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Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 13, 2021

523 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $118.96/cwt +6.46 vs last sale · ≈ $563/hd at 473 lb · 23 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $120.17/cwt +5.15 vs last sale · ≈ $630/hd at 524 lb · 22 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $108.45/cwt ≈ $727/hd at 670 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 523 320 415
Feeder cattle 445 234 362
Slaughter cattle 33 69 44
Replacement cattle 45 17 9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls steady, steer calves steady to 2.00 higher, heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher, bull calves lightly tested, 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
301–307 306 11 140.00–150.00 $140.89 $431 —
355–358 358 10 140.00–150.00 $140.99 $505 —
401–440 410 7 140.00–143.00 $142.43 $584 —
455–480 463 7 130.00–140.00 $133.45 $618 —
505–545 534 9 125.00–133.00 $130.21 $695 —
565–599 572 5 100.00–110.00 $107.90 $617 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–385 368 6 160.00–165.00 $161.20 $593 —
401–428 420 5 150.00–160.00 $156.87 $659 —
465–485 475 2 144.00–148.00 $145.96 $693 —
501–545 523 2 139.00–144.00 $141.39 $739 —
575–595 587 3 115.00–124.00 $119.72 $703 —
615–645 629 6 110.00–120.00 $114.94 $723 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
551–577 561 12 130.00–137.00 $134.34 $754 +2.35
653–675 660 3 120.00–125.00 $123.30 $814 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390–398 397 10 136.00–138.00 $137.80 $547 -7.52
404–425 408 5 135.00–138.00 $137.38 $561 -3.10
502–543 524 22 119.00–121.00 $120.17 $630 +5.15
551–569 567 8 116.00–119.00 $118.64 $673 +6.94
610–640 631 13 108.00–112.00 $111.25 $702 —
652–695 670 20 100.00–114.00 $108.45 $727 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 382 14 124.00–134.00 $129.30 $494 +4.78
451–495 473 23 115.00–121.00 $118.96 $563 +6.46
505–535 523 10 108.00–118.00 $114.03 $596 —
555–580 568 6 100.00–110.00 $105.14 $597 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–335 316 14 115.00–125.00 $119.74 $378 —
358–399 363 15 115.00–122.00 $115.66 $420 —
430–444 441 11 115.00–122.00 $116.52 $514 —
460–465 463 2 105.00–110.00 $107.51 $498 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1440 1335 75-80% 5 48.00–55.00 $51.03 $681 —
1200–1575 1341 75-80% 8 58.00–63.00 $60.34 $809 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1205 1113 80-85% 2 53.00–59.00 $55.75 $620 —
1065–1225 1161 80-85% 6 62.00–66.00 $64.19 $745 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–985 980 85-90% 5 42.00–48.00 $45.40 $445 +5.40

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1490 1440 2 70.00–73.00 $71.45 $1,029 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1200–1300 1250 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 800.00–950.00 $878.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
820–990 905 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 61.00–68.00 $64.83 $587

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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
1450–1650 1557 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 30 1,150.00–1,325.00 $1,242.13 —

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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.