Donalsonville, Georgia · Feeder and slaughter cattle prices from the USDA report for Mon, Oct 12, 2026. 49 USDA reports in the last 12 months, usually on Monday.
Receipts
619 head
Last reported: 451 (Oct 5, 2026) Year ago: 321
500-599 lb steers
$370.00/cwt
1 head, M&L 1 ▼ -$49.00 vs last week n/a vs Oct 15, 2025
700-799 lb steers
$328.00/cwt
10 head, M&L 1 ▲ +$28.00 vs last week ▼ -$46.36 vs Oct 15, 2025
Reports
49 in 12 mo
Since Oct 15, 2025 Usual day: Monday
Prices, Oct 12, 2026 sale
Dollars per hundredweight (cwt). $/head is our estimate: average weight times average price.
Feeder steers, M&L 1
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
1
310310
500.00500.00
$1,550
22
417401-426
489.14487.50-492.50
$2,040
33
480455-481
447.00430.00-447.50
$2,146
1
585585
370.00370.00
$2,164
7
616610-630
358.54355.00-360.00
$2,209
10
714714
328.00328.00
$2,342
Feeder steers, M&L 2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
2
325320-330
469.85460.00-480.00
$1,527
3
407401-420
464.92460.00-475.00
$1,892
7
470451-490
412.75405.00-420.00
$1,940
28
517501-542
394.63390.00-400.00
$2,040
3
558555-565
353.31350.00-360.00
$1,971
2
618601-635
340.00340.00
$2,101
3
657655-660
333.32330.00-335.00
$2,190
16
767759-773
323.43323.00-324.00
$2,481
5
813813
315.00315.00
$2,561
Feeder steers, M&L 3
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
3
380370-385
465.07460.00-470.00
$1,767
6
417401-445
439.80430.00-450.00
$1,834
8
474465-485
383.11375.00-385.00
$1,816
7
539525-545
360.76350.00-365.00
$1,944
3
566559-580
331.65330.00-335.00
$1,877
11
683655-699
323.87315.00-328.00
$2,212
6
732725-745
302.43290.00-310.00
$2,214
Feeder heifers, M&L 1
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
17
341310-343
454.73450.00-455.00
$1,551
22
394394
440.00440.00
$1,734
3
417410-430
418.28415.00-420.00
$1,744
2
515505-525
345.00345.00
$1,777
5
576576
340.00340.00
$1,958
5
690665-696
292.02290.00-292.50
$2,015
2
753753
280.00280.00
$2,108
Feeder heifers, M&L 2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
1
280280
450.00450.00
$1,260
10
368355-380
426.99420.00-430.00
$1,571
11
421401-445
401.32400.00-410.00
$1,690
1
465465
355.00355.00
$1,651
5
523515-535
333.98325.00-340.00
$1,747
6
689689
287.50287.50
$1,981
Feeder heifers, M&L 3
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
3
304301-310
426.70425.00-430.00
$1,297
12
373351-399
398.37385.00-415.00
$1,486
7
424415-435
379.28375.00-390.00
$1,608
23
475471-495
345.89340.00-350.00
$1,643
4
525505-545
320.07315.00-325.00
$1,680
11
572551-595
305.34300.00-310.00
$1,747
5
622601-640
274.02270.00-280.00
$1,704
1
660660
260.00260.00
$1,716
1
720720
250.00250.00
$1,800
Feeder bulls, M&L 1
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
2
325315-335
512.58510.00-515.00
$1,666
4
368351-375
459.95450.00-465.00
$1,693
9
428405-445
439.92425.00-460.00
$1,883
6
466455-495
410.04400.00-420.00
$1,911
2
523510-535
382.44380.00-385.00
$2,000
1
610610
320.00320.00
$1,952
1
780780
260.00260.00
$2,028
Feeder bulls, M&L 2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
2
345345
497.50495.00-500.00
$1,716
3
375365-380
426.76420.00-435.00
$1,600
3
428410-445
418.27415.00-420.00
$1,790
8
476455-495
388.13385.00-395.00
$1,847
2
521501-540
357.59355.00-360.00
$1,863
2
578565-590
327.45325.00-330.00
$1,893
Feeder bulls, M&L 3
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
4
323301-345
432.87420.00-460.00
$1,398
1
375375
415.00415.00
$1,556
1
401401
405.00405.00
$1,624
5
469451-495
350.51330.00-370.00
$1,644
3
512501-530
316.64315.00-320.00
$1,621
5
575565-595
307.03305.00-310.00
$1,765
1
630630
285.00285.00
$1,796
Slaughter bulls, 1
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
1
1,3901390
177.00177.00
$2,460
Low dressing
2
1,8551815-1895
194.53193.00-196.00
$3,609
Average dressing
2
2,1131990-2235
199.88198.00-202.00
$4,223
High dressing
Slaughter cows, Breaker 75-80%
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
8
1,4231305-1565
137.43134.00-141.00
$1,956
Average dressing
Slaughter cows, Boner 80-85%
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
4
1,2591225-1280
134.54130.00-136.00
$1,694
Average dressing
Slaughter cows, Lean 85-90%
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
4
1,048970-1135
128.73126.00-132.50
$1,349
Average dressing
1
1,5001500
115.00115.00
$1,725
Low dressing
52-week trend
Weekly head-weighted average price of Medium and Large 1 steers, all lots at this barn with an average weight in the band. 42 weeks with data.
500-599 lb700-799 lb
Show the weekly numbers
Week of
500-599 lb
700-799 lb
Oct 12, 2026
$370.00
$328.00
Oct 5, 2026
$419.00
$300.00
Sep 28, 2026
$372.51
$294.96
Sep 21, 2026
-
$325.00
Sep 14, 2026
$363.76
$319.00
Sep 7, 2026
-
$290.00
Aug 31, 2026
-
$323.01
Aug 10, 2026
$384.99
$340.00
Aug 3, 2026
$380.00
-
Jul 27, 2026
$380.00
$320.00
Jul 20, 2026
$395.00
$339.94
Jul 13, 2026
$460.00
-
Jul 6, 2026
$442.41
-
Jun 22, 2026
$480.00
-
Jun 8, 2026
$435.90
-
Jun 1, 2026
$478.97
-
May 25, 2026
$479.17
-
May 18, 2026
$460.13
$363.31
May 4, 2026
$490.44
-
Apr 27, 2026
$479.91
-
Apr 20, 2026
$465.29
$342.66
Apr 13, 2026
$490.65
-
Apr 6, 2026
$532.87
-
Mar 30, 2026
$522.44
-
Mar 23, 2026
$472.02
-
Mar 16, 2026
$445.00
-
Mar 2, 2026
$483.99
-
Feb 23, 2026
$475.04
-
Feb 9, 2026
-
$359.92
Feb 2, 2026
$491.23
-
Jan 26, 2026
-
$337.51
Jan 19, 2026
$494.19
$341.27
Jan 12, 2026
$451.20
-
Jan 5, 2026
$433.42
-
Dec 15, 2025
$433.21
-
Dec 8, 2025
$433.38
-
Dec 1, 2025
$423.67
-
Nov 17, 2025
$426.93
-
Nov 10, 2025
$418.30
-
Nov 3, 2025
$434.61
-
Oct 27, 2025
$401.65
-
Oct 13, 2025
-
$374.36
Price slide, Oct 12, 2026
Average $/cwt by 100 lb weight class for Medium and Large 1 steers and heifers at this sale. The small number is the change from the next lighter class.
SteersHeifers
Weight
Steers
Heifers
300-399 lb
$500.00
$446.42
400-499 lb
$463.86-36.14
$418.28-28.14
500-599 lb
$370.00-93.86
$341.43-76.85
600-699 lb
$358.54-11.46
$292.02-49.41
700-799 lb
$328.00-30.54
$280.00-12.02
Nearby barns
Straight-line miles between town centers. Price is 500-599 lb steers at each barn's latest USDA report, in that barn's benchmark grade.