Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 4, 2024

451 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $295.20/cwt +30.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,231/hd at 417 lb · 10 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $263.46/cwt +30.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,396/hd at 530 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	451	516	379
Feeder cattle	313	454	318
Slaughter cattle	63	41	53
Replacement cattle	75	21	8

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend available due to the holiday last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323–330	324	9	400.00–410.00	$401.13	$1,300	+67.55
370–375	372	6	360.00–370.00	$366.64	$1,364	+43.31
401–425	413	2	340.00–350.00	$344.85	$1,424	+33.58
530–545	539	5	310.00–315.00	$311.97	$1,682	+23.42

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
317–325	321	4	385.00–395.00	$389.94	$1,252	+66.11
440–445	442	7	320.00–330.00	$325.00	$1,436	—
501–530	511	3	290.00–292.50	$290.86	$1,486	—
630–645	640	4	245.00–255.00	$249.98	$1,600	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–415	410	2	280.00–287.50	$283.80	$1,164	+4.03
630–645	638	4	230.00–240.00	$235.06	$1,500	-12.65

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	381	9	290.00–300.00	$297.18	$1,132	+35.68
410–445	440	7	280.00–285.00	$284.33	$1,251	+38.82
475–485	479	8	270.00–275.00	$273.10	$1,308	—
520–545	530	10	257.50–267.50	$263.46	$1,396	+30.73
573–593	589	8	245.00–255.00	$253.48	$1,493	—
615–635	620	4	225.00–235.00	$227.56	$1,411	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	316	6	315.00–317.50	$315.46	$997	+31.99
365–380	370	6	305.00–310.00	$308.29	$1,141	+33.23
405–445	417	10	290.00–300.00	$295.20	$1,231	+30.98
451–460	454	3	280.00–287.50	$284.97	$1,294	+32.47
515–535	527	3	270.00–275.00	$272.47	$1,436	+25.61
564–575	573	7	260.00–262.50	$262.15	$1,502	+30.80

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–445	438	8	270.00–275.00	$273.81	$1,199	+39.67
470–485	478	2	255.00–265.00	$260.08	$1,243	—
501–540	526	7	245.00–250.00	$247.85	$1,304	+24.47
570–590	577	5	230.00–240.00	$236.46	$1,364	—
652–675	664	5	200.00–210.00	$205.03	$1,361	—
705–735	715	3	185.00–190.00	$186.71	$1,335	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
351–370	361	4	360.00–365.00	$362.43	$1,308	+49.96
405–420	417	5	325.00–335.00	$333.06	$1,389	+31.07
451–465	462	4	315.00–320.00	$316.22	$1,461	+31.46
501–515	510	6	292.50–300.00	$295.42	$1,507	+22.92
555–560	558	6	270.00–277.50	$273.77	$1,528	+20.05

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–390	380	5	342.50–350.00	$346.54	$1,317	—
460–495	487	5	300.00–305.00	$303.55	$1,478	—
655–689	671	3	215.00–225.00	$220.04	$1,476	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510–545	521	5	275.00–285.00	$281.92	$1,469	—
560–570	567	4	240.00–250.00	$246.90	$1,400	—
765–770	768	2	155.00–160.00	$157.49	$1,210	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170	1170	80-85%	1	122.00	$122.00	$1,427	—
1105–1270	1194	80-85%	11	104.00–110.00	$105.88	$1,264	—
1195–1240	1227	80-85%	6	112.00–119.00	$115.18	$1,413	-2.82

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1370–1530	1434	75-80%	4	121.00–128.00	$124.40	$1,784	—
1300–1575	1449	75-80%	8	111.00–117.00	$114.66	$1,661	—
1440–1685	1567	75-80%	3	105.00–110.00	$108.11	$1,694	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890	890	85-90%	2	90.00	$90.00	$801	—
975–1110	1071	85-90%	4	100.00–105.00	$102.21	$1,095	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1470–1770	1650	5	134.00–139.00	$137.22	$2,264	+1.78
1545–1875	1710	2	144.00–149.00	$146.74	$2,509	+3.32
2025	2025	1	154.00	$154.00	$3,118	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
715–1330	1043	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	120.00–142.50	$129.61	$1,352

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
665	665	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	110.00	$110.00	$732
830–950	914	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	150.00–165.00	$157.13	$1,436
1065	1065	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,172

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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
1430–1490	1457	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	2,275.00–2,525.00	$2,409.32	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1065–1515	1342	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,975.00–2,100.00	$2,022.05	—

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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.