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Donalsonville

Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2025-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Donalsonville, Georgia · Wed, Dec 3

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1941

← Nov 19Dec 3Dec 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

294 head

▼ 155 vs last sale 449▼ 19 vs year ago 313 · −6.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

35 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 51▼ 28 vs year ago 63 · −44.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

78 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 56▲ 3 vs year ago 75 · +4.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available due to the holiday last week.

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 $407.71/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 13 of 30 comparable sales and sits −23.71 against this barn's trailing median of $431.43.

Average price

$407.71

34 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,155

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$32.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+24.81

vs GA average

−21.44 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	423.67	2,229	17thin
Medium and Large 2	573	394.85	2,262	2thin
Medium and Large 3	525	391.35	2,056	15thin

One grade step is worth $32.32/cwt here — about $172 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 sale34 hd

407.71

—

GA average13 barns · 257 hd

382.90

+24.81

National average190 barns · 23,426 hd

429.15

−21.44

This barn, trailing median30 sales

431.43

−23.71

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	—	Average	1,733	176.81	3,063	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,432	159.51	2,284	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,178	147.02	1,732	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,060	119.46	1,266	2thin

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)	1,346	$3,158	26

Every lot

45 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	498.98/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,632	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	479.34/cwt	478.00–480.00	1,740	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	433.70/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,583	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	414	441.92/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,830	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	481	410.05/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,972	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	514	393.76/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,024	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	423.67/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,229	17
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	571	381.69/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,179	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	394.85/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,262	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	383.41/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,366	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	676	340.00/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,298	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	403.08/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,516	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	412	386.68/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,593	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	392.47/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,648	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	373.54/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,625	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	370.75/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,698	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	469	363.97/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,707	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	364.20/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,959	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	538	349.32/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,879	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	327.18/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,032	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	638	303.37/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,936	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	730	287.53/cwt	285.00–290.00	2,099	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	452.67/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,462	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	362.57/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,697	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	400.00/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,940	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	381.53/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,965	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	342.48/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,935	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	352.50/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,999	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	363.99/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,100	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	687	294.94/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,026	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,398	178.77/cwt	177.50–180.00	2,499	2
Bulls	—	—	1,840	185.89/cwt	184.00–188.00	3,420	2
Bulls	—	—	1,846	171.29/cwt	170.00–172.50	3,162	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	119.46/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,266	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,151	143.65/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,653	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,226	153.08/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,877	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,428	165.69/cwt	163.00–168.00	2,366	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,433	157.04/cwt	153.00–160.00	2,250	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	930	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,395	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	2,085	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,008	192.67/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,942	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,064	175.15/cwt	167.50–187.50	1,864	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,216	3,142.53/head	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,143	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,356	3,187.31/head	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,187	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,505	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	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 Dec 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 294Last week 449Year ago 313

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 51Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 78Last week 56Year ago 75

No trend available due to the holiday last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	567	350.00–355.00	352.50

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	452.67
2	450–500	485	395.00–405.00	400.00
3	500–550	515	375.00–385.00	381.53
5	550–600	577	360.00–365.00	363.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	360.00–365.00	362.57
2	550–600	565	340.00–345.00	342.48
4	650–700	687	290.00–300.00	294.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	412	385.00–390.00	386.68
7	450–500	458	370.00–375.00	370.75
6	500–550	538	360.00–365.00	364.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	376	400.00–410.00	403.08
2	400–450	420	390.00–395.00	392.47
9	600–650	621	325.00–330.00	327.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	435	370.00–375.00	373.54
5	450–500	469	360.00–365.00	363.97
7	500–550	538	345.00–350.00	349.32
6	600–650	638	300.00–310.00	303.37
2	700–750	730	285.00–290.00	287.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	414	440.00–445.00	441.92
2	550–600	573	390.00–400.00	394.85
4	650–700	676	335.00–345.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	327	495.00–500.00	498.98
3	350–400	363	478.00–480.00	479.34
17	500–550	526	420.00–430.00	423.67
3	600–650	617	380.00–390.00	383.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	365	430.00–440.00	433.70
4	450–500	481	405.00–415.00	410.05
12	500–550	514	390.00–400.00	393.76
3	550–600	571	380.00–385.00	381.69

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	—	1,005	207.50	207.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,008	190.00–195.00	192.67

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	—	930	150.00	150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,064	167.50–187.50	175.15

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	—	1,505	2,900.00	2,900.00

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	20	—	1,356	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,187.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,216	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,142.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,398	177.50–180.00	178.77
4	—	1,846	170.00–172.50	171.29
2	—	1,840	184.00–188.00	185.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,060	119.00–120.00	119.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,428	163.00–168.00	165.69
5	—	1,433	153.00–160.00	157.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,226	150.00–157.00	153.08
9	—	1,151	140.00–147.00	143.65

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.