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Donalsonville

Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2026-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-11-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Donalsonville, Georgia · Mon, Nov 2

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1941

← Oct 26Nov 2latest

Feeder Cattle receipts

330 head

▲ 71 vs last sale 259▼ 231 vs year ago 561 · −41.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 19▲ 1 vs year ago 25 · +4.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 29▲ 4 vs year ago 17 · +23.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, slaughter cows 5.00-10.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady to 4.00 higher, feeder steers steady, feeder heifers 10.00 lower, feeder bulls 5.00 lower, steer & heifer calves 10.00 lower, bull calves 15.00 lower, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $364.99/cwt on 24 head, up $1.77 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 30 comparable sales and sits −66.44 against this barn's trailing median of $431.43.

Average price

$364.99

▲ 1.77 vs prior sale

24 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,986

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$31

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

$14.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.12

vs GA average

−43.08 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	536	373.86	2,005	9thin
Medium and Large 3	549	359.67	1,975	15thin

One grade step is worth $14.19/cwt here — about $31 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 sale24 hd

364.99

—

GA average13 barns · 252 hd

370.11

−5.12

National average43 barns · 4,657 hd

408.07

−43.08

This barn, trailing median30 sales

431.43

−66.44

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,613	177.94	2,871	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,489	136.48	2,032	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,135	127.51	1,448	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,085	119.00	1,291	1thin

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)	1,060	$3,000	2thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	268	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,286	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,549	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,495	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,581	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,488	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	447.42/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,669	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,599	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	404	459.93/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,858	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	438.29/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,828	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	438	410.03/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,796	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	418.12/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,965	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,810	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	390.57/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,871	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	508	381.24/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,937	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	371.27/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,986	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	559	367.96/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,057	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	346.41/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,957	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	355.99/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,196	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	654	342.73/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,241	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,261	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,160	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	312.47/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,228	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	722	301.97/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,180	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	727	291.65/cwt	285.00–295.00	2,120	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	293.31/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,258	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	799	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,197	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	819	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,457	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	258	427.52/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,103	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	283	406.65/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,151	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	309	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,360	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	406.77/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,281	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	323	382.07/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,234	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,504	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	390.08/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,435	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,425	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	409	389.97/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,595	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,540	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,732	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	472	338.37/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,597	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	354.21/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,711	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,734	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	532	320.00/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,702	24
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	577	303.24/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,750	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	297.48/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,874	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,965	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	243	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,227	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	438.41/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,206	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	281	504.85/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,419	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	379	401.25/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,521	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	391	452.32/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,769	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	404	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,737	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	355.18/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,662	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	385.95/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,868	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,931	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	528	343.34/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,813	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	587	339.96/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,996	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,888	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	324.95/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,005	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,984	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,601	186.80/cwt	184.00–190.00	2,991	5
Bulls	—	—	1,612	164.81/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,657	3
Bulls	—	—	1,630	176.72/cwt	174.00–180.00	2,881	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,083	123.77/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,340	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,291	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,674	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	135.07/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,986	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,149	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,415	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,406	1

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 Nov 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 330Last week 259Year ago 561

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 19Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 29Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	480.00	480.00
2	300–350	320	465.00	465.00
1	350–400	390	410.00	410.00
2	400–450	438	405.00–415.00	410.03
1	450–500	470	385.00	385.00
8	500–550	535	360.00–375.00	371.27
7	550–600	565	340.00–355.00	346.41
4	650–700	675	320.00	320.00
3	700–750	727	285.00–295.00	291.65
1	750–800	799	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	525.00	525.00
1	300–350	310	510.00	510.00
3	400–450	404	450.00–465.00	459.93
3	450–500	470	410.00–430.00	418.12
5	600–650	617	350.00–360.00	355.99
11	650–700	654	340.00–345.00	342.73
2	700–750	713	310.00–315.00	312.47
8	800–850	819	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	490.00	490.00
2	350–400	373	445.00–450.00	447.42
3	400–450	417	430.00–445.00	438.29
9	450–500	479	390.00–395.00	390.57
4	500–550	508	380.00–385.00	381.24
5	550–600	559	360.00–375.00	367.96
2	650–700	675	335.00	335.00
5	700–750	722	300.00–305.00	301.97
3	750–800	770	290.00–295.00	293.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	283	400.00–410.00	406.65
5	300–350	323	380.00–390.00	382.07
2	350–400	385	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	440	350.00	350.00
3	450–500	472	335.00–340.00	338.37
24	500–550	532	315.00–330.00	320.00
9	550–600	577	300.00–310.00	303.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	309	440.00	440.00
2	350–400	358	420.00	420.00
4	400–450	409	380.00–400.00	389.97
9	450–500	468	370.00	370.00
1	650–700	655	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	258	425.00–430.00	427.52
3	300–350	315	400.00–420.00	406.77
6	350–400	368	385.00–395.00	390.08
6	450–500	483	350.00–355.00	354.21
1	500–550	510	340.00	340.00
2	600–650	630	295.00–300.00	297.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	281	500.00–510.00	504.85
3	600–650	617	320.00–335.00	324.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	505.00	505.00
11	350–400	391	445.00–455.00	452.32
6	400–450	404	430.00	430.00
5	450–500	484	385.00–390.00	385.95
1	500–550	515	375.00	375.00
3	550–600	587	335.00–345.00	339.96
2	600–650	640	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	425.00–450.00	438.41
4	350–400	379	395.00–405.00	401.25
2	450–500	468	350.00–360.00	355.18
3	500–550	528	340.00–345.00	343.34
1	550–600	590	320.00	320.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,083	120.00–128.00	123.77
1	—	1,240	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,535	140.00	140.00
5	—	1,470	130.00–140.00	135.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,612	160.00–168.00	164.81
5	—	1,601	184.00–190.00	186.80
4	—	1,630	174.00–180.00	176.72

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	—	1,060	3,000.00	3,000.00

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	—	1,415	170.00	170.00

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.