Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 15, 2025

639 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $280.31/cwt ≈ $1,301/hd at 464 lb · 32 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $249.78/cwt ≈ $1,986/hd at 795 lb · 22 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $241.00/cwt ≈ $1,485/hd at 616 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	639	387	223
Feeder cattle	423	296	182
Slaughter cattle	67	51	30
Replacement cattle	149	40	11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows 8.00 higher, slaughter bulls 10.00 higher, high yielding slaughter bull up to 184.00, feeder steers sharply higher, feeder heifers lightly tested, feeder bulls steady to 4.00 lower, all calves sharply higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	272	3	430.00–435.00	$431.56	$1,174	—
305–315	308	4	410.00–420.00	$417.44	$1,286	+22.32
351–395	374	17	390.00–400.00	$396.23	$1,482	+29.53
405–430	424	4	380.00–385.00	$381.19	$1,616	+57.16
455–460	457	5	365.00–370.00	$367.01	$1,677	+45.72
501–525	513	4	330.00–335.00	$332.56	$1,706	—
601–625	611	5	295.00–305.00	$299.06	$1,827	—
756–797	795	22	245.00–250.00	$249.78	$1,986	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–340	305	13	375.00–385.00	$378.53	$1,155	—
428–435	430	3	340.00–350.00	$346.63	$1,491	+15.80
605–645	631	4	270.00–275.00	$273.18	$1,724	+25.58
652–660	656	2	260.00–265.00	$262.52	$1,722	—
760–780	770	2	237.50–240.00	$238.77	$1,839	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–425	409	5	370.00–375.00	$373.96	$1,529	+33.02
455–480	465	3	350.00–360.00	$355.09	$1,651	—
515–540	534	4	320.00–325.00	$323.79	$1,729	—
630–645	638	2	280.00–282.50	$281.26	$1,794	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	270	2	360.00–365.00	$362.36	$978	—
315–345	330	4	350.00–355.00	$352.39	$1,163	—
415–430	419	4	300.00–310.00	$307.43	$1,288	+12.38
451–490	464	32	275.00–285.00	$280.31	$1,301	—
610–630	616	21	240.00–242.50	$241.00	$1,485	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	330	2	330.00–335.00	$332.61	$1,098	—
435–445	443	4	275.00–280.00	$276.23	$1,224	—
451–468	456	8	250.00–260.00	$257.47	$1,174	+1.93
555–595	572	7	232.50–237.50	$235.37	$1,346	-0.49
630–645	643	6	225.00–227.50	$225.41	$1,449	+1.04
655–670	667	5	210.00–215.00	$210.98	$1,407	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–325	320	11	340.00–345.00	$341.79	$1,094	—
370–390	376	6	325.00–335.00	$330.85	$1,244	+34.50
470–480	476	5	265.00–270.00	$266.97	$1,271	-7.21
580–585	584	8	240.00–245.00	$241.87	$1,413	-0.65

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–385	380	2	400.00–410.00	$404.93	$1,539	+61.99
401–425	417	3	390.00–395.00	$393.40	$1,640	—
515–530	525	3	315.00–320.00	$318.37	$1,671	—
551–580	567	8	300.00–310.00	$301.85	$1,711	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555–590	573	2	275.00–277.50	$276.21	$1,583	+2.45
615–635	628	3	260.00–265.00	$261.63	$1,643	-0.85
669–680	677	4	240.00–245.00	$241.75	$1,637	-9.93

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–449	440	2	380.00–385.00	$382.45	$1,683	—
555–590	575	3	280.00–287.50	$284.17	$1,634	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1190	1107	80-85%	3	126.00–127.00	$126.28	$1,398	-0.42
1055–1250	1133	80-85%	5	136.00–143.00	$139.68	$1,583	+12.98
1000–1270	1178	80-85%	12	128.00–135.00	$131.28	$1,546	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1565	1433	75-80%	12	130.00–137.00	$133.70	$1,916	-3.52
1310–1660	1435	75-80%	3	140.00–143.00	$141.22	$2,027	+4.00
1410–1475	1447	75-80%	3	120.00–127.00	$124.05	$1,795	-13.17

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825	825	85-90%	1	110.00	$110.00	$908	—
915–965	940	85-90%	2	130.00–132.50	$131.22	$1,233	—
855–1045	945	85-90%	6	120.00–125.00	$122.57	$1,158	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1540–1845	1693	2	150.00–154.00	$152.18	$2,576	—
1995–2230	2148	3	160.00–164.00	$161.72	$3,474	—
2160	2160	1	174.00	$174.00	$3,758	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1275	1130	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	1,500.00–2,000.00	$1,839.82
1205–1265	1222	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,900.00–2,600.00	$2,392.99

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
960–1110	1045	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	128.00–134.00	$131.50	$1,374
855–1215	1126	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	170.00–195.00	$176.58	$1,988
1260	1260	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	162.50	$162.50	$2,048

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
765–1310	1101	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	130.00–157.50	$148.60	$1,636

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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
1000–1375	1216	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	45	2,100.00–2,850.00	$2,583.71	—
1275	1275	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	2,800.00	$2,800.00	—

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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.