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Donalsonville

Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2025-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Donalsonville, Georgia · Wed, Feb 12

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1941

← Feb 5Feb 12Feb 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

502 head

▲ 69 vs last sale 433▲ 59 vs year ago 443 · +13.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

83 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 54▲ 44 vs year ago 39 · +112.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

121 head

▲ 94 vs last sale 27▲ 96 vs year ago 25 · +384.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher, high yielding slaughter bulls up to 187.00, feeder cattle steady to 10.00 lower, replacement cows 7.00 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 $243.81/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −140.14 against this barn's trailing median of $383.95.

Average price

$243.81

36 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,351

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$19.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.14

vs GA average

−53.19 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	254.94	1,446	2thin
Medium and Large 2	542	253.47	1,374	15thin
Medium and Large 3	562	235.02	1,321	19thin

One grade step is worth $19.92/cwt here — about $125 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 sale36 hd

243.81

—

GA average15 barns · 381 hd

254.96

−11.14

National average157 barns · 11,394 hd

297.00

−53.19

This barn, trailing median35 sales

383.95

−140.14

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	—	Low	1,813	160.94	2,918	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,506	133.83	2,016	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,121	122.34	1,372	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	976	114.24	1,115	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,105	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	914	$1,514	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,310	$2,937	28

Every lot

56 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	316	433.92/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,371	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	418.25/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,330	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	331	394.33/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,305	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	358	379.14/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,357	21
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	403.85/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,466	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	412	360.80/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,486	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	339.15/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,604	24
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	331.88/cwt	330.00–332.50	1,716	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	321.14/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,689	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	314.38/cwt	310.00–319.00	1,789	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	298.69/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,837	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	670	268.36/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,798	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	706	252.52/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,783	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	230	318.20/cwt	315.00–325.00	732	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	317	282.28/cwt	280.00–285.00	895	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	319	294.90/cwt	290.00–300.00	941	12
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	310.98/cwt	302.50–312.50	1,008	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	356	274.46/cwt	270.00–275.00	977	43
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	293.44/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,115	19
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	283.65/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,086	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	457	263.70/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,205	29
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	542	253.47/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,374	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	562	235.02/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,321	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	254.94/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,446	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	222.51/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,435	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	228.75/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,510	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	677	208.37/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,411	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	392.58/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,237	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	402.07/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,339	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	347.49/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,487	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	339.20/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,459	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	330.18/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,578	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	538	304.93/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,641	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	297.57/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,711	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	257.56/cwt	252.50–262.50	1,721	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,705	157.68/cwt	156.00–159.00	2,688	2
Bulls	—	—	1,820	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,730	1
Bulls	—	—	1,883	166.75/cwt	164.00–169.00	3,140	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	800	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	960	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	114.99/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,127	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	109.10/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,149	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,101	118.46/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,304	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,136	125.54/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,426	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,187	134.31/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,594	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,392	127.07/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,769	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,498	139.93/cwt	139.00–143.00	2,096	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,530	133.19/cwt	130.00–136.00	2,038	16
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	965	133.21/cwt	129.00–138.50	1,285	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,026	158.86/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,630	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,027	1,277.31/head	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,277	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,583	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,137	136.12/cwt	130.00–147.50	1,548	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,157	2,800.00/head	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,800	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,463	3,074.96/head	3,000.00–3,200.00	3,075	14

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 Feb 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 502Last week 433Year ago 443

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 54Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 121Last week 27Year ago 25

Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher, high yielding slaughter bulls up to 187.00, feeder cattle steady to 10.00 lower, replacement cows 7.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	331	390.00–400.00	394.33
21	350–400	358	375.00–385.00	379.14
3	650–700	670	265.00–270.00	268.36
2	700–750	706	250.00–255.00	252.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	415.00–420.00	418.25
6	400–450	412	350.00–370.00	360.80
24	450–500	473	330.00–350.00	339.15
19	500–550	526	320.00–327.50	321.14
5	550–600	569	310.00–319.00	314.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	316	430.00–440.00	433.92
9	350–400	363	400.00–410.00	403.85
8	500–550	517	330.00–332.50	331.88
4	600–650	615	295.00–300.00	298.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	200–250	230	315.00–325.00	318.20
9	300–350	317	280.00–285.00	282.28
43	350–400	356	270.00–275.00	274.46
19	550–600	562	230.00–240.00	235.02
2	600–650	645	220.00–225.00	222.51
3	650–700	677	205.00–210.00	208.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	319	290.00–300.00	294.90
12	350–400	383	280.00–287.50	283.65
29	450–500	457	260.00–265.00	263.70
15	500–550	542	250.00–257.50	253.47
2	650–700	660	227.50–230.00	228.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	324	302.50–312.50	310.98
19	350–400	380	290.00–297.50	293.44
2	550–600	567	250.00–260.00	254.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	390.00–395.00	392.58
2	400–450	428	345.00–350.00	347.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	333	400.00–405.00	402.07
4	550–600	575	290.00–300.00	297.57
2	650–700	668	252.50–262.50	257.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	430	335.00–345.00	339.20
2	450–500	478	325.00–335.00	330.18
2	500–550	538	300.00–310.00	304.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,136	122.00–128.00	125.54
3	—	1,187	130.00–137.00	134.31
15	—	1,101	113.00–120.00	118.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	980	112.00–119.00	114.99
2	—	1,053	108.00–110.00	109.10
1	—	800	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,530	130.00–136.00	133.19
5	—	1,498	139.00–143.00	139.93
3	—	1,392	124.00–129.00	127.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,820	150.00	150.00
3	—	1,883	164.00–169.00	166.75
2	—	1,705	156.00–159.00	157.68

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,026	155.00–165.00	158.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	800	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	150.00	150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,750.00	1,750.00

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	—	1,137	130.00–147.50	136.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	965	129.00–138.50	133.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,027	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,277.31

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	14	—	1,157	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,800.00

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	14	—	1,463	3,000.00–3,200.00	3,074.96

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.