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Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 24, 2023

386 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $233.10/cwt ≈ $781/hd at 335 lb · 23 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $227.54/cwt -3.50 vs last sale · ≈ $817/hd at 359 lb · 20 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $203.91/cwt -5.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,056/hd at 518 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 386 419 574
Feeder cattle 269 363 359
Slaughter cattle 88 45 88
Replacement cattle 29 11 127

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–310 306 2 267.00–277.00 $272.07 $833 +6.06
387–399 393 2 260.00–262.00 $260.98 $1,026 +9.57
401–440 414 13 250.00–257.00 $254.20 $1,052 —
460–499 490 9 240.00–245.00 $242.81 $1,190 -0.37
571–590 575 12 230.00–237.00 $232.01 $1,334 -0.68
610–620 615 2 222.00–225.00 $223.49 $1,374 +2.49
660–695 678 6 207.00–215.00 $211.45 $1,434 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–325 313 2 245.00–247.00 $246.04 $770 —
625–645 635 2 208.00–210.00 $208.98 $1,327 -3.52
685–690 687 6 200.00–202.00 $201.33 $1,383 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
424–430 428 3 220.00–222.00 $221.34 $947 -0.99
555–570 563 4 210.00–212.00 $210.99 $1,188 +2.20

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 335 23 231.00–235.00 $233.10 $781 —
352–365 359 20 227.00–230.00 $227.54 $817 -3.50
403–415 407 10 220.00–225.00 $221.53 $902 -0.86
455–460 458 4 215.00–217.00 $216.01 $989 +0.95
501–535 518 13 200.00–210.00 $203.91 $1,056 -5.27
601–620 602 13 187.00–190.00 $189.76 $1,142 -6.45
730–740 732 5 160.00–167.00 $161.42 $1,182 —
755–780 768 2 155.00–160.00 $157.46 $1,209 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–310 306 2 212.00–215.00 $213.48 $653 +8.37
365–390 386 6 207.00–210.00 $209.53 $809 —
451–460 454 3 187.00–190.00 $188.99 $858 —
515–520 520 13 182.00–185.00 $184.77 $961 —
601–625 617 3 170.00–175.00 $171.62 $1,059 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
685–695 689 8 165.00–175.00 $169.38 $1,167 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–330 323 2 260.00–262.00 $260.98 $843 -0.90
455–474 465 6 225.00–232.00 $227.32 $1,057 —
560–590 570 9 209.00–216.00 $212.65 $1,212 —
605–615 611 3 205.00–207.00 $205.99 $1,259 +3.53
655–665 663 4 192.00–195.00 $194.26 $1,288 -2.44
751–785 768 2 160.00–162.00 $161.02 $1,237 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–390 383 2 232.00–235.00 $233.53 $894 —
505–515 510 2 200.00–210.00 $205.05 $1,046 -0.90
615–645 630 2 177.00–180.00 $178.54 $1,125 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740–749 745 2 165.00–168.00 $166.51 $1,240 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–1015 931 85-90% 16 75.00–82.00 $77.65 $723 -5.00
970 970 85-90% 1 101.00 $101.00 $980 —
940–1020 991 85-90% 10 83.00–90.00 $85.48 $847 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1250 1087 80-85% 7 84.00–88.00 $86.51 $940 —
1070–1225 1125 80-85% 13 90.00–97.00 $92.88 $1,045 +1.88
1135–1270 1193 80-85% 3 100.00–102.00 $101.03 $1,205 -1.41
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1475 1324 75-80% 4 101.00–107.00 $104.12 $1,379 —
1340 1340 75-80% 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,273 —
1370 1370 75-80% 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,096 -12.47

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225 1225 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,176 -7.53
1165–1940 1623 3 112.00–118.00 $114.52 $1,859 —
1725 1725 1 103.00 $103.00 $1,777 -6.43

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
740–790 760 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 77.00–82.00 $79.68 $606
770–995 845 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 84.00–92.00 $86.46 $731
855–1175 1015 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 109.00–110.00 $109.58 $1,112
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
880 880 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 86.00 $86.00 $757

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
875 875 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 725.00 $725.00 —

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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.