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Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 10, 2021

303 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $146.25/cwt +1.90 vs last sale · ≈ $760/hd at 520 lb · 20 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $123.06/cwt ≈ $471/hd at 383 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 303 417 243
Feeder cattle 247 354 172
Slaughter cattle 44 41 68
Replacement cattle 12 22 3

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls steady to 5.00 higher, feeder steers steady to 3.00 lower, feeder heifers sharply lower, feeder bulls steady, steer calves steady to 2.00 lower, 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
305–330 321 4 168.00–172.00 $169.23 $543 +0.35
504–545 520 20 142.00–148.00 $146.25 $760 +1.90
555–585 570 4 135.00–145.00 $141.46 $806 -2.50
620–630 625 2 125.00–130.00 $127.52 $797 -6.08
795 795 2 119.00–120.00 $119.50 $950 -2.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–420 412 9 140.00–144.00 $143.34 $591 —
470–490 480 2 130.00–138.00 $133.92 $643 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–425 418 2 146.00–148.00 $146.98 $614 —
610–645 628 2 118.00–120.00 $118.97 $747 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 322 3 138.00–142.00 $139.96 $451 -3.72
415–425 422 3 129.00–132.00 $131.02 $553 +1.45
465–490 477 6 128.00–136.00 $131.13 $625 +3.79
505–535 515 7 123.00–127.00 $124.02 $639 +0.01
555–570 563 4 115.00–121.00 $117.47 $661 -1.93
605–615 613 4 109.00–110.00 $109.75 $673 -5.06
655–690 666 5 105.00–110.00 $107.17 $714 -4.08
710–730 720 5 95.00–100.00 $98.20 $707 -8.90
775–780 778 2 90.00–94.00 $91.99 $716 -12.86
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 322 3 126.00–131.00 $129.08 $416 +0.75
360–389 383 13 120.00–125.00 $123.06 $471 —
480–490 485 2 115.00–119.00 $117.02 $568 —
505–520 513 2 110.00–112.00 $110.99 $569 -1.35
580–585 584 4 106.00–114.00 $109.99 $642 +1.72
610–640 620 3 100.00–105.00 $103.28 $640 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–291 288 6 125.00–126.00 $125.84 $362 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 318 2 168.00–171.00 $169.54 $539 —
555–565 560 3 133.00–137.00 $135.33 $758 —
615 615 3 115.00–120.00 $116.67 $718 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 329 5 140.00–148.00 $142.66 $469 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–445 433 2 144.00–148.00 $145.94 $632 —
460–465 463 2 130.00–135.00 $132.51 $614 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1625 1374 75-80% 6 62.00–68.00 $65.19 $896 —
1300–1570 1403 75-80% 5 69.00–74.00 $70.85 $994 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1150 1030 85-90% 5 55.00–58.00 $57.14 $589 —
1020–1265 1084 85-90% 5 62.00–68.00 $65.46 $710 +8.51
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1105 1053 80-85% 2 58.00–64.00 $60.85 $641 —
1090–1260 1179 80-85% 5 68.00–75.00 $71.73 $846 +9.03

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1545 1288 3 74.00–81.00 $76.76 $989 —
1250–2010 1648 3 83.00–90.00 $87.55 $1,443 —
1780–2165 1973 2 99.00–106.00 $102.84 $2,029 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
885 885 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 70.00 $70.00 $620
700–1260 980 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 69.00–82.00 $73.64 $722
970–1310 1140 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 59.00–62.00 $60.72 $692
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
640–920 808 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 40.00–50.00 $46.60 $377

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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.