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Donalsonville

Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2025-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Donalsonville, Georgia · Wed, Sep 10

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1941

← Sep 3Sep 10Sep 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

618 head

▲ 262 vs last sale 356▲ 253 vs year ago 365 · +69.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 43▼ 16 vs year ago 63 · −25.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

52 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 82▲ 28 vs year ago 24 · +116.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls 4.00 lower, feeder steers steady to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers 5.00 higher, feeder bulls 10.00 lower, steer calves 5.00 lower, heifer calves 7.00 higher, bull calves mostly steady, 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 $347.40/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 15 of 35 comparable sales and sits −36.55 against this barn's trailing median of $383.95.

Average price

$347.40

46 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,939

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$28.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.14

vs GA average

−20.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	368.69	2,072	8thin
Medium and Large 2	571	355.14	2,028	6thin
Medium and Large 3	555	340.62	1,890	32

One grade step is worth $28.07/cwt here — about $182 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 sale46 hd

347.40

—

GA average14 barns · 640 hd

345.26

+2.14

National average171 barns · 13,169 hd

368.34

−20.94

This barn, trailing median35 sales

383.95

−36.55

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	—	Average	1,717	194.69	3,343	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,459	163.18	2,380	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,177	161.90	1,906	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	945	135.00	1,276	1thin

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)	1,255	$2,967	6

Every lot

63 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	332	491.16/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,631	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	473.23/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,784	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	485.00/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,989	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	453.48/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,896	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	434	440.99/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,914	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	448.29/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,076	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	418.54/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,967	30
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	509	372.06/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,894	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	394.64/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,044	22
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	431.97/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,255	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	589	359.92/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,120	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	384.35/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,371	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	672	336.13/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,259	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	523.33/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,518	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	495.82/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,562	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	511.03/cwt	505.00–515.00	1,635	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	482.58/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,568	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	471.63/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,712	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	462.47/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,688	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	388	439.90/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,707	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	418.24/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,757	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	426.84/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,827	24
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	438	405.94/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,778	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	392.17/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,828	29
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	368.82/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,770	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	381.68/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,840	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	526	350.70/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,845	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	368.69/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,072	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	563	337.80/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,902	25
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	355.14/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,028	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	346.45/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,117	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	634	324.41/cwt	320.00–327.50	2,057	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	688	311.66/cwt	310.00–317.50	2,144	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	498.48/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,645	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	477.45/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,781	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	449.59/cwt	448.00–450.00	1,717	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	471.67/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,934	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	411	440.12/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,809	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	438	424.97/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,861	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	377.55/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,756	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	492	400.62/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,971	16
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	516	382.95/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,976	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	578	345.03/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,994	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	331.72/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,057	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	656	315.87/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,072	12
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	724	302.45/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,190	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	314.94/cwt	312.50–317.50	2,419	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,695	179.65/cwt	177.00–182.50	3,045	3
Bulls	—	—	1,705	197.40/cwt	194.00–199.00	3,366	5
Bulls	—	—	1,780	210.48/cwt	207.00–213.00	3,747	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,276	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,164	163.00/cwt	161.00–165.00	1,897	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,177	155.19/cwt	154.00–157.00	1,827	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	176.46/cwt	174.00–179.00	2,126	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,383	174.40/cwt	170.00–177.00	2,412	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,468	156.07/cwt	154.00–161.00	2,291	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,493	164.99/cwt	162.00–169.00	2,463	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	896	221.54/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,985	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	970	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,892	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	990	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,906	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	313.84/cwt	300.00–335.00	3,170	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	3,234	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	2,967.33/head	2,900.00–3,000.00	2,967	6

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 Sep 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 618Last week 356Year ago 365

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 43Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 82Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	438	420.00–430.00	424.97
2	450–500	465	375.00–380.00	377.55
6	550–600	578	340.00–350.00	345.03
3	600–650	620	330.00–335.00	331.72
12	650–700	656	310.00–320.00	315.87
2	700–750	724	300.00–305.00	302.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	382	448.00–450.00	449.59
4	400–450	411	435.00–445.00	440.12
16	450–500	492	400.00–405.00	400.62
10	500–550	516	380.00–385.00	382.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	495.00–500.00	498.48
4	350–400	373	475.00–485.00	477.45
3	400–450	410	470.00–475.00	471.67
2	750–800	768	312.50–317.50	314.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	315	490.00–500.00	495.82
2	350–400	365	460.00–465.00	462.47
17	400–450	420	415.00–420.00	418.24
3	450–500	482	380.00–385.00	381.68
6	550–600	571	350.00–360.00	355.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	480.00–485.00	482.58
2	350–400	388	435.00–445.00	439.90
10	400–450	438	400.00–410.00	405.94
22	450–500	480	365.00–375.00	368.82
7	500–550	526	345.00–355.00	350.70
25	550–600	563	330.00–340.00	337.80
4	600–650	634	320.00–327.50	324.41
6	650–700	688	310.00–317.50	311.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	520.00–530.00	523.33
5	300–350	320	505.00–515.00	511.03
6	350–400	363	470.00–480.00	471.63
24	400–450	428	420.00–430.00	426.84
29	450–500	466	390.00–400.00	392.17
8	550–600	562	365.00–370.00	368.69
17	600–650	611	345.00–350.00	346.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	377	470.00–480.00	473.23
13	400–450	418	450.00–460.00	453.48
22	500–550	518	390.00–400.00	394.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	410	480.00–490.00	485.00
6	450–500	463	445.00–450.00	448.29
15	500–550	522	430.00–435.00	431.97
8	600–650	617	380.00–385.00	384.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	332	490.00–500.00	491.16
5	400–450	434	440.00–445.00	440.99
30	450–500	470	415.00–425.00	418.54
5	500–550	509	370.00–380.00	372.06
2	550–600	589	355.00–365.00	359.92
4	650–700	672	330.00–340.00	336.13

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)	1	—	1,155	280.00	280.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,010	300.00–335.00	313.84

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)	1	—	970	195.00	195.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	896	210.00–240.00	221.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	192.50	192.50

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	—	1,255	2,900.00–3,000.00	2,967.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,205	174.00–179.00	176.46
4	—	1,164	161.00–165.00	163.00
5	—	1,177	154.00–157.00	155.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,383	170.00–177.00	174.40
5	—	1,493	162.00–169.00	164.99
6	—	1,468	154.00–161.00	156.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,705	194.00–199.00	197.40
3	—	1,695	177.00–182.50	179.65
2	—	1,780	207.00–213.00	210.48

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.