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Donalsonville

Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2025-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Donalsonville, Georgia · Wed, Jan 8

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1941

← Dec 18Jan 8Jan 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

296 head

▼ 259 vs last sale 555▲ 105 vs year ago 191 · +55.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

51 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 46▲ 23 vs year ago 28 · +82.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

40 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 63▲ 40 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available due to the market being closed for the holidays.

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 $255.54/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −128.41 against this barn's trailing median of $383.95.

Average price

$255.54

14 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,391

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

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

$25.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.67

vs GA average

−49.70 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	539	260.90	1,406	11thin
Medium and Large 3	565	235.86	1,333	3thin

One grade step is worth $25.04/cwt here — about $73 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 sale14 hd

255.54

—

GA average16 barns · 414 hd

260.20

−4.67

National average163 barns · 22,771 hd

305.24

−49.70

This barn, trailing median35 sales

383.95

−128.41

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	—	High	1,488	144.92	2,156	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,427	132.52	1,891	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,097	119.31	1,309	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,023	100.18	1,025	6thin

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)	1,350	$2,201	8

Every lot

47 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	395.12/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,276	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	366.70/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,313	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	352.53/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,357	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	324.03/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,335	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	340.94/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,493	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	439	330.83/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,452	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	321.29/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,526	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	275.63/cwt	275.00–277.50	1,502	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	573	261.94/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,501	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	281.69/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,625	19
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	631	247.60/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,562	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	306.67/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,089	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	364	296.35/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,079	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	371	284.33/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,055	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	283.77/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,186	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	295.05/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,248	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	476	255.54/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,216	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	274.18/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,330	28
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	264.99/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,410	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	235.86/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,333	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	242.52/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,382	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	608	231.67/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,409	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	616	224.37/cwt	222.50–225.00	1,382	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	342.94/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,265	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	324.97/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,495	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	308.70/cwt	307.50–310.00	1,445	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	484	297.52/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,440	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	284.96/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,496	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	273.76/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,574	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	262.48/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,641	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	658	251.68/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,656	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,190	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,630	1
Bulls	—	—	1,475	152.37/cwt	149.00–155.00	2,247	2
Bulls	—	—	1,542	143.76/cwt	141.00–147.00	2,217	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	875	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	744	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,020	106.67/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,088	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	94.53/cwt	94.00–95.00	978	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	109.01/cwt	107.00–111.00	1,161	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,092	117.34/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,281	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,135	126.70/cwt	124.00–131.00	1,438	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,405	123.46/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,735	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,419	137.22/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,947	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,468	129.85/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,906	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	2,200.93/head	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,201	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	896	165.27/cwt	155.00–177.50	1,481	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,020	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,448	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,188	132.64/cwt	127.50–135.00	1,576	3

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

Wed Jan 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 296Last week 555Year ago 191

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 46Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 63Year ago 0

No trend available due to the market being closed for the holidays.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	484	290.00–300.00	297.52
4	500–550	525	280.00–287.50	284.96
2	550–600	575	272.50–275.00	273.76
2	600–650	625	260.00–265.00	262.48
3	650–700	658	250.00–255.00	251.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	307.50–310.00	308.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	369	335.00–345.00	342.94
4	450–500	460	320.00–335.00	324.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	390.00–400.00	395.12
3	350–400	358	360.00–370.00	366.70
10	400–450	412	320.00–340.00	324.03
2	450–500	475	320.00–322.50	321.29
19	550–600	577	280.00–290.00	281.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	439	325.00–335.00	330.83
4	500–550	545	275.00–277.50	275.63
5	550–600	573	260.00–265.00	261.94
4	600–650	631	240.00–250.00	247.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	385	350.00–355.00	352.53
5	400–450	438	340.00–345.00	340.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	364	290.00–300.00	296.35
4	400–450	418	280.00–285.00	283.77
28	450–500	485	270.00–277.50	274.18
9	500–550	532	260.00–267.50	264.99
2	550–600	570	240.00–245.00	242.52
3	600–650	608	230.00–232.50	231.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	371	280.00–287.00	284.33
21	450–500	476	250.00–260.00	255.54
3	550–600	565	235.00–237.50	235.86
4	600–650	616	222.50–225.00	224.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	355	305.00–310.00	306.67
16	400–450	423	290.00–300.00	295.05

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	8	—	1,350	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,200.93

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	142.00	142.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,188	127.50–135.00	132.64

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)	5	—	896	155.00–177.50	165.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,475	149.00–155.00	152.37
6	—	1,542	141.00–147.00	143.76
1	—	1,190	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,468	128.00–132.00	129.85
2	—	1,405	120.00–127.00	123.46
5	—	1,419	135.00–140.00	137.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	85.00	85.00
2	—	1,035	94.00–95.00	94.53
3	—	1,065	107.00–111.00	109.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,092	114.00–120.00	117.34
7	—	1,135	124.00–131.00	126.70
3	—	1,020	105.00–110.00	106.67

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.