Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 15, 2024

415 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $251.37/cwt -2.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,219/hd at 485 lb · 39 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $324.06/cwt -5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,393/hd at 430 lb · 17 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $302.83/cwt ≈ $1,457/hd at 481 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	415	458	533
Feeder cattle	286	357	416
Slaughter cattle	77	87	76
Replacement cattle	52	14	41

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls unevenly steady, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder heifers 2.00 lower, feeder bulls 2.00 higher, steer calves steady to 2.00 higher, heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves steady to 2.00 higher, 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
418–445	430	17	320.00–330.00	$324.06	$1,393	-5.00
460–470	468	5	310.00–312.50	$310.49	$1,453	+3.02
505–530	522	5	300.00–310.00	$302.43	$1,579	+10.02

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302–335	317	4	360.00–367.50	$363.11	$1,151	-1.86
425–435	428	4	315.00–317.50	$315.64	$1,351	-3.08
465–477	475	15	300.00–305.00	$300.65	$1,428	+6.28

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–345	327	3	350.00–360.00	$354.95	$1,161	+2.41
360–399	382	10	340.00–345.00	$342.14	$1,307	—
455–466	461	5	290.00–297.50	$293.48	$1,353	—
504–530	525	5	280.00–285.00	$284.04	$1,491	+10.11

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–315	310	6	280.00–290.00	$283.23	$878	-6.25
410–445	427	9	270.00–277.50	$274.27	$1,171	—
465–490	485	39	250.00–257.50	$251.37	$1,219	-2.25
604–605	604	3	220.00–230.00	$223.34	$1,349	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–345	312	9	270.00–280.00	$274.75	$857	—
360–380	376	8	265.00–270.00	$265.91	$1,000	-5.43
410–432	417	15	260.00–264.00	$261.54	$1,091	-1.55
505–534	529	6	235.00–240.00	$239.20	$1,265	—
660–665	663	2	210.00–212.50	$211.25	$1,401	-1.23

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485–495	489	6	262.50–270.00	$265.02	$1,296	+3.82

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–349	332	6	340.00–350.00	$344.74	$1,145	+1.51
360–380	373	6	330.00–335.00	$333.39	$1,244	+7.42
451–499	481	15	300.00–310.00	$302.83	$1,457	—
502–545	514	5	290.00–297.50	$293.01	$1,506	-1.30
564–575	571	5	280.00–287.50	$285.52	$1,630	—
605–620	608	5	267.50–277.50	$274.47	$1,669	+11.22

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465–485	476	6	285.00–290.00	$286.64	$1,364	—
565–570	568	6	255.00–265.00	$260.02	$1,477	+0.37
651–665	655	7	225.00–230.00	$226.45	$1,483	—
715–740	723	4	205.00–215.00	$211.87	$1,532	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
620–625	621	5	250.00–260.00	$257.99	$1,602	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1045	1026	80-85%	6	111.00–117.00	$114.86	$1,178	—
1000–1280	1159	80-85%	18	118.00–125.00	$121.72	$1,411	+6.50
1080–1240	1184	80-85%	10	128.00–135.00	$130.07	$1,540	+14.85

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1385–1425	1407	75-80%	5	115.00–120.00	$117.20	$1,649	-13.51
1310–1595	1431	75-80%	6	123.00–129.00	$126.07	$1,804	-4.64
1365–1680	1601	75-80%	4	105.00–110.00	$108.93	$1,744	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–960	921	85-90%	7	104.00–109.00	$107.24	$988	—
925–1050	967	85-90%	3	90.00–93.00	$91.09	$881	—
940–1130	1069	85-90%	4	114.00–118.00	$115.53	$1,235	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1640	1373	2	135.00–138.00	$136.79	$1,878	—
1395–1500	1448	2	140.00–145.00	$142.59	$2,065	—
1845–2255	1997	5	150.00–152.00	$150.81	$3,012	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
925–1410	1168	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	121.00–139.00	$130.22	$1,521
1000–1460	1269	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	123.00–137.00	$128.01	$1,624

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
935–1480	1132	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	105.00–119.00	$112.61	$1,275
930–1690	1310	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	110.00–116.00	$112.13	$1,469

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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
1510–1715	1592	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,875.00–2,050.00	$1,937.85	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1445–1480	1463	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,625.00–1,675.00	$1,649.70	—

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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.