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Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 11, 2024

398 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $239.81/cwt -13.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,427/hd at 595 lb · 26 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $269.47/cwt -4.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,558/hd at 578 lb · 11 head
light 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $299.13/cwt ≈ $936/hd at 313 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 398 451 361
Feeder cattle 298 313 261
Slaughter cattle 52 63 86
Replacement cattle 48 75 14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls 7.00 lower, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder heifers steady to 4.00 lower, feeder bulls lightly tested, steers calves 6.00 lower, heifer calves 2.00 higher, bull calves 3.00 lower, replacement cows 7.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
401–439 423 3 350.00–360.00 $355.11 $1,502 +10.26
451–465 463 6 320.00–330.00 $321.62 $1,489 —
695–699 697 2 240.00–242.50 $241.25 $1,682 —
701–730 710 4 220.00–230.00 $224.42 $1,593 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
401–445 420 3 330.00–340.00 $335.12 $1,408 +10.12
460–465 463 2 320.00–325.00 $322.51 $1,493 —
507–528 511 5 292.50–300.00 $294.05 $1,503 +3.19
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 322 3 365.00–375.00 $371.74 $1,197 —
455–480 468 4 312.50–315.00 $313.72 $1,468 —
510–515 513 2 280.00–285.00 $282.51 $1,449 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–345 313 11 295.00–305.00 $299.13 $936 —
470–495 491 11 270.00–277.50 $271.78 $1,334 -1.32
505–515 510 2 250.00–257.50 $253.71 $1,294 -9.75
580–596 595 26 237.50–240.00 $239.81 $1,427 -13.67
615–620 616 4 232.50–235.00 $234.37 $1,444 +6.81
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–325 313 4 310.00–320.00 $313.89 $982 -1.57
365–379 374 7 305.00–310.00 $307.14 $1,149 -1.15
425–445 435 2 292.50–300.00 $296.16 $1,288 +0.96
455–473 470 6 280.00–290.00 $282.45 $1,328 -2.52
510–520 516 5 265.00–272.50 $269.52 $1,391 -2.95
610–620 615 2 240.00–242.50 $241.26 $1,484 —
690–699 698 6 225.00–230.00 $225.82 $1,576 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–320 310 3 285.00–295.00 $288.44 $894 —
460–496 478 2 240.00–245.00 $242.41 $1,159 -17.67
540–545 543 2 232.50–235.00 $233.76 $1,269 -14.09

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 340 2 360.00–365.00 $362.54 $1,233 —
420–445 428 3 340.00–345.00 $341.73 $1,463 +8.67
560–580 578 11 264.00–270.00 $269.47 $1,558 -4.30
601–620 611 2 250.00–260.00 $255.08 $1,559 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440–445 443 2 320.00–322.50 $321.24 $1,423 —
501–545 510 5 282.50–285.00 $284.47 $1,451 —
560–595 578 2 255.00–257.00 $255.97 $1,480 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–530 526 4 260.00–262.50 $260.61 $1,371 -21.31

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1290 1112 80-85% 10 105.00–109.00 $107.02 $1,190 —
1160–1245 1200 80-85% 6 114.00–119.00 $116.15 $1,394 +0.97
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1355 1330 75-80% 2 120.00–121.00 $120.49 $1,603 —
1320–1445 1359 75-80% 4 112.00–116.00 $114.20 $1,552 —
1500 1500 75-80% 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,575 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965 965 85-90% 1 95.00 $95.00 $917 —
1005–1055 1022 85-90% 3 103.00–108.00 $106.02 $1,084 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1325 1230 3 123.00–129.00 $125.83 $1,548 —
1090–1590 1387 6 131.00–137.00 $134.79 $1,870 —
1425–1615 1530 4 141.00–148.00 $143.88 $2,201 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
915–1215 1065 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 145.00–150.00 $147.15 $1,567
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
620–745 683 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 125.00–135.00 $130.46 $891

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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.