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Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 13, 2024

344 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 3 steers $250.22/cwt +11.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,294/hd at 517 lb · 24 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $284.83/cwt ≈ $1,305/hd at 458 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $228.66/cwt ≈ $1,237/hd at 541 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 344 448 441
Feeder cattle 239 316 377
Slaughter cattle 58 49 50
Replacement cattle 47 83 14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Breaker and boner slaughter cows 2.00 higher, lean slaughter cows sharply lower, slaughter bulls 7.00 lower, feeder steers, feeder heifers, and feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves 7.00 higher, heifer calves steady to 5.00 higher, bull calves steady to 3.00 higher, replacement cows 4.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–445 428 2 270.00–275.00 $272.40 $1,166 +3.67
475–485 480 2 262.50–267.50 $265.03 $1,272 —
516–535 517 24 250.00–255.00 $250.22 $1,294 +11.68
560–570 568 4 236.00–241.00 $239.77 $1,362 +7.70
604–620 616 4 220.00–225.00 $223.77 $1,378 —
670–695 683 2 212.50–217.50 $214.95 $1,468 +22.46
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 328 2 310.00–315.00 $312.44 $1,025 —
455–495 458 16 282.50–285.00 $284.83 $1,305 —
535–541 540 5 265.00–267.50 $265.50 $1,434 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–320 309 8 320.00–325.00 $323.06 $998 +2.09
362–385 377 3 310.00–315.00 $311.60 $1,175 +2.61
410–430 423 3 300.00–305.00 $303.39 $1,283 +6.93
465–490 482 3 290.00–295.00 $291.61 $1,406 +8.32
530–541 534 3 280.00–282.50 $280.84 $1,500 —
551–562 557 2 260.00–267.50 $263.71 $1,469 +1.17

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–320 305 10 270.00–277.50 $271.03 $827 —
355–380 363 3 262.50–267.50 $265.76 $965 —
451–470 459 3 250.00–257.50 $254.11 $1,166 +11.01
501–549 541 14 226.00–245.00 $228.66 $1,237 —
555–590 576 5 220.00–230.00 $223.85 $1,289 +3.23
601–630 616 2 210.00–217.50 $213.66 $1,316 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–335 331 4 262.50–267.50 $265.62 $879 —
370–390 384 7 250.00–252.50 $250.69 $963 +4.97
401–410 407 3 245.00–247.50 $245.82 $1,000 +8.69
465–470 467 3 235.00–240.00 $236.68 $1,105 —
525–530 528 2 220.00–227.50 $223.77 $1,182 —
720–740 730 2 165.00–175.00 $169.93 $1,240 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–390 380 2 240.00–247.50 $243.65 $926 +6.14
465–475 470 2 220.00–225.00 $222.47 $1,046 +1.49
501–525 504 7 205.00–215.00 $206.49 $1,041 -4.41
615–620 616 6 180.00–190.00 $181.68 $1,119 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–385 365 3 308.00–312.50 $310.92 $1,135 +5.66
405–415 410 4 270.00–275.00 $272.47 $1,117 -6.33
555–575 563 3 255.00–260.00 $257.48 $1,450 +21.22
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–378 369 2 292.50–300.00 $296.16 $1,093 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1260 1175 80-85% 8 104.00–109.00 $105.49 $1,240 —
1150–1285 1211 80-85% 6 110.00–117.00 $114.16 $1,382 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970 970 85-90% 1 102.00 $102.00 $989 —
945–1120 1073 85-90% 4 80.00–86.00 $82.65 $887 -31.35
895–1245 1116 85-90% 5 90.00–95.00 $93.51 $1,044 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1360 1358 75-80% 2 110.00–111.00 $110.50 $1,501 +5.50
1350–1405 1382 75-80% 5 101.00–108.00 $104.96 $1,451 -0.04
1435 1435 75-80% 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,708 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1955 1488 5 122.00–129.00 $126.55 $1,883 —
1510 1510 1 136.00 $136.00 $2,054 +0.90

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
800–820 810 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 116.00–127.50 $121.82 $987
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1240 1240 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 99.00 $99.00 $1,228

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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
1285 1285 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.