Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 31, 2023

371 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $234.77/cwt +7.23 vs last sale · ≈ $862/hd at 367 lb · 21 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $227.43/cwt +11.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,062/hd at 467 lb · 20 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 3 steers $174.22/cwt ≈ $1,355/hd at 778 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	371	386	321
Feeder cattle	290	269	211
Slaughter cattle	78	88	89
Replacement cattle	3	29	21

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–434	433	12	260.00–262.00	$260.16	$1,126	+38.82
520–545	532	3	230.00–236.00	$232.70	$1,238	—
555–590	578	3	220.00–225.00	$223.40	$1,291	+12.41
670–695	673	9	195.00–200.00	$199.43	$1,342	—
755–780	778	18	174.00–177.00	$174.22	$1,355	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
351–390	364	3	270.00–277.00	$272.50	$992	—
455–475	460	10	245.00–254.00	$249.50	$1,148	—
528–530	528	15	240.00–242.00	$240.40	$1,269	—
605–625	617	3	215.00–220.00	$217.35	$1,341	+8.37

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–349	335	2	280.00–290.00	$285.22	$955	+13.15

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	271	4	245.00–255.00	$248.69	$674	—
320–330	323	4	238.00–240.00	$239.49	$774	+6.39
355–390	367	21	230.00–237.00	$234.77	$862	+7.23
463–490	467	20	225.00–228.00	$227.43	$1,062	+11.42
520–542	531	2	220.00–222.00	$221.02	$1,174	+17.11
562–580	569	11	206.00–210.00	$207.48	$1,181	—
615–630	621	11	190.00–197.00	$191.73	$1,191	+1.97
655–670	657	13	184.00–186.00	$185.77	$1,221	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358–395	368	6	222.00–227.00	$223.40	$822	—
507–530	511	11	213.00–215.00	$214.00	$1,094	—
575–595	582	3	197.00–200.00	$198.98	$1,158	—
601–635	624	3	180.00–185.00	$183.39	$1,144	—
673–695	686	7	175.00–179.00	$176.68	$1,212	+7.30

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	340	4	210.00–220.00	$215.07	$731	+1.59
455–470	463	2	200.00–202.00	$200.98	$931	+11.99
655–690	678	4	160.00–167.00	$164.23	$1,113	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–340	338	2	283.00–285.00	$283.99	$960	+23.01
455–469	462	2	245.00–248.00	$246.48	$1,139	+19.16
510–530	523	3	230.00–235.00	$233.38	$1,221	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–445	433	2	238.00–240.00	$238.97	$1,035	—
621–630	626	2	177.00–180.00	$178.49	$1,117	-0.05

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520–545	533	2	215.00–220.00	$217.44	$1,159	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1580	1315	75-80%	8	108.00–113.00	$110.87	$1,458	+6.75
1205–1445	1357	75-80%	9	91.00–98.00	$95.64	$1,298	+15.64
1330–1845	1579	75-80%	14	99.00–106.00	$101.58	$1,604	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1120	1063	80-85%	4	89.00–90.00	$89.47	$951	+2.96
1030–1295	1157	80-85%	14	100.00–107.00	$102.86	$1,190	—
1160–1265	1218	80-85%	10	95.00–99.00	$97.41	$1,186	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–870	845	85-90%	2	70.00–72.00	$70.97	$600	—
885–925	903	85-90%	4	80.00–82.00	$80.76	$729	+3.11
1025–1095	1048	85-90%	3	88.00–92.00	$89.39	$937	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1370	1370	2	100.00	$100.00	$1,370	—
1655	1655	1	109.00	$109.00	$1,804	—
1830–1875	1845	3	116.00–117.00	$116.66	$2,152	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
515	515	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	95.00	$95.00	$489

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	700.00	$700.00	—

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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.