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Donalsonville

Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2025-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Donalsonville, Georgia · Wed, Feb 19

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1941

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Feeder Cattle receipts

186 head

▼ 316 vs last sale 502▼ 250 vs year ago 436 · −57.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 55 vs last sale 83▼ 33 vs year ago 61 · −54.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

87 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 121▲ 60 vs year ago 27 · +222.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls 9.00 lower, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder heifers steady, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves 5.00 higher, heifer calves steady to 3.00 lower, bull calves steady, replacement cows unevenly steady.

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 $283.35/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −100.60 against this barn's trailing median of $383.95.

Average price

$283.35

6 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,465

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+12.38

vs GA average

−14.48 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	283.35	1,465	6thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale6 hd

283.35

—

GA average15 barns · 405 hd

270.97

+12.38

National average119 barns · 5,510 hd

297.83

−14.48

This barn, trailing median35 sales

383.95

−100.60

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	—	Average	1,237	143.56	1,775	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,333	129.00	1,719	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,006	128.11	1,289	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	919	122.14	1,123	7thin

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)	888	$1,597	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	942	$1,577	18
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	896	$1,532	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,338	$2,952	10

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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	317	406.74/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,289	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	361	398.35/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,438	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	378.33/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,457	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	371.70/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,517	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	340.83/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,585	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	352.01/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,661	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	333.31/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,593	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	509	328.19/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,670	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	318.33/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,824	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	277.48/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,790	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	225	340.22/cwt	335.00–345.00	765	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	325.00/cwt	320.00–330.00	796	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	309	298.25/cwt	295.00–300.00	922	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	312.46/cwt	310.00–315.00	984	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	277.50/cwt	275.00–280.00	902	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	457	296.19/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,354	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	276.87/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,351	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	283.35/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,465	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	669	228.70/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,530	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	342	381.63/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,305	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	343.37/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,459	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	329.49/cwt	327.50–330.00	1,558	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	317.51/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,635	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	295.79/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,713	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	306.23/cwt	305.00–307.50	1,785	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	276.77/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,730	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	633	261.26/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,654	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	240.03/cwt	237.50–242.50	1,723	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,138	137.56/cwt	136.00–139.00	1,565	2
Bulls	—	—	1,286	146.56/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,885	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	795	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	747	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	856	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	942	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	880	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,074	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	952	127.79/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,217	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	999	136.90/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,368	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,117	125.54/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,402	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,305	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,618	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,360	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,822	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	843	1,311.50/head	1,300.00–1,325.00	1,312	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	863	1,376.52/head	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,377	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	901	1,477.06/head	1,400.00–1,525.00	1,477	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	1,739.11/head	1,650.00–1,775.00	1,739	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	928	1,687.53/head	1,675.00–1,700.00	1,688	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,049	1,836.77/head	1,775.00–1,850.00	1,837	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,376	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,090	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	3,014.64/head	2,950.00–3,100.00	3,015	8

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 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 186Last week 502Year ago 436

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 83Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 87Last week 121Year ago 27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,286	144.00–150.00	146.56
2	—	1,138	136.00–139.00	137.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,117	122.00–128.00	125.54
2	—	856	110.00	110.00
5	—	999	133.00–140.00	136.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	124.00	124.00
1	—	1,360	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	122.00	122.00
5	—	952	124.00–130.00	127.79
1	—	795	94.00	94.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	335.00–345.00	340.22
2	300–350	325	275.00–280.00	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	245	320.00–330.00	325.00
6	300–350	309	295.00–300.00	298.25
8	450–500	488	270.00–280.00	276.87
4	650–700	669	225.00–230.00	228.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	315	310.00–315.00	312.46
14	450–500	457	290.00–300.00	296.19
6	500–550	517	280.00–285.00	283.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	405.00–410.00	406.74
3	350–400	385	375.00–385.00	378.33
3	450–500	478	330.00–335.00	333.31
2	600–650	645	275.00–280.00	277.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	361	395.00–405.00	398.35
6	450–500	465	340.00–345.00	340.83
7	500–550	509	325.00–330.00	328.19
6	550–600	573	310.00–320.00	318.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	408	370.00–375.00	371.70
5	450–500	472	350.00–355.00	352.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	342	375.00–385.00	381.63
3	400–450	425	340.00–345.00	343.37
5	450–500	473	327.50–330.00	329.49
4	600–650	633	260.00–265.00	261.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	515	315.00–320.00	317.51
2	550–600	583	305.00–307.50	306.23
3	600–650	625	270.00–280.00	276.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	579	295.00–300.00	295.79
3	700–750	718	237.50–242.50	240.03

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	863	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,376.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	901	1,400.00–1,525.00	1,477.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	843	1,300.00–1,325.00	1,311.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	928	1,675.00–1,700.00	1,687.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	910	1,650.00–1,775.00	1,739.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	124.00	124.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,049	1,775.00–1,850.00	1,836.77

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	2	—	1,090	2,700.00	2,700.00

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	8	—	1,400	2,950.00–3,100.00	3,014.64

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.