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Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 4, 2020

233 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.19/cwt ≈ $535/hd at 431 lb · 16 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $157.24/cwt ≈ $579/hd at 368 lb · 13 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $109.55/cwt ≈ $621/hd at 567 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 233 154 276
Feeder cattle 211 127 262
Slaughter cattle 17 21 12
Replacement cattle 5 6 2

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 343 4 160.00–165.00 $161.50 $554 —
353–395 368 13 153.00–163.00 $157.24 $579 —
405–445 428 6 145.00–155.00 $149.21 $639 —
510–540 524 7 132.00–139.00 $137.26 $719 —
552–591 576 8 131.00–136.00 $132.80 $765 —
610–645 628 3 127.00–133.00 $130.30 $818 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585–595 592 3 110.00–120.00 $113.30 $671 —
630–645 635 3 119.00–120.00 $119.66 $760 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 386 6 124.00–129.00 $125.86 $486 +4.03
420–437 431 16 118.00–126.00 $124.19 $535 —
455–493 467 7 116.00–121.00 $117.81 $550 —
505–520 509 7 110.00–113.00 $111.15 $566 -1.85
560–569 567 11 107.00–110.00 $109.55 $621 —
610–638 623 5 100.00–106.00 $104.41 $650 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–325 315 2 122.00–125.00 $123.55 $389 +0.51
470–495 487 3 109.00–113.00 $110.29 $537 -0.08
665–670 668 2 85.00–90.00 $87.49 $584 -4.12

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 153.00–159.00 $156.00 $593 +11.10
445 445 2 139.00–146.00 $142.50 $634 —
605 605 2 105.00–112.00 $108.50 $656 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1290 1198 85-90% 3 42.00–45.00 $44.15 $529 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1420 1330 75-80% 2 63.00–64.00 $63.53 $845 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1610 1360 2 65.00–66.00 $65.59 $892 -3.84
1000–1945 1510 4 73.00–77.00 $75.23 $1,136 —
1410–1945 1678 2 80.00–85.00 $82.10 $1,378 —

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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
1400 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —

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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.