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.
Cattle 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.