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Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 21, 2020

154 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 154 453 440
Feeder cattle 127 390 410
Slaughter cattle 21 33 22
Replacement cattle 6 30 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls steady, steer and bull calves steady, heifer calves steady to 2.00 lower, 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
260–290 270 3 143.00–150.00 $147.49 $398 —
305–340 319 4 140.00–148.00 $145.10 $463 —
410–420 413 3 136.00–139.00 $137.02 $566 +0.16
655–695 676 4 105.00–107.00 $106.00 $717 —
715–720 718 2 98.00–103.00 $100.51 $722 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–440 428 4 129.00–135.00 $130.95 $560 +3.48
455–480 468 2 118.00–122.00 $119.95 $561 -1.53

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 333 5 122.00–125.00 $123.04 $410 -0.55
405–435 419 7 110.00–117.00 $114.16 $478 -0.24
460–495 484 7 105.00–114.00 $110.37 $534 -4.28
555–575 563 4 100.00–109.00 $103.49 $583 -2.67
655–675 664 5 90.00–95.00 $91.61 $608 —
720–730 725 4 80.00–85.00 $82.48 $598 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–375 364 5 120.00–124.00 $121.83 $443 -4.23
505–535 514 4 112.00–115.00 $113.00 $581 -5.38

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 425 3 126.00–135.00 $131.19 $558 —
460–475 469 4 124.00–129.00 $125.99 $591 —
505 505 3 113.00–118.00 $114.67 $579 -2.55
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–395 388 2 140.00–150.00 $144.90 $562 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1665 1423 75-80% 5 51.00–56.00 $53.35 $759 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–975 945 85-90% 2 46.00–49.00 $47.55 $449 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1070 1053 80-85% 2 57.00–59.00 $57.98 $611 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1555 1352 3 67.00–73.00 $69.43 $939 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1700 1700 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 625.00 $625.00 —

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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.