Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 6, 2023

379 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $220.95/cwt -3.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,129/hd at 511 lb · 21 head

light 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $221.96/cwt -4.64 vs last sale · ≈ $704/hd at 317 lb · 17 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $229.22/cwt ≈ $1,077/hd at 470 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	379	569	881
Feeder cattle	318	437	669
Slaughter cattle	53	115	175
Replacement cattle	8	17	37

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	320	2	280.00–285.00	$282.38	$904	-9.55
380–385	382	8	270.00–275.00	$271.89	$1,039	+0.49
415–445	430	2	252.00–255.00	$253.45	$1,090	-1.64
455–475	461	10	240.00–250.00	$243.57	$1,123	-0.48
545–549	547	6	230.00–232.50	$231.25	$1,265	-5.07
551–590	569	3	222.50–227.50	$224.94	$1,280	—
651–653	652	6	190.00–200.00	$194.99	$1,271	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–390	380	8	260.00–265.00	$262.43	$997	+0.84
525–545	535	2	220.00–225.00	$222.55	$1,191	—
555–571	560	3	215.00–217.50	$215.85	$1,209	—
615–625	620	2	205.00–207.50	$206.26	$1,279	-6.26
660–665	663	2	187.00–190.00	$188.49	$1,250	-5.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–335	325	2	292.00–295.00	$293.45	$954	-5.03
401–415	406	3	260.00–267.50	$263.32	$1,069	-4.22
651–668	665	5	210.00–215.00	$214.02	$1,423	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–335	325	2	248.00–250.00	$248.97	$809	+2.25
455–478	470	16	227.50–231.00	$229.22	$1,077	—
501–525	511	21	215.00–225.00	$220.95	$1,129	-3.34
560–575	570	3	210.00–212.50	$211.68	$1,207	-5.80
601–615	606	3	200.00–205.00	$201.69	$1,222	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–330	317	17	220.00–225.00	$221.96	$704	-4.64
355–380	366	7	210.00–217.50	$213.34	$781	-3.71
455–480	464	8	200.00–205.00	$201.61	$935	—
635–645	640	8	175.00–185.00	$179.96	$1,152	-3.40

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–395	374	10	230.00–235.00	$233.97	$875	—
401–445	422	10	220.00–227.50	$224.97	$949	-0.84
455–465	460	2	210.00–217.50	$213.79	$983	—
610–625	622	5	187.50–195.00	$193.53	$1,204	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–335	333	2	285.00–295.00	$289.96	$966	—
401–425	409	3	262.50–265.00	$264.13	$1,080	+1.17
455–473	462	4	240.00–247.50	$243.18	$1,123	+2.25
505–549	526	12	227.50–235.00	$231.05	$1,215	-3.93
610–635	627	3	200.00–205.00	$203.38	$1,275	-2.83
655–677	666	4	190.00–197.50	$194.34	$1,294	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	3	275.00–277.50	$275.83	$1,034	—
415–428	422	15	245.00–255.00	$252.37	$1,065	-1.36
510–525	518	2	217.00–220.00	$218.48	$1,132	—
655–675	665	2	180.00–182.50	$181.23	$1,205	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–370	365	2	265.00–270.00	$267.53	$976	-2.40
455–485	468	3	220.00–225.00	$222.55	$1,042	+5.04
555–575	564	10	200.00–210.00	$205.42	$1,159	—
655–665	660	2	170.00–175.00	$172.52	$1,139	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1005	985	85-90%	3	79.00–80.00	$79.66	$785	+0.83
830–1215	1028	85-90%	6	70.00–77.00	$72.20	$742	—
870–1185	1030	85-90%	4	90.00–93.00	$91.29	$940	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–985	955	80-85%	2	85.00–88.00	$86.45	$826	—
900–1255	1162	80-85%	7	91.00–95.00	$93.45	$1,086	-1.55

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1350	1340	75-80%	2	100.00–101.00	$100.50	$1,347	—
1335–1345	1340	75-80%	2	90.00–97.00	$93.51	$1,253	—
1445–1700	1552	75-80%	3	85.00–89.00	$86.66	$1,345	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1955	1595	4	95.00–101.00	$99.28	$1,584	-3.48
1535–1710	1652	3	112.00–117.00	$113.55	$1,876	—
1845–2165	2020	3	105.00–109.00	$106.93	$2,160	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
930	930	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	80.00	$80.00	$744

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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
850	850	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	800.00	$800.00	—

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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.