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Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report, Donalsonville, GA

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock · usually sells Mondays

Sale of Monday, October 19, 2026

781 head sold ·Official USDA report · Price history in the app

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $392.85/cwt +4.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,894/hd at 482 lb · 22 head
light 5-weight M&L 3 heifers $320.32/cwt +0.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,720/hd at 537 lb · 15 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $321.46/cwt ≈ $2,019/hd at 628 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 781 619 623
Feeder cattle 573 561 532
Slaughter cattle 59 23 38
Replacement cattle 149 35 53

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago, slaughter breaker & boner cows 4.00-6.00 higher, slaughter lean cows 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls 9.00-12.00 lower, feeder steers 10.00 lower, feeder heifers 7.00 lower, feeder bulls 15.00 higher, steer calves & heifer calves 5.00 higher, bull calves 15.00 higher, replacement cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–285 283 2 490.00–495.00 $492.48 $1,394 —
335–345 340 2 450.00–465.00 $457.61 $1,556 —
360–395 380 6 420.00–440.00 $429.18 $1,631 -35.89
405–425 418 4 390.00–405.00 $396.18 $1,656 -43.62
475–480 477 3 380.00–395.00 $386.64 $1,844 +3.53
501–545 529 7 350.00–365.00 $358.57 $1,897 -2.19
580–590 588 4 340.00–350.00 $345.02 $2,029 +13.37
614–630 621 3 320.00–335.00 $326.68 $2,029 —
665 665 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,995 -23.87
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 505.00 $505.00 $1,237 —
330–345 341 5 480.00–485.00 $482.98 $1,647 +13.13
365–370 368 2 460.00 $460.00 $1,693 —
401–435 411 7 415.00–430.00 $423.49 $1,741 -41.43
505–536 513 4 375.00–380.00 $378.69 $1,943 -15.94
673 673 3 335.00 $335.00 $2,255 +1.68
715–735 725 2 300.00–310.00 $305.07 $2,212 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 510.00–520.00 $515.00 $1,494 —
346 346 4 505.00 $505.00 $1,747 —
370–390 378 4 470.00–480.00 $472.58 $1,786 —
451–460 456 2 410.00–430.00 $419.90 $1,915 -27.10
510 510 1 395.00 $395.00 $2,014 —
565 565 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,119 +5.00
635 635 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,222 -8.54

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–385 373 3 400.00–420.00 $410.09 $1,530 +11.72
405–445 433 7 345.00–375.00 $364.17 $1,577 -15.11
455–475 464 4 330.00–335.00 $333.76 $1,549 -12.13
505–541 537 15 320.00–325.00 $320.32 $1,720 +0.25
555–575 566 7 310.00–320.00 $314.31 $1,779 +8.97
601–645 616 8 260.00–280.00 $272.61 $1,679 -1.41
665 665 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,596 -20.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 440.00 $440.00 $946 —
365–385 370 4 425.00–440.00 $431.17 $1,595 +4.18
415–447 430 14 380.00–397.50 $390.98 $1,681 -10.34
475–495 484 5 340.00–345.00 $343.00 $1,660 -12.00
505–540 525 7 330.00–335.00 $333.20 $1,749 -0.78
622–634 627 3 285.00–295.00 $291.69 $1,829 —
660 660 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,848 -7.50
705–715 710 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,704 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,265 —
301–330 308 5 425.00–440.00 $433.02 $1,334 -21.71
405–440 426 3 355.00–390.00 $367.78 $1,567 -50.50
501–536 530 8 345.00–350.00 $347.51 $1,842 +2.51
611–641 628 14 320.00–322.50 $321.46 $2,019 —
715 715 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,823 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–394 385 11 455.00–470.00 $466.51 $1,796 +39.75
401–425 418 5 440.00–450.00 $447.09 $1,869 +28.82
460–496 482 22 380.00–405.00 $392.85 $1,894 +4.72
535–547 544 9 360.00–362.50 $361.68 $1,968 +4.09
565–580 573 2 340.00–345.00 $342.53 $1,963 +15.08
610–625 617 5 315.00–325.00 $319.04 $1,968 —
651–655 653 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,959 —
745 745 2 270.00–280.00 $275.00 $2,049 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 490.00 $490.00 $1,421 —
355–380 361 4 435.00–440.00 $438.69 $1,584 +23.69
401–435 416 8 410.00–430.00 $419.35 $1,744 +14.35
470–495 487 5 375.00–385.00 $380.01 $1,851 +29.50
505–540 528 4 340.00–355.00 $346.08 $1,827 +29.44
560–585 564 9 310.00–335.00 $327.15 $1,845 +20.12
615–625 620 2 280.00–310.00 $294.88 $1,828 +9.88
670–690 680 2 270.00–280.00 $274.93 $1,870 —
730 730 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,825 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 520.00 $520.00 $1,638 +7.42
353–380 359 5 480.00–500.00 $493.78 $1,773 +33.83
451–465 457 3 420.00–425.00 $421.66 $1,927 +11.62
560 560 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,960 —
680 680 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,108 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1220 957 85-90% 13 117.50–127.00 $122.87 $1,176 —
930–1165 1075 85-90% 4 126.00–129.00 $127.67 $1,372 —
1190 1190 85-90% 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,190 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1760 1454 75-80% 8 136.00–144.00 $139.52 $2,029 —
1385–1715 1501 75-80% 6 130.00–135.00 $133.42 $2,003 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1200 1113 80-85% 5 130.00–135.00 $132.62 $1,476 —
1185–1550 1263 80-85% 8 135.00–142.00 $138.62 $1,751 +4.08

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1645 1464 5 160.00–168.00 $164.44 $2,407 —
1300–1685 1548 4 174.00–182.50 $177.30 $2,745 —
1890 1890 1 186.00 $186.00 $3,515 -8.53

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1085–1105 1095 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 170.00–180.00 $174.95 $1,916
1255–1325 1293 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 134.00–147.50 $139.54 $1,804
910–1580 1315 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 18 130.00–150.00 $138.35 $1,819
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1010–1380 1176 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 200.00–255.00 $225.89 $2,656
1045–1420 1227 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 155.00–185.00 $168.49 $2,067
1090–1445 1268 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 155.00–160.00 $157.15 $1,993

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1425 1425 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 3,700.00 $3,700.00 —
1350–1550 1445 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 3,350.00–3,800.00 $3,541.35 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1275–1490 1390 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 2,900.00–3,250.00 $3,053.66 —
1390–1610 1500 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 2,800.00 $2,800.00 —

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Price trend

high 482.27 low 320.00 Oct 2025 Oct 2026

550–599 lb Medium and Large 2 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.

Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.

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