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Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 20, 2021

385 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $116.54/cwt +0.02 vs last sale · ≈ $489/hd at 420 lb · 16 head
heavy 2-weight M&L 2 steers $159.62/cwt ≈ $445/hd at 279 lb · 15 head
light 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $129.02/cwt ≈ $419/hd at 325 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 385 523 301
Feeder cattle 291 445 273
Slaughter cattle 64 33 22
Replacement cattle 30 45 6

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls steady to 2.00 higher, steer calves and heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves steady, replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
267–284 279 15 158.00–160.00 $159.62 $445 —
320–335 324 5 160.00–165.00 $163.36 $529 —
360–399 377 9 150.00–158.00 $155.24 $585 -5.96
460–488 481 8 148.00–153.00 $151.80 $730 +5.84
601–640 614 3 124.00–129.00 $127.26 $781 +12.32
725–735 730 2 110.00–112.00 $110.99 $810 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–349 323 5 140.00–150.00 $143.32 $463 +2.43
401–449 423 7 138.00–148.00 $142.18 $601 -0.25
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560–599 573 5 134.00–140.00 $137.72 $789 +3.38
651–680 661 3 118.00–124.00 $120.96 $800 -2.34

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–345 315 8 110.00–120.00 $114.79 $362 -4.95
401–445 420 16 110.00–120.00 $116.54 $489 +0.02
455–490 474 7 108.00–117.00 $112.37 $533 +4.86
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–245 235 2 128.00–132.00 $130.09 $306 —
301–329 325 11 124.00–130.00 $129.02 $419 —
370–395 385 5 120.00–127.00 $123.42 $475 -5.88
501–530 518 4 110.00–119.00 $116.07 $601 +2.04
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555–595 575 2 115.00–118.00 $116.45 $670 -2.19
610–649 635 3 109.00–114.00 $111.65 $709 +0.40
651–657 656 4 109.00–114.00 $112.76 $740 +4.31

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–469 467 5 135.00–140.00 $135.98 $635 —
625–645 638 3 100.00–105.00 $102.02 $651 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520–525 523 2 106.00–116.00 $111.02 $581 —
555–592 574 2 102.00–109.00 $105.39 $605 —
655–675 665 2 90.00–100.00 $94.92 $631 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 325 2 166.00–168.00 $166.97 $543 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1575 1385 75-80% 23 58.00–63.00 $60.01 $831 —
1305–1845 1620 75-80% 4 50.00–55.00 $51.80 $839 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1090 1003 80-85% 5 50.00–53.00 $50.76 $509 —
1115–1205 1158 80-85% 9 57.00–64.00 $60.25 $698 -3.94
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1095 978 85-90% 6 43.00–50.00 $44.48 $435 -0.92

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–2110 1493 5 70.00–77.00 $73.41 $1,096 —
1330–1795 1563 2 64.00–69.00 $66.87 $1,045 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
750–1110 979 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 53.00–71.00 $65.29 $639
1105–1160 1127 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 60.00–68.00 $64.70 $729

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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
1300–1575 1450 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 950.00–1,075.00 $995.26 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1350–1450 1400 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 700.00–875.00 $768.45 —

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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.