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Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 12, 2024

423 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $300.08/cwt -0.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,575/hd at 525 lb · 26 head
light 6-weight M&L 3 steers $255.58/cwt ≈ $1,641/hd at 642 lb · 23 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $229.51/cwt -4.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,405/hd at 612 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 423 427 615
Feeder cattle 360 305 490
Slaughter cattle 49 92 112
Replacement cattle 14 30 13

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–395 390 5 320.00–330.00 $325.97 $1,271 —
465–475 472 3 280.00–285.00 $283.36 $1,337 -8.50
525–545 542 6 272.50–275.00 $274.60 $1,488 -7.96
639–649 642 23 254.00–260.00 $255.58 $1,641 —
661–665 661 10 235.00–240.00 $235.50 $1,557 -16.45
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–366 365 11 345.00–355.00 $354.12 $1,293 +6.74
456–499 478 2 310.00–317.50 $313.58 $1,499 —
514–548 525 26 295.00–302.00 $300.08 $1,575 -0.61
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 318 6 342.50–350.00 $347.29 $1,104 +1.99
365–370 368 4 335.00–340.00 $337.52 $1,242 —
424–445 435 5 310.00–320.00 $314.07 $1,366 +2.81

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–280 277 6 320.00–325.00 $323.31 $896 -6.83
310–330 325 4 310.00–315.00 $313.81 $1,020 -0.60
360–365 363 2 295.00–300.00 $297.52 $1,080 —
460–470 464 8 267.50–275.00 $271.85 $1,261 -0.16
501–545 507 7 250.00–260.00 $257.41 $1,305 +3.99
570–580 578 4 240.00–245.00 $241.23 $1,394 -0.90
611–625 612 21 225.00–230.00 $229.51 $1,405 -4.10
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345–349 348 7 295.00–300.00 $298.58 $1,039 —
465–490 478 6 260.00–265.00 $262.89 $1,257 +1.02
508–548 518 12 240.00–247.50 $241.98 $1,253 -0.46
590 590 4 232.50–237.50 $236.25 $1,394 +0.61
615–649 634 12 215.00–222.50 $217.88 $1,381 -7.63
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–340 329 9 280.00–290.00 $283.32 $932 +0.80
365–395 388 4 270.00–275.00 $273.82 $1,062 +1.84
425–449 432 7 252.50–257.50 $254.65 $1,100 -7.95
485–490 487 3 247.50–250.00 $249.16 $1,213 -3.42

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–385 381 4 330.00–335.00 $331.21 $1,262 —
510–545 532 6 270.00–275.00 $271.64 $1,445 -2.63
551–590 568 13 260.00–267.50 $262.69 $1,492 +0.28
676–699 693 4 232.50–240.00 $236.22 $1,637 -5.20
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615–630 626 4 252.50–255.00 $254.39 $1,592 —
675–690 679 5 245.00–252.50 $248.98 $1,691 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–445 432 3 295.00–300.00 $298.28 $1,289 -6.87
465–485 478 3 280.00–285.00 $283.38 $1,355 +1.78
585–590 588 3 250.00–255.00 $251.66 $1,480 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1290 1070 80-85% 11 133.00–139.00 $136.57 $1,461 —
1045–1155 1113 80-85% 8 140.00–145.00 $142.04 $1,581 -0.08
905–1290 1169 80-85% 6 126.00–132.00 $130.59 $1,527 +2.89
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1465 1378 75-80% 3 126.00–131.00 $128.31 $1,768 —
1350–1425 1383 75-80% 5 134.00–139.00 $136.61 $1,889 —
1395–1430 1413 75-80% 3 140.00–144.00 $142.35 $2,011 +13.70
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870 870 85-90% 2 115.00 $115.00 $1,000 —
920–1015 968 85-90% 2 95.00–100.00 $97.62 $945 -25.56

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245 1245 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,917 —
1760 1760 1 170.00 $170.00 $2,992 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1070 1070 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,498
1145 1145 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,466
1225–1370 1284 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 125.00–133.00 $127.98 $1,643

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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
1230 1230 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,925.00 $1,925.00 —

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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.