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Donalsonville

Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2025-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Donalsonville, Georgia · Wed, Jul 16

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1941

← Jul 9Jul 16Jul 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

569 head

▼ 45 vs last sale 614▲ 255 vs year ago 314 · +81.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

128 head

▲ 41 vs last sale 87▲ 42 vs year ago 86 · +48.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

110 head

▲ 67 vs last sale 43▲ 86 vs year ago 24 · +358.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter breaker cows mostly steady, slaughter boner cows 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls 6.00 lower, feeder steers 3.00 higher, feeder heifers 5.00 lower, feeder bulls steady, steer calves 10.00 higher, heifer calves 5.00 lower, bull calves 10.00 lower, 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 $334.75/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 14 of 35 comparable sales and sits −49.20 against this barn's trailing median of $383.95.

Average price

$334.75

65 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,845

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$1

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

$11.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.39

vs GA average

−3.99 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	528	337.24	1,782	22
Medium and Large 1	567	335.89	1,905	33
Medium and Large 3	548	325.49	1,783	10thin

One grade step is worth $11.75/cwt here — about −$1 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 sale65 hd

334.75

—

GA average14 barns · 752 hd

326.36

+8.39

National average151 barns · 8,478 hd

338.74

−3.99

This barn, trailing median35 sales

383.95

−49.20

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	1,845	191.99	3,542	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,445	161.54	2,334	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,142	159.38	1,820	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	995	140.76	1,401	6thin

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)	1,168	$2,565	8

Every lot

71 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	283	517.57/cwt	515.00–520.00	1,465	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	502.54/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,457	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	304	493.35/cwt	490.00–495.00	1,500	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	465.97/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,445	11
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	317	450.00/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,427	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	443.18/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,640	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	427.07/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,768	17
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	413.30/cwt	412.50–415.00	1,744	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	438	402.49/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,763	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	391.59/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,837	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	365.07/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,902	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	353.37/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,855	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	563	331.27/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,865	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	358.25/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,028	29
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	311.84/cwt	310.00–312.50	2,208	19
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	733	282.51/cwt	277.50–285.00	2,071	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	767	265.02/cwt	260.00–267.50	2,033	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	402.71/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,248	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	312	416.36/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,299	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	392.43/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,476	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	377	381.73/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,439	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	378.49/cwt	377.00–380.00	1,605	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	433	372.51/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,613	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	354.01/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,643	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	342.84/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,622	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	368.14/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,752	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	341.15/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,750	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	356.23/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,870	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	536	331.44/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,777	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	333.09/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,909	29
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	311.61/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,792	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	323.93/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,882	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	316.88/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,981	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	315.60/cwt	315.00–322.50	2,146	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	682	298.66/cwt	295.00–305.00	2,037	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	452.44/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,461	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	436.31/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,632	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	403.73/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,728	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	347.53/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,599	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	361.71/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,689	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	373.77/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,749	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	334.54/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,873	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	354.97/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,030	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	333.32/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,107	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	314.98/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,010	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	685	297.55/cwt	295.00–300.00	2,038	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	688	308.32/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,121	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,695	180.98/cwt	178.00–184.00	3,068	3
Bulls	—	—	1,869	193.72/cwt	190.00–196.00	3,621	5
Bulls	—	—	1,955	200.10/cwt	198.00–203.00	3,912	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,253	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,007	142.11/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,431	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,115	150.67/cwt	148.00–154.00	1,680	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,134	159.33/cwt	156.00–163.00	1,807	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,189	168.20/cwt	165.00–172.00	2,000	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,434	156.54/cwt	153.00–160.00	2,245	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,445	163.27/cwt	161.00–168.00	2,359	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,480	173.67/cwt	170.00–176.00	2,570	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,095	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,192	2,920.00/head	2,850.00–3,000.00	2,920	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,977	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	730	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,898	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	305.60/cwt	302.50–310.00	2,292	4
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	840	238.39/cwt	225.00–247.50	2,002	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	855	261.36/cwt	255.00–270.00	2,235	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	765	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,301	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,120	175.06/cwt	167.00–182.50	1,961	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,436	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,703	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,178	211.69/cwt	200.00–230.00	2,494	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,250	175.60/cwt	165.00–185.00	2,195	2

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 Jul 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 569Last week 614Year ago 314

Slaughter CattleReceipts 128Last week 87Year ago 86

Replacement CattleReceipts 110Last week 43Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	374	430.00–440.00	436.31
6	450–500	467	360.00–365.00	361.71
12	550–600	560	330.00–340.00	334.54
5	600–650	638	310.00–320.00	314.98
3	650–700	688	305.00–310.00	308.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	450.00–455.00	452.44
4	400–450	428	400.00–405.00	403.73
4	450–500	468	370.00–375.00	373.77
2	550–600	572	350.00–360.00	354.97
3	600–650	632	330.00–335.00	333.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	345.00–350.00	347.53
2	650–700	685	295.00–300.00	297.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	476	365.00–375.00	368.14
4	500–550	525	350.00–360.00	356.23
29	550–600	573	330.00–340.00	333.09
12	650–700	680	315.00–322.50	315.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	312	415.00–425.00	416.36
2	350–400	376	390.00–395.00	392.43
2	400–450	424	377.00–380.00	378.49
20	450–500	464	350.00–355.00	354.01
17	500–550	513	340.00–345.00	341.15
5	550–600	581	320.00–330.00	323.93
4	600–650	625	315.00–320.00	316.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	310	400.00–410.00	402.71
3	350–400	377	375.00–385.00	381.73
12	400–450	433	370.00–375.00	372.51
9	450–500	473	340.00–345.00	342.84
7	500–550	536	330.00–335.00	331.44
3	550–600	575	310.00–315.00	311.61
4	650–700	682	295.00–305.00	298.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	304	490.00–495.00	493.35
11	350–400	370	440.00–445.00	443.18
17	400–450	414	420.00–430.00	427.07
6	500–550	521	360.00–370.00	365.07
29	550–600	566	350.00–360.00	358.25
19	700–750	708	310.00–312.50	311.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	500.00–505.00	502.54
3	300–350	317	445.00–455.00	450.00
4	400–450	438	400.00–405.00	402.49
6	550–600	563	330.00–337.50	331.27
3	700–750	733	277.50–285.00	282.51
3	750–800	767	260.00–267.50	265.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	515.00–520.00	517.57
11	300–350	310	465.00–470.00	465.97
6	400–450	422	412.50–415.00	413.30
9	450–500	469	385.00–395.00	391.59
3	500–550	525	350.00–355.00	353.37

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	6	—	1,192	2,850.00–3,000.00	2,920.00

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	—	1,095	1,500.00	1,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	750	302.50–310.00	305.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	670	295.00	295.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	840	225.00–247.50	238.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	855	255.00–270.00	261.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	730	260.00	260.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,250	165.00–185.00	175.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,120	167.00–182.50	175.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	765	170.00	170.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	230.00	230.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,160	210.00	210.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,178	200.00–230.00	211.69

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,480	170.00–176.00	173.67
14	—	1,445	161.00–168.00	163.27
17	—	1,434	153.00–160.00	156.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,115	148.00–154.00	150.67
9	—	1,189	165.00–172.00	168.20
23	—	1,134	156.00–163.00	159.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	134.00	134.00
5	—	1,007	140.00–146.00	142.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,695	178.00–184.00	180.98
3	—	1,955	198.00–203.00	200.10
5	—	1,869	190.00–196.00	193.72

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.