Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 24, 2021

322 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.67/cwt ≈ $635/hd at 482 lb · 14 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $161.41/cwt ≈ $678/hd at 420 lb · 12 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $163.39/cwt ≈ $595/hd at 364 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	322	183	214
Feeder cattle	294	118	191
Slaughter cattle	20	35	19
Replacement cattle	8	30	4

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower, feeder steers and bulls steady, feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher, steer calves steady to 3.00 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–338	335	7	168.00–169.00	$168.14	$563	—
355–395	364	11	158.00–168.00	$163.39	$595	—
405–440	420	12	158.00–166.00	$161.41	$678	—
455–490	474	5	152.00–160.00	$155.16	$735	—
520–540	535	6	146.00–153.00	$148.00	$792	—
555–585	575	4	139.00–148.00	$143.18	$823	—
605–610	608	3	132.00–135.00	$133.66	$813	—
655–675	665	2	129.00–131.00	$129.98	$864	—
710–730	721	4	115.00–119.00	$117.00	$844	—
755–795	789	7	113.00–116.00	$115.59	$912	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	340	2	148.00–152.00	$149.97	$510	—
405–425	412	6	142.00–152.00	$147.69	$608	—
490	490	4	135.00–140.00	$138.75	$680	—
555–585	565	3	130.00–132.00	$130.69	$738	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–325	320	2	135.00–144.00	$139.43	$446	-9.57
405–425	417	3	128.00–134.00	$130.66	$545	-11.39

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
266–295	274	7	138.00–144.00	$140.31	$384	—
315–345	339	6	136.00–140.00	$138.03	$468	—
405–430	414	10	130.00–140.00	$133.24	$552	—
460–495	482	14	130.00–138.00	$131.67	$635	—
505–535	524	5	123.00–132.00	$127.03	$666	—
560–570	565	2	116.00–118.00	$116.99	$661	—
645	645	2	110.00–113.00	$111.50	$719	+4.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–440	419	7	120.00–128.00	$122.11	$512	—
455–498	481	7	120.00–126.00	$123.79	$595	+6.84
505–545	524	4	105.00–115.00	$111.00	$582	-0.97

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–370	365	3	110.00–114.00	$112.70	$411	—
420–445	436	4	110.00–114.00	$111.50	$486	-4.50
475–480	478	2	105.00–110.00	$107.51	$514	-0.48

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
317–340	320	8	162.00–168.00	$167.20	$535	—
440–445	443	6	155.00–160.00	$157.17	$696	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–420	413	3	125.00–130.00	$128.31	$530	—
480–490	487	3	120.00–129.00	$122.96	$599	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–1580	1421	75-80%	4	67.00–72.00	$69.14	$982	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1450–1475	1463	2	80.00–81.00	$80.50	$1,178	—
1810–1890	1863	3	89.00–91.00	$89.65	$1,670	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1055–1285	1170	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	55.00–70.00	$63.24	$740
980–1585	1373	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	63.00–76.00	$66.47	$913

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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.