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Donalsonville

Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2025-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Donalsonville, Georgia · Wed, Jan 29

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1941

← Jan 15Jan 29Feb 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

314 head

▼ 109 vs last sale 423▼ 61 vs year ago 375 · −16.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

121 head

▲ 54 vs last sale 67▲ 49 vs year ago 72 · +68.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

55 head

▼ 94 vs last sale 149▲ 24 vs year ago 31 · +77.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available due to inclement weather last week.

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 $322.01/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −109.42 against this barn's trailing median of $431.43.

Average price

$322.01

10 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,767

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

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

$15.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.89

vs GA average

−26.65 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	331.21	1,800	4thin
Medium and Large 3	553	315.87	1,745	6thin

One grade step is worth $15.34/cwt here — about $55 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale10 hd

322.01

—

GA average14 barns · 305 hd

317.12

+4.89

National average177 barns · 23,098 hd

348.66

−26.65

This barn, trailing median30 sales

431.43

−109.42

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	1,580	159.64	2,523	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,427	133.41	1,903	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,168	132.62	1,549	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,005	110.77	1,114	18

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)	1,275	$2,100	2thin

Every lot

62 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	250–300	Medium and Large 2	278	462.68/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,286	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	282	548.49/cwt	545.00–550.00	1,547	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	312	396.90/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,238	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	442.56/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,385	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	377.40/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,415	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	424	351.18/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,489	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	439	364.17/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,599	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	373.37/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,643	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	332.53/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,596	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	355.67/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,711	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	342.67/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,679	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	337.46/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,762	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	522	321.71/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,679	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	324.96/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,836	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	583	310.03/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,807	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	618	295.66/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,827	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	662	274.96/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,820	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	735	264.20/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,942	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	257	353.31/cwt	350.00–355.00	908	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	342.02/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,084	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	357	323.36/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,154	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	296.75/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,157	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	281.61/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,191	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	296.53/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,299	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	442	310.47/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,372	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	302.49/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,476	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	283.99/cwt	282.50–287.50	1,485	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	274.60/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,442	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	538	263.37/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,417	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	551	277.50/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,529	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	245.00/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,421	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	246.23/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,509	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	237.52/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,520	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	236.60/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,614	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	706	223.73/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,580	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	392.52/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,523	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	380.87/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,623	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	344.28/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,577	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	353.17/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,688	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	322.45/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,696	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	306.58/cwt	305.00–307.50	1,741	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	278.46/cwt	277.00–280.00	1,601	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	291.49/cwt	287.50–297.50	1,691	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	261.25/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,763	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	246.24/cwt	245.00–247.50	1,761	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,461	157.51/cwt	155.00–160.00	2,301	7
Bulls	—	—	1,552	148.57/cwt	146.00–150.00	2,306	3
Bulls	—	—	1,764	169.27/cwt	166.00–172.00	2,986	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	991	103.67/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,027	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,004	118.60/cwt	117.50–120.00	1,191	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	112.52/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,151	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,108	126.04/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,397	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,177	133.56/cwt	129.00–136.00	1,572	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	139.57/cwt	137.00–144.00	1,717	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,376	138.56/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,907	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,434	121.22/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,738	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,501	134.03/cwt	132.00–135.00	2,012	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	129.29/cwt	120.00–137.50	1,131	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,066	156.16/cwt	149.00–167.50	1,665	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	139.23/cwt	137.50–141.00	1,615	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,203	134.72/cwt	125.00–145.00	1,621	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	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

Wed Jan 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 314Last week 423Year ago 375

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 67Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 149Year ago 31

No trend available due to inclement weather last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	438	292.50–300.00	296.53
6	500–550	525	270.00–277.50	274.60
4	550–600	580	240.00–250.00	245.00
4	600–650	640	235.00–240.00	237.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	390	290.00–300.00	296.75
6	400–450	423	280.00–285.00	281.61
3	500–550	538	260.00–265.00	263.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	257	350.00–355.00	353.31
5	300–350	317	340.00–345.00	342.02
6	350–400	357	320.00–330.00	323.36
10	400–450	442	305.00–315.00	310.47
4	450–500	488	300.00–305.00	302.49
10	500–550	523	282.50–287.50	283.99
2	550–600	551	275.00–280.00	277.50
4	600–650	613	242.50–250.00	246.23
3	650–700	682	235.00–240.00	236.60
2	700–750	706	220.00–227.50	223.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	424	350.00–355.00	351.18
6	450–500	480	330.00–335.00	332.53
3	500–550	522	320.00–325.00	321.71
3	550–600	583	305.00–315.00	310.03
7	600–650	618	290.00–300.00	295.66
8	650–700	662	270.00–280.00	274.96
6	700–750	735	260.00–265.00	264.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	460.00–465.00	462.68
8	300–350	312	390.00–400.00	396.90
2	350–400	375	375.00–380.00	377.40
6	400–450	439	360.00–365.00	364.17
13	450–500	490	340.00–345.00	342.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	545.00–550.00	548.49
2	300–350	313	440.00–445.00	442.56
6	400–450	440	370.00–380.00	373.37
7	450–500	481	350.00–360.00	355.67
2	500–550	522	335.00–340.00	337.46
2	550–600	565	320.00–330.00	324.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	458	340.00–345.00	344.28
10	550–600	580	287.50–297.50	291.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	390.00–395.00	392.52
6	400–450	426	375.00–385.00	380.87
3	450–500	478	350.00–360.00	353.17
2	500–550	526	320.00–325.00	322.45
8	550–600	568	305.00–307.50	306.58
4	650–700	675	260.00–265.00	261.25
2	700–750	715	245.00–247.50	246.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	575	277.00–280.00	278.46

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)	2	—	1,160	137.50–141.00	139.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	875	120.00–137.50	129.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,066	149.00–167.50	156.16

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)	9	—	1,203	125.00–145.00	134.72

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	—	1,275	2,100.00	2,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,230	137.00–144.00	139.57
10	—	1,177	129.00–136.00	133.56
12	—	1,108	123.00–128.00	126.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,023	109.00–115.00	112.52
7	—	991	100.00–107.00	103.67
5	—	1,004	117.50–120.00	118.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,376	136.00–141.00	138.56
7	—	1,501	132.00–135.00	134.03
5	—	1,434	119.00–125.00	121.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,552	146.00–150.00	148.57
5	—	1,764	166.00–172.00	169.27
7	—	1,461	155.00–160.00	157.51

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.