Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 1, 2023

417 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $235.00/cwt ≈ $1,010/hd at 430 lb · 17 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $191.72/cwt ≈ $1,338/hd at 698 lb · 16 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $207.19/cwt -1.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,231/hd at 594 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	417	327	367
Feeder cattle	282	199	302
Slaughter cattle	100	116	53
Replacement cattle	35	12	12

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–315	310	2	287.00–290.00	$288.48	$894	—
515–531	528	12	253.00–260.00	$254.14	$1,342	—
551–580	561	3	235.00–237.50	$235.86	$1,323	—
601–640	637	14	220.00–229.00	$228.09	$1,453	—
658–678	661	14	215.00–217.50	$216.78	$1,433	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–325	320	6	280.00–285.00	$282.46	$904	—
505–515	510	2	235.00–240.00	$237.48	$1,211	-8.76
551–590	564	3	220.00–230.00	$226.51	$1,278	—
615–620	617	6	210.00–217.50	$212.51	$1,311	-9.21
675–680	676	6	194.00–197.50	$196.91	$1,331	-2.60

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–390	380	2	250.00–255.00	$252.57	$960	-8.29
405–445	426	4	240.00–245.00	$241.80	$1,030	-3.82
455–470	463	2	220.00–225.00	$222.46	$1,030	—
690–699	697	10	180.00–185.00	$180.99	$1,262	-4.73

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–320	307	3	242.00–245.00	$243.96	$749	—
405–440	430	17	230.00–240.00	$235.00	$1,010	—
501–545	523	6	225.00–227.50	$226.30	$1,184	—
555–599	594	15	200.00–210.00	$207.19	$1,231	-1.86
690–699	698	16	187.50–192.00	$191.72	$1,338	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	336	5	220.00–230.00	$221.90	$746	-3.12
515–545	536	5	212.50–217.50	$215.03	$1,153	-2.50
670–690	679	7	180.00–185.00	$182.18	$1,237	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–370	367	5	200.00–205.00	$202.98	$745	—
615–640	623	3	185.00–190.00	$186.71	$1,163	-4.54
655–675	665	5	167.50–175.00	$172.49	$1,147	-0.86

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
357–385	366	3	250.00–260.00	$253.50	$928	—
415–430	419	4	240.00–245.00	$241.90	$1,014	-10.48
455	455	7	212.50–215.00	$214.64	$977	-9.37

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	3	265.00–275.00	$271.67	$842	—
505–530	515	3	217.50–220.00	$218.48	$1,125	—
551–580	567	3	202.50–212.50	$208.30	$1,181	—
615–630	623	2	185.00–192.50	$188.70	$1,176	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–430	429	6	225.00–235.00	$229.99	$987	-6.28
455–480	468	2	202.00–207.50	$204.82	$959	-11.40

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–1150	1076	80-85%	8	73.00–78.00	$75.94	$817	—
990–1185	1108	80-85%	7	88.00–91.00	$89.23	$989	—
1005–1290	1116	80-85%	17	80.00–87.00	$82.72	$923	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1030	1011	85-90%	8	75.00–80.00	$77.38	$782	—
1015–1075	1055	85-90%	11	65.00–72.00	$68.80	$726	-26.20

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1325	1320	75-80%	3	89.00–90.00	$89.67	$1,184	—
1315–1500	1365	75-80%	6	80.00–86.00	$82.63	$1,128	-8.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1460	1364	4	95.00–100.00	$98.19	$1,339	—
1315–1955	1538	7	103.00–109.00	$106.42	$1,637	—
1700–1970	1835	2	110.00–115.00	$112.68	$2,068	+10.50

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
840–964	885	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	80.00–98.00	$88.31	$782
995	995	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	80.00	$80.00	$796
1340	1340	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	83.00	$83.00	$1,112

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
940	940	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	78.00	$78.00	$733

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1250–1390	1321	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,175.00–1,250.00	$1,213.89	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1385–1585	1443	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,050.00–1,375.00	$1,277.30	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
935	935	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	875.00	$875.00	—

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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.