Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 11, 2026

579 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $495.64/cwt +21.91 vs last sale · ≈ $2,082/hd at 420 lb · 16 head

light 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $541.14/cwt ≈ $1,851/hd at 342 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	579	499	964
Feeder cattle	385	411	755
Slaughter cattle	110	33	109
Replacement cattle	84	55	100

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows 7.00-10.00 higher, slaughter bulls unevenly steady, feeder bulls & feeder heifers 15.00 lower, feeder bulls 5.00 lower, steer calves 10.00 lower, heifer calves & bull calves 5.00 lower, replacement cows sharply lower.

▼ Feeder bulls: feeder bulls & feeder heifers 15.00 lower
▼ Feeder heifers: feeder bulls & feeder heifers 15.00 lower
▼ Feeder steers: steer calves 10.00 lower
▼ Replacement cows: replacement cows sharply lower
→ Slaughter bulls: slaughter bulls unevenly steady
▲ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows 7.00-10.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–320	314	3	560.00–565.00	$563.40	$1,769	-10.57
370–375	373	2	520.00–525.00	$522.52	$1,949	-17.62
426–430	429	3	500.00–510.00	$503.31	$2,159	-3.46
460–485	474	5	470.00–480.00	$471.94	$2,237	-19.03
510–541	536	6	455.00–465.00	$456.59	$2,447	+2.89
562–565	562	8	430.00–440.00	$435.00	$2,445	+8.37

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–295	290	4	590.00–600.00	$595.09	$1,726	—
365–399	384	3	565.00–575.00	$569.85	$2,188	—
465–485	475	2	510.00–515.00	$512.45	$2,434	-6.52
614–622	617	8	390.00–400.00	$393.78	$2,430	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–386	373	2	545.00–550.00	$547.59	$2,043	-19.06
515–530	525	3	470.00–480.00	$473.27	$2,485	+10.77
580–585	582	3	440.00–450.00	$446.68	$2,600	+0.08
615–649	641	6	370.00–380.00	$377.55	$2,420	-59.52
682–695	689	2	360.00–365.00	$362.52	$2,498	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	318	2	530.00–540.00	$534.80	$1,701	+26.73
418–430	420	16	495.00–500.00	$495.64	$2,082	+21.91
451–495	485	5	430.00–440.00	$436.03	$2,115	-13.99
515–530	524	3	420.00–430.00	$425.05	$2,227	-4.36
619–645	636	3	360.00–365.00	$361.62	$2,300	+14.95
680–695	685	3	320.00–325.00	$323.31	$2,215	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–299	293	6	560.00–565.00	$564.26	$1,653	—
310–341	322	5	540.00–545.00	$541.92	$1,745	+21.19
451–478	463	8	450.00–455.00	$451.83	$2,092	—
505–520	511	5	435.00–445.00	$438.95	$2,243	-8.60
615–649	631	6	370.00–380.00	$373.38	$2,356	+5.89

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–345	323	2	510.00–520.00	$515.34	$1,665	+30.23
351–375	359	3	500.00–510.00	$503.48	$1,807	—
415–440	435	5	475.00–480.00	$478.03	$2,079	+21.25
570–580	575	2	365.00–375.00	$370.04	$2,128	-22.41
612–629	621	9	345.00–350.00	$346.64	$2,153	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–265	262	3	630.00–640.00	$634.97	$1,664	—
301–348	342	12	540.00–550.00	$541.14	$1,851	—
451–485	464	4	480.00–490.00	$482.61	$2,239	-17.23
555–597	568	4	440.00–445.00	$443.69	$2,520	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	379	4	520.00–530.00	$525.08	$1,990	+1.50
410–420	418	4	500.00–505.00	$502.51	$2,100	—
475–495	485	2	465.00–475.00	$469.90	$2,279	—
570–595	583	2	420.00–425.00	$422.45	$2,463	-27.53
720–730	725	3	350.00–360.00	$353.36	$2,562	—
765–770	768	3	325.00–335.00	$331.68	$2,547	-3.25

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–290	283	4	560.00–570.00	$564.87	$1,599	—
355–370	363	3	500.00–510.00	$503.35	$1,827	-0.32
405–440	429	4	485.00–490.00	$488.72	$2,097	—
551–583	570	6	397.50–400.00	$398.72	$2,273	-36.33

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1225	1055	80-85%	30	160.00–168.00	$162.98	$1,719	—
930–1200	1059	80-85%	17	149.00–159.00	$154.32	$1,634	—
930–1295	1149	80-85%	8	170.00–185.00	$176.06	$2,023	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–1080	1003	85-90%	8	150.00–157.50	$152.45	$1,529	—
825–1110	1028	85-90%	6	160.00–165.00	$163.03	$1,676	—
945–1210	1063	85-90%	4	142.50–145.00	$143.81	$1,529	+19.81

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1380	1350	75-80%	2	152.00–159.00	$155.58	$2,100	-7.39
1315–1555	1400	75-80%	10	170.00–178.00	$174.11	$2,438	—
1350–1660	1471	75-80%	6	165.00–170.00	$167.22	$2,460	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1505–1605	1555	2	200.00–201.00	$200.52	$3,118	—
1645–2295	1924	4	212.00–218.00	$214.75	$4,132	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
865–1000	933	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	140.00–157.50	$149.38	$1,394
985–1225	1115	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	170.00–190.00	$178.20	$1,987

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
935–965	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	207.50–220.00	$213.65	$2,030
1075–1195	1135	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	195.00–205.00	$199.74	$2,267
1195	1195	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	230.00	$230.00	$2,748

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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
1350	1350	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	4,000.00–4,400.00	$4,133.33	—
1210–1570	1427	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	3,800.00–4,200.00	$4,086.92	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1200–1340	1248	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	3,200.00–3,500.00	$3,331.91	+231.91
1240–1395	1323	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	3,500.00–3,600.00	$3,568.77	—

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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.