Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

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

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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	Age	Stage	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.