Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 21, 2024

524 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $247.57/cwt +22.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,436/hd at 580 lb · 36 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 2 steers $244.28/cwt ≈ $1,681/hd at 688 lb · 27 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $288.36/cwt ≈ $1,623/hd at 563 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	524	507	323
Feeder cattle	436	443	293
Slaughter cattle	61	39	25
Replacement cattle	27	25	5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls 2.00 lower, feeder steers 2.00 lower, feeder heifers steady, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves and heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves steady to 2.00 lower, replacement cows 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
301–315	308	2	382.00–385.00	$383.47	$1,181	-0.61
455–499	493	15	310.00–315.00	$310.62	$1,531	+1.49
515–530	526	4	297.50–300.00	$298.11	$1,568	—
560–595	563	24	282.50–289.00	$288.36	$1,623	—
601–630	622	4	265.00–270.00	$267.52	$1,664	-5.81
655–690	688	19	247.50–256.00	$255.57	$1,758	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–320	311	4	370.00–375.00	$372.58	$1,159	+1.20
351–380	358	11	345.00–355.00	$347.39	$1,244	-5.23
420–430	428	5	327.50–330.00	$329.51	$1,410	+0.81
460–480	471	9	290.00–300.00	$296.43	$1,396	-4.39
585	585	4	272.50–275.00	$274.38	$1,605	—
665–690	688	27	235.00–245.00	$244.28	$1,681	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301	301	9	360.00–365.00	$362.22	$1,090	-1.04
365–370	368	6	335.00–340.00	$337.52	$1,242	—
415–420	418	8	320.00–325.00	$322.49	$1,348	-0.82
510–545	528	2	280.00–282.50	$281.29	$1,485	-4.97
551–555	553	2	260.00–267.00	$263.49	$1,457	—
625–640	636	4	250.00–252.50	$250.61	$1,594	—
680–685	681	12	220.00–230.00	$222.93	$1,518	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–396	386	11	280.00–290.00	$284.23	$1,097	+3.39
410–435	423	4	265.00–275.00	$270.15	$1,143	-4.02
451–480	460	8	260.00–267.00	$262.47	$1,207	-1.12
565–580	580	36	247.50–250.00	$247.57	$1,436	+22.42
635–645	639	5	220.00–225.00	$222.98	$1,425	—
660–699	672	4	200.00–210.00	$203.75	$1,369	-4.41

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–385	379	9	270.00–277.50	$273.02	$1,035	-0.06
410–440	422	5	260.00–265.00	$262.09	$1,106	+1.05
465–490	481	22	250.00–256.00	$253.89	$1,221	+7.56
501–505	504	7	240.00–245.00	$241.42	$1,217	—
551–555	554	4	230.00–237.50	$231.86	$1,285	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–315	307	3	300.00–310.00	$304.95	$936	+1.40
455–485	470	19	270.00–277.50	$273.02	$1,283	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–390	383	3	330.00–340.00	$333.39	$1,277	—
405–415	413	5	315.00–325.00	$323.04	$1,334	+1.17
460–490	484	7	295.00–302.50	$297.45	$1,440	—
670–699	677	4	225.00–227.50	$225.65	$1,528	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–365	360	2	342.00–345.00	$343.52	$1,237	—
465–476	469	3	305.00–310.00	$308.31	$1,446	—
501–520	505	9	282.50–290.00	$286.11	$1,445	+3.63

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
501–515	508	2	290.00–292.50	$291.23	$1,479	-6.86
560–565	562	3	272.50–275.00	$274.16	$1,541	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1560	1394	75-80%	4	104.00–110.00	$106.16	$1,480	—
1325–1560	1399	75-80%	12	120.00–127.00	$123.00	$1,721	—
1355–1415	1400	75-80%	4	112.00–119.00	$117.31	$1,642	+2.11

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1260	1103	80-85%	6	115.00–120.00	$117.81	$1,299	—
1035–1255	1175	80-85%	3	112.00–114.00	$112.94	$1,327	—
1135–1285	1210	80-85%	2	96.00–104.00	$99.75	$1,207	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920	920	85-90%	2	91.00	$91.00	$837	—
880–1145	1022	85-90%	5	82.00–87.00	$84.21	$861	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1880	1424	5	119.00–125.00	$121.05	$1,724	—
1305–1690	1498	2	114.00–116.00	$114.87	$1,721	—
1710–1755	1733	3	129.00–133.00	$130.99	$2,270	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
885–960	916	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	126.00–145.00	$135.25	$1,239
900–1075	988	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	136.00–137.50	$136.68	$1,350
1075–1210	1143	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	111.00–125.00	$117.59	$1,344

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1055	1055	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	105.00	$105.00	$1,108
1025–1250	1099	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	109.00–113.00	$110.79	$1,218

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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.