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Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 3, 2021

417 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.34/cwt -5.97 vs last sale · ≈ $613/hd at 481 lb · 16 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $107.10/cwt ≈ $765/hd at 714 lb · 16 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $154.62/cwt ≈ $742/hd at 480 lb · 16 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 417 207 253
Feeder cattle 354 187 203
Slaughter cattle 41 16 35
Replacement cattle 22 4 15

Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder steers steady to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers and bulls steady, steer and heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves steady, replacement cows steady.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 330 12 166.00–173.00 $168.88 $557
355–395 373 13 168.00–172.00 $170.10 $634
404–425 406 14 162.00–170.00 $167.71 $681
455–496 480 16 150.00–156.00 $154.62 $742
505–525 516 6 141.00–148.00 $144.35 $745 -7.30
555–570 561 8 138.00–148.00 $143.96 $808 +6.89
605–615 610 5 131.00–135.00 $133.60 $815 +4.59
663–680 670 10 125.00–132.00 $128.37 $860
780–795 790 11 115.00–124.00 $122.00 $964 +6.33
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–281 281 6 172.00–175.00 $172.50 $485
365–380 373 2 150.00–160.00 $154.90 $578
475–480 477 3 142.00–148.00 $144.35 $689 +2.10
530–540 535 3 130.00–138.00 $133.00 $712
585–595 590 2 122.00–125.00 $123.49 $729
685–690 688 4 115.00–121.00 $117.49 $808
725–745 735 2 108.00–111.00 $109.48 $805
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 150.00–153.00 $151.50 $508
510–545 528 2 117.00–127.00 $121.83 $643

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–290 282 3 142.00–148.00 $144.64 $408
305–345 323 10 140.00–148.00 $143.68 $464
355–399 386 10 130.00–138.00 $132.36 $511 -12.64
405–440 420 12 126.00–130.00 $129.57 $544 -8.18
460–497 481 16 123.00–130.00 $127.34 $613 -5.97
530–545 534 6 120.00–128.00 $124.01 $662 -0.87
555–595 581 4 115.00–125.00 $119.40 $694 -3.38
623–635 628 5 114.00–116.00 $114.81 $721 -1.91
655–675 663 4 105.00–114.00 $111.25 $738
707–745 714 16 102.00–108.00 $107.10 $765
773–790 775 7 104.00–105.00 $104.85 $813
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
267–295 278 5 136.00–138.00 $137.00 $381
305 305 3 127.00–130.00 $128.33 $391 +1.29
510–525 517 3 110.00–115.00 $112.34 $581
565–595 580 4 105.00–110.00 $108.27 $628 -1.11
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–385 372 3 110.00–120.00 $115.11 $428
475–495 485 2 105.00–108.00 $106.47 $516

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390–395 393 2 162.00–168.00 $164.98 $648
520–540 530 2 130.00–134.00 $131.96 $699
705–715 710 2 115.00–119.00 $117.01 $831

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1290 1179 80-85% 6 60.00–66.00 $62.70 $739
1160–1360 1257 80-85% 3 69.00–74.00 $72.13 $907
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1645 1548 75-80% 6 69.00–75.00 $71.59 $1,108
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1135 1083 85-90% 2 56.00–58.00 $56.95 $617
945–1240 1093 85-90% 2 53.00–55.00 $54.14 $592

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YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1960 1758 9 69.00–76.00 $73.45 $1,291
1505–2045 1812 3 88.00–95.00 $91.54 $1,659
1655–2265 1855 4 84.00–87.00 $85.36 $1,583

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
880–1075 993 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 59.00–74.00 $62.60 $622
965–1310 1140 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 58.00–70.00 $62.92 $717

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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000–1200 1133 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 12 850.00–900.00 $876.47

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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.