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Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 26, 2025

299 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $285.24/cwt ≈ $1,378/hd at 483 lb · 20 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $354.41/cwt +2.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,662/hd at 469 lb · 19 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $298.21/cwt +14.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,542/hd at 517 lb · 14 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 299

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 5 425.00–430.00 $428.20 $1,542
430–445 438 2 380.00–390.00 $384.91 $1,686 +13.21
451–490 469 19 350.00–360.00 $354.41 $1,662 +2.40
510 510 6 340.00–345.00 $340.83 $1,738
560–561 561 5 330.00–335.00 $334.00 $1,874
606–615 609 3 320.00–325.00 $321.68 $1,959
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–385 380 8 405.00–415.00 $413.19 $1,570 +14.84
435–444 440 13 365.00–375.00 $369.21 $1,625
560–595 578 2 310.00–317.50 $313.86 $1,814 -4.47
601–630 611 3 292.50–300.00 $297.42 $1,817
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357–395 365 9 390.00–400.00 $397.60 $1,451 +19.27
451–471 464 9 340.00–345.00 $341.62 $1,585 +8.31
615–639 627 2 285.00–287.50 $286.23 $1,795 +8.75

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–326 312 3 375.00–380.00 $376.74 $1,175 +64.28
351–355 353 2 350.00–360.00 $355.03 $1,253
405–420 418 7 340.00–350.00 $344.26 $1,439
465–495 475 11 305.00–315.00 $310.38 $1,474 +14.19
501–529 517 14 290.00–300.00 $298.21 $1,542 +14.86
551–570 556 5 277.50–287.50 $282.48 $1,571
720–740 727 5 232.50–240.00 $237.46 $1,726
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–345 316 3 345.00–350.00 $346.82 $1,096 +69.32
351–385 368 2 325.00–335.00 $330.23 $1,215
451–488 483 20 280.00–290.00 $285.24 $1,378
535–540 537 3 270.00–277.50 $274.98 $1,477
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
304–315 306 6 362.50–365.00 $362.93 $1,111 +64.68
360–385 374 4 345.00–355.00 $349.92 $1,309
401–425 413 5 330.00–337.50 $333.57 $1,378
470–480 474 5 295.00–297.50 $296.01 $1,403 +19.14
555–585 575 5 260.00–270.00 $265.02 $1,524

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–380 375 4 410.00–415.00 $411.20 $1,542
425–440 428 6 380.00–385.00 $380.86 $1,630
470–485 478 6 350.00–355.00 $352.54 $1,685
501–535 518 5 330.00–337.50 $333.90 $1,730
620–629 625 2 285.00–295.00 $289.96 $1,812
651–695 673 2 272.00–275.00 $273.55 $1,841
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–316 311 2 405.00–415.00 $410.09 $1,275
435–440 438 2 370.00–375.00 $372.51 $1,632
484–495 493 5 340.00–345.00 $344.02 $1,696
540–545 542 3 320.00–325.00 $321.68 $1,744 +4.17
565–568 567 4 310.00–312.50 $310.62 $1,761 +4.39
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–445 431 4 340.00–350.00 $346.33 $1,493 +2.96
565–575 572 3 290.00–300.00 $296.71 $1,697
630–640 635 2 265.00–272.50 $268.78 $1,707 +7.52

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1220 1087 80-85% 10 139.00–146.00 $141.21 $1,535
995–1270 1137 80-85% 5 147.00–154.00 $150.89 $1,716 +25.35
1070–1265 1153 80-85% 8 156.00–162.00 $159.32 $1,837
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1380 1345 75-80% 5 159.00–165.00 $161.60 $2,174
1310–1380 1355 75-80% 4 145.00–147.00 $145.74 $1,975 +11.74
1330–1570 1399 75-80% 4 149.00–156.00 $152.65 $2,136
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1100 1035 85-90% 3 126.00–131.00 $128.58 $1,331

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YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110 1110 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,776 +22.44
1460 1460 1 171.00 $171.00 $2,497

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
815–885 854 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 170.00–181.00 $174.54 $1,491
830–1075 953 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 177.00–185.00 $180.49 $1,720
980–1235 1108 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 170.00–182.50 $175.53 $1,945

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100–1250 1190 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 3,600.00–3,800.00 $3,673.95
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1320 1320 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 3,300.00 $3,300.00

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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.