Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 4, 2026

499 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $492.96/cwt +13.05 vs last sale · ≈ $2,524/hd at 512 lb · 24 head

light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $520.73/cwt -4.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,604/hd at 308 lb · 15 head

light 6-weight M&L 3 steers $402.21/cwt +8.48 vs last sale · ≈ $2,498/hd at 621 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	499	1,243	626
Feeder cattle	411	926	549
Slaughter cattle	33	91	53
Replacement cattle	55	226	24

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago, slaughter breaker and boner cows mostly steady, slaughter lean cows 10.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers 5.00 higher, feeder heifers 10.00 lower, feeder bulls 15.00 higher, steer calves and heifer calves 5.00 higher, bull calves 17.00 higher, replacement cows 4.00-10.00 lower.

▲ Feeder bulls: feeder bulls 15.00 higher
▼ Feeder heifers: feeder heifers 10.00 lower
▲ Feeder steers: feeder steers 5.00 higher
▼ Replacement cows: replacement cows 4.00-10.00 lower
→ Slaughter bulls: slaughter bulls steady
→ Slaughter cows: slaughter breaker and boner cows mostly steady

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–315	308	4	600.00–610.00	$603.83	$1,860	+1.39
401–425	414	8	540.00–550.00	$544.38	$2,254	—
478–497	482	5	515.00–520.00	$518.97	$2,501	+21.71
501–520	512	24	490.00–495.00	$492.96	$2,524	+13.05
551–587	569	2	455.00–465.00	$460.16	$2,618	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328–340	330	5	570.00–575.00	$573.97	$1,894	—
375–396	386	2	535.00–545.00	$540.14	$2,085	+0.30
405–445	418	3	505.00–510.00	$506.77	$2,118	-5.91
465–485	481	5	490.00–495.00	$490.97	$2,362	—
508–535	515	4	450.00–455.00	$453.70	$2,337	+12.77
570–590	583	3	425.00–430.00	$426.63	$2,487	+3.29
604–635	621	11	400.00–405.00	$402.21	$2,498	+8.48
715–749	740	4	355.00–365.00	$357.52	$2,646	-7.51

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
326–345	336	2	580.00–590.00	$584.86	$1,965	+33.58
365–370	368	3	565.00–570.00	$566.65	$2,085	—
401–415	409	5	525.00–530.00	$529.02	$2,164	-8.83
451–490	469	3	510.00–515.00	$511.60	$2,399	+27.74
505	505	2	460.00–465.00	$462.50	$2,336	-3.56
551–593	577	9	445.00–450.00	$446.60	$2,577	-0.88
610–637	627	5	430.00–440.00	$437.07	$2,740	+32.86
765–775	772	3	350.00–360.00	$353.30	$2,727	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	275	2	535.00–545.00	$539.64	$1,484	—
301–315	312	5	500.00–510.00	$508.07	$1,585	-3.56
365–399	384	8	485.00–495.00	$491.89	$1,889	+10.63
416–425	418	8	470.00–475.00	$473.73	$1,980	+8.67
486–490	488	2	445.00–455.00	$450.02	$2,196	-1.58
503–535	519	9	425.00–435.00	$429.41	$2,229	-2.46
601	601	3	345.00–350.00	$346.67	$2,083	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–349	308	15	515.00–525.00	$520.73	$1,604	-4.25
351–380	370	4	500.00–505.00	$502.57	$1,860	+8.63
505–526	516	2	445.00–450.00	$447.55	$2,309	+38.98
627–649	635	6	365.00–370.00	$367.49	$2,334	-26.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–315	308	2	480.00–490.00	$485.11	$1,494	-9.62
401–445	416	3	455.00–460.00	$456.78	$1,900	+11.11
451–490	467	3	445.00–455.00	$449.89	$2,101	+15.81
510–529	521	5	410.00–420.00	$413.91	$2,156	-7.14
551–577	573	10	390.00–400.00	$392.45	$2,249	—
655–686	671	2	325.00–330.00	$327.44	$2,197	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–325	315	2	550.00–560.00	$555.16	$1,749	—
355–395	384	4	520.00–530.00	$523.58	$2,011	+24.42
501–515	508	2	470.00–475.00	$472.47	$2,400	+25.05
560–565	563	2	445.00–455.00	$449.98	$2,533	+41.71
675–695	688	3	360.00–370.00	$366.73	$2,523	+30.54
755–775	765	2	330.00–340.00	$334.93	$2,562	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–399	391	4	500.00–510.00	$503.67	$1,969	—
534–535	535	2	460.00–465.00	$462.50	$2,474	+28.73
575–586	581	2	430.00–440.00	$435.05	$2,528	+41.90

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
401–445	417	5	520.00–530.00	$525.88	$2,193	+33.35
455–486	471	2	495.00–505.00	$499.84	$2,354	+16.22

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1270	1153	80-85%	3	164.00–168.00	$166.42	$1,919	+13.17
965–1295	1188	80-85%	9	150.00–160.00	$156.07	$1,854	+2.82
1220–1235	1228	80-85%	2	140.00–141.00	$140.50	$1,725	-5.43

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1460	1378	75-80%	3	162.00–165.00	$162.97	$2,246	+2.21
1345–1470	1389	75-80%	6	150.00–160.00	$155.84	$2,165	-4.92
1620	1620	75-80%	1	146.00	$146.00	$2,365	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050	1050	85-90%	1	149.00	$149.00	$1,564	—
1070	1070	85-90%	1	124.00	$124.00	$1,327	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1635–1725	1680	2	207.00–209.00	$207.97	$3,494	—
1695	1695	1	196.00	$196.00	$3,322	—
1500–1945	1723	2	215.00–218.00	$216.69	$3,734	-1.31

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
970–1135	1040	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	140.00–185.00	$157.13	$1,634
1050–1360	1206	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	150.00–175.00	$162.08	$1,955

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1070	1070	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	285.00	$285.00	$3,050

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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
1680	1680	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,650.00	$3,650.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1215	1215	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,100.00	$3,100.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1325	1325	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,900.00	$2,900.00	-306.21

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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.