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Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report, Donalsonville, GA

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 11, 2020

435 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.33/cwt +11.14 vs last sale · ≈ $586/hd at 433 lb · 29 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.78/cwt +12.97 vs last sale · ≈ $617/hd at 472 lb · 25 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.64/cwt +12.78 vs last sale · ≈ $514/hd at 371 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 435 233 248
Feeder cattle 378 211 232
Slaughter cattle 52 17 11
Replacement cattle 5 5 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls unevenly steady, steer calves and heifer calves sharply higher, bull calves steady to 5.00 higher, replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–299 291 7 165.00–173.00 $169.31 $493 —
375–399 381 15 160.00–170.00 $164.70 $628 +7.46
401–440 424 6 155.00–165.00 $158.69 $673 +9.48
455–490 469 8 140.00–150.00 $145.32 $682 —
510–540 529 4 132.00–141.00 $137.95 $730 +0.69
551–565 558 9 126.00–136.00 $132.65 $740 -0.15
605–649 626 5 119.00–127.00 $123.97 $776 -6.33
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240–249 245 2 165.00–170.00 $167.55 $410 —
301–343 338 11 152.00–162.00 $160.56 $543 —
410–436 427 19 150.00–155.00 $153.08 $654 —
455–480 464 6 130.00–138.00 $133.64 $620 —
605–620 613 2 105.00–115.00 $109.94 $674 -9.72

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351–387 371 23 132.00–142.00 $138.64 $514 +12.78
425–445 433 29 130.00–138.00 $135.33 $586 +11.14
451–488 472 25 127.00–136.00 $130.78 $617 +12.97
503–525 508 14 114.00–121.00 $116.84 $594 +5.69
601–618 612 6 111.00–120.00 $117.06 $716 +12.65
665–680 673 2 100.00–106.00 $103.03 $693 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–245 228 2 132.00–140.00 $136.31 $311 —
285–299 291 5 128.00–138.00 $132.28 $385 —
305–345 320 5 122.00–132.00 $127.67 $409 +4.12
351–375 361 6 120.00–130.00 $127.19 $459 —
405–445 424 7 117.00–126.00 $121.92 $517 —
451–475 462 3 114.00–122.00 $118.73 $549 +8.44
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 273 5 117.00–125.00 $120.89 $330 —
351–390 361 4 110.00–118.00 $114.38 $413 —
410–445 428 2 101.00–110.00 $105.32 $451 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480–485 483 2 136.00–140.00 $138.01 $667 —
535–540 538 2 125.00–134.00 $129.48 $697 —
610–640 625 3 104.00–111.00 $107.06 $669 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 343 2 177.00–183.00 $180.02 $617 —
365–385 375 2 172.00–177.00 $174.57 $655 +18.57
555–565 560 2 124.00–128.00 $126.02 $706 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1455 1359 75-80% 8 58.00–62.00 $60.28 $819 —
1260–1835 1432 75-80% 7 50.00–57.00 $54.89 $786 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1115 1013 85-90% 6 40.00–47.00 $42.43 $430 —
970–1100 1046 85-90% 5 48.00–51.00 $49.35 $516 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1170 1134 80-85% 4 58.00–65.00 $60.57 $687 —
1075–1280 1169 80-85% 7 50.00–56.00 $53.87 $630 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1485–1875 1698 3 70.00–77.00 $74.22 $1,260 -7.88

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1050–1055 1053 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 59.00–63.00 $61.00 $642
920–1415 1205 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 50.00–62.00 $54.82 $661

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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.