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Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 7, 2020

431 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $118.09/cwt ≈ $546/hd at 462 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 431 514 354
Feeder cattle 292 — 297
Slaughter cattle 110 — 36
Replacement cattle 29 — 21

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 lower, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls steady, steer calves steady to 2.00 lower, heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves steady, replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
305–333 321 9 140.00–142.00 $141.15 $453
355–395 373 3 129.00–135.00 $132.22 $493
515–545 530 2 101.00–110.00 $105.37 $558
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
510–542 537 7 114.00–120.00 $115.40 $620
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
715–720 718 2 109.00–113.00 $111.01 $797

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
453–475 462 24 115.00–120.00 $118.09 $546
510–535 523 3 110.00–113.00 $111.65 $584
585–590 589 5 105.00–109.00 $106.20 $626
625 625 5 105.00–109.00 $106.60 $666
660–695 679 4 101.00–106.00 $104.48 $709
780–795 788 2 94.00–100.00 $96.97 $764
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
363–395 374 6 119.00–124.00 $121.43 $454
425–445 437 3 113.00–117.00 $114.98 $502
455–485 469 5 109.00–114.00 $111.38 $522
510–540 524 5 104.00–108.00 $105.78 $554
580–585 583 2 101.00–102.00 $101.50 $592
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
255–260 258 5 118.00–128.00 $120.77 $312
305–345 330 3 111.00–120.00 $116.18 $383
465–490 478 2 92.00–99.00 $95.41 $456
565–580 573 2 94.00–97.00 $95.48 $547

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
385 385 2 137.00–140.00 $138.50 $533
555–590 573 2 109.00–110.00 $109.48 $627
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
570–590 580 2 99.00–103.00 $100.97 $586
730–735 733 2 77.00–80.00 $78.51 $575

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
910–1240 1075 85-90% 2 51.00–58.00 $53.96 $580
910–1225 1087 85-90% 34 42.00–49.00 $44.66 $485
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1200–1445 1322 75-80% 12 45.00–52.00 $48.09 $636
1200–1625 1376 75-80% 8 53.00–60.00 $57.13 $786
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1065–1630 1215 80-85% 18 45.00–52.00 $46.79 $568

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1000–1810 1264 5 69.00–70.00 $69.44 $878
1000–2045 1566 6 71.00–75.00 $73.40 $1,149

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
930–1025 993 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 50.00–59.00 $52.81 $524
965–1200 1083 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 50.00–60.00 $54.46 $590

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1200 1117 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 12 700.00–775.00 $727.99

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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.