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Donalsonville

Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2025-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Donalsonville, Georgia · Wed, Feb 26

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1941

← Feb 19Feb 26Mar 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

356 head

▲ 170 vs last sale 186▼ 12 vs year ago 368 · −3.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

53 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 28▲ 1 vs year ago 52 · +1.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

61 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 87▲ 42 vs year ago 19 · +221.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 10.00 higher, feeder steers and feeder heifers lightly tested, feeder bulls 7.00 higher, steer calves 7.00 higher, heifer calves sharply higher, bull calves 5.00 higher, replacement cows 10.00 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 $286.57/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −97.38 against this barn's trailing median of $383.95.

Average price

$286.57

27 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,539

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$27

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$29.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.29

vs GA average

−20.44 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	294.07	1,551	19thin
Medium and Large 3	537	274.98	1,477	3thin
Medium and Large 2	575	265.02	1,524	5thin

One grade step is worth $29.05/cwt here — about $27 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 sale27 hd

286.57

—

GA average13 barns · 259 hd

271.28

+15.29

National average189 barns · 18,586 hd

307.01

−20.44

This barn, trailing median35 sales

383.95

−97.38

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	1,285	165.50	2,127	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,365	153.97	2,101	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,121	149.61	1,677	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,035	128.58	1,331	3thin

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)	1,227	$3,567	14

Every lot

57 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	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	428.20/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,542	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	397.60/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,451	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	413.19/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,570	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	384.91/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,686	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	369.21/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,625	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	464	341.62/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,585	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	354.41/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,662	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	340.83/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,738	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	334.00/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,874	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	313.86/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,814	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	609	321.68/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,959	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	611	297.42/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,817	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	627	286.23/cwt	285.00–287.50	1,795	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	306	362.93/cwt	362.50–365.00	1,111	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	312	376.74/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,175	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	316	346.82/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,096	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	353	355.03/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,253	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	368	330.23/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,215	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	349.92/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,309	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	333.57/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,378	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	344.26/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,439	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	296.01/cwt	295.00–297.50	1,403	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	310.38/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,474	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	483	285.24/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,378	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	298.21/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,542	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	537	274.98/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,477	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	556	282.48/cwt	277.50–287.50	1,571	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	265.02/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,524	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	237.46/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,726	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	311	410.09/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,275	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	411.20/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,542	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	380.86/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,630	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	431	346.33/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,493	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	372.51/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,632	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	352.54/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,685	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	493	344.02/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,696	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	333.90/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,730	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	542	321.68/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,744	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	310.62/cwt	310.00–312.50	1,761	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	572	296.71/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,697	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	289.96/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,812	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	268.78/cwt	265.00–272.50	1,707	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	273.55/cwt	272.00–275.00	1,841	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,110	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,776	1
Bulls	—	—	1,460	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,497	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	128.58/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,331	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,087	141.21/cwt	139.00–146.00	1,535	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,137	150.89/cwt	147.00–154.00	1,716	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,153	159.32/cwt	156.00–162.00	1,837	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,345	161.60/cwt	159.00–165.00	2,174	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,355	145.74/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,975	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,399	152.65/cwt	149.00–156.00	2,136	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	854	174.54/cwt	170.00–181.00	1,491	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	953	180.49/cwt	177.00–185.00	1,720	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,108	175.53/cwt	170.00–182.50	1,945	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	3,673.95/head	3,600.00–3,800.00	3,674	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,320	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	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 Feb 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 356Last week 186Year ago 368

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 28Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 87Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	306	362.50–365.00	362.93
4	350–400	374	345.00–355.00	349.92
5	400–450	413	330.00–337.50	333.57
5	450–500	474	295.00–297.50	296.01
5	550–600	575	260.00–270.00	265.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	316	345.00–350.00	346.82
2	350–400	368	325.00–335.00	330.23
20	450–500	483	280.00–290.00	285.24
3	500–550	537	270.00–277.50	274.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	375.00–380.00	376.74
2	350–400	353	350.00–360.00	355.03
7	400–450	418	340.00–350.00	344.26
11	450–500	475	305.00–315.00	310.38
14	500–550	517	290.00–300.00	298.21
5	550–600	556	277.50–287.50	282.48
5	700–750	727	232.50–240.00	237.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	360	425.00–430.00	428.20
2	400–450	438	380.00–390.00	384.91
19	450–500	469	350.00–360.00	354.41
6	500–550	510	340.00–345.00	340.83
5	550–600	561	330.00–335.00	334.00
3	600–650	609	320.00–325.00	321.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	380	405.00–415.00	413.19
13	400–450	440	365.00–375.00	369.21
2	550–600	578	310.00–317.50	313.86
3	600–650	611	292.50–300.00	297.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	365	390.00–400.00	397.60
9	450–500	464	340.00–345.00	341.62
2	600–650	627	285.00–287.50	286.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	410.00–415.00	411.20
6	400–450	428	380.00–385.00	380.86
6	450–500	478	350.00–355.00	352.54
5	500–550	518	330.00–337.50	333.90
2	600–650	625	285.00–295.00	289.96
2	650–700	673	272.00–275.00	273.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	431	340.00–350.00	346.33
3	550–600	572	290.00–300.00	296.71
2	600–650	635	265.00–272.50	268.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	311	405.00–415.00	410.09
2	400–450	438	370.00–375.00	372.51
5	450–500	493	340.00–345.00	344.02
3	500–550	542	320.00–325.00	321.68
4	550–600	567	310.00–312.50	310.62

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,153	156.00–162.00	159.32
10	—	1,087	139.00–146.00	141.21
5	—	1,137	147.00–154.00	150.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,035	126.00–131.00	128.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,399	149.00–156.00	152.65
5	—	1,345	159.00–165.00	161.60
4	—	1,355	145.00–147.00	145.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	171.00	171.00
1	—	1,110	160.00	160.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	854	170.00–181.00	174.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	953	177.00–185.00	180.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,108	170.00–182.50	175.53

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	10	—	1,190	3,600.00–3,800.00	3,673.95

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	4	—	1,320	3,300.00	3,300.00

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.