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Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 9, 2020

701 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $112.49/cwt +5.33 vs last sale · ≈ $592/hd at 526 lb · 40 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $119.10/cwt ≈ $495/hd at 416 lb · 31 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $135.46/cwt -0.60 vs last sale · ≈ $767/hd at 566 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 701 435 401
Feeder cattle 595 359 302
Slaughter cattle 73 40 66
Replacement cattle 33 36 33

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows and bulls steady, feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady, steer and heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves steady, 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
415–445 431 12 150.00–156.00 $153.03 $660 -9.41
465–495 487 10 142.00–149.00 $145.08 $707 -2.52
505–545 524 8 135.00–144.00 $140.81 $738 +1.65
555–567 566 20 130.00–136.00 $135.46 $767 -0.60
655–675 658 6 110.00–116.00 $113.32 $746 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 325 13 147.00–157.00 $152.83 $497 +1.52
355–392 366 14 140.00–146.00 $143.97 $527 —
405–440 426 7 130.00–138.00 $133.17 $567 —
455–490 473 6 118.00–126.00 $121.45 $574 —
520 520 3 120.00–121.00 $120.33 $626 —
560–570 565 2 110.00–115.00 $112.52 $636 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 375 13 149.00–158.00 $151.36 $568 —
435–445 437 12 145.00–148.00 $146.91 $642 —
465–485 472 9 130.00–139.00 $134.54 $635 -6.14
505–528 524 6 125.00–130.00 $125.80 $659 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–397 383 9 120.00–123.00 $121.73 $466 +1.84
404–425 416 31 116.00–124.00 $119.10 $495 —
518–545 526 40 110.00–115.00 $112.49 $592 +5.33
566–590 573 8 105.00–112.00 $109.45 $627 +4.19
635–642 639 6 103.00–104.00 $103.50 $661 +1.48
665–675 670 2 90.00–99.00 $94.47 $633 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–298 279 17 118.00–125.00 $121.42 $339 —
305–345 332 6 114.00–123.00 $119.12 $395 —
370–395 383 16 109.00–118.00 $114.34 $438 —
405–445 428 14 105.00–115.00 $110.39 $472 +2.03
455–487 473 10 105.00–115.00 $110.50 $523 —
505–545 519 11 100.00–109.00 $106.79 $554 —
585–595 592 3 100.00–102.00 $100.66 $596 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610–625 618 2 105.00–107.00 $105.99 $655 -6.66

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 332 3 144.00–148.00 $145.73 $484 —
370–390 383 3 138.00–144.00 $141.73 $543 —
405–432 422 5 130.00–138.00 $135.68 $573 —
475–495 483 3 120.00–128.00 $124.61 $602 —
515–540 527 8 110.00–117.00 $114.49 $603 —
555 555 4 105.00–110.00 $106.25 $590 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–545 527 3 118.00–125.00 $120.69 $636 —
573–575 573 10 112.00–113.00 $112.90 $647 —
605–610 608 3 104.00–106.00 $105.00 $638 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555–575 565 3 120.00–130.00 $123.99 $701 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1635 1369 75-80% 8 54.00–59.00 $56.94 $780 —
1310–1410 1378 75-80% 8 60.00–64.00 $61.50 $847 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1275 1170 80-85% 6 45.00–52.00 $48.54 $568 —
1060–1335 1243 80-85% 8 54.00–60.00 $56.40 $701 -0.37
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1180 1113 85-90% 6 40.00–43.00 $41.12 $458 —
1065–1340 1187 85-90% 5 50.00–57.00 $54.21 $643 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1705 1411 4 74.00–76.00 $74.92 $1,057 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
860–1020 940 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 66.00–67.00 $66.54 $625
970–1250 1110 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 66.00–81.00 $74.11 $823

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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
1100–1600 1375 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 8 950.00–1,100.00 $1,011.82 —

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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.