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Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 16, 2026

353 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $440.00/cwt ≈ $1,998/hd at 454 lb · 25 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $408.57/cwt ≈ $2,268/hd at 555 lb · 21 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $412.41/cwt -10.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,938/hd at 470 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 353 433 759
Feeder cattle 292 288 626
Slaughter cattle 40 42 71
Replacement cattle 21 103 62

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter breaker cows steady to 5.00 higher, slaughter boner cows 5.00-10.00 lower, slaughter lean cows sharply higher, slaughter bulls steady to 6.00 higher, feeder classes lightly tested, steer and bull calves steady, heifer calves 5.00-10.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 535.00 $535.00 $1,578 —
370 370 1 495.00 $495.00 $1,832 —
430 430 1 490.00 $490.00 $2,107 —
460 460 1 460.00 $460.00 $2,116 -9.99
520–525 522 3 410.00 $410.00 $2,140 —
640 640 1 390.00 $390.00 $2,496 +10.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,238 —
275–290 283 2 545.00–555.00 $549.87 $1,556 —
300 300 1 525.00 $525.00 $1,575 —
365 365 1 510.00 $510.00 $1,862 —
470 470 1 490.00 $490.00 $2,303 +8.35
510 510 1 445.00 $445.00 $2,270 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,400 —
315–345 330 2 480.00–490.00 $484.77 $1,600 +2.23
475 475 1 430.00 $430.00 $2,042 -18.65
545 545 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,071 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240–245 243 3 525.00–530.00 $528.36 $1,284 —
280 280 1 520.00 $520.00 $1,456 —
330–340 335 2 470.00–485.00 $477.61 $1,600 -3.97
350–390 370 5 465.00–475.00 $470.07 $1,739 -1.58
455–482 470 21 410.00–420.00 $412.41 $1,938 -10.54
510 510 1 420.00 $420.00 $2,142 +37.55
555–590 583 20 385.00–400.00 $387.21 $2,257 +24.99
675 675 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,396 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 575.00 $575.00 $1,495 —
300–325 312 3 490.00–510.00 $499.89 $1,560 —
355–390 371 4 400.00–490.00 $465.30 $1,726 —
435 435 1 475.00 $475.00 $2,066 —
454 454 25 440.00 $440.00 $1,998 —
555 555 6 424.00 $424.00 $2,353 —
655 655 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,424 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 450.00 $450.00 $900 —
305–345 321 4 430.00–450.00 $438.54 $1,408 -21.54
365 365 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,642 +7.52
430 430 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,892 +5.04
530 530 10 415.00 $415.00 $2,200 +42.50
655 655 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,867 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 630.00 $630.00 $1,701 —
355 355 1 530.00 $530.00 $1,882 +31.04
416–419 418 14 502.50–515.00 $506.05 $2,115 —
466 466 19 505.00 $505.00 $2,353 —
555 555 21 380.00–410.00 $408.57 $2,268 —
680 680 1 390.00 $390.00 $2,652 +16.04
707 707 3 350.00 $350.00 $2,474 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 580.00 $580.00 $1,276 —
300–325 313 2 545.00 $545.00 $1,706 —
365 365 1 510.00 $510.00 $1,862 +20.01
409–410 409 5 495.00–500.00 $499.00 $2,041 —
470 470 1 480.00 $480.00 $2,256 —
525 525 2 405.00 $405.00 $2,126 —
605 605 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,329 —
665 665 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,560 —
700–710 703 4 342.50–345.00 $343.13 $2,412 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 530.00 $530.00 $1,298 —
285 285 1 525.00 $525.00 $1,496 —
345 345 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,725 —
355–365 360 2 480.00–495.00 $487.60 $1,755 +13.83
465 465 1 435.00 $435.00 $2,023 -5.00
515–520 518 2 400.00 $400.00 $2,072 -24.00
645 645 1 365.00 $365.00 $2,354 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1240 1208 80-85% 2 144.00–149.00 $146.57 $1,771 -9.04
1050–1520 1238 80-85% 8 150.00–160.00 $157.03 $1,944 -12.97
1140–1395 1244 80-85% 4 162.00–171.00 $167.29 $2,081 -2.71
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–920 858 85-90% 2 182.00–185.00 $183.61 $1,575 —
640–1005 891 85-90% 4 133.00–145.00 $141.09 $1,257 —
815–1010 938 85-90% 3 150.00–166.00 $158.55 $1,487 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1505 1408 75-80% 3 170.00–174.00 $171.27 $2,411 —
1425–1630 1549 75-80% 4 164.00–169.00 $166.19 $2,574 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1820 1390 3 180.00–186.00 $184.07 $2,559 —
1725 1725 1 204.00 $204.00 $3,519 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
920–1010 965 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 330.00–340.00 $335.23 $3,235
975–1015 995 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 340.00 $340.00 $3,383
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1050–1090 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 225.00–300.00 $250.23 $2,690
1040–1120 1080 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 280.00–300.00 $290.37 $3,136
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
860 860 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,150

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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
1260 1260 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 4,000.00 $4,000.00 —

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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.