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Donalsonville

Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2025-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Donalsonville, Georgia · Wed, Apr 23

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1941

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Feeder Cattle receipts

644 head

▲ 240 vs last sale 404▲ 270 vs year ago 374 · +72.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 35▼ 52 vs year ago 83 · −62.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

56 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 40▼ 34 vs year ago 90 · −37.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers and feeder bulls steady to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers steady, steer calves 8.00 higher, heifer calves 10.00 higher, bull calves steady to 5.00 lower, replacement cows unevenly steady.

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 $361.27/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 4 of 30 comparable sales and sits −70.16 against this barn's trailing median of $431.43.

Average price

$361.27

37 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,939

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

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

$7.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.34

vs GA average

−12.75 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	363.73	1,960	24
Medium and Large 3	530	357.43	1,894	2thin
Medium and Large 2	534	356.59	1,903	11thin

One grade step is worth $7.14/cwt here — about $58 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 sale37 hd

361.27

—

GA average14 barns · 294 hd

352.93

+8.34

National average172 barns · 11,123 hd

374.02

−12.75

This barn, trailing median30 sales

431.43

−70.16

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	—	High	1,955	177.21	3,464	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,480	136.19	2,015	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,193	130.89	1,562	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,005	120.80	1,214	4thin

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)	1,412	$2,512	16

Every lot

68 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 1	268	531.72/cwt	530.00–535.00	1,425	13
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	467.38/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,496	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	329	447.56/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,472	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	394	420.93/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,658	37
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	403	407.51/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,642	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	416.67/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,708	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	434	398.66/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,730	22
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	469	372.04/cwt	367.50–372.50	1,745	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	502	375.55/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,885	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	361.68/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,906	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	357.43/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,894	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	356.64/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,001	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	333.67/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,879	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	634	309.74/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,964	19
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	646	296.70/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,917	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	290.63/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,927	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	285.85/cwt	285.00–287.50	1,944	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	720	272.43/cwt	267.50–277.50	1,961	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	262	453.31/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,188	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	263	464.86/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,223	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	270	424.88/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,147	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	391.01/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,322	23
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	365.00/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,259	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	382.62/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,427	36
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	391	348.03/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,361	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	371.75/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,543	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	437	365.56/cwt	360.00–367.50	1,597	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	337.33/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,582	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	327.46/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,536	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	471	312.54/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,472	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	521	282.22/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,470	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	294.65/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,662	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	292.32/cwt	282.50–300.00	1,655	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	573	272.14/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,559	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	617	263.89/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,628	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	262.01/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,745	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	255.46/cwt	252.50–257.50	1,712	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	722	248.30/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,793	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	482.45/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,327	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	423.64/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,584	22
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	412.46/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,683	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	433	375.00/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,624	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	439	399.37/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,753	31
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	362.46/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,678	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	336.94/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,789	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	537	350.00/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,880	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	326.01/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,842	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	572	310.00/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,773	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	626	282.42/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,768	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	667	284.18/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,895	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	684	272.51/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,864	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	703	271.25/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,907	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	732	251.67/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,842	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,955	177.21/cwt	175.00–180.00	3,464	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	978	122.74/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,200	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,063	120.89/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,285	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,248	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	143.37/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,703	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	130.07/cwt	127.00–133.00	1,610	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,370	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,137	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,415	136.21/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,927	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,668	129.54/cwt	126.00–133.00	2,161	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,050	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	166.69/cwt	160.00–173.50	1,767	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,080	134.93/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,457	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,141	143.02/cwt	135.00–152.50	1,632	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,356	2,400.28/head	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,400	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,468	2,622.91/head	2,550.00–2,750.00	2,623	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 Apr 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 644Last week 404Year ago 374

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 35Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 40Year ago 90

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	270	420.00–430.00	424.88
2	300–350	345	360.00–370.00	365.00
5	350–400	391	345.00–350.00	348.03
5	450–500	471	310.00–317.50	312.54
9	500–550	521	280.00–285.00	282.22
8	550–600	573	270.00–275.00	272.14
9	600–650	617	260.00–267.50	263.89
6	700–750	722	245.00–250.00	248.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	460.00–470.00	464.86
23	300–350	338	390.00–400.00	391.01
36	350–400	373	380.00–385.00	382.62
6	400–450	415	370.00–375.00	371.75
21	450–500	469	335.00–345.00	337.33
6	550–600	564	290.00–300.00	294.65
5	650–700	666	260.00–270.00	262.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	262	450.00–455.00	453.31
5	400–450	437	360.00–367.50	365.56
5	450–500	469	325.00–330.00	327.46
4	550–600	566	282.50–300.00	292.32
5	650–700	670	252.50–257.50	255.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	465.00–470.00	467.38
37	350–400	394	415.00–425.00	420.93
2	400–450	403	405.00–410.00	407.51
9	500–550	527	360.00–365.00	361.68
2	550–600	563	330.00–337.50	333.67
19	600–650	634	305.00–310.00	309.74
16	650–700	663	290.00–300.00	290.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	329	445.00–450.00	447.56
22	400–450	434	390.00–400.00	398.66
11	450–500	469	367.50–372.50	372.04
2	500–550	530	355.00–360.00	357.43
3	600–650	646	290.00–300.00	296.70
3	650–700	680	285.00–287.50	285.85
2	700–750	720	267.50–277.50	272.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	250–300	268	530.00–535.00	531.72
6	400–450	410	415.00–420.00	416.67
9	500–550	502	370.00–380.00	375.55
15	550–600	561	350.00–360.00	356.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	350–400	374	415.00–425.00	423.64
31	400–450	439	390.00–400.00	399.37
4	450–500	463	360.00–365.00	362.46
10	550–600	565	320.00–330.00	326.01
6	650–700	667	280.00–287.50	284.18
3	700–750	732	250.00–255.00	251.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	480.00–485.00	482.45
2	400–450	408	410.00–415.00	412.46
5	500–550	531	335.00–345.00	336.94
2	700–750	703	270.00–272.50	271.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	433	370.00–380.00	375.00
5	500–550	537	345.00–355.00	350.00
5	550–600	572	305.00–315.00	310.00
6	600–650	626	280.00–290.00	282.42
7	650–700	684	270.00–277.50	272.51

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,080	134.00–136.00	134.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,141	135.00–152.50	143.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	150.00	150.00

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)	2	—	1,060	160.00–173.50	166.69

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	8	—	1,356	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,400.28

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	—	1,468	2,550.00–2,750.00	2,622.91

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,415	134.00–140.00	136.21
3	—	1,668	126.00–133.00	129.54
1	—	1,370	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,188	141.00–146.00	143.37
6	—	1,238	127.00–133.00	130.07
2	—	1,063	118.00–123.00	120.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	978	120.00–125.00	122.74
1	—	1,085	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,955	175.00–180.00	177.21

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.