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Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 23, 2024

312 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $216.72/cwt ≈ $1,233/hd at 569 lb · 16 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $276.84/cwt ≈ $1,321/hd at 477 lb · 15 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $218.08/cwt ≈ $1,391/hd at 638 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 312 324 327
Feeder cattle 270 227 199
Slaughter cattle 22 33 116
Replacement cattle 20 64 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls 6.00 lower, feeder steers 6.00 lower, feeder heifers steady, feeder bulls 10.00 higher, steer calves and heifer calves steady to 7.00 higher, bull calves 2.00 lower, replacement cows unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 6 330.00–335.00 $331.67 $1,012 +0.05
353–399 372 7 300.00–310.00 $303.05 $1,127 -3.69
401–430 423 4 295.00–297.50 $295.59 $1,250 +1.82
460–465 462 3 285.00–287.50 $285.84 $1,321 +13.75
510–535 524 5 260.00–267.50 $264.45 $1,386 -0.49
560–590 569 5 235.00–245.00 $241.94 $1,377 —
652–699 694 9 220.00–224.00 $223.58 $1,552 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 333 3 315.00–325.00 $320.08 $1,066 +3.93
370–375 373 2 290.00–295.00 $292.48 $1,091 —
430–436 434 3 280.00–282.50 $280.83 $1,219 —
475–478 477 15 275.00–277.50 $276.84 $1,321 —
530 530 4 250.00–257.50 $251.88 $1,335 —
660–680 673 4 210.00–217.50 $213.10 $1,434 -1.92
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–475 468 3 260.00–265.00 $263.31 $1,232 +6.72

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 279 5 290.00–292.50 $291.97 $815 -0.46
325 325 5 280.00–285.00 $282.00 $916 +1.63
355–370 363 2 260.00–267.50 $263.67 $957 -0.51
410–440 421 8 250.00–255.00 $252.24 $1,062 +10.99
460–475 465 12 240.00–247.50 $243.96 $1,134 +10.25
525–545 531 10 220.00–225.00 $223.46 $1,187 -3.20
551–590 569 16 215.00–220.00 $216.72 $1,233 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–341 330 13 270.00–277.50 $271.82 $897 -2.51
375–395 389 4 247.50–252.50 $249.98 $972 +4.08
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 334 4 260.00–267.50 $263.05 $879 +9.88
475–485 476 7 222.50–227.00 $224.93 $1,071 +11.88
580–585 583 4 210.00–215.00 $212.51 $1,239 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–440 434 4 280.00–285.00 $282.52 $1,226 —
470–490 480 2 265.00–272.50 $268.83 $1,290 -2.80
530–537 534 2 254.00–257.50 $255.76 $1,366 -3.22
610–649 638 14 212.50–220.00 $218.08 $1,391 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403–410 407 2 275.00–277.50 $276.24 $1,124 —
506–510 508 2 240.00–247.50 $243.74 $1,238 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1295 1180 80-85% 6 105.00–110.00 $108.86 $1,285 —
1035–1280 1180 80-85% 4 114.00–120.00 $116.82 $1,378 —
1270–1285 1278 80-85% 2 124.00–130.00 $126.98 $1,623 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1110 1023 85-90% 2 100.00–102.00 $101.09 $1,034 —
1150 1150 85-90% 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,046 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330 1330 75-80% 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,583 -10.00
1395–1415 1405 75-80% 2 129.00–131.00 $129.99 $1,826 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1560 1473 2 138.00–140.00 $139.06 $2,048 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1335 1335 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 165.00 $165.00 $2,203
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1120 1120 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,254

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
980 980 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —

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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.