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Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 16, 2020

471 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $114.32/cwt +3.93 vs last sale · ≈ $494/hd at 432 lb · 15 head
light 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $117.88/cwt -1.24 vs last sale · ≈ $371/hd at 315 lb · 12 head
light 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $134.09/cwt -1.59 vs last sale · ≈ $577/hd at 430 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 471 701 325
Feeder cattle 340 595 239
Slaughter cattle 78 73 73
Replacement cattle 53 33 13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls steady, steer calves sharply higher, heifer calves steady to 2.00 lower, bull calves steady, replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 3 150.00–153.00 $152.00 $464 -0.83
355–360 358 8 140.00–150.00 $143.85 $515 -0.12
409–440 414 9 140.00–148.00 $142.44 $590 +9.27
655–665 660 2 95.00–100.00 $97.52 $644 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–425 417 3 160.00–166.00 $163.05 $680 +10.02
455–495 475 2 150.00–160.00 $154.79 $735 +9.71
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–380 370 3 154.00–160.00 $156.39 $579 +5.03
405 405 2 153.00–158.00 $155.50 $630 +8.59

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 315 12 113.00–123.00 $117.88 $371 -1.24
361–383 373 11 114.00–118.00 $116.33 $434 +1.99
405–445 432 15 109.00–116.00 $114.32 $494 +3.93
505–530 522 5 98.00–108.00 $102.95 $537 -3.84
620–640 630 2 95.00–99.00 $96.97 $611 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–380 372 3 124.00–130.00 $127.35 $474 +5.62
412–440 417 6 118.00–120.00 $119.65 $499 +0.55
554–596 575 10 106.00–109.00 $107.45 $618 -2.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 315 2 140.00–148.00 $144.06 $454 -1.67
405–432 430 11 134.00–135.00 $134.09 $577 -1.59
455 455 2 120.00–124.00 $122.00 $555 -2.61
515–535 528 3 106.00–116.00 $112.75 $595 -1.74
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 326 4 150.00–160.00 $153.27 $500 —
480–481 481 6 130.00–135.00 $134.17 $645 —
610–645 628 2 100.00–108.00 $103.89 $652 -1.11

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1385 1122 80-85% 9 46.00–51.00 $48.70 $546 —
1015–1450 1175 80-85% 10 52.00–58.00 $53.61 $630 +5.07
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1415 1308 75-80% 8 54.00–57.00 $55.38 $724 —
1200–1890 1508 75-80% 4 47.00–53.00 $50.52 $762 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1050 1023 85-90% 3 45.00–46.00 $45.68 $467 —
1060–1140 1113 85-90% 3 53.00–54.00 $53.68 $597 +12.56

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1705 1531 9 65.00–72.00 $69.76 $1,068 —
1425–2110 1777 13 73.00–80.00 $77.40 $1,375 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
775–1015 904 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 50.00–59.00 $55.17 $499
750–1255 1056 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 17 45.00–79.00 $61.81 $653
1020–1165 1074 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 65.00–81.00 $73.08 $785

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
700–1000 867 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 700.00–725.00 $716.35 —

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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.