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Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 17, 2024

223 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $244.23/cwt ≈ $1,067/hd at 437 lb · 13 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $204.56/cwt +6.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,424/hd at 696 lb · 11 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $192.25/cwt ≈ $1,292/hd at 672 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 223 219 565
Feeder cattle 182 191 420
Slaughter cattle 30 28 120
Replacement cattle 11 — 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 334 4 325.00–335.00 $328.69 $1,098 —
390 390 4 305.00–315.00 $310.00 $1,209 —
415–445 430 4 270.00–280.00 $274.34 $1,180 +1.80
475–480 479 4 258.00–260.00 $259.50 $1,243 —
505–525 515 2 250.00–257.50 $253.82 $1,307 +0.06
603–620 611 8 230.00–237.50 $232.80 $1,422 —
655–676 659 5 214.00–217.00 $216.38 $1,426 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–365 360 2 295.00–300.00 $297.47 $1,071 —
414–420 415 8 260.00–265.00 $264.37 $1,097 +1.90
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 317 3 295.00–300.00 $298.26 $945 —
355–365 360 4 285.00–290.00 $287.47 $1,035 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–230 228 2 318.00–320.00 $318.99 $727 —
301 301 3 290.00–295.00 $291.67 $878 +36.71
355–380 368 2 260.00–265.00 $262.59 $966 +14.64
435–449 437 13 240.00–250.00 $244.23 $1,067 —
515–525 520 2 230.00–235.00 $232.52 $1,209 —
551–555 554 4 210.00–217.50 $211.86 $1,174 -1.51
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–322 319 6 237.50–245.00 $238.68 $761 —
351–370 363 4 220.00–230.00 $226.31 $822 +5.01
655–680 665 6 175.00–185.00 $180.06 $1,197 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–321 311 2 275.00–280.00 $277.42 $863 —
665–674 672 10 190.00–195.00 $192.25 $1,292 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–235 230 2 322.00–325.00 $323.47 $744 —
422–445 430 3 260.00–270.00 $263.45 $1,133 —
670–699 696 11 200.00–205.00 $204.56 $1,424 +6.29
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630–645 638 2 187.00–190.00 $188.48 $1,203 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1435 1435 75-80% 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,234 —
1525 1525 75-80% 2 100.00 $100.00 $1,525 —
1430–1700 1611 75-80% 10 103.00–108.00 $106.78 $1,720 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1105 1078 80-85% 3 83.00–86.00 $84.33 $909 —
1185–1250 1222 80-85% 5 87.00–91.00 $89.58 $1,095 -14.38
1240–1250 1243 80-85% 3 104.00–106.00 $105.33 $1,309 +5.33

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465 1465 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,582 —
1565 1565 2 117.00 $117.00 $1,831 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
810–1035 923 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 101.00–105.00 $102.76 $948
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
765 765 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 85.00 $85.00 $650

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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.