Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 25, 2026

448 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $421.13/cwt ≈ $2,662/hd at 632 lb · 17 head

light 6-weight M&L 3 steers $396.60/cwt +6.51 vs last sale · ≈ $2,503/hd at 631 lb · 17 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $493.03/cwt ≈ $2,337/hd at 474 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	448	568	420
Feeder cattle	357	404	342
Slaughter cattle	41	112	32
Replacement cattle	50	52	46

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers 15.00 higher, feeder bulls 5.00 lower, steer calves sharply lower, heifer calves steady to 5.00 higher, bull calves 5.00-10.00 lower, replacement cows sharply higher.

▼ Feeder bulls: bull calves 5.00-10.00 lower
▲ Feeder heifers: heifer calves steady to 5.00 higher
▲ Feeder steers: feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher
▲ Replacement cows: replacement cows sharply higher
→ Slaughter bulls: slaughter bulls mostly steady
▼ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows 3.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–349	341	3	570.00–580.00	$575.02	$1,961	—
405–430	413	3	530.00–540.00	$535.00	$2,210	—
470–490	478	6	480.00–485.00	$481.64	$2,302	—
505	505	2	470.00–475.00	$472.50	$2,386	—
601–630	621	11	405.00–415.00	$412.78	$2,563	+0.25
655–660	657	5	390.00–397.50	$395.50	$2,598	+18.81
720–740	729	8	355.00–360.00	$359.38	$2,620	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
463–489	474	13	490.00–500.00	$493.03	$2,337	—
501–505	504	6	475.00–480.00	$479.17	$2,415	-5.91
605–643	632	17	420.00–425.00	$421.13	$2,662	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470–495	482	3	465.00–475.00	$471.75	$2,274	-41.45
501–548	513	10	450.00–460.00	$457.91	$2,349	—
560	560	2	435.00–445.00	$440.00	$2,464	—
610–634	631	17	392.50–400.00	$396.60	$2,503	+6.51
655–680	668	4	360.00–445.00	$387.22	$2,587	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	323	2	535.00–540.00	$537.40	$1,736	—
380–399	397	8	510.00–515.00	$510.60	$2,027	+5.80
430–432	432	9	490.00–492.50	$492.22	$2,126	+7.22
501–530	510	9	430.00–440.00	$435.07	$2,219	—
610–635	632	10	340.00–345.00	$344.50	$2,177	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–430	426	8	470.00–480.00	$478.74	$2,039	+6.22
501–534	518	12	420.00–425.00	$421.42	$2,183	-10.25
555–568	565	11	405.00–415.00	$410.91	$2,322	+3.63
710–730	720	2	300.00–310.00	$304.93	$2,195	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–395	383	2	530.00–540.00	$534.84	$2,048	—
460–485	475	3	440.00–445.00	$441.61	$2,098	-22.31
605–620	613	3	350.00–355.00	$353.36	$2,166	-14.10

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–480	468	4	445.00–455.00	$450.03	$2,106	-16.75
515–540	523	3	435.00–440.00	$438.28	$2,292	—
555–575	561	7	420.00–425.00	$421.41	$2,364	-3.48
720–730	725	2	320.00–330.00	$325.03	$2,356	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–399	375	4	550.00–560.00	$552.66	$2,072	+10.21
451–475	463	2	465.00–475.00	$469.87	$2,175	-13.62
501–535	526	5	455.00–465.00	$457.00	$2,404	—
725–745	735	3	340.00–350.00	$344.95	$2,535	-15.10

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–335	312	3	555.00–560.00	$558.21	$1,742	-45.69
628–630	629	2	375.00–380.00	$377.50	$2,374	-16.59
655–665	660	2	360.00–365.00	$362.52	$2,393	-1.85

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355–1510	1433	75-80%	2	170.00–172.50	$171.18	$2,453	-12.25
1320–1750	1446	75-80%	9	182.00–191.00	$185.21	$2,678	—
1600	1600	75-80%	1	165.00	$165.00	$2,640	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735–1125	915	80-85%	3	165.00–167.50	$166.48	$1,523	—
975–1250	1126	80-85%	4	180.00–193.00	$185.65	$2,090	+2.25
1115–1280	1169	80-85%	4	170.00–177.00	$172.64	$2,018	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–1150	1060	85-90%	4	165.00–168.00	$166.62	$1,766	—
990–1155	1074	85-90%	4	170.00–180.00	$173.19	$1,860	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1510	1510	1	195.00	$195.00	$2,944	—
1585–1935	1760	2	222.50–227.50	$224.75	$3,956	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
950–1185	1097	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	170.00–217.50	$183.72	$2,015
1140–1170	1155	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	175.00–187.50	$181.17	$2,093
1340	1340	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	182.50	$182.50	$2,446

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
720	720	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	295.00	$295.00	$2,124
875–975	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	230.00–265.00	$246.55	$2,281
1155	1155	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	210.00	$210.00	$2,426

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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
1445	1445	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,700.00	$3,700.00	—

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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.