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Donalsonville

Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2026-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Donalsonville, Georgia · Mon, Sep 14

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1941

← Sep 7Sep 14Sep 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

367 head

▲ 146 vs last sale 221▼ 251 vs year ago 618 · −40.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

46 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 29▼ 1 vs year ago 47 · −2.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

46 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 57▼ 6 vs year ago 52 · −11.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 7.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers 10.00 higher, feeder heifers 7.00 lower, feeder bulls 15.00 higher, all calves 15.00 higher, replacement cows 5.00-12.00 lower.

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 $308.88/cwt on 46 head, up $7.56 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 35 comparable sales and sits −75.07 against this barn's trailing median of $383.95.

Average price

$308.88

▲ 7.56 vs prior sale

46 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,702

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$15

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

$23.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.15

vs GA average

−45.43 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	322.51	1,664	6thin
Medium and Large 2	558	311.31	1,737	26
Medium and Large 3	553	298.52	1,650	14thin

One grade step is worth $23.99/cwt here — about $15 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale46 hd

308.88

—

GA average14 barns · 487 hd

319.03

−10.15

National average171 barns · 9,246 hd

354.31

−45.43

This barn, trailing median35 sales

383.95

−75.07

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

35 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $431.18, low $301.32, median $383.95 across 35 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	—	Average	1,532	194.59	2,981	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,135	146.20	1,660	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	142.66	2,076	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,044	132.57	1,384	12

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)	1,219	$2,054	14

Every lot

74 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,050	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	453.41/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,247	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	428.35/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,598	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,598	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	418	374.80/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,567	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	410.04/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,722	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	387.60/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,659	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	451	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,601	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	364.28/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,730	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	375.72/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,815	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,760	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,674	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	365.26/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,965	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	551	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,763	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,071	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	340.38/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,093	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	315.00/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,969	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	707	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,255	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	273	406.77/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,110	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,298	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	428.91/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,390	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,251	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	407.56/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,357	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	394.09/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,482	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	358.02/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,350	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	371.21/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,544	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	342.12/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,461	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	433	324.22/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,404	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	451	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,624	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	327.83/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,528	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	481	316.65/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,523	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	322.51/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,664	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	526	305.61/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,608	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	316.25/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,676	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	307.07/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,787	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	588	289.07/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,700	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	618	274.94/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,699	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,809	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	720	262.55/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,890	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	454.95/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,479	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	332	426.53/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,416	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,474	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,460	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,406	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	428.29/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,632	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	408.19/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,698	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	427	357.71/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,527	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	384.91/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,647	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	375.01/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,718	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,587	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	357.04/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,707	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	503	359.98/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,811	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	511	344.97/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,763	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	528	331.24/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,749	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	578	316.51/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,829	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	298.98/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,839	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,064	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	296.60/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,955	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,159	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,324	187.94/cwt	184.00–190.00	2,488	6
Bulls	—	—	1,781	202.58/cwt	200.00–208.00	3,608	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	956	125.45/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,199	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	133.44/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,445	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	144.21/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,591	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,121	145.15/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,627	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	151.99/cwt	151.00–153.00	1,844	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,445	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,965	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,457	143.99/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,098	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	935	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,753	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	975	153.71/cwt	145.00–162.50	1,499	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	975	131.74/cwt	131.00–132.50	1,284	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,170	1,796.07/head	1,600.00–2,000.00	1,796	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,420	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2

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.

Georgia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Seminole Livestock Exchange - Donalsonville, GA

Mon Sep 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 367Last week 221Year ago 618

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 29Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 57Year ago 52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	440.00	440.00
2	350–400	365	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	428	380.00–390.00	384.91
5	450–500	478	355.00–360.00	357.04
6	500–550	511	340.00–350.00	344.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	325	450.00–470.00	454.95
9	350–400	381	420.00–440.00	428.29
6	400–450	416	400.00–420.00	408.19
5	450–500	458	370.00–380.00	375.01
2	500–550	503	355.00–365.00	359.98
1	600–650	645	320.00	320.00
3	650–700	659	285.00–310.00	296.60
1	750–800	785	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	420.00–430.00	426.53
1	350–400	370	380.00	380.00
4	400–450	427	350.00–365.00	357.71
1	450–500	460	345.00	345.00
8	500–550	528	330.00–335.00	331.24
7	550–600	578	300.00–325.00	316.51
5	600–650	615	295.00–300.00	298.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	370.00–380.00	374.80
1	450–500	451	355.00	355.00
1	500–550	515	325.00	325.00
4	600–650	625	310.00–320.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	500.00	500.00
2	250–300	275	440.00–465.00	453.41
3	350–400	373	425.00–435.00	428.35
9	400–450	420	400.00–430.00	410.04
14	450–500	483	370.00–380.00	375.72
18	500–550	538	365.00–370.00	365.26
4	550–600	580	357.00	357.00
13	600–650	615	340.00–345.00	340.38
6	700–750	707	319.00	319.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	415.00	415.00
4	400–450	428	385.00–395.00	387.60
6	450–500	475	360.00–370.00	364.28
1	500–550	510	345.00	345.00
1	550–600	551	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	440.00	440.00
2	300–350	333	400.00–415.00	407.56
5	350–400	377	355.00–365.00	358.02
12	400–450	427	335.00–355.00	342.12
7	450–500	466	325.00–330.00	327.83
12	500–550	530	310.00–320.00	316.25
14	550–600	582	305.00–310.00	307.07
1	650–700	670	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	324	420.00–440.00	428.91
10	350–400	376	385.00–410.00	394.09
11	400–450	416	360.00–385.00	371.21
1	450–500	451	360.00	360.00
6	500–550	516	320.00–325.00	322.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	400.00–410.00	406.77
1	300–350	325	385.00	385.00
12	400–450	433	320.00–330.00	324.22
9	450–500	481	310.00–325.00	316.65
8	500–550	526	300.00–310.00	305.61
6	550–600	588	280.00–300.00	289.07
3	600–650	618	270.00–280.00	274.94
2	700–750	720	260.00–265.00	262.55

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	975	131.00–132.50	131.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	187.50	187.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	975	145.00–162.50	153.71

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	—	1,265	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,420	2,400.00	2,400.00

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	10	—	1,170	1,600.00–2,000.00	1,796.07

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	956	121.00–128.00	125.45
2	—	1,103	141.00–148.00	144.21
6	—	1,083	130.00–138.00	133.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,121	140.00–150.00	145.15
2	—	1,213	151.00–153.00	151.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,457	140.00–145.00	143.99
1	—	1,445	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,781	200.00–208.00	202.58
6	—	1,324	184.00–190.00	187.94

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.