Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 18, 2026

568 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $463.92/cwt +12.09 vs last sale · ≈ $2,227/hd at 480 lb · 42 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $483.49/cwt +13.59 vs last sale · ≈ $2,335/hd at 483 lb · 16 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $455.92/cwt +19.89 vs last sale · ≈ $2,216/hd at 486 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	568	579	964
Feeder cattle	404	385	755
Slaughter cattle	112	110	109
Replacement cattle	52	84	100

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

▲ Feeder bulls: feeder bulls 5.00 higher
▲ Feeder heifers: feeder heifers 15.00 higher
▲ Feeder steers: feeder steers 13.00 higher
▲ Replacement cows: replacement cows 15.00 higher
▲ Slaughter cows: Slaughter breaker and boner cows 10.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–299	283	3	630.00–640.00	$633.52	$1,793	+38.43
351–375	362	3	590.00–600.00	$595.11	$2,154	+25.26
425–435	430	2	560.00–570.00	$564.94	$2,429	—
510–535	523	3	480.00–490.00	$485.08	$2,537	—
571–585	573	8	450.00–456.00	$450.77	$2,583	—
770–785	773	6	355.00–365.00	$363.31	$2,808	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–355	352	3	570.00–580.00	$576.68	$2,030	+29.09
570–575	573	2	440.00–445.00	$442.49	$2,535	-4.19
625–640	633	2	410.00–415.00	$412.53	$2,611	+34.98
655–670	668	6	370.00–378.00	$376.69	$2,516	+14.17

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
457–485	476	3	510.00–520.00	$513.20	$2,443	+41.26
625–648	637	4	385.00–395.00	$390.09	$2,485	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
401–445	422	4	495.00–505.00	$500.06	$2,110	—
460–488	480	42	462.50–472.50	$463.92	$2,227	+12.09
601–625	612	4	365.00–370.00	$367.46	$2,249	-5.92
655–660	659	9	355.00–365.00	$356.10	$2,347	—
751–760	759	6	340.00–345.00	$340.83	$2,587	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–390	375	2	500.00–510.00	$504.80	$1,893	—
435	435	2	480.00–490.00	$485.00	$2,110	-10.64
460–499	486	11	450.00–460.00	$455.92	$2,216	+19.89
551–560	553	6	420.00–430.00	$423.33	$2,341	—
651–675	663	2	345.00–350.00	$347.45	$2,304	+24.14

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–385	383	2	480.00–485.00	$482.52	$1,848	-20.96
427–435	431	2	470.00–475.00	$472.52	$2,037	-5.51
485	485	2	440.00–445.00	$442.50	$2,146	—
525	525	3	425.00–435.00	$431.67	$2,266	—
559–585	564	11	405.00–415.00	$407.28	$2,297	+37.24

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–349	321	5	550.00–560.00	$555.19	$1,782	—
351–365	358	4	540.00–545.00	$542.45	$1,942	+17.37
415–445	429	5	520.00–530.00	$524.01	$2,248	+21.50
470–490	483	16	475.00–485.00	$483.49	$2,335	+13.59
566–570	567	4	440.00–445.00	$443.74	$2,516	+21.29
620–630	623	3	380.00–385.00	$383.32	$2,388	—
720–735	728	2	355.00–365.00	$360.05	$2,621	+6.69

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–349	336	8	600.00–610.00	$603.90	$2,029	+62.76
465–495	480	4	490.00–495.00	$492.50	$2,364	+9.89
515–535	528	4	480.00–485.00	$482.49	$2,548	—
610–645	626	6	390.00–400.00	$394.09	$2,467	—
675–699	680	8	360.00–370.00	$364.37	$2,478	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–449	428	3	505.00–515.00	$509.94	$2,183	+21.22
475–499	491	3	460.00–470.00	$466.78	$2,292	—
555–580	568	4	420.00–430.00	$424.89	$2,413	+26.17

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1290	1035	80-85%	23	160.00–170.00	$165.10	$1,709	—
890–1275	1058	80-85%	41	170.00–179.00	$173.52	$1,836	+19.20
965–1290	1126	80-85%	9	180.00–187.50	$183.40	$2,065	+7.34

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795–950	883	85-90%	4	155.00–157.50	$155.56	$1,374	—
670–1160	935	85-90%	12	160.00–172.50	$166.69	$1,559	—
850–1075	963	85-90%	2	145.00	$145.00	$1,396	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1365	1365	75-80%	1	168.00	$168.00	$2,293	+12.42
1300–1540	1407	75-80%	7	180.00–185.00	$183.43	$2,581	+9.32
1305–1590	1481	75-80%	4	187.50–192.50	$189.83	$2,811	+22.61

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1735	1735	1	197.00	$197.00	$3,418	—
1880–1990	1935	2	222.00–223.00	$222.49	$4,305	+7.74
1960–2110	2035	2	214.00–216.00	$214.96	$4,374	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1115–1640	1335	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	165.00–197.00	$179.87	$2,401

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
990	990	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	255.00	$255.00	$2,524
1035–1380	1239	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	189.00–222.50	$196.27	$2,432
1310–1375	1335	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	202.50–230.00	$213.28	$2,847

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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
1475–1485	1480	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	3,900.00	$3,900.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1200	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,050.00	$3,050.00	—

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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.