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Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 2, 2020

435 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $112.65/cwt ≈ $687/hd at 610 lb · 20 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $147.60/cwt ≈ $707/hd at 479 lb · 18 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.88/cwt -1.44 vs last sale · ≈ $564/hd at 434 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 435 472 441
Feeder cattle 359 342 383
Slaughter cattle 40 62 49
Replacement cattle 36 68 9

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 333 3 170.00–173.00 $170.93 $569 —
355–395 372 8 162.00–171.00 $168.30 $626 —
410–430 420 9 160.00–168.00 $162.44 $682 —
455–499 479 18 144.00–149.00 $147.60 $707 —
515–546 540 14 136.00–140.00 $139.16 $751 -8.67
555–595 572 12 133.00–137.00 $136.06 $778 -2.46
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–322 315 5 163.00–168.00 $166.45 $524 -2.23
470–480 473 3 140.00–142.00 $140.68 $665 —
555–565 560 2 117.00–121.00 $119.02 $667 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 323 2 148.00–155.00 $151.31 $489 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 329 6 130.00–140.00 $136.64 $450 —
380–398 394 10 127.00–136.00 $133.29 $525 —
407–445 434 17 128.00–131.00 $129.88 $564 -1.44
455–485 470 3 121.00–124.00 $122.69 $577 -6.81
505–530 516 9 117.00–121.00 $119.70 $618 —
555–560 558 2 115.00–118.00 $116.51 $650 +0.02
605–625 610 20 108.00–114.00 $112.65 $687 —
665–685 677 5 101.00–109.00 $104.80 $709 +0.83
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 316 8 120.00–128.00 $125.08 $395 —
360–390 373 7 115.00–125.00 $119.89 $447 -7.22
480–483 482 8 118.00–120.00 $118.75 $572 -2.21
505–520 517 6 105.00–113.00 $107.16 $554 -6.40
555–595 571 4 100.00–110.00 $105.26 $601 —
605–615 610 2 100.00–104.00 $102.02 $622 -4.84
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–440 423 2 105.00–112.00 $108.36 $458 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–435 430 2 139.00–140.00 $139.49 $600 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1290 1143 80-85% 6 45.00–51.00 $48.46 $554 -6.76
1125–1355 1210 80-85% 5 54.00–59.00 $56.77 $687 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1455 1336 75-80% 10 56.00–60.00 $57.88 $773 -0.95
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1115 1007 85-90% 5 40.00–42.00 $40.89 $412 -8.08

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1570–1745 1658 2 70.00–71.00 $70.47 $1,168 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
855–1085 943 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 52.00–71.00 $61.02 $575
835–1190 1013 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 54.00–63.00 $59.29 $601
1030–1225 1132 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 51.00–62.00 $56.92 $644
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1115 1115 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 45.00–48.00 $46.00 $513

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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 6 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 750.00 $750.00 —

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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.