Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 17, 2023

419 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $222.39/cwt -1.19 vs last sale · ≈ $961/hd at 432 lb · 39 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $231.04/cwt -2.61 vs last sale · ≈ $850/hd at 368 lb · 27 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $196.70/cwt ≈ $1,294/hd at 658 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	419	533	527
Feeder cattle	363	416	402
Slaughter cattle	45	76	74
Replacement cattle	11	41	51

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–385	368	3	235.00–237.00	$235.70	$867	+6.07
405–449	442	15	220.00–227.00	$222.33	$983	—
501–515	508	2	215.00–217.00	$215.99	$1,097	+2.37
555–585	573	12	207.00–210.00	$208.79	$1,196	+2.59
645–648	646	3	200.00–205.00	$201.67	$1,303	+7.54
655–675	666	4	185.00–195.00	$191.29	$1,274	+8.80

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–312	309	2	265.00–267.00	$266.01	$822	—
355–390	362	8	250.00–255.00	$251.41	$910	—
451–495	486	7	240.00–245.00	$243.18	$1,182	—
555–578	575	7	232.00–237.00	$232.69	$1,338	+6.59
615–645	642	13	220.00–222.00	$221.00	$1,419	+4.16

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–435	425	2	240.00–247.00	$243.58	$1,035	—
530–545	537	3	225.00–235.00	$229.95	$1,235	+7.49
620	620	2	210.00–215.00	$212.50	$1,318	+11.15

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–375	368	27	230.00–235.00	$231.04	$850	-2.61
415–441	432	39	220.00–225.00	$222.39	$961	-1.19
451–475	465	5	212.00–217.00	$215.06	$1,000	-0.31
530–549	538	5	208.00–210.00	$209.18	$1,125	+7.53
555–575	561	6	200.00–207.00	$204.63	$1,148	+13.83
631–640	632	9	190.00–197.00	$196.21	$1,240	+12.81
670–685	675	3	180.00–185.00	$183.31	$1,237	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	326	13	200.00–210.00	$205.11	$669	—
580–585	584	4	182.00–185.00	$184.25	$1,076	+11.53
651–685	678	7	167.00–175.00	$173.19	$1,174	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570–575	573	18	190.00–197.00	$191.50	$1,097	+8.77

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–330	323	2	257.00–267.00	$261.88	$846	—
601–620	611	2	200.00–205.00	$202.46	$1,237	+3.38
657–680	658	24	190.00–197.00	$196.70	$1,294	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525–535	529	10	200.00–210.00	$205.95	$1,089	+4.01
565–580	569	9	190.00–195.00	$193.01	$1,098	-0.85
655–675	665	2	170.00–175.00	$172.46	$1,147	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–440	415	6	220.00–230.00	$221.77	$920	—
585–590	588	2	202.00–207.00	$204.49	$1,202	—
665–690	673	3	185.00–187.00	$185.68	$1,250	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1125	1100	80-85%	5	90.00–92.00	$91.00	$1,001	—
1100–1204	1152	80-85%	2	84.00–89.00	$86.39	$995	+1.77
1035–1285	1171	80-85%	5	99.00–105.00	$102.44	$1,200	+17.82

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–895	863	85-90%	3	70.00–75.00	$73.46	$634	—
885–935	918	85-90%	3	90.00–92.00	$90.64	$832	+2.64
900–970	936	85-90%	5	80.00–86.00	$82.65	$774	-0.79

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1465	1399	75-80%	7	90.00–95.00	$92.47	$1,294	—
1505	1505	75-80%	1	98.00	$98.00	$1,475	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1340	1223	5	101.00–106.00	$103.53	$1,266	—
1500–1845	1707	3	108.00–111.00	$109.43	$1,868	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
790	790	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	110.00	$110.00	$869
1075	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	90.00	$90.00	$968

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1060–1095	1083	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	950.00–1,050.00	$1,017.38	—

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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.