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Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 3, 2021

207 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.96/cwt -3.07 vs last sale · ≈ $667/hd at 538 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 207 322 204
Feeder cattle 163 294 169
Slaughter cattle 24 20 29
Replacement cattle 20 8 6

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows and bulls steady, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls lightly tested, steer calves steady to 2.00 higher, 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
355–390 380 4 167.00–176.00 $170.27 $647 +6.88
405–445 424 4 166.00–173.00 $169.40 $718 +7.99
465–470 468 2 154.00–155.00 $154.50 $723 -0.66
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–260 258 3 150.00–160.00 $156.04 $403 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 322 3 138.00–148.00 $143.53 $462 +5.50
505–545 538 18 120.00–126.00 $123.96 $667 -3.07
573–595 576 7 119.00–121.00 $120.70 $695 +3.71
605–635 620 2 110.00–112.00 $111.02 $688 -0.48
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 273 2 130.00–134.00 $132.13 $361 —
305–335 315 3 128.00–134.00 $131.87 $415 —
375–395 382 3 130.00–131.00 $130.34 $498 —
420–445 437 5 122.00–130.00 $127.68 $558 +5.57
510–530 520 3 110.00–117.00 $112.63 $586 +1.63
565–580 573 2 110.00–111.00 $110.49 $633 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–245 240 4 120.00–130.00 $127.06 $305 —
365–390 376 4 118.00–122.00 $119.55 $450 +6.85
440–445 443 2 105.00–110.00 $107.51 $476 -3.99

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535–540 538 2 135.00–137.00 $136.00 $732 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1135 1095 80-85% 3 64.00–69.00 $67.02 $734 —
1115–1265 1165 80-85% 3 71.00–74.00 $72.09 $840 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–985 938 85-90% 4 53.00–60.00 $55.55 $521 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1405 1355 75-80% 2 69.00–73.00 $71.07 $963 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1485–1775 1598 4 75.00–80.00 $77.78 $1,243 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
695–765 730 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 57.00–58.00 $57.48 $420
790–830 810 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 58.00–65.00 $61.41 $497
965–1040 1003 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 43.00–65.00 $54.41 $546
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
710–935 823 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 610.00–750.00 $674.49

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000–1250 1138 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 8 825.00–1,000.00 $943.41 —

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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.