–420.002,14610
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3518393.80/cwt380.00–400.002,0408
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,2582
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1550422.50/cwt422.50–422.502,3245
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2561387.48/cwt385.00–390.002,1744
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3563365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,0552
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2600373.33/cwt370.00–375.002,2403
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3615348.22/cwt335.00–355.002,1423
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1668368.76/cwt365.00–375.002,4634
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1735360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,6461
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1784320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,5096
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%990145.15/cwt140.00–150.001,43711
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,020161.19/cwt154.00–168.001,64423
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,041174.33/cwt169.00–184.001,81510
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,192166.75/cwt157.00–172.501,98837
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,210181.40/cwt173.00–188.002,19551
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,313190.31/cwt189.00–194.002,4998
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,320160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,1121
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,470184.98/cwt177.00–190.002,71910
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,570193.00/cwt193.00–193.003,0301
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-37002,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28753,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,2002,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,087196.70/cwt190.00–205.002,1383

This sale against other markets

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.