Seminole Livestock Exchange market report — October 19, 2026

Donalsonville, GA · Monday sale · USDA report published 10/20/2026 · Sale days

Head sold

573

Last week 561 (+12)
Last year 532

5-wt steers (500–599 lb)

$385.00† /cwt

$2,069 per head · 2 hd
vs last week +15.00

7-wt steers (700–799 lb)

— /cwt

None sold in this weight at the latest sale

Compared to a week ago, slaughter breaker & boner cows 4.00-6.00 higher, slaughter lean cows 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls 9.00-12.00 lower, feeder steers 10.00 lower, feeder heifers 7.00 lower, feeder bulls 15.00 higher, steer calves & heifer calves 5.00 higher, bull calves 15.00 higher, replacement cows mostly steady.
USDA Market News reporter, October 19, 2026

Feeder steers — Oct 19

Steers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. Last week = sale of Oct 12. Last year = sale of Oct 22. No. 2 = lighter-muscled cattle, a separate grade line in the USDA report. These are kept out of the main price. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year	No. 2 $/cwt
300–399 lb	8	362 lb	$488.79	$1,769	−11.21	+24.53	$476.41 (7 hd)
400–499 lb	2	456 lb	$419.90†	$1,915	−43.96	—	$423.49 (7 hd)
500–599 lb	2	538 lb	$385.00†	$2,069	+15.00	—	$378.69 (4 hd)†
600–699 lb	1	635 lb	$350.00†	$2,222	−8.54	—	$335.00 (3 hd)†
700–799 lb	—	—	—	—	—	—	$305.07 (2 hd)†

Feeder heifers — Oct 19

Heifers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. Last week = sale of Oct 12. Last year = sale of Oct 22. No. 2 = lighter-muscled cattle, a separate grade line in the USDA report. These are kept out of the main price. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year	No. 2 $/cwt
300–399 lb	5	308 lb	$433.02	$1,334	−13.40	+5.45	$431.17 (4 hd)†
400–499 lb	3	426 lb	$367.78†	$1,567	−50.50	—	$378.35 (19 hd)
500–599 lb	8	530 lb	$347.51	$1,842	+6.08	−25.83	$333.20 (7 hd)
600–699 lb	14	628 lb	$321.46	$2,019	+29.44	−21.03	$288.77 (4 hd)†
700–799 lb	1	715 lb	$255.00†	$1,823	−25.00	—	$240.00 (2 hd)†

Slaughter cows — Oct 19

Grade	Dressing	Head	Avg wt	Avg $/cwt	Range $/cwt
Boner 80-85%	Average	8	1,263 lb	$138.62	$135.00–$142.00
Boner 80-85%	Low	5	1,113 lb	$132.62	$130.00–$135.00
Breaker 75-80%	Average	8	1,454 lb	$139.52	$136.00–$144.00
Breaker 75-80%	Low	6	1,501 lb	$133.42	$130.00–$135.00
Lean 85-90%	High	4	1,075 lb	$127.67	$126.00–$129.00
Lean 85-90%	Average	13	957 lb	$122.87	$117.50–$127.00
Lean 85-90%	Low	1	1,190 lb	$100.00	$100.00–$100.00

Price trends

Steers 500–599 lb Rising

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $385.00/cwt
4-week average: $386.63
13-week average: $381.91
4-week vs 13-week: +1.2%

52-wk low $363.76high $532.87

Sales in 8 of the last 13 weeks.

Steers 700–799 lb Easing

Latest (week of October 12, 2026): $328.00/cwt
4-week average: $311.99
13-week average: $317.99
4-week vs 13-week: −1.9%

52-wk low $290.00high $363.31

Sales in 10 of the last 13 weeks.

Heifers 500–599 lb Steady

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $347.51/cwt
4-week average: $342.01
13-week average: $342.23
4-week vs 13-week: −0.1%

52-wk low $321.01high $447.55

Sales in 12 of the last 13 weeks.

Direction compares the 4-week average with the 13-week average: Rising +1% or more, Steady within ±1%, Easing −1% to −3%, Falling −3% or more. Weekly prices are head-weighted averages of Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 feeder cattle, regular lots.

The label describes recent prices; it is not a forecast. In our backtest of every barn since 2019 (about 35,000 barn-weeks), barns labeled Falling went on to beat other barns' average move over the next 13 weeks 61% of the time, and barns labeled Rising trailed it 56% of the time.

Last 52 weeks

Weekly average $/cwt4-week average

Price history since 2019

Weekly average $/cwt

When to sell: the seasonal pattern

5-weight steers

For 500–599 lb steers, prices since 2019 ran highest against their yearly average in Mar and Apr and lowest in Oct and Nov.

Each month's head-weighted average price compared with the centered 12-month average around it, then averaged across years. Past patterns are not a forecast.
Month	vs year avg	Years above	Years
Jan	+2.6%	57%	7
Feb	+5.0%	86%	7
Mar	+7.3%	100%	7
Apr	+5.9%	83%	6
May	+4.0%	80%	5
Jun	+1.5%	57%	7
Jul	−0.4%	43%	7
Aug	−2.7%	29%	7
Sep	−3.9%	50%	6
Oct	−7.0%	0%	6
Nov	−4.4%	17%	6
Dec	−3.3%	0%	7

7-weight steers

Not enough history yet for a seasonal pattern.

Recent sales

Last 13 weeks. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price. Download the weekly history as CSV.
Sale	Head sold	Steers 500–599 $/cwt	Steers 700–799 $/cwt	Heifers 500–599 $/cwt
Mon Oct 19	573	$385.00†	—	$347.51
Mon Oct 12	561	$370.00†	$328.00	$341.43
Mon Oct 5	282	$419.00	$300.00†	$345.00†
Mon Sep 28	422	$372.51	$294.96†	$334.11
Mon Sep 21	272	—	$325.00	$333.00
Mon Sep 14	367	$363.76	$319.00	$322.51
Mon Sep 7	221	—	$290.00†	$321.01
Mon Aug 31	291	—	$323.01	$323.77
Mon Aug 24	205	—	—	$342.52†
Mon Aug 17	432	—	—	—
Mon Aug 10	303	$384.99	$340.00†	$372.51
Mon Aug 3	308	$380.00†	—	$360.00†
Mon Jul 27	636	$380.00	$320.00†	$363.41
Mon Jul 20	595	$395.00†	$339.94	$365.41

Nearby barns this week

Straight-line distance between towns. Barns tagged unweaned show unweaned-calf prices. Every Georgia sale this week.
Barn	Distance	Sale	Steers 500–599	Steers 700–799
Thomasville Stockyard, Thomasville	55 mi	Oct 20	$420.00	$347.42
Turner County Stockyard, Ashburn	86 mi	Oct 21	$384.73	$331.49
Pulaski County Stockyard, Hawkinsville	120 mi	Oct 20	—	$336.00
Jackson Regional Stockyard, Jackson	164 mi	Oct 21	$338.09	—
Southern Livestock, Oak Park	176 mi	Oct 20	$394.45	—
Carroll County Livestock, Carrollton	176 mi	Oct 19	$371.70	—

Sale days

Sale	Latest report	Head	Sales in 52 weeks	USDA report
Monday	October 19, 2026	573	49	AMS_1941

Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry and Grain Market News, “Seminole Livestock Exchange - Donalsonville, GA” (AMS_1941). See something wrong? Report a correction. Feeder prices are Medium and Large frame No. 1 and 1–2 cattle, $/cwt, grouped into 100-lb bands by average weight and weighted by head count. Value-added, unweaned and No. 2 lots are shown in their own columns; other lot types (fancy, fleshy, thin-fleshed, spayed, replacement) are left out. $/head = $/cwt × average weight ÷ 100.