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Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 16, 2025

338 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $339.34/cwt ≈ $1,639/hd at 483 lb · 18 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $264.72/cwt ≈ $1,797/hd at 679 lb · 18 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $325.38/cwt -2.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,536/hd at 472 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 338 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 284 8 490.00–500.00 $496.45 $1,410 —
306–335 312 13 475.00–485.00 $482.95 $1,507 —
351–385 367 6 440.00–450.00 $445.70 $1,636 —
408–418 415 9 420.00–422.50 $420.82 $1,746 —
520–545 533 11 360.00–370.00 $366.35 $1,953 +4.39
561–573 568 18 350.00–360.00 $351.51 $1,997 —
601–615 604 5 335.00–340.00 $338.98 $2,047 +15.23
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
401 401 4 405.00–410.00 $407.50 $1,634 —
477–487 481 11 390.00–392.50 $391.58 $1,883 —
535–540 539 4 350.00–357.50 $351.86 $1,897 —
610–625 614 4 310.00–320.00 $317.45 $1,949 +4.95
655–690 679 7 290.00–300.00 $293.16 $1,991 +10.18
738–745 744 5 260.00–270.00 $264.50 $1,968 -2.52
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–328 326 6 430.00–435.00 $434.19 $1,415 —
425–430 426 10 390.00–400.00 $397.49 $1,693 +2.47
480–495 489 9 375.00–385.00 $379.99 $1,858 —
601–630 616 2 297.50–305.00 $301.16 $1,855 +4.64

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 385.00–390.00 $387.50 $1,240 -12.31
380–388 387 8 375.00–380.00 $375.61 $1,454 —
460–485 483 18 332.50–340.00 $339.34 $1,639 —
530–533 531 10 310.00–320.00 $315.99 $1,678 —
551–581 571 10 290.00–300.00 $293.00 $1,673 -6.73
655–696 679 18 260.00–270.00 $264.72 $1,797 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–425 420 3 350.00–355.00 $353.37 $1,484 -7.90
460–477 472 18 320.00–330.00 $325.38 $1,536 -2.60
655–680 666 12 250.00–257.50 $253.18 $1,686 -9.97
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351–370 364 6 345.00–350.00 $346.61 $1,262 -5.79
475–490 483 2 305.00–315.00 $310.08 $1,498 -1.56
570–585 579 4 280.00–287.50 $283.73 $1,643 +0.57

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
401–440 409 7 380.00–390.00 $387.83 $1,586 -3.88
555–593 566 6 310.00–320.00 $317.39 $1,796 —
601–645 624 5 295.00–302.50 $298.41 $1,862 +7.58
680–690 685 4 280.00–285.00 $282.48 $1,935 —
751–760 757 3 235.00–242.50 $240.02 $1,817 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–370 368 2 415.00–425.00 $420.03 $1,546 —
420–438 429 2 392.00–395.00 $393.47 $1,688 —
525–530 529 17 330.00–335.00 $331.46 $1,753 -11.55
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–535 521 5 340.00–350.00 $344.98 $1,797 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1465 1388 75-80% 3 138.00–143.00 $140.01 $1,943 —
1400–1775 1608 75-80% 13 130.00–136.00 $133.39 $2,145 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1265 1115 80-85% 6 128.00–133.00 $131.31 $1,464 +9.12
1225 1225 80-85% 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,470 —
1135–1280 1230 80-85% 3 138.00–141.00 $139.34 $1,714 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990 990 85-90% 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,218 —
905–1275 1090 85-90% 2 100.00–107.00 $104.09 $1,135 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1800 1800 1 169.00 $169.00 $3,042 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1090–1345 1214 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 134.00–157.50 $142.91 $1,735
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
920 920 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,656
1025 1025 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 210.00 $210.00 $2,152
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
970 970 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
650 650 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1225–1285 1255 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,625.00–1,850.00 $1,740.19 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1305 1305 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,050.00 $2,050.00 —

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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.