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Donalsonville

Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2025-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Donalsonville, Georgia · Wed, Jan 15

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1941

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Feeder Cattle receipts

423 head

▲ 127 vs last sale 296▲ 241 vs year ago 182 · +132.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

67 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 51▲ 37 vs year ago 30 · +123.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

149 head

▲ 109 vs last sale 40▲ 138 vs year ago 11 · +1,254.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 8.00 higher, slaughter bulls 10.00 higher, high yielding slaughter bull up to 184.00, feeder steers sharply higher, feeder heifers lightly tested, feeder bulls steady to 4.00 lower, all calves sharply higher.

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 $238.84/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −145.11 against this barn's trailing median of $383.95.

Average price

$238.84

15 head · 578 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,381

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

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

$6.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.47

vs GA average

−65.19 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	584	241.87	1,413	8thin
Medium and Large 3	572	235.37	1,346	7thin

One grade step is worth $6.50/cwt here — about $66 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale15 hd

238.84

—

GA average16 barns · 539 hd

267.31

−28.47

National average192 barns · 30,803 hd

304.03

−65.19

This barn, trailing median35 sales

383.95

−145.11

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	1,998	160.59	3,209	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,436	133.34	1,914	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,156	132.63	1,533	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	931	123.10	1,145	9thin

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
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,222	$2,393	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,130	$1,840	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,275	$2,800	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,216	$2,584	45

Every lot

61 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	272	431.56/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,174	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	305	378.53/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,155	13
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	308	417.44/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,286	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	396.23/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,482	17
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	409	373.96/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,529	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	381.19/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,616	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	346.63/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,491	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	457	367.01/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,677	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	355.09/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,651	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	332.56/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,706	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	323.79/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,729	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	299.06/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,827	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	631	273.18/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,724	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	281.26/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,794	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	656	262.52/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,722	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	770	238.77/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,839	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	249.78/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,986	22
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	362.36/cwt	360.00–365.00	978	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	341.79/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,094	11
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	352.39/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,163	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	332.61/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,098	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	330.85/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,244	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	307.43/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,288	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	443	276.23/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,224	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	456	257.47/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,174	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	280.31/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,301	32
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	266.97/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,271	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	572	235.37/cwt	232.50–237.50	1,346	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	584	241.87/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,413	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	241.00/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,485	21
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	643	225.41/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,449	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	667	210.98/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,407	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	404.93/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,539	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	393.40/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,640	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	382.45/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,683	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	318.37/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,671	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	301.85/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,711	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	573	276.21/cwt	275.00–277.50	1,583	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	284.17/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,634	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	628	261.63/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,643	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	677	241.75/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,637	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,693	152.18/cwt	150.00–154.00	2,576	2
Bulls	—	—	2,148	161.72/cwt	160.00–164.00	3,474	3
Bulls	—	—	2,160	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	3,758	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	825	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	908	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	131.22/cwt	130.00–132.50	1,233	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	122.57/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,158	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,107	126.28/cwt	126.00–127.00	1,398	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,133	139.68/cwt	136.00–143.00	1,583	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	131.28/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,546	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,433	133.70/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,916	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	141.22/cwt	140.00–143.00	2,027	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,447	124.05/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,795	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	131.50/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,374	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,101	148.60/cwt	130.00–157.50	1,636	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,126	176.58/cwt	170.00–195.00	1,988	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	1,839.82/head	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,840	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,222	2,392.99/head	1,900.00–2,600.00	2,393	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	2,048	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,216	2,583.71/head	2,100.00–2,850.00	2,584	45
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	4

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 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 423Last week 296Year ago 182

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 51Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 149Last week 40Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	330.00–335.00	332.61
4	400–450	443	275.00–280.00	276.23
8	450–500	456	250.00–260.00	257.47
7	550–600	572	232.50–237.50	235.37
6	600–650	643	225.00–227.50	225.41
5	650–700	667	210.00–215.00	210.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	320	340.00–345.00	341.79
6	350–400	376	325.00–335.00	330.85
5	450–500	476	265.00–270.00	266.97
8	550–600	584	240.00–245.00	241.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	360.00–365.00	362.36
4	300–350	330	350.00–355.00	352.39
4	400–450	419	300.00–310.00	307.43
32	450–500	464	275.00–285.00	280.31
21	600–650	616	240.00–242.50	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	409	370.00–375.00	373.96
3	450–500	465	350.00–360.00	355.09
4	500–550	534	320.00–325.00	323.79
2	600–650	638	280.00–282.50	281.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	430.00–435.00	431.56
4	300–350	308	410.00–420.00	417.44
17	350–400	374	390.00–400.00	396.23
4	400–450	424	380.00–385.00	381.19
5	450–500	457	365.00–370.00	367.01
4	500–550	513	330.00–335.00	332.56
5	600–650	611	295.00–305.00	299.06
22	750–800	795	245.00–250.00	249.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	305	375.00–385.00	378.53
3	400–450	430	340.00–350.00	346.63
4	600–650	631	270.00–275.00	273.18
2	650–700	656	260.00–265.00	262.52
2	750–800	770	237.50–240.00	238.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	400.00–410.00	404.93
3	400–450	417	390.00–395.00	393.40
3	500–550	525	315.00–320.00	318.37
8	550–600	567	300.00–310.00	301.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	573	275.00–277.50	276.21
3	600–650	628	260.00–265.00	261.63
4	650–700	677	240.00–245.00	241.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	380.00–385.00	382.45
3	550–600	575	280.00–287.50	284.17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,133	136.00–143.00	139.68
3	—	1,107	126.00–127.00	126.28
12	—	1,178	128.00–135.00	131.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	110.00	110.00
6	—	945	120.00–125.00	122.57
2	—	940	130.00–132.50	131.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,447	120.00–127.00	124.05
12	—	1,433	130.00–137.00	133.70
3	—	1,435	140.00–143.00	141.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,160	174.00	174.00
3	—	2,148	160.00–164.00	161.72
2	—	1,693	150.00–154.00	152.18

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,260	162.50	162.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,222	1,900.00–2,600.00	2,392.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,045	128.00–134.00	131.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,126	170.00–195.00	176.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	—	1,130	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,839.82

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,101	130.00–157.50	148.60

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,275	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	45	—	1,216	2,100.00–2,850.00	2,583.71

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.