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Donalsonville

Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2025-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Donalsonville, Georgia · Wed, Aug 13

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1941

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Feeder Cattle receipts

439 head

▲ 51 vs last sale 388▲ 137 vs year ago 302 · +45.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

74 head

▲ 39 vs last sale 35▲ 6 vs year ago 68 · +8.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

64 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 66▲ 37 vs year ago 27 · +137.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls 10.00 higher, extreme high yielding slaughter cows up to 186.00, feeder steers and feeder bulls lightly tested, feeder heifers steady, steer calves mostly steady, heifer calves 5.00 lower, bull calves 10.00 higher, replacement cows 5.00 lower.

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 $344.99/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 15 of 35 comparable sales and sits −38.96 against this barn's trailing median of $383.95.

Average price

$344.99

26 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,825

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

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

$25.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.25

vs GA average

−5.82 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	359.98	1,829	2thin
Medium and Large 2	533	344.54	1,837	22
Medium and Large 3	503	334.98	1,685	2thin

One grade step is worth $25.00/cwt here — about $144 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 sale26 hd

344.99

—

GA average14 barns · 568 hd

323.74

+21.25

National average152 barns · 8,349 hd

350.81

−5.82

This barn, trailing median35 sales

383.95

−38.96

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	1,680	199.33	3,349	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,482	165.73	2,456	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,178	163.07	1,922	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,043	146.95	1,532	10

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)	1,258	$2,250	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	300–350	Medium and Large 1	312	502.76/cwt	495.00–505.00	1,569	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	486.06/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,774	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	470.00/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,744	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	438.25/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,709	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	404	426.86/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,725	22
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	407.53/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,793	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	397.72/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,845	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	417.74/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,968	24
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	512	373.29/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,911	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	532	351.61/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,871	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	551	330.00/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,818	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	627	309.08/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,938	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	343.07/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,165	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	322.04/cwt	317.50–325.00	2,338	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	313	416.07/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,302	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	431.53/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,411	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	327	397.54/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,300	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	407.94/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,501	26
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	382	386.02/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,475	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	397.61/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,690	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	429	381.22/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,635	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	379.59/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,727	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	459	373.89/cwt	370.00–377.50	1,716	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	488	359.97/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,757	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	503	334.98/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,685	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	359.98/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,829	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	348.68/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,838	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	318.34/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,824	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	607	318.74/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,935	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	480.00/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,762	11
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	466.52/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,763	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	421.30/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,774	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	437	398.84/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,743	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	381.06/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,753	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	363.53/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,876	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	573	330.01/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,891	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	586	343.99/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,016	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	338.73/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,117	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	626	310.75/cwt	307.50–315.00	1,945	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,630	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	3,390	1
Bulls	—	—	1,700	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,230	1
Bulls	—	—	1,710	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,420	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	825	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,073	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	141.99/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,406	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,089	150.79/cwt	149.00–153.00	1,642	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,151	170.71/cwt	168.00–174.00	1,965	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,184	162.85/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,928	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	157.02/cwt	156.00–158.00	1,873	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,441	176.33/cwt	173.00–179.00	2,541	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,481	167.29/cwt	164.00–170.00	2,478	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,501	159.75/cwt	155.00–162.00	2,398	13
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	970	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,455	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,648	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,131	154.87/cwt	150.00–164.00	1,752	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,148	188.53/cwt	179.00–197.00	2,164	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,180	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,699	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,215	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	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 Aug 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 439Last week 388Year ago 302

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 35Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 64Last week 66Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	313	410.00–420.00	416.07
26	350–400	368	405.00–410.00	407.94
2	400–450	425	395.00–400.00	397.61
16	450–500	459	370.00–377.50	373.89
19	500–550	527	345.00–350.00	348.68
3	550–600	573	315.00–320.00	318.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	430.00–435.00	431.53
13	450–500	455	375.00–380.00	379.59
2	500–550	508	355.00–365.00	359.98
10	600–650	607	312.50–320.00	318.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	327	395.00–405.00	397.54
5	350–400	382	380.00–390.00	386.02
4	400–450	429	375.00–385.00	381.22
2	450–500	488	355.00–365.00	359.97
2	500–550	503	330.00–340.00	334.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	371	465.00–475.00	470.00
22	400–450	404	425.00–435.00	426.86
7	450–500	464	390.00–400.00	397.72
3	500–550	512	370.00–375.00	373.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	390	435.00–445.00	438.25
4	400–450	440	405.00–410.00	407.53
3	500–550	532	350.00–355.00	351.61
4	550–600	551	325.00–335.00	330.00
3	600–650	627	305.00–315.00	309.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	312	495.00–505.00	502.76
5	350–400	365	480.00–490.00	486.06
24	450–500	471	410.00–420.00	417.74
5	600–650	631	340.00–345.00	343.07
5	700–750	726	317.50–325.00	322.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	437	395.00–400.00	398.84
4	550–600	573	325.00–335.00	330.01
3	600–650	626	307.50–315.00	310.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	460.00–470.00	466.52
10	450–500	460	380.00–390.00	381.06
5	550–600	586	340.00–355.00	343.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	367	475.00–485.00	480.00
11	400–450	421	420.00–425.00	421.30
3	500–550	516	360.00–370.00	363.53
8	600–650	625	330.00–340.00	338.73

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,148	179.00–197.00	188.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	160.00	160.00

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)	1	—	970	150.00	150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,180	144.00	144.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,131	150.00–164.00	154.87

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	—	1,215	2,100.00	2,100.00

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	2	—	1,300	2,400.00	2,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,193	156.00–158.00	157.02
5	—	1,151	168.00–174.00	170.71
9	—	1,184	160.00–167.00	162.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	130.00	130.00
7	—	1,089	149.00–153.00	150.79
2	—	990	140.00–144.00	141.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,481	164.00–170.00	167.29
13	—	1,501	155.00–162.00	159.75
6	—	1,441	173.00–179.00	176.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	208.00	208.00
1	—	1,700	190.00	190.00
1	—	1,710	200.00	200.00

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.