Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 17, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	183	303	242
Feeder cattle	118	247	201
Slaughter cattle	35	44	33
Replacement cattle	30	12	8

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	2	146.00–152.00	$149.00	$454	—
355–365	360	2	138.00–144.00	$141.04	$508	—
410–425	420	3	138.00–144.00	$142.05	$597	-1.29

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	282	3	120.00–130.00	$125.89	$355	+0.05
310–330	323	3	115.00–122.00	$119.08	$385	—
405	405	2	114.00–118.00	$116.00	$470	—
480–495	486	6	105.00–113.00	$107.99	$525	—
605–645	625	2	91.00–97.00	$93.90	$587	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	2	128.00–130.00	$129.00	$393	-0.08
455–480	468	2	115.00–119.00	$116.95	$547	-0.07
510–545	527	3	110.00–114.00	$111.97	$590	+0.98
620–645	633	2	102.00–104.00	$103.02	$652	-0.26

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
625–635	630	3	106.00–108.00	$107.00	$674	-2.75

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–315	310	2	140.00–144.00	$142.03	$440	-0.63
560–595	578	2	105.00–114.00	$109.36	$632	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	2	141.00–149.00	$145.00	$645	-0.94

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–920	805	85-90%	10	55.00–61.00	$58.41	$470	—
1000–1040	1010	85-90%	4	65.00–67.00	$66.01	$667	+8.87

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1035	1020	80-85%	2	64.00–70.00	$66.96	$683	—
1000–1070	1023	80-85%	3	56.00–61.00	$59.02	$604	—
1085–1270	1208	80-85%	3	74.00–78.00	$76.80	$928	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1600	1350	75-80%	4	78.00–85.00	$82.45	$1,113	+17.26
1575–1775	1675	75-80%	2	72.00–74.00	$73.06	$1,224	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–2060	1627	5	80.00–85.00	$81.70	$1,329	-5.85

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1500	1500	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	850.00	$850.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1400	1400	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	700.00	$700.00	—

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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.