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Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 24, 2021

417 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $142.92/cwt -0.78 vs last sale · ≈ $836/hd at 585 lb · 15 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $140.73/cwt -1.26 vs last sale · ≈ $715/hd at 508 lb · 11 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $127.26/cwt ≈ $924/hd at 726 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 417 607 0
Feeder cattle 361 484 0
Slaughter cattle 28 85 0
Replacement cattle 28 38 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers steady, feeder heifers sharply higher, feeders bulls lightly tested, steer calves 2.00 to 3.00 lower, heifer and bull calves steady to 2.00 higher, replacement cows lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 2 165.00–166.00 $165.50 $720 +3.93
555–595 585 15 140.00–146.00 $142.92 $836 -0.78
605–625 619 7 133.00–136.00 $135.30 $838 +1.79
725–735 726 11 120.00–128.00 $127.26 $924 —
760–775 770 3 115.00–125.00 $121.71 $937 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–485 479 6 148.00–154.00 $149.32 $715 +2.60
505–545 525 10 141.00–147.00 $143.71 $754 -0.04
590 590 3 134.00–137.00 $135.33 $798 -1.13
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 373 8 138.00–142.00 $139.31 $520 -4.05
405–440 416 4 138.00–142.00 $140.44 $584 -3.17
535–545 540 2 129.00–139.00 $133.95 $723 +5.45

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–491 487 9 139.00–148.00 $139.93 $681 -2.00
505–545 521 8 131.00–136.00 $132.51 $690 —
560–563 563 8 130.00–132.00 $130.25 $733 +6.96
605–606 606 5 121.00–123.00 $121.40 $736 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 331 4 132.00–140.00 $136.95 $453 +3.04
355–380 363 3 128.00–138.00 $132.14 $480 +0.70
415–435 424 4 130.00–134.00 $132.02 $560 +2.52
455–480 468 4 126.00–136.00 $132.42 $620 +3.34
525–545 535 5 120.00–127.00 $123.36 $660 -1.57
605–645 620 3 115.00–120.00 $117.06 $726 +5.75
655–696 688 5 114.00–116.00 $115.62 $795 +8.60
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 275 2 136.00–140.00 $137.89 $379 +3.51
365–385 375 5 116.00–126.00 $121.21 $455 +0.42
405–445 428 8 110.00–120.00 $117.35 $502 +0.40
455–465 464 7 110.00–120.00 $113.85 $528 —
505–535 525 3 101.00–111.00 $104.21 $547 —
605–625 615 2 100.00–110.00 $105.08 $646 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–510 508 11 140.00–145.00 $140.73 $715 -1.26
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480–490 485 2 132.00–138.00 $135.03 $655 +2.07
605–630 609 6 118.00–128.00 $125.61 $765 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–435 431 4 125.00–135.00 $132.48 $571 —
460–480 470 2 124.00–125.00 $124.51 $585 —
565–585 575 2 115.00–120.00 $117.46 $675 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1575 1321 80-85% 7 64.00–70.00 $66.74 $882 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1135 916 85-90% 5 50.00–55.00 $53.05 $486 -5.73

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510–2115 1752 6 80.00–87.00 $84.01 $1,472 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1015–1225 1130 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 60.00–64.00 $62.39 $705
1050–1440 1254 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 18 58.00–64.00 $60.38 $757
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1035–1115 1075 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 58.00–59.00 $58.48 $629

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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.