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Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 20, 2026

643 head sold ·Official USDA report

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $439.36/cwt -26.79 vs last sale · ≈ $2,091/hd at 476 lb · 26 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $396.04/cwt -14.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,881/hd at 475 lb · 24 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $363.78/cwt -28.70 vs last sale · ≈ $2,066/hd at 568 lb · 21 head
Donalsonville 4-weight steers sold at $444/cwt, running $12/cwt below the GA average ($456) and $56/cwt under Thomasville ($500). GA 4-weight steers are down $44 from their early July peak of $482. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 643 513 0
Feeder cattle 595 418 0
Slaughter cattle 23 63 0
Replacement cattle 25 32 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and bulls 5.00 - 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers 7.00 - 12.00 lower. Slaughter cattle unevenly steady. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 570.00 $570.00 $1,910 -5.00
365–395 380 2 525.00–545.00 $534.61 $2,032 +14.93
400–445 423 4 455.00–485.00 $472.37 $1,998 -12.46
453–494 476 26 430.00–450.00 $439.36 $2,091 -26.79
520–540 530 2 415.00–420.00 $417.45 $2,212 -17.47
585–590 588 2 380.00–385.00 $382.51 $2,249 -32.49
606–635 611 9 370.00–380.00 $376.67 $2,301 -14.97
660–675 670 3 360.00–365.00 $363.36 $2,435 -4.14
705–735 717 3 335.00–340.00 $338.36 $2,426 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–210 208 2 515.00–530.00 $522.59 $1,087 —
275–290 283 2 475.00–500.00 $487.17 $1,379 -82.83
345 345 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,622 —
400–435 412 9 435.00–450.00 $439.49 $1,811 -25.45
500–525 511 12 390.00–405.00 $394.96 $2,018 -28.20
562–585 565 17 364.00–375.00 $365.39 $2,064 -26.12
600–625 615 3 355.00–365.00 $359.95 $2,214 —
660 660 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,211 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 505.00 $505.00 $2,172 —
560–585 573 2 395.00 $395.00 $2,263 —
600–620 603 16 385.00–386.00 $385.87 $2,327 —
705–740 718 3 345.00 $345.00 $2,477 —
750–780 764 4 330.00–345.00 $336.14 $2,568 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,100 -40.00
265–290 278 2 465.00–490.00 $476.94 $1,326 -38.06
300–345 326 9 425.00–450.00 $433.51 $1,413 -36.87
355–390 382 13 415.00–420.00 $416.51 $1,591 -31.47
400–440 419 18 390.00–410.00 $395.99 $1,659 -21.82
450–485 464 8 375.00–385.00 $381.28 $1,769 -13.06
535 535 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,899 -25.91
555–580 565 3 340.00–345.00 $343.29 $1,940 -23.15
605–640 627 3 315.00–325.00 $321.60 $2,016 -18.40
695 695 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,120 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,434 -25.00
355–390 373 4 425.00–435.00 $428.86 $1,600 -41.47
466–485 475 24 390.00–410.00 $396.04 $1,881 -14.00
510–545 517 19 360.00–375.00 $372.28 $1,925 -20.99
550–575 562 5 350.00–355.00 $353.00 $1,984 -27.00
610 610 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,044 —
670 670 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,144 —
710–715 713 2 290.00–295.00 $292.51 $2,086 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530–535 533 2 380.00–385.00 $382.51 $2,039 -32.49
555–583 568 21 360.00–370.00 $363.78 $2,066 -28.70
725 725 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,175 —
894 894 4 287.50 $287.50 $2,570 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
272 272 3 550.00 $550.00 $1,496 -10.00
305–315 310 2 515.00–540.00 $527.30 $1,635 —
390 390 2 500.00–525.00 $512.50 $1,999 -2.75
425–435 430 2 445.00–455.00 $449.94 $1,935 -33.87
455–490 468 16 425.00–440.00 $430.56 $2,015 -20.10
500–525 516 5 395.00–410.00 $398.96 $2,059 -16.19
555–585 576 11 370.00–385.00 $378.88 $2,182 -13.62
615–635 622 3 355.00–360.00 $358.35 $2,229 -11.65
674–680 674 19 345.00–350.00 $345.27 $2,327 -19.73
700–720 710 2 330.00–335.00 $332.54 $2,361 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 520.00 $520.00 $1,170 —
250–290 270 2 470.00–500.00 $483.89 $1,307 -45.99
360–385 373 2 450.00–465.00 $457.25 $1,706 -26.50
420–445 438 6 415.00–440.00 $433.51 $1,899 -22.47
470–495 485 4 390.00–415.00 $402.45 $1,952 -29.06
500–545 516 4 365.00–380.00 $373.58 $1,928 -26.42
565–575 570 2 355.00 $355.00 $2,024 -29.92
695 695 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,259 -30.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 575.00 $575.00 $1,984 —
355–380 363 8 545.00–570.00 $560.43 $2,034 +5.84
455–485 465 3 445.00–455.00 $450.00 $2,092 —
605–615 610 3 375.00–385.00 $379.99 $2,318 -15.05
780 780 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,496 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1605 1501 75-80% 7 180.00–189.00 $185.76 $2,788 —
1650 1650 75-80% 1 192.00 $192.00 $3,168 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195 1195 80-85% 1 192.50 $192.50 $2,300 +13.92
1010–1370 1249 80-85% 5 180.00–189.00 $185.65 $2,319 -9.37
1370 1370 80-85% 1 170.00 $170.00 $2,329 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1035 950 85-90% 2 162.00–167.50 $164.50 $1,563 —
1130–1195 1163 85-90% 2 170.00–171.00 $170.51 $1,983 —
1220 1220 85-90% 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,879 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2105 2105 1 219.00 $219.00 $4,610 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
800–1185 958 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 275.00–300.00 $284.13 $2,722
1185 1185 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 285.00 $285.00 $3,377
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1225 1225 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 245.00 $245.00 $3,001

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
835 835 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 3,700.00 $3,700.00 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
725 725 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,350.00 $2,350.00 —

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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.