Sale reports / Georgia / Donalsonville / 2026-07-13

Donalsonville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Donalsonville, Georgia · Mon, Jul 13
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1941
Feeder Cattle receipts
418 head
▼ 164 vs last sale 582▲ 418 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
63 head
▼ 106 vs last sale 169▲ 63 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
▼ 44 vs last sale 76▲ 32 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers 5.00 - 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers and bulls 8.00 - 12.00 higher. Slaughter cattle steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $433.36/cwt on 31 head, down $3.29 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 30 comparable sales and sits +1.93 against this barn's trailing median of $431.43.
Average price
$433.36
▼ 3.29 vs prior sale
31 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,330
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$184
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$50.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.82
vs GA average
−5.79 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1529460.002,43313thin
Medium and Large 2526429.942,2614thin
Medium and Large 3549409.602,25014thin
One grade step is worth $50.40/cwt here — about $184 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 sale31 hd
433.36
—
GA average15 barns · 421 hd
438.18
−4.82
National average158 barns · 7,617 hd
439.15
−5.79
This barn, trailing median30 sales
431.43
+1.93
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
Bulls—High1,729222.373,8467thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,171176.182,06431
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,444175.362,5323thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,048167.881,76018

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)1,130$3,4002thin

Every lot

75 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3290570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,6531
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1300585.00/cwt585.00–585.001,7551
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2305575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,7541
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2362519.68/cwt510.00–540.001,8813
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3367495.09/cwt485.00–500.001,8173
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2417484.83/cwt480.00–495.002,0226
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425464.94/cwt460.00–470.001,9762
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1457475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,17110
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478466.15/cwt455.00–470.002,22822
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3479443.99/cwt440.00–450.002,1275
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2508434.92/cwt430.00–445.002,2093
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3527423.16/cwt420.00–425.002,2308
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1529460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,43313
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3579391.51/cwt380.00–405.002,2676
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,4071
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2610391.64/cwt390.00–395.002,3893
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1671378.08/cwt375.00–380.002,5378
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2688367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,5283
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2245570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,3971
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3245540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,3231
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2255550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,4031
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3260515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,3391
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1300530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,5901
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2332495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,6433
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3333470.38/cwt460.00–480.001,5662
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2367470.33/cwt460.00–490.001,7267
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3385447.98/cwt440.00–450.001,72510
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3426417.81/cwt405.00–425.001,7805
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1460435.84/cwt435.00–440.002,0056
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2479410.04/cwt405.00–415.001,9645
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3480394.34/cwt390.00–400.001,8938
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2517393.27/cwt390.00–395.002,0333
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3520380.91/cwt375.00–385.001,98111
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,1791
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1560392.48/cwt390.00–395.002,19810
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3563366.44/cwt355.00–375.002,0634
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,1851
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3625340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1251
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3705305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,1501
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3273529.88/cwt520.00–550.001,4473
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2275560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,5401
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1305580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,7691
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3310510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,5811
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3360483.75/cwt475.00–490.001,7424
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1365554.59/cwt540.00–570.002,0242
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2373515.25/cwt500.00–525.001,9224
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2416483.81/cwt475.00–500.002,0135
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,1681
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3430455.98/cwt450.00–465.001,96110
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2466450.66/cwt445.00–465.002,1008
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3480431.51/cwt425.00–440.002,0713
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3524400.00/cwt395.00–405.002,0965
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2532415.15/cwt410.00–430.002,20914
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3574384.92/cwt380.00–390.002,2095
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2593392.50/cwt392.50–392.502,3283
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,2942
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1640395.04/cwt390.00–400.002,5282
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3640365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,3361
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3665355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,3611
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2690365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,5191
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,140207.50/cwt207.50–207.502,3661
Bulls——1,773215.18/cwt210.00–220.003,8152
Bulls——1,855229.68/cwt224.00–235.004,2614
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,006169.92/cwt165.00–175.001,70911
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,088180.30/cwt178.00–183.001,9623
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,134152.94/cwt149.00–157.501,7344
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,140167.86/cwt159.00–172.501,91410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,182178.58/cwt173.00–187.502,11119
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,228195.02/cwt191.00–199.002,3952
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,395179.00/cwt179.00–179.002,4971
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,468173.54/cwt173.00–174.002,5482
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3955187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,7911
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3970182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,7701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,133193.28/cwt180.00–210.002,1903
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1303,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4002

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.