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Donalsonville

Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2025-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Donalsonville, Georgia · Wed, Jul 30

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1941

← Jul 23Jul 30Aug 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

387 head

▼ 205 vs last sale 592▲ 84 vs year ago 303 · +27.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

44 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 35▼ 47 vs year ago 91 · −51.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

86 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 44▲ 11 vs year ago 75 · +14.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction to Receipts

Slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls steady to 5.00 higher, feeder steers 5.00 higher, feeder heifers lightly tested, feeder bulls 5.00 higher, steer calves and heifer calves steady to 5.00 higher, bull calves steady, replacement cows 8.00 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 $358.86/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −72.57 against this barn's trailing median of $431.43.

Average price

$358.86

39 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,985

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$37.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.71

vs GA average

−22.82 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	369.85	2,020	27
Medium and Large 2	584	337.48	1,971	4thin
Medium and Large 3	560	332.46	1,863	8thin

One grade step is worth $37.40/cwt here — about $157 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale39 hd

358.86

—

GA average12 barns · 206 hd

362.57

−3.71

National average143 barns · 4,821 hd

381.68

−22.82

This barn, trailing median30 sales

431.43

−72.57

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	1,680	191.73	3,221	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,399	167.96	2,349	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,125	159.47	1,794	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,044	135.19	1,411	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 (2-4 yrs)	1,052	$3,722	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,198	$3,088	22

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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	338	459.96/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,555	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	361	461.01/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,664	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	383	435.10/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,666	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	418.25/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,727	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	386.58/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,856	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	526	344.95/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,814	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	539	372.55/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,008	22
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	357.98/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,069	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	581	324.96/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,888	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	584	337.48/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,971	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	340.49/cwt	335.00–342.50	2,108	21
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	326.48/cwt	325.00–327.50	2,067	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	637	317.03/cwt	310.00–317.50	2,019	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	686	304.02/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,086	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	693	325.68/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,257	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	348	441.24/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,536	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	426.67/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,553	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	380.91/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,478	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	394	365.51/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,440	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	443	362.49/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,606	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	456	368.30/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,679	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	352.53/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,710	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	341.13/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,788	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	564	323.74/cwt	322.50–325.00	1,826	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	328.23/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,861	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	568	313.37/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,780	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	322.47/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,961	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	608	305.02/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,855	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	423.24/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,545	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	412.50/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,547	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	398.00/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,552	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	376.67/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,657	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	357.45/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,712	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	343.68/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,770	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	333.79/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,769	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	576	320.05/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,843	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	613	301.71/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,849	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	706	276.62/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,953	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,380	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,401	1
Bulls	—	—	1,830	200.59/cwt	197.00–204.00	3,671	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	963	120.59/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,161	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,455	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,073	151.86/cwt	147.00–154.00	1,629	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	140.99/cwt	139.00–146.00	1,572	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,138	159.22/cwt	156.00–162.00	1,812	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	175.37/cwt	173.00–179.00	2,096	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,310	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,017	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,408	175.95/cwt	174.00–179.00	2,477	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,411	165.96/cwt	164.00–170.00	2,342	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	991	217.33/cwt	215.00–222.50	2,154	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,000	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,625	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,235	175.50/cwt	162.50–192.50	2,167	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,235	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,038	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	975	3,632.69/head	3,500.00–3,750.00	3,633	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,188	3,174.38/head	3,050.00–3,350.00	3,174	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,243	2,701.81/head	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,702	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 Jul 30, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 387Last week 592Year ago 303

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 35Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 86Last week 44Year ago 75

Correction to Receipts

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	390	390.00–400.00	398.00
3	400–450	440	375.00–380.00	376.67
4	500–550	530	330.00–335.00	333.79
5	550–600	576	315.00–325.00	320.05
3	600–650	613	300.00–305.00	301.71
3	700–750	706	270.00–280.00	276.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	420.00–430.00	423.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	410.00–415.00	412.50
4	450–500	479	350.00–360.00	357.45
4	500–550	515	340.00–345.00	343.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	348	440.00–445.00	441.24
6	350–400	364	420.00–430.00	426.67
3	450–500	456	365.00–370.00	368.30
13	550–600	567	325.00–335.00	328.23
2	600–650	608	320.00–325.00	322.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	394	365.00–370.00	365.51
2	400–450	443	360.00–365.00	362.49
3	550–600	568	310.00–315.00	313.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	388	380.00–385.00	380.91
4	450–500	485	350.00–355.00	352.53
14	500–550	524	335.00–345.00	341.13
2	550–600	564	322.50–325.00	323.74
4	600–650	608	300.00–310.00	305.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	361	455.00–465.00	461.01
6	450–500	480	385.00–395.00	386.58
4	550–600	584	335.00–345.00	337.48
5	600–650	633	325.00–327.50	326.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	413	415.00–425.00	418.25
22	500–550	539	365.00–375.00	372.55
5	550–600	578	350.00–360.00	357.98
21	600–650	619	335.00–342.50	340.49
7	650–700	693	325.00–330.00	325.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	455.00–465.00	459.96
2	350–400	383	430.00–440.00	435.10
3	500–550	526	340.00–347.50	344.95
5	550–600	581	320.00–330.00	324.96
16	600–650	637	310.00–317.50	317.03
5	650–700	686	300.00–305.00	304.02

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	991	215.00–222.50	217.33

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,235	162.50–192.50	175.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	165.00	165.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	162.50	162.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	975	3,500.00–3,750.00	3,632.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,243	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,701.81

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,205	3,900.00	3,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,188	3,050.00–3,350.00	3,174.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	147.00	147.00
3	—	1,115	139.00–146.00	140.99
2	—	963	120.00–121.00	120.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	154.00	154.00
5	—	1,411	164.00–170.00	165.96
3	—	1,408	174.00–179.00	175.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,073	147.00–154.00	151.86
8	—	1,138	156.00–162.00	159.22
3	—	1,195	173.00–179.00	175.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	174.00	174.00
2	—	1,830	197.00–204.00	200.59

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.