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Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 9, 2026

872 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $359.92/cwt ≈ $2,678/hd at 744 lb · 60 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $343.81/cwt ≈ $2,414/hd at 702 lb · 59 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $440.83/cwt ≈ $2,319/hd at 526 lb · 42 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 872 332 706
Feeder cattle 795 — 502
Slaughter cattle 35 — 83
Replacement cattle 42 — 121

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows unevenly steady, extremely high yielding slaughter cows up to 192.50, slaughter bulls 7.00 higher, all feeder cattle lightly tested, steer and heifer calves 5.00 higher, bull calves 10.00 higher, replacement cows 8.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 318 2 600.00–605.00 $602.56 $1,916 +5.12
355–375 368 9 570.00–580.00 $573.27 $2,110 +25.97
401–420 411 11 535.00–545.00 $537.05 $2,207 -0.04
451–465 454 11 490.00–500.00 $498.16 $2,262 +4.92
515–545 521 31 470.00–480.00 $476.82 $2,484 +1.11
570–580 577 3 455.00–465.00 $458.29 $2,644 +6.65
610–615 614 6 425.00–430.00 $425.83 $2,615 —
682–685 682 16 365.00–367.50 $367.34 $2,505 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–295 284 4 620.00–630.00 $622.60 $1,768 —
310–320 315 2 615.00–620.00 $617.46 $1,945 -9.27
355–375 365 4 580.00–585.00 $582.57 $2,126 +8.77
725–744 744 60 355.00–360.00 $359.92 $2,678 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–325 322 3 590.00–595.00 $591.68 $1,905 +9.26
360–395 385 10 545.00–555.00 $549.53 $2,116 —
425–445 435 2 515.00–520.00 $517.56 $2,251 —
451–478 476 23 475.00–485.00 $476.06 $2,266 —
501–520 506 4 460.00–465.00 $461.29 $2,334 —
562–580 568 3 430.00–440.00 $436.60 $2,480 —
624–636 630 17 400.00–410.00 $400.88 $2,526 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
401–445 420 7 485.00–495.00 $489.85 $2,057 -13.88
455–457 455 27 475.00–485.00 $481.48 $2,191 +13.55
555–570 558 5 410.00–420.00 $412.04 $2,299 +18.31
701–702 702 59 340.00–344.50 $343.81 $2,414 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–335 332 3 530.00–535.00 $533.32 $1,771 -1.65
370–390 374 5 500.00–510.00 $502.09 $1,878 —
410–425 420 9 470.00–480.00 $475.58 $1,997 -16.38
465–485 478 3 465.00–470.00 $466.62 $2,230 +24.25
520–530 526 42 435.00–445.00 $440.83 $2,319 —
560–595 582 10 395.00–405.00 $400.42 $2,330 +16.26
610–630 625 7 375.00–385.00 $377.10 $2,357 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 317 13 500.00–510.00 $504.65 $1,600 -12.67
360–380 370 2 490.00–495.00 $492.43 $1,822 —
440 440 4 455.00–465.00 $460.00 $2,024 -18.33
470–492 489 28 450.00–455.00 $451.05 $2,206 +12.24
510–535 522 8 420.00–430.00 $424.45 $2,216 —
625–634 630 2 360.00–370.00 $365.04 $2,300 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451–455 454 3 495.00–505.00 $500.01 $2,270 +27.52
505–540 519 5 460.00–465.00 $462.08 $2,398 —
601–626 620 12 390.00–400.00 $392.46 $2,433 —
655–678 667 2 380.00–385.00 $382.46 $2,551 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 344 11 515.00–525.00 $518.62 $1,784 —
460–490 470 3 470.00–475.00 $473.26 $2,224 —
520–545 539 4 430.00–440.00 $433.74 $2,338 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
456–473 471 9 440.00–445.00 $444.46 $2,093 —
565–590 581 5 390.00–400.00 $396.02 $2,301 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1240 1125 80-85% 6 170.00–175.00 $172.50 $1,941 +3.50
995–1250 1135 80-85% 3 163.00–168.00 $165.71 $1,881 -3.29
1160–1175 1168 80-85% 2 179.00–184.00 $181.52 $2,120 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1375 1352 75-80% 3 170.00–174.00 $171.30 $2,316 —
1300–1655 1414 75-80% 6 163.00–166.00 $164.15 $2,321 —
1595 1595 75-80% 1 178.00 $178.00 $2,839 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1805 1559 4 188.00–195.00 $190.36 $2,968 —
1890 1890 1 207.50 $207.50 $3,922 —
2125 2125 1 224.00 $224.00 $4,760 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1010–1205 1115 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 222.50–240.00 $230.68 $2,572
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1070–1515 1340 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 175.00–182.50 $178.88 $2,397

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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
1550 1550 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,200.00 $2,200.00 —

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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.