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Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 14, 2020

453 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $118.38/cwt +6.73 vs last sale · ≈ $629/hd at 531 lb · 38 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $106.16/cwt +4.66 vs last sale · ≈ $598/hd at 563 lb · 14 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $119.33/cwt +8.32 vs last sale · ≈ $860/hd at 721 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 453 431 250
Feeder cattle 390 292 215
Slaughter cattle 33 110 35
Replacement cattle 30 29 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls steady, steer and heifer calves 3.00 to 4.00 higher, bull calves steady, replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–390 385 5 140.00–149.00 $142.63 $549 —
410–435 430 5 132.00–140.00 $136.86 $588 —
455–485 472 6 126.00–132.00 $128.80 $608 —
505–545 535 11 120.00–128.00 $125.55 $672 +10.15
775–795 791 7 105.00–108.00 $106.14 $840 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 232 3 155.00–165.00 $160.77 $373 —
360–393 385 4 135.00–138.00 $135.70 $522 +3.48
405–415 410 2 125.00–130.00 $127.47 $523 —
480–490 485 2 120.00–123.00 $121.48 $589 —
530–545 540 3 116.00–117.00 $116.33 $628 +10.96
565–595 580 2 110.00–114.00 $112.05 $650 —
605–620 615 3 104.00–110.00 $107.65 $662 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705–743 721 12 111.00–121.00 $119.33 $860 +8.32

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–388 375 11 125.00–129.00 $126.06 $473 —
410–413 412 9 120.00–126.00 $125.12 $515 —
455–495 471 10 117.00–124.00 $119.94 $565 +1.85
515–545 531 38 110.00–120.00 $118.38 $629 +6.73
555–566 565 9 110.00–115.00 $110.55 $625 +4.35
673–685 676 4 100.00–105.00 $101.27 $685 -3.21
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 6 127.00–129.00 $128.67 $328 —
305–345 325 2 122.00–125.00 $123.59 $402 —
355–395 365 5 115.00–124.00 $119.17 $435 -2.26
405–435 417 3 112.00–117.00 $114.40 $477 -0.58
465–490 473 3 114.00–115.00 $114.65 $542 +3.27
515–545 528 7 102.00–109.00 $105.42 $557 -0.36
555–580 563 14 100.00–109.00 $106.16 $598 +4.66
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 383 2 110.00–114.00 $112.07 $429 —
445 445 2 100.00–106.00 $103.00 $458 —
480 480 2 101.00–104.00 $102.50 $492 +7.09
515–540 532 3 95.00–100.00 $98.39 $523 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 335 2 143.00–150.00 $146.60 $491 —
525–545 540 9 112.00–118.00 $117.22 $633 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–480 473 4 108.00–118.00 $114.25 $540 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655–690 673 2 106.00–111.00 $108.57 $731 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1295 1089 85-90% 6 40.00–45.00 $43.20 $470 -1.46
940–1350 1145 85-90% 2 48.00–53.00 $50.95 $583 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1350 1290 80-85% 3 50.00–54.00 $52.60 $679 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445–1490 1468 75-80% 2 50.00–55.00 $52.46 $770 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1425 1345 3 70.00–71.00 $70.65 $950 —
1600–2165 1770 4 72.00–75.00 $72.95 $1,291 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
995–1200 1098 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 48.00–51.00 $49.64 $545
825–1533 1108 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 42.00–75.00 $49.35 $547

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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
900–1200 1080 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 650.00–850.00 $749.07 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1200–1300 1250 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,000.00–1,050.00 $1,026.00 —

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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.