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Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 28, 2024

439 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $267.86/cwt -5.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,264/hd at 472 lb · 22 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $260.71/cwt ≈ $1,324/hd at 508 lb · 21 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $264.83/cwt +2.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,226/hd at 463 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 439 524 560
Feeder cattle 368 436 435
Slaughter cattle 52 61 96
Replacement cattle 19 27 29

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–326 323 6 360.00–365.00 $364.21 $1,176 -8.37
353–355 353 7 346.00–350.00 $349.43 $1,233 +2.04
405–449 410 12 320.00–330.00 $325.46 $1,334 -4.05
455–495 484 9 300.00–310.00 $303.19 $1,467 +6.76
501–540 514 7 290.00–297.50 $294.55 $1,514 —
555–574 573 21 283.00–286.00 $285.86 $1,638 +11.48
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–480 478 10 315.00–320.00 $318.24 $1,521 +7.62
501–549 529 15 300.00–310.00 $303.05 $1,603 +4.94
570–585 578 2 290.00–297.50 $293.70 $1,698 +5.34
655–670 665 3 240.00–247.50 $242.46 $1,612 -13.11
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351–370 359 8 335.00–345.00 $340.10 $1,221 +2.58
505–535 525 4 282.50–287.50 $285.02 $1,496 +3.73
560–590 568 6 270.00–277.50 $274.59 $1,560 +11.10

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–365 357 5 290.00–297.50 $292.53 $1,044 —
460–480 472 22 267.00–277.00 $267.86 $1,264 -5.16
506–520 508 21 257.00–261.00 $260.71 $1,324 —
620–649 628 6 225.00–235.00 $227.56 $1,429 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–390 385 4 285.00–287.50 $285.60 $1,100 +1.37
451–495 463 21 260.00–267.50 $264.83 $1,226 +2.36
520–535 528 2 255.00–257.50 $256.23 $1,353 —
551–585 565 7 240.00–250.00 $244.58 $1,382 -2.99
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 328 3 285.00–290.00 $288.25 $945 —
360–375 364 6 270.00–275.00 $272.10 $990 -0.92
405–420 411 12 250.00–260.00 $255.96 $1,052 -6.13
501–545 528 11 230.00–240.00 $234.85 $1,240 -6.57

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351–390 374 3 322.50–327.50 $324.98 $1,215 -8.41
445 445 3 310.00–315.00 $311.67 $1,387 -11.37
460–490 474 9 290.00–297.50 $291.66 $1,382 -5.79
570–595 583 2 260.00–265.00 $262.55 $1,531 —
630–640 638 5 235.00–240.00 $239.01 $1,525 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 375 2 335.00–340.00 $337.37 $1,265 -6.15
470–499 491 12 300.00–310.00 $304.81 $1,497 -3.50
555–575 561 5 275.00–285.00 $280.02 $1,571 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–525 518 3 300.00–302.50 $301.69 $1,563 +10.46

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1235 968 80-85% 6 104.00–109.00 $106.42 $1,030 —
950–1270 1185 80-85% 11 111.00–117.00 $114.44 $1,356 +1.50
1245 1245 80-85% 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,506 +21.25
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755 755 85-90% 1 80.00 $80.00 $604 —
715–995 890 85-90% 4 92.00–96.00 $93.08 $828 —
905–960 949 85-90% 5 100.00–103.00 $100.57 $954 +9.57
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1405 1355 75-80% 2 118.00–125.00 $121.63 $1,648 —
1440–1660 1518 75-80% 7 110.00–117.00 $114.50 $1,738 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1500 1278 2 113.00–118.00 $115.94 $1,482 —
1090–1940 1603 3 120.00–127.00 $123.05 $1,972 —
1940 1940 1 132.00 $132.00 $2,561 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
910 910 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 104.00 $104.00 $946
1040–1270 1155 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 120.00–124.00 $121.80 $1,407
1160–1215 1188 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 116.00–122.00 $119.07 $1,415
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1180 1180 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,274

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1300 1300 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,650.00 $1,650.00 —

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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.