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Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 3, 2026

358 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 358 688 489
Feeder cattle 308 636 388
Slaughter cattle 18 29 35
Replacement cattle 32 23 66

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls 7.00-11.00 lower, feeder steers & feeder bulls 15.00 lower, feeder heifers 5.00 lower, all calves 15.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 570.00 $570.00 $1,539 —
301–305 303 2 540.00–555.00 $547.45 $1,659 +22.45
365–390 378 3 450.00–475.00 $461.39 $1,744 -23.61
420–445 428 3 415.00–425.00 $421.73 $1,805 -15.20
460–475 468 5 400.00–410.00 $404.98 $1,895 +2.79
518–525 520 4 390.00–400.00 $397.47 $2,067 +6.35
580 580 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,059 -11.30
605 605 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,936 -27.49
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 328 2 505.00–510.00 $507.63 $1,665 +27.63
380–395 385 6 425.00–435.00 $433.29 $1,668 -13.03
400–440 421 6 365.00–395.00 $375.75 $1,582 -31.96
501–540 521 2 330.00–340.00 $335.19 $1,746 -25.20
555–570 563 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,689 -36.91
601–630 616 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,725 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245–249 247 2 585.00–590.00 $587.48 $1,451 —
305 305 1 570.00 $570.00 $1,738 —
351 351 1 490.00 $490.00 $1,720 -32.48
570 570 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,166 ±0.00
675 675 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,531 +15.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308 308 6 450.00 $450.00 $1,386 ±0.00
401–444 435 5 380.00–385.00 $384.08 $1,671 —
455–484 475 8 375.00–380.00 $378.18 $1,796 +18.31
555–595 573 4 330.00–345.00 $338.67 $1,941 +5.90
635 635 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,000 -5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,424 +5.00
351–385 368 2 360.00–380.00 $369.54 $1,360 -27.00
410 410 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,435 -33.58
451 451 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,466 -19.19
535 535 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,658 -21.71
560–595 582 3 300.00–310.00 $306.79 $1,786 -7.49
680–695 685 3 265.00–270.00 $268.31 $1,838 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 490.00 $490.00 $1,274 —
301 301 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,445 +10.00
505 505 2 365.00 $365.00 $1,843 -10.00
560 560 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,960 -11.96

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–335 333 3 475.00–485.00 $479.98 $1,598 —
360 360 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,692 —
425 425 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,806 -30.00
460–495 478 6 390.00–400.00 $394.96 $1,888 -20.04
501–536 525 6 380.00–381.00 $380.68 $1,999 +5.68
580–585 583 2 340.00–345.00 $342.49 $1,997 -17.51
601–605 603 2 365.00–370.00 $367.51 $2,216 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 455.00 $455.00 $1,547 -49.74
405–440 428 5 405.00–415.00 $406.99 $1,742 -10.51
480–490 485 3 375.00–385.00 $380.02 $1,843 -20.08
510–545 526 5 345.00–350.00 $346.99 $1,825 —
555–599 577 2 325.00–335.00 $330.19 $1,905 -12.47
665–690 677 3 300.00–305.00 $303.30 $2,053 -13.68
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–385 377 3 370.00–415.00 $398.01 $1,500 -26.99
440 440 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,540 -45.10
501–515 508 2 325.00–335.00 $330.07 $1,677 +3.21
575–590 583 2 310.00–315.00 $312.47 $1,822 —
751 751 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,065 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1500 1387 75-80% 5 190.00–194.00 $190.92 $2,648 —
1250–1525 1407 75-80% 5 182.00–188.00 $185.92 $2,616 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170 1170 80-85% 1 174.00 $174.00 $2,036 —
1100–1305 1203 80-85% 2 190.00–192.50 $191.14 $2,299 —
1260 1260 80-85% 1 166.00 $166.00 $2,092 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965 965 85-90% 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,544 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045 1045 1 194.00 $194.00 $2,027 —
1455 1455 1 205.00 $205.00 $2,983 —
1460 1460 1 220.00 $220.00 $3,212 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1230 1230 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 184.00 $184.00 $2,263
1240–1345 1300 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 164.00–184.00 $173.56 $2,256
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
870 870 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,914
1135 1135 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 225.00 $225.00 $2,554

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1105 1105 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 3,100.00 $3,100.00 —
1130–1225 1178 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 3,000.00–3,300.00 $3,156.05 —

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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.