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Donalsonville

Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2025-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Donalsonville, Georgia · Wed, May 28

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1941

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Feeder Cattle receipts

342 head

▼ 393 vs last sale 735▲ 166 vs year ago 176 · +94.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 65▼ 12 vs year ago 44 · −27.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

46 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 84▲ 35 vs year ago 11 · +318.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers steady to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers and feeder bulls steady, steer calves steady to 5.00 lower, heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher, bull calves 10.00 lower, replacement cows steady to 5.00 higher.

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 $365.20/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 7 of 30 comparable sales and sits −66.23 against this barn's trailing median of $431.43.

Average price

$365.20

28 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,975

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$14.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.39

vs GA average

−8.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	542	376.30	2,040	6thin
Medium and Large 3	540	362.17	1,957	22

One grade step is worth $14.13/cwt here — about $83 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale28 hd

365.20

—

GA average10 barns · 238 hd

356.81

+8.39

National average120 barns · 5,578 hd

374.14

−8.94

This barn, trailing median30 sales

431.43

−66.23

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	1,737	172.28	2,992	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,406	160.01	2,250	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,176	158.68	1,866	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,124	129.03	1,450	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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	966	$2,690	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,006	$2,589	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	950	$2,038	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,338	$2,489	4thin

Every lot

58 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	497.61/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,383	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	374	427.41/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,599	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	415.98/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,768	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	463	398.60/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,846	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	412.55/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,960	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	382.54/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,024	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	536	368.20/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,974	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	335.04/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,876	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	363.83/cwt	360.00–367.50	2,067	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	607	334.37/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,030	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	351.22/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,160	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	631	318.31/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,009	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	674	304.95/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,055	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	725	288.79/cwt	287.50–290.00	2,094	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	288	410.04/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,181	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	304	376.65/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,145	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	371	370.26/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,374	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	383.78/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,431	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	391.40/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,483	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	361.73/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,512	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	376.72/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,609	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	336.26/cwt	335.00–337.50	1,547	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	357.44/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,666	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	347.63/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,689	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	501	344.00/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,723	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	321.98/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,690	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	331.00/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,787	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	562	311.03/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,748	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	618	290.02/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,792	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	447.58/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,428	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	393.56/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,468	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	377.44/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,815	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	361.67/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,772	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	514	344.53/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,771	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	562	321.65/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,808	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	613	309.97/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,900	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	685	287.52/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,970	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,631	168.98/cwt	166.00–170.00	2,756	4
Bulls	—	—	1,821	174.92/cwt	171.00–178.00	3,185	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,203	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,554	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,161	164.19/cwt	162.00–168.00	1,906	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,165	131.06/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,527	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,168	153.50/cwt	152.00–155.00	1,793	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,838	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	158.89/cwt	156.00–163.00	2,224	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,413	167.37/cwt	164.00–171.00	2,365	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,174	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	830	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	935	1,941.63/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,942	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	993	2,748.09/head	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,748	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,001	2,484.14/head	2,400.00–2,550.00	2,484	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,003	2,373.32/head	2,350.00–2,400.00	2,373	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,204	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	2,281	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,155	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,675	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,338	2,488.79/head	2,475.00–2,500.00	2,489	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 May 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 342Last week 735Year ago 176

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 65Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 84Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	374	425.00–430.00	427.41
5	400–450	425	415.00–420.00	415.98
7	450–500	463	395.00–400.00	398.60
18	500–550	536	365.00–375.00	368.20
4	550–600	560	330.00–340.00	335.04
12	600–650	631	310.00–320.00	318.31
6	650–700	674	300.00–310.00	304.95
2	700–750	725	287.50–290.00	288.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	410.00–415.00	412.55
4	500–550	529	380.00–385.00	382.54
2	550–600	568	360.00–367.50	363.83
8	600–650	607	330.00–335.00	334.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	495.00–500.00	497.61
4	600–650	615	350.00–355.00	351.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	481	375.00–380.00	377.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	390.00–400.00	393.56
3	450–500	490	355.00–365.00	361.67
11	500–550	514	340.00–350.00	344.53
3	550–600	562	320.00–325.00	321.65
7	600–650	613	305.00–315.00	309.97
2	650–700	685	285.00–290.00	287.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	319	440.00–450.00	447.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	380.00–385.00	383.78
3	400–450	418	360.00–365.00	361.73
4	450–500	486	340.00–350.00	347.63
5	500–550	540	330.00–335.00	331.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	405.00–415.00	410.04
7	350–400	379	390.00–395.00	391.40
3	400–450	427	370.00–380.00	376.72
4	450–500	466	355.00–365.00	357.44
10	500–550	501	340.00–345.00	344.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	304	375.00–380.00	376.65
2	350–400	371	365.00–375.00	370.26
2	450–500	460	335.00–337.50	336.26
5	500–550	525	320.00–322.50	321.98
5	550–600	562	310.00–315.00	311.03
2	600–650	618	285.00–295.00	290.02

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,003	2,350.00–2,400.00	2,373.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	205.00	205.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	197.50	197.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	993	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,748.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,015	2,800.00	2,800.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,001	2,400.00–2,550.00	2,484.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	830	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,155	145.00	145.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	935	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,941.63

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	4	—	1,338	2,475.00–2,500.00	2,488.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,161	162.00–168.00	164.19
2	—	1,168	152.00–155.00	153.50
1	—	1,250	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	114.00	114.00
1	—	1,110	140.00	140.00
2	—	1,165	128.00–134.00	131.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,413	164.00–171.00	167.37
6	—	1,400	156.00–163.00	158.89
1	—	1,430	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,631	166.00–170.00	168.98
5	—	1,821	171.00–178.00	174.92

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.