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Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 29, 2023

569 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $232.75/cwt ≈ $964/hd at 414 lb · 27 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $238.89/cwt -3.40 vs last sale · ≈ $882/hd at 369 lb · 21 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $244.05/cwt ≈ $1,171/hd at 480 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 569 441 584
Feeder cattle 437 377 380
Slaughter cattle 115 50 164
Replacement cattle 17 14 40

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend available due to holiday last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–349 341 5 290.00–295.00 $291.93 $995 —
370–380 377 7 270.00–275.00 $271.40 $1,023 -2.27
410–425 418 4 250.00–260.00 $255.09 $1,066 -6.32
455–490 480 14 240.00–250.00 $244.05 $1,171 —
515–540 528 5 235.00–237.50 $236.32 $1,248 +5.08
610–635 616 4 220.00–225.00 $221.29 $1,363 +9.26
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–315 307 5 277.00–280.00 $279.38 $858 —
370–380 374 8 260.00–265.00 $261.59 $978 +2.29
455–475 462 3 232.00–235.00 $233.97 $1,081 -7.69
605–615 610 4 210.00–215.00 $212.52 $1,296 —
660–675 668 2 193.00–195.00 $193.99 $1,296 —
705–715 710 2 170.00–175.00 $172.52 $1,225 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 340 2 297.00–300.00 $298.48 $1,015 +10.01
355–365 357 5 282.00–285.00 $284.39 $1,015 +0.28
410–425 418 2 265.00–270.00 $267.54 $1,118 -5.19
515–530 523 2 245.00–252.50 $248.80 $1,301 +5.61
551–590 566 5 230.00–237.50 $233.46 $1,321 +0.61

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
201–210 206 2 282.00–285.00 $283.53 $584 —
315–330 320 3 245.00–250.00 $246.72 $790 -6.71
351–395 369 21 237.50–242.50 $238.89 $882 -3.40
401–430 414 27 230.00–235.00 $232.75 $964 —
501–549 517 7 220.00–227.50 $224.29 $1,160 —
565–575 570 4 215.00–220.00 $217.48 $1,240 -8.54
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 328 3 222.50–230.00 $226.60 $743 -5.90
360–385 369 5 215.00–220.00 $217.05 $801 -2.72
401–415 412 10 202.50–210.00 $208.27 $858 —
525–540 536 4 200.00–210.00 $202.45 $1,085 —
625–640 635 3 180.00–185.00 $183.36 $1,164 +1.80
651–665 660 6 170.00–175.00 $173.36 $1,144 +10.90
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–215 213 2 270.00–275.00 $272.53 $580 —
340–345 343 2 230.00–235.00 $232.48 $797 -10.88
420–435 430 3 225.00–227.50 $225.81 $971 —
555–590 581 4 209.00–212.50 $211.66 $1,230 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351–395 362 4 290.00–295.00 $291.36 $1,055 —
401–435 422 5 260.00–267.50 $262.96 $1,110 —
455–485 481 8 240.00–245.00 $240.93 $1,159 +7.87
515–545 526 8 232.50–237.50 $234.98 $1,236 +11.97
575–599 591 6 217.50–225.00 $219.53 $1,297 +4.54
630–645 638 2 202.50–210.00 $206.21 $1,316 +2.64
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
424–435 430 2 252.50–255.00 $253.73 $1,091 +4.37
490–495 491 5 225.00–227.50 $225.50 $1,107 +6.81
555–580 574 4 210.00–212.50 $210.60 $1,209 —
601–645 629 6 192.50–200.00 $196.77 $1,238 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–380 375 2 265.00–275.00 $269.93 $1,012 —
430–445 440 3 240.00–250.00 $243.26 $1,070 +3.49
490–495 493 2 215.00–220.00 $217.51 $1,072 —
510–530 520 2 200.00–205.00 $202.45 $1,053 —
615–620 617 3 182.50–185.00 $183.34 $1,131 +0.06

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1240 1114 80-85% 13 78.00–82.50 $79.87 $890 —
1130–1250 1171 80-85% 6 92.00–98.00 $95.00 $1,112 -5.93
1060–1270 1210 80-85% 19 83.00–89.00 $85.69 $1,037 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–1130 872 85-90% 13 70.00–75.00 $71.99 $628 -17.01
900–1115 963 85-90% 5 77.00–80.00 $78.83 $759 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1560 1431 75-80% 10 80.00–87.00 $82.23 $1,177 —
1345–1605 1439 75-80% 7 88.00–95.00 $92.64 $1,333 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1610 1430 3 93.00–98.00 $96.43 $1,379 —
1295–1865 1575 4 102.00–104.00 $102.76 $1,618 —
1445–2020 1765 4 108.00–113.00 $110.50 $1,950 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
840–1130 984 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 75.00–85.00 $80.63 $793
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
855 855 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 75.00 $75.00 $641
865 865 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 102.50 $102.50 $887

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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.