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Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 5, 2025

335 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $356.06/cwt +14.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,143/hd at 321 lb · 40 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $304.34/cwt +20.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,537/hd at 505 lb · 23 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $303.86/cwt +7.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,297/hd at 427 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 335 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–330 325 6 400.00–405.00 $402.54 $1,308 —
351–380 358 4 370.00–375.00 $371.33 $1,329 —
409–445 412 12 340.00–350.00 $349.10 $1,438 -2.08
455–470 463 2 325.00–330.00 $327.54 $1,517 -4.99
565–590 584 4 300.00–305.00 $301.21 $1,759 -8.82
605–645 625 2 282.50–287.50 $284.92 $1,781 -10.74
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–330 307 6 410.00–420.00 $415.07 $1,274 +18.17
370–375 372 3 380.00–385.00 $383.32 $1,426 +5.92
405–415 408 3 360.00–370.00 $363.39 $1,483 -0.78
510–535 523 2 310.00–320.00 $315.12 $1,648 —
605–630 622 3 295.00–297.50 $296.69 $1,845 —
670–696 683 2 270.00–275.00 $272.55 $1,862 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–330 320 3 490.00–495.00 $493.28 $1,578 +50.72
365–395 375 9 390.00–395.00 $393.24 $1,475 —
451–485 474 3 355.00–360.00 $356.59 $1,690 +0.92
515–520 518 2 340.00–345.00 $342.49 $1,774 +5.03

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–328 321 40 350.00–360.00 $356.06 $1,143 +14.04
355–365 357 5 340.00–345.00 $343.98 $1,228 +20.62
406–435 416 8 325.00–335.00 $328.24 $1,365 +17.77
502–515 505 23 302.50–305.00 $304.34 $1,537 +20.35
660–690 668 5 230.00–235.00 $232.18 $1,551 -4.42
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–330 314 12 330.00–340.00 $335.11 $1,052 —
420–445 427 22 302.50–310.00 $303.86 $1,297 +7.33
455–460 458 2 290.00–300.00 $295.03 $1,351 —
503–510 505 7 275.00–280.00 $278.56 $1,407 +3.96
615–625 623 4 240.00–245.00 $241.23 $1,503 +3.71
660–685 677 6 220.00–225.00 $223.37 $1,512 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 340 6 315.00–325.00 $319.95 $1,088 —
380–395 386 5 300.00–310.00 $304.09 $1,174 +7.34
415–430 423 6 290.00–295.00 $292.54 $1,237 +10.93
470–480 479 9 285.00–287.50 $285.27 $1,366 —
508–515 509 5 275.00–277.50 $275.51 $1,402 +12.14
560–590 566 5 252.50–260.00 $257.45 $1,457 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–396 385 3 375.00–380.00 $378.29 $1,456 —
401–430 407 5 355.00–360.00 $358.94 $1,461 —
501–545 529 9 300.00–310.00 $306.88 $1,623 —
570–595 576 4 280.00–285.00 $281.29 $1,620 -10.20
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451–475 458 12 320.00–340.00 $331.18 $1,517 —
551–570 555 7 290.00–300.00 $294.99 $1,637 +16.53
615–630 623 2 245.00–250.00 $247.47 $1,542 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–376 375 3 390.00–395.00 $393.33 $1,475 +0.81
401–415 408 2 365.00–370.00 $367.46 $1,499 -13.41
530–545 538 2 315.00–325.00 $319.93 $1,721 -2.52
610–620 613 4 280.00–282.50 $280.63 $1,720 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1125 1068 80-85% 6 125.00–127.00 $125.79 $1,343 —
1015–1115 1070 80-85% 4 132.00–137.00 $134.55 $1,440 —
1250 1250 80-85% 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,825 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310 1310 75-80% 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,546 —
1340–1375 1362 75-80% 3 141.00–144.00 $142.34 $1,939 +3.78
1530–1650 1582 75-80% 3 130.00–135.00 $133.06 $2,105 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 85-90% 1 100.00 $100.00 $825 —
975 975 85-90% 2 121.00–123.00 $122.00 $1,190 +18.33
895–1175 1043 85-90% 3 110.00–115.00 $113.19 $1,181 +0.67

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–1655 1513 10 153.00–159.00 $156.34 $2,365 —
1630 1630 1 148.00 $148.00 $2,412 —
1510–2140 1763 3 162.00–166.00 $164.05 $2,892 -5.22

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 140.00–167.50 $151.15 $1,398
1010–1070 1040 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 140.00–157.50 $149.00 $1,550

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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
1350 1350 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,300.00 $2,300.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1240 1240 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,725.00 $1,725.00 —

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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.