Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 31, 2024

501 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $264.58/cwt +11.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,225/hd at 463 lb · 26 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $295.39/cwt +27.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,542/hd at 522 lb · 20 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $252.46/cwt +7.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,290/hd at 511 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	501	478	547
Feeder cattle	397	375	402
Slaughter cattle	78	72	96
Replacement cattle	26	31	49

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–310	307	3	390.00–395.00	$393.37	$1,208	+42.37
358–395	377	9	342.50–350.00	$345.18	$1,301	+21.60
425–435	429	10	330.00–337.50	$334.22	$1,434	+38.58
465–490	479	11	300.00–310.00	$305.46	$1,463	+22.10
514–540	522	20	290.00–296.00	$295.39	$1,542	+27.91
565–570	566	4	280.00–285.00	$283.74	$1,606	+39.59
601–615	606	3	275.00–277.50	$275.85	$1,672	+46.83

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–335	323	8	365.00–375.00	$370.56	$1,197	+50.88
415–430	419	4	320.00–325.00	$323.72	$1,356	+55.79
451–495	480	3	295.00–297.50	$295.78	$1,420	—
601–625	619	4	255.00–260.00	$258.79	$1,602	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	320	4	345.00–355.00	$348.93	$1,117	+46.79
410–435	423	2	310.00–315.00	$312.43	$1,322	+60.75

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–349	337	2	335.00–345.00	$339.82	$1,145	—
355–384	377	8	290.00–292.50	$291.91	$1,101	+20.88
451–477	463	26	260.00–267.50	$264.58	$1,225	+11.83
501–536	511	15	250.00–257.50	$252.46	$1,290	+7.00
555–570	563	3	240.00–245.00	$242.51	$1,365	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–325	315	8	307.50–317.50	$311.23	$980	+32.23
355–370	363	2	282.00–285.00	$283.47	$1,029	+22.26
402–445	411	15	250.00–260.00	$253.89	$1,043	+2.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	326	7	297.50–305.00	$301.41	$983	+39.36
365–370	368	4	275.00–280.00	$277.52	$1,021	+40.99
410–435	421	5	237.50–245.00	$240.46	$1,012	+16.97

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–330	317	3	365.00–375.00	$371.53	$1,178	+57.80
375–395	387	5	332.50–335.00	$333.47	$1,291	+29.61
425–430	426	8	320.00–322.50	$320.32	$1,365	+34.48
455–460	457	3	305.00–315.00	$308.36	$1,409	+34.15
515–540	526	4	277.50–287.50	$281.26	$1,479	+17.89
555–565	560	2	265.00–275.00	$269.96	$1,512	+23.97

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–335	331	6	350.00–360.00	$358.31	$1,186	—
460–465	463	3	295.00–297.50	$295.83	$1,370	—
560–570	565	2	250.00–257.50	$253.72	$1,434	+20.63
625–649	641	4	222.50–230.00	$226.92	$1,455	+30.58

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555–565	563	5	240.00–250.00	$241.97	$1,362	+30.34
655–675	665	2	200.00–202.50	$201.23	$1,338	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1160	1116	80-85%	8	96.00–103.00	$99.68	$1,112	—
960–1235	1171	80-85%	16	103.00–110.00	$106.73	$1,250	—
1035–1290	1180	80-85%	9	111.00–118.00	$114.62	$1,353	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310	1310	75-80%	1	101.00	$101.00	$1,323	—
1360–1585	1448	75-80%	8	114.00–118.00	$115.42	$1,671	+13.03
1310–1635	1458	75-80%	3	105.00–110.00	$107.15	$1,562	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975	975	85-90%	2	70.00–75.00	$72.50	$707	-3.94
905–1055	988	85-90%	6	80.00–87.00	$82.99	$820	+6.55
1010–1065	1028	85-90%	3	90.00–95.00	$93.27	$959	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135	1135	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,135	—
1130–1800	1480	3	113.00–120.00	$117.41	$1,738	+3.41
1655–1825	1754	8	122.00–129.00	$124.59	$2,185	+1.59

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
715	715	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	112.50	$112.50	$804
775–1040	889	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	130.00–140.00	$135.58	$1,205

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
775	775	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	100.00	$100.00	$775
910	910	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	74.00	$74.00	$673

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
795	795	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.