Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 23, 2026

803 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $513.03/cwt +2.02 vs last sale · ≈ $2,411/hd at 470 lb · 45 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $459.12/cwt +7.62 vs last sale · ≈ $2,277/hd at 496 lb · 44 head

light 6-weight M&L 2 steers $429.00/cwt ≈ $2,634/hd at 614 lb · 36 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	803	539	470
Feeder cattle	566	455	356
Slaughter cattle	33	52	53
Replacement cattle	204	32	61

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls 5.00 lower, feeder steers steady, feeder heifers lightly tested, feeder bulls steady to 4.00 higher, steer calves unevenly steady, heifer calves 5.00 lower, bull calves steady to 5.00 lower, replacement cows 15.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	3	630.00–640.00	$636.67	$1,433	—
260–285	275	3	590.00–600.00	$595.12	$1,637	—
370–385	378	2	560.00–565.00	$562.55	$2,126	+0.12
405–410	406	4	530.00–540.00	$532.52	$2,162	+1.28
455–475	461	11	490.00–500.00	$495.50	$2,284	-0.25
525–534	533	7	475.00–480.00	$475.70	$2,535	+0.65
555–586	566	15	440.00–450.00	$445.97	$2,524	-3.47
610–624	614	36	428.00–430.00	$429.00	$2,634	—
676–697	686	3	385.00–395.00	$390.02	$2,676	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	316	4	550.00–560.00	$552.65	$1,746	-38.77
385–390	387	7	535.00–545.00	$541.42	$2,095	-12.61
401–405	403	5	520.00–525.00	$521.99	$2,104	-4.96
480–484	482	9	475.00–485.00	$480.58	$2,316	+8.09
501–535	512	6	455.00–460.00	$458.26	$2,346	-7.17
555–590	572	6	425.00–435.00	$430.06	$2,460	-5.59
601–645	615	10	410.00–420.00	$417.01	$2,565	-2.60
670–695	685	3	370.00–380.00	$374.95	$2,568	—
705–745	722	10	340.00–350.00	$345.95	$2,498	-1.60

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–225	212	3	660.00–670.00	$666.46	$1,413	—
463–475	470	45	510.00–515.00	$513.03	$2,411	+2.02
555–565	560	4	470.00–480.00	$475.04	$2,660	—
657–678	668	4	400.00–405.00	$402.54	$2,689	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–376	367	7	495.00–500.00	$499.27	$1,832	-1.49
422–435	428	5	465.00–475.00	$468.95	$2,007	-9.41
475–499	496	44	450.00–460.00	$459.12	$2,277	—
512–515	514	6	430.00–440.00	$434.99	$2,236	—
551–555	552	3	400.00–405.00	$401.67	$2,217	+0.87

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	4	600.00–610.00	$607.50	$1,306	—
370–380	375	2	485.00–490.00	$487.47	$1,828	-4.17
455–493	484	27	435.00–445.00	$436.96	$2,115	-2.63
505–540	525	10	415.00–425.00	$421.59	$2,213	—
575–595	580	12	385.00–395.00	$390.37	$2,264	—
615–630	622	9	365.00–375.00	$371.08	$2,308	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
201–205	202	3	640.00–650.00	$646.62	$1,306	—
360–365	363	3	510.00–515.00	$511.65	$1,857	—
555	555	3	415.00–420.00	$416.67	$2,313	+4.01

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–425	418	2	480.00–490.00	$484.91	$2,027	+19.68
480–495	485	3	430.00–440.00	$436.60	$2,118	—
540–545	543	6	420.00–425.00	$421.66	$2,290	—
551–590	567	5	390.00–400.00	$396.95	$2,251	+1.97
615–630	626	4	370.00–380.00	$377.54	$2,363	+1.29
705–745	711	17	330.00–340.00	$338.78	$2,409	+3.65
755–775	762	3	315.00–325.00	$320.04	$2,439	+2.54

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
251–290	277	3	585.00–590.00	$588.49	$1,630	—
315–335	325	2	555.00–560.00	$557.58	$1,812	-9.94
375–380	376	4	540.00–545.00	$541.26	$2,035	-1.18
465–470	467	3	470.00–475.00	$471.68	$2,203	—
601–625	617	3	400.00–410.00	$406.75	$2,510	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–380	377	3	520.00–525.00	$521.68	$1,967	—
440–445	442	3	500.00–510.00	$506.64	$2,239	—
480–495	486	5	450.00–460.00	$455.99	$2,216	-4.87

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1440	1383	75-80%	2	158.00–164.00	$160.88	$2,225	—
1345–1700	1526	75-80%	5	174.00–178.00	$175.52	$2,678	-6.62
1530–1625	1592	75-80%	3	180.00–184.00	$181.68	$2,892	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1150	1017	80-85%	5	160.00–166.00	$163.10	$1,659	—
1175–1245	1208	80-85%	4	168.00–175.00	$171.14	$2,067	-10.55

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945	945	85-90%	1	134.00	$134.00	$1,266	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1435	1282	3	174.00–180.00	$176.57	$2,264	—
1720	1720	1	189.00	$189.00	$3,251	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
825–1055	942	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	230.00–285.00	$253.43	$2,387
900–1360	1130	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	180.00–185.00	$181.99	$2,056
895–1440	1162	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	172.50–215.00	$195.17	$2,268

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
900	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,980
885–1125	1009	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	240.00–285.00	$264.69	$2,671
1050–1185	1114	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	295.00–335.00	$318.00	$3,543

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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
1100–1670	1378	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	46	4,200.00–4,900.00	$4,656.46	—
1405	1405	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	4,200.00	$4,200.00	—
1345–1755	1550	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	4,500.00–4,600.00	$4,543.39	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1165–1670	1384	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	30	3,500.00–4,100.00	$3,848.77	—
1420	1420	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,700.00	$3,700.00	—
1455–1475	1465	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	3,800.00–4,100.00	$3,948.98	—
1550	1550	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	3,900.00	$3,900.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1165–1475	1270	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	3,000.00–3,450.00	$3,257.79	—

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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.