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Donalsonville

Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2025-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Donalsonville, Georgia · Wed, Dec 17

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1941

← Dec 10Dec 17Jan 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

196 head

▼ 91 vs last sale 287▼ 359 vs year ago 555 · −64.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

59 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 56▲ 13 vs year ago 46 · +28.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

46 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 58▼ 17 vs year ago 63 · −27.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls 12.00 lower, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder heifers steady to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls 5.00 higher, steer calves 5.00 higher, heifer calves 10.00 higher, bull calves lightly tested, replacement cows 3.00 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 $361.55/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 16 of 35 comparable sales and sits −22.40 against this barn's trailing median of $383.95.

Average price

$361.55

16 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,965

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

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

$20.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.42

vs GA average

−28.36 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	374.19	1,976	6thin
Medium and Large 2	576	354.15	2,040	6thin
Medium and Large 3	518	353.70	1,832	4thin

One grade step is worth $20.49/cwt here — about $144 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale16 hd

361.55

—

GA average14 barns · 468 hd

343.13

+18.42

National average175 barns · 15,310 hd

389.91

−28.36

This barn, trailing median35 sales

383.95

−22.40

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	1,586	164.89	2,615	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,346	152.52	2,053	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,181	148.08	1,748	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,060	130.50	1,383	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)	893	$2,199	4thin

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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	587.64/cwt	585.00–590.00	1,587	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	552.42/cwt	550.00–555.00	1,740	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	329	525.03/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,727	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	332	510.03/cwt	505.00–515.00	1,693	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	393	486.67/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,913	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	424	452.50/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,919	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	458.31/cwt	455.00–460.00	2,145	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	433.21/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,253	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	420.87/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,197	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	524	401.81/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,105	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	562	370.07/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,080	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	390.00/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,488	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	790	288.77/cwt	287.50–290.00	2,281	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	263	467.48/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,229	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	271	495.36/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,342	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	316	458.70/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,449	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	318	422.56/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,344	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	442.93/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,475	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	428.67/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,535	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	416	398.84/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,659	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	406.80/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,717	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	518	353.70/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,832	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	374.19/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,976	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	354.15/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,040	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	357.46/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,234	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	634	341.26/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,164	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	701	255.00/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,788	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	501.67/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,380	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	444.90/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,659	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	384.98/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,379	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	678	302.49/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,051	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	725	274.93/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,993	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,375	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,063	2
Bulls	—	—	1,505	165.03/cwt	164.00–166.00	2,484	2
Bulls	—	—	1,780	174.73/cwt	174.00–176.00	3,110	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,353	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,406	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,138	142.21/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,618	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	148.85/cwt	146.00–152.00	1,779	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	157.52/cwt	154.00–161.00	1,926	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,325	140.43/cwt	137.00–144.00	1,861	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,351	155.20/cwt	152.00–158.00	2,097	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,370	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,274	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	920	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,564	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	893	2,199.16/head	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,199	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 Dec 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 196Last week 287Year ago 555

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 56Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 58Year ago 63

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	440.00–450.00	444.90
2	600–650	618	380.00–390.00	384.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	275	500.00–510.00	501.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	678	300.00–305.00	302.49
2	700–750	725	270.00–280.00	274.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	271	490.00–500.00	495.36
4	300–350	316	455.00–465.00	458.70
4	350–400	358	425.00–430.00	428.67
6	500–550	528	370.00–375.00	374.19
2	600–650	625	355.00–360.00	357.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	465.00–470.00	467.48
5	300–350	333	435.00–445.00	442.93
3	400–450	422	400.00–410.00	406.80
6	550–600	576	350.00–355.00	354.15
4	600–650	634	335.00–345.00	341.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	420.00–425.00	422.56
13	400–450	416	390.00–400.00	398.84
4	500–550	518	350.00–355.00	353.70
2	700–750	701	250.00–260.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	332	505.00–515.00	510.03
6	350–400	393	485.00–495.00	486.67
8	400–450	424	445.00–455.00	452.50
8	500–550	524	400.00–405.00	401.81
2	550–600	562	365.00–375.00	370.07
2	750–800	790	287.50–290.00	288.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	585.00–590.00	587.64
2	300–350	315	550.00–555.00	552.42
3	450–500	468	455.00–460.00	458.31
3	500–550	520	430.00–440.00	433.21
4	600–650	638	385.00–395.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	329	520.00–530.00	525.03
6	500–550	522	420.00–425.00	420.87

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,195	146.00–152.00	148.85
4	—	1,138	140.00–144.00	142.21
2	—	1,223	154.00–161.00	157.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	125.00	125.00
1	—	995	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,325	137.00–144.00	140.43
1	—	1,370	166.00	166.00
4	—	1,351	152.00–158.00	155.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,505	164.00–166.00	165.03
2	—	1,375	150.00	150.00
3	—	1,780	174.00–176.00	174.73

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1	—	920	170.00	170.00

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	4	—	893	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,199.16

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.