Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 14, 2024

507 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $272.38/cwt +15.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,403/hd at 515 lb · 18 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $295.29/cwt ≈ $1,104/hd at 374 lb · 17 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $309.13/cwt -5.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,441/hd at 466 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	507	419	389
Feeder cattle	443	350	283
Slaughter cattle	39	55	83
Replacement cattle	25	14	23

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–330	326	8	380.00–390.00	$384.08	$1,252	-7.64
401–445	416	10	340.00–347.50	$346.24	$1,440	+21.81
456–480	466	12	305.00–312.50	$309.13	$1,441	-5.49
601–605	602	3	270.00–275.00	$273.33	$1,645	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–345	312	4	370.00–375.00	$371.38	$1,159	—
351–375	369	4	345.00–355.00	$352.62	$1,301	+5.31
430–449	438	6	325.00–335.00	$328.70	$1,440	—
455–465	462	3	300.00–302.50	$300.82	$1,390	—
505–520	507	7	290.00–295.00	$290.73	$1,474	—
615–635	628	3	257.50–260.00	$259.18	$1,628	-2.27

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–325	312	3	360.00–365.00	$363.26	$1,133	-3.64
405–415	408	6	320.00–325.00	$323.31	$1,319	+21.86
540–545	543	2	285.00–287.50	$286.26	$1,554	—

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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	302.00–305.00	$303.55	$987	-38.78
370–375	374	17	290.00–300.00	$295.29	$1,104	—
509–525	515	18	270.00–277.50	$272.38	$1,403	+15.46
551–555	553	2	260.00–265.00	$262.49	$1,452	+30.06
601–620	615	6	230.00–240.00	$234.15	$1,440	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–370	366	6	280.00–285.00	$280.84	$1,028	-11.59
420–429	428	9	270.00–275.00	$274.17	$1,173	+13.13
455–490	470	5	260.00–267.50	$263.59	$1,239	+11.08
510–525	522	9	240.00–250.00	$242.17	$1,264	-1.44
555–590	573	2	220.00–230.00	$225.15	$1,290	—
655–685	671	4	205.00–210.00	$208.16	$1,397	+5.59

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–290	274	4	310.00–320.00	$316.07	$866	—
320–340	324	9	280.00–285.00	$281.16	$911	-22.98
370–395	385	5	270.00–275.00	$273.08	$1,051	-3.60
430–445	438	7	255.00–265.00	$261.04	$1,143	—
455–470	464	8	240.00–250.00	$246.33	$1,143	+6.71
665–675	670	2	190.00–192.50	$191.26	$1,281	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–331	321	2	390.00–400.00	$395.16	$1,268	+21.71
360–380	375	4	350.00–360.00	$352.40	$1,322	—
423–435	427	7	340.00–345.00	$341.45	$1,458	-0.17
505–545	519	4	295.00–300.00	$298.09	$1,547	+1.83
610–649	633	6	240.00–250.00	$243.73	$1,543	+0.62

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–315	313	2	380.00–385.00	$382.48	$1,197	+20.80
380–399	397	8	342.00–345.00	$344.64	$1,368	—
410–439	429	6	330.00–332.50	$331.70	$1,423	+4.24
535–545	540	2	280.00–285.00	$282.48	$1,525	+0.01

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	333	5	365.00–375.00	$370.89	$1,235	+23.35
425–430	429	4	315.00–325.00	$321.87	$1,381	—
530–545	538	2	270.00–280.00	$275.07	$1,480	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560	560	85-90%	1	80.00	$80.00	$448	—
550–1030	803	85-90%	3	85.00–91.00	$88.60	$711	—
955–1205	1053	85-90%	4	93.00–100.00	$95.36	$1,004	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925	925	80-85%	1	89.00	$89.00	$823	—
1020–1140	1065	80-85%	3	98.00–103.00	$100.69	$1,072	-13.82
1105–1165	1139	80-85%	4	111.00–114.00	$112.50	$1,281	+10.12

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1475	1420	75-80%	4	112.00–119.00	$115.20	$1,636	+10.67
1340–1765	1553	75-80%	2	108.00–111.00	$109.29	$1,697	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1540	1540	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,817	—
1560–2205	1853	6	120.00–127.00	$124.41	$2,305	—
1715–2270	1920	3	129.00–134.00	$131.72	$2,529	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
915	915	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,098
865–1120	993	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	102.50–106.00	$104.47	$1,037

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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
1090–1250	1150	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,300.00–1,450.00	$1,371.52	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1110–1150	1130	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,675.00–1,700.00	$1,687.28	—

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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.