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Donalsonville

Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2026-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Donalsonville, Georgia · Mon, Apr 20

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1941

← Apr 13Apr 20Apr 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

756 head

▲ 225 vs last sale 531▲ 112 vs year ago 644 · +17.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

91 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 114▲ 60 vs year ago 31 · +193.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

191 head

▼ 42 vs last sale 233▲ 135 vs year ago 56 · +241.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls 8.00 lower, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder heifers 10.00 higher, feeder bulls 15.00 lower, steer calves 15.00 lower, heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves 10.00 lower, replacement cows sharply lower.

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 $450.06/cwt on 59 head, down $30.24 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 30 comparable sales and sits +18.63 against this barn's trailing median of $431.43.

Average price

$450.06

▼ 30.24 vs prior sale

59 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,503

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$27.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.23

vs GA average

−28.97 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	465.29	2,533	18thin
Medium and Large 2	566	444.51	2,516	34
Medium and Large 3	539	437.82	2,361	7thin

One grade step is worth $27.47/cwt here — about $172 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale59 hd

450.06

—

GA average13 barns · 307 hd

451.29

−1.23

National average158 barns · 12,009 hd

479.03

−28.97

This barn, trailing median30 sales

431.43

+18.63

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	1,535	199.13	3,057	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,508	173.56	2,617	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,079	162.30	1,752	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,003	154.11	1,545	11

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,695	$4,300	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,534	$4,096	6

Every lot

79 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	274	614.85/cwt	610.00–620.00	1,685	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	282	636.75/cwt	630.00–640.00	1,796	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	606.70/cwt	600.00–610.00	1,990	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	328	547.60/cwt	545.00–550.00	1,796	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	336	582.30/cwt	580.00–590.00	1,957	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	567.57/cwt	565.00–570.00	2,072	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	384	551.24/cwt	550.00–555.00	2,117	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	554.98/cwt	550.00–560.00	2,264	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	537.42/cwt	530.00–540.00	2,268	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	438	523.06/cwt	515.00–525.00	2,291	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	512.92/cwt	505.00–515.00	2,416	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	472	496.97/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,346	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	509	483.02/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,459	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	442.45/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,301	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	543	456.24/cwt	455.00–460.00	2,477	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	458.47/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,558	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	431.64/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,439	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	440.90/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,526	26
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	607	421.96/cwt	417.50–425.00	2,561	53
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	369.95/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,512	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	355.03/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,553	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	733	336.24/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,465	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	341.32/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,645	37
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	293	585.04/cwt	580.00–590.00	1,714	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	306	553.44/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,694	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	535.00/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,712	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	575.89/cwt	570.00–580.00	1,849	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	362	553.36/cwt	550.00–555.00	2,003	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	529.97/cwt	525.00–535.00	1,924	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	378	511.61/cwt	510.00–515.00	1,934	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	416	465.72/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,937	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	479.26/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,051	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	496.56/cwt	490.00–497.50	2,140	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	455.34/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,122	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	446.47/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,121	30
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	479	430.44/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,062	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	516	411.48/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,123	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	432.98/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,277	21
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	419.65/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,216	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	397.16/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,304	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	394.02/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,431	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	358.45/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,240	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	634	382.11/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,423	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	342.98/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,247	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	708	324.43/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,297	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	598.47/cwt	595.00–600.00	1,664	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	293	575.04/cwt	570.00–580.00	1,685	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	556.73/cwt	550.00–560.00	2,043	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	510.99/cwt	510.00–515.00	2,131	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	497.55/cwt	495.00–500.00	2,189	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	442	521.74/cwt	520.00–530.00	2,306	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	482.45/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,340	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	501	422.50/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,117	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	462.59/cwt	460.00–465.00	2,424	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	443.48/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,333	17
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	551	396.67/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,186	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	422.52/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,387	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	381.69/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,424	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	647	402.31/cwt	400.00–402.50	2,603	13
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	367.56/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,463	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	670	349.89/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,344	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,519	202.16/cwt	200.00–207.50	3,071	5
Bulls	—	—	1,615	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,972	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	930	144.88/cwt	142.00–147.50	1,347	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	979	151.95/cwt	150.00–157.50	1,488	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,054	152.91/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,612	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,081	163.20/cwt	160.00–167.50	1,764	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,084	163.79/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,775	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,116	176.69/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,972	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,491	174.46/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,601	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,548	165.48/cwt	164.00–168.00	2,562	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,603	183.44/cwt	180.00–186.00	2,941	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	840	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,848	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	941	230.27/cwt	210.00–250.00	2,167	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,133	273.05/cwt	250.00–295.00	3,094	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,307	175.17/cwt	160.00–182.50	2,289	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,435	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,583	4,343.36/head	4,200.00–4,450.00	4,343	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,695	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	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

Mon Apr 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 756Last week 531Year ago 644

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 114Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 191Last week 233Year ago 56

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	320	530.00–540.00	535.00
3	350–400	378	510.00–515.00	511.61
9	400–450	416	460.00–470.00	465.72
12	450–500	479	425.00–435.00	430.44
6	500–550	516	405.00–415.00	411.48
7	550–600	580	390.00–400.00	397.16
7	600–650	625	355.00–365.00	358.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	306	550.00–560.00	553.44
2	350–400	363	525.00–535.00	529.97
14	400–450	428	475.00–485.00	479.26
30	450–500	475	440.00–450.00	446.47
14	500–550	528	415.00–420.00	419.65
7	600–650	634	380.00–385.00	382.11
5	650–700	655	340.00–345.00	342.98
9	700–750	708	320.00–325.00	324.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	580.00–590.00	585.04
5	300–350	321	570.00–580.00	575.89
3	350–400	362	550.00–555.00	553.36
10	400–450	431	490.00–497.50	496.56
15	450–500	466	450.00–460.00	455.34
21	500–550	526	430.00–440.00	432.98
5	600–650	617	390.00–395.00	394.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	293	570.00–580.00	575.04
5	400–450	417	510.00–515.00	510.99
17	500–550	526	440.00–445.00	443.48
2	550–600	565	420.00–425.00	422.52
3	600–650	635	380.00–385.00	381.69
2	650–700	670	365.00–370.00	367.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	495.00–500.00	497.55
4	450–500	485	480.00–485.00	482.45
2	500–550	501	420.00–425.00	422.50
3	550–600	551	395.00–400.00	396.67
3	650–700	670	345.00–355.00	349.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	595.00–600.00	598.47
3	350–400	367	550.00–560.00	556.73
11	400–450	442	520.00–530.00	521.74
2	500–550	524	460.00–465.00	462.59
13	600–650	647	400.00–402.50	402.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	282	630.00–640.00	636.75
3	300–350	328	600.00–610.00	606.70
4	350–400	365	565.00–570.00	567.57
3	400–450	408	550.00–560.00	554.98
5	500–550	509	480.00–490.00	483.02
13	550–600	558	450.00–460.00	458.47
4	650–700	679	365.00–375.00	369.95
4	700–750	719	350.00–360.00	355.03
37	750–800	775	340.00–350.00	341.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	545.00–550.00	547.60
13	400–450	438	515.00–525.00	523.06
15	450–500	472	490.00–500.00	496.97
4	500–550	520	440.00–445.00	442.45
3	550–600	565	430.00–435.00	431.64
4	700–750	733	330.00–340.00	336.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	274	610.00–620.00	614.85
4	300–350	336	580.00–590.00	582.30
4	350–400	384	550.00–555.00	551.24
6	400–450	422	530.00–540.00	537.42
12	450–500	471	505.00–515.00	512.92
8	500–550	543	455.00–460.00	456.24
26	550–600	573	435.00–445.00	440.90
53	600–650	607	417.50–425.00	421.96

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	—	1,133	250.00–295.00	273.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	941	210.00–250.00	230.27

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	—	840	220.00	220.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,307	160.00–182.50	175.17

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	4	—	1,583	4,200.00–4,450.00	4,343.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,695	4,300.00	4,300.00

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	2	—	1,435	3,600.00	3,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,615	184.00	184.00
5	—	1,519	200.00–207.50	202.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,491	170.00–179.00	174.46
2	—	1,603	180.00–186.00	183.44
5	—	1,548	164.00–168.00	165.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,084	160.00–170.00	163.79
9	—	1,054	150.00–157.00	152.91
4	—	1,116	175.00–180.00	176.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,081	160.00–167.50	163.20
3	—	930	142.00–147.50	144.88
4	—	979	150.00–157.50	151.95

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.