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Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 23, 2026

756 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $430.27/cwt ≈ $2,237/hd at 520 lb · 36 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $395.35/cwt -28.65 vs last sale · ≈ $2,305/hd at 583 lb · 25 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 3 bulls $397.40/cwt ≈ $2,273/hd at 572 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 756 353 617
Feeder cattle 611 292 439
Slaughter cattle 82 40 74
Replacement cattle 63 21 104

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter breaker and boner cows 10.00 higher, slaughter lean cows 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls 13.00 higher, feeder steers 15.00 higher, feeder heifers lightly tested, feeder bulls steady to 5.00 lower, steer calves and bull calves sharply higher, heifer calves 5.00 lower, replacement cows sharply lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–295 290 4 595.00–600.00 $597.54 $1,733 +97.54
320–325 323 2 580.00–585.00 $582.48 $1,881 +97.71
360–392 378 7 550.00–560.00 $553.40 $2,092 —
430–440 439 8 520.00–525.00 $520.61 $2,285 —
510–537 523 12 440.00–450.00 $447.54 $2,341 +67.54
601–640 621 2 385.00–390.00 $387.58 $2,407 —
714–734 732 12 350.00–355.00 $354.59 $2,596 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–295 288 2 620.00–625.00 $622.57 $1,793 +72.70
370–375 371 7 590.00–595.00 $590.71 $2,192 +80.71
420–425 424 4 580.00–585.00 $583.76 $2,475 —
513–535 522 4 490.00–500.00 $496.26 $2,590 +51.26
576–587 585 11 455.00–465.00 $463.20 $2,710 —
611–620 612 12 415.00–420.00 $415.42 $2,542 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–315 313 2 605.00–610.00 $607.52 $1,902 —
378–390 380 8 575.00–585.00 $579.39 $2,202 +84.39
420–430 426 6 550.00–560.00 $553.31 $2,357 +63.31
503–540 514 6 470.00–480.00 $477.40 $2,454 +67.40
610–635 631 13 400.00–405.00 $400.74 $2,529 +10.74
651–685 662 3 370.00–375.00 $373.28 $2,471 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–383 367 10 480.00–485.00 $481.57 $1,767 +16.27
460–490 464 10 440.00–450.00 $441.53 $2,049 +1.53
523–530 524 10 420.00–425.00 $423.99 $2,222 —
551–599 583 25 390.00–400.00 $395.35 $2,305 -28.65
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351–360 353 4 440.00–450.00 $447.45 $1,579 -2.55
435–445 438 9 420.00–430.00 $426.63 $1,869 -13.37
490–499 493 9 400.00–410.00 $405.00 $1,997 —
533–545 536 7 390.00–400.00 $397.10 $2,128 -17.90
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351–355 352 3 465.00–475.00 $468.36 $1,649 -1.71
440–448 446 8 440.00–450.00 $447.53 $1,996 —
451–490 472 8 420.00–430.00 $427.00 $2,015 +14.59
555–580 568 4 375.00–380.00 $377.56 $2,145 -9.65

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–320 304 8 590.00–600.00 $591.31 $1,798 —
405–430 416 5 570.00–580.00 $576.96 $2,400 +70.91
451–465 456 3 500.00–505.00 $501.70 $2,288 -3.30
501–530 520 36 430.00–440.00 $430.27 $2,237 —
605–610 608 2 395.00–400.00 $397.49 $2,417 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495–499 498 5 440.00–450.00 $448.01 $2,231 +13.01
553–595 572 22 390.00–400.00 $397.40 $2,273 —
665–675 670 2 360.00–365.00 $362.48 $2,429 —
730–746 743 6 325.00–330.00 $325.82 $2,421 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–446 430 4 560.00–565.00 $563.70 $2,424 +64.70
475–486 479 3 475.00–485.00 $480.00 $2,299 ±0.00
555–585 566 8 410.00–420.00 $416.80 $2,359 —
601–645 630 8 370.00–380.00 $377.46 $2,378 -7.54
725–730 728 3 335.00–345.00 $340.00 $2,475 -3.13

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1770 1421 75-80% 16 162.00–169.00 $167.98 $2,387 -3.29
1310–1685 1479 75-80% 24 172.00–179.00 $175.21 $2,591 —
1485–1645 1563 75-80% 3 182.00–183.00 $182.67 $2,855 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1205 1068 80-85% 6 159.00–163.00 $160.34 $1,712 —
925–1265 1106 80-85% 6 172.00–179.00 $174.42 $1,929 —
950–1280 1135 80-85% 14 164.00–171.00 $168.21 $1,909 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1100 998 85-90% 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,397 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1570 1570 1 200.00 $200.00 $3,140 —
1495–1680 1583 3 208.00–210.00 $209.29 $3,313 —
1575–2015 1777 3 212.50–216.00 $214.86 $3,818 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
845 845 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 3,700.00 $3,700.00
940 940 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 4,100.00 $4,100.00
985–1245 1111 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 3,000.00–3,700.00 $3,416.60
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1125–1405 1295 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 163.00–192.50 $173.86 $2,251
1190–1495 1325 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 173.00–207.50 $184.46 $2,444
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1135–1215 1175 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 230.00–270.00 $250.68 $2,945
1135–1245 1190 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 240.00–245.00 $242.62 $2,887
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
965 965 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,800.00 $2,800.00
975 975 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00
1105 1105 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,100.00 $3,100.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
925 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,500.00 $2,500.00 —

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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.