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Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 26, 2023

540 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $219.84/cwt +4.66 vs last sale · ≈ $923/hd at 420 lb · 34 head
light 6-weight M&L 2 steers $193.98/cwt ≈ $1,232/hd at 635 lb · 19 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $195.73/cwt +0.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,137/hd at 581 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 540 467 438
Feeder cattle 370 318 303
Slaughter cattle 141 135 88
Replacement cattle 29 14 47

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers, and feeder heifers 2.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves unevenly steady, heifer calves steady to 2.00 higher, bull calves steady, replacement cows steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–330 325 3 250.00–257.00 $253.98 $825 —
460–493 478 9 235.00–240.00 $237.07 $1,133 +1.44
510–535 519 10 222.00–230.00 $225.09 $1,168 —
628–642 635 19 190.00–197.00 $193.98 $1,232 —
720–740 735 4 180.00–188.00 $181.96 $1,337 +19.43
755–760 756 4 170.00–177.00 $171.76 $1,299 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
421–430 422 8 230.00–235.00 $234.36 $989 —
520–530 526 10 210.00–217.00 $212.09 $1,116 -10.47
665–680 678 7 180.00–185.00 $182.85 $1,240 +11.78
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630–645 641 12 200.00–205.00 $202.66 $1,299 +1.24

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–390 388 12 225.00–230.00 $225.74 $876 —
414–440 420 34 217.00–222.00 $219.84 $923 +4.66
451–499 489 10 212.00–215.00 $214.45 $1,049 +3.72
501–545 523 6 205.00–210.00 $207.39 $1,085 —
551–587 581 13 195.00–200.00 $195.73 $1,137 +0.48
670 670 3 180.00–182.00 $180.67 $1,210 +10.00
705–715 710 2 160.00–165.00 $162.52 $1,154 +6.52
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–375 367 9 200.00–210.00 $203.98 $749 -0.67
424–442 440 10 196.00–198.00 $197.81 $870 +6.94
555–570 568 6 180.00–187.00 $181.14 $1,029 —
601–615 612 4 170.00–175.00 $171.23 $1,048 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605–620 613 5 185.00–190.00 $187.38 $1,149 —
655–670 665 3 167.00–177.00 $173.72 $1,155 —
765–795 777 3 140.00–150.00 $145.60 $1,131 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–440 438 4 220.00–222.00 $221.01 $968 -1.52
515–525 523 9 200.00–202.00 $200.44 $1,048 +5.41
655–670 662 6 175.00–182.00 $179.01 $1,185 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535–545 542 6 210.00–217.00 $211.48 $1,146 —
560–575 565 7 202.00–207.00 $204.44 $1,155 —
615–645 630 4 185.00–190.00 $187.56 $1,182 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–472 469 2 225.00–230.00 $227.48 $1,067 +5.04

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1220 1152 80-85% 40 82.00–88.00 $85.83 $989 —
1095–1285 1202 80-85% 11 90.00–96.00 $93.30 $1,121 —
1130–1260 1215 80-85% 4 98.00–100.00 $98.75 $1,200 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–940 915 85-90% 2 88.00–90.00 $88.97 $814 +19.95
875–1000 944 85-90% 12 74.00–79.00 $76.75 $725 -4.49
850–1075 971 85-90% 20 80.00–87.00 $82.77 $804 +6.62
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1445 1368 75-80% 8 81.00–88.00 $85.33 $1,167 -0.25
1325–1490 1411 75-80% 11 90.00–95.00 $91.70 $1,294 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1605 1326 7 100.00–107.00 $103.61 $1,374 —
1250–1370 1330 3 95.00–98.00 $97.06 $1,291 —
2150–2180 2165 2 108.00–110.00 $109.01 $2,360 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
910–920 915 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 96.00–99.00 $97.49 $892
950–1120 1035 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 93.00–99.00 $95.75 $991
925–1225 1088 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 90.00–111.00 $98.51 $1,072
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
915 915 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 78.00 $78.00 $714
770–1270 1094 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 83.00–89.00 $87.88 $961

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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
1230–1255 1240 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 1,300.00–1,530.00 $1,383.30 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1015–1110 1063 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,025.00–1,225.00 $1,129.47 —

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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.