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Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 28, 2021

513 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 3 heifers $118.83/cwt +1.65 vs last sale · ≈ $642/hd at 540 lb · 23 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $125.44/cwt +1.87 vs last sale · ≈ $467/hd at 372 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 513 517 286
Feeder cattle 340 351 239
Slaughter cattle 121 147 31
Replacement cattle 52 19 16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago . Slaughter cows 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher . Feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested . Steer calves 4.00 to 6.00 lower . Heifer calves 2.00 lower . Bull calves 3.00 to 5.00 lower . Replacement cows lightly tested .

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 310 7 134.00–140.00 $138.78 $430 -3.25
355–390 379 8 132.00–138.00 $136.22 $516 -7.73
410–440 419 8 128.00–136.00 $131.25 $550 -8.44
475–495 482 7 130.00–140.00 $137.73 $664 +11.21
535–545 538 3 134.00–135.00 $134.34 $723 +4.64
705–725 722 6 105.00–113.00 $110.86 $800 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–290 287 3 140.00–150.00 $143.71 $412 —
410–440 429 4 140.00–143.00 $141.50 $607 —
550–585 566 5 130.00–139.00 $135.36 $766 -4.79
610–645 626 4 123.00–129.00 $125.49 $786 +2.55
655–685 670 2 114.00–123.00 $118.40 $793 —
765–780 773 2 113.00–116.00 $114.51 $885 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–280 278 4 120.00–128.00 $125.55 $349 -4.47
320–335 327 3 119.00–129.00 $122.75 $401 -7.81
350–390 372 11 120.00–129.00 $125.44 $467 +1.87
420–445 434 8 118.00–128.00 $123.01 $534 +0.20
475–495 481 5 106.00–115.00 $111.96 $539 -1.11
515–543 540 23 117.00–119.00 $118.83 $642 +1.65
550–565 556 4 100.00–109.00 $105.51 $587 -4.59
635–645 637 6 99.00–105.00 $103.16 $657 -2.57
655–665 660 2 98.00–100.00 $99.01 $653 —
700–735 718 2 86.00–92.00 $88.93 $639 —
755–792 783 4 88.00–91.00 $88.72 $695 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 319 6 130.00–140.00 $135.26 $431 —
355–395 376 4 130.00–138.00 $133.33 $501 -6.10
460–490 468 9 125.00–128.00 $126.21 $591 +2.51

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 340 2 132.00–135.00 $133.52 $454 -9.42
365–385 378 3 124.00–125.00 $124.68 $471 -6.97
420–440 430 2 124.00–126.00 $125.02 $538 +4.90
455–485 471 5 124.00–129.00 $126.39 $595 +3.90
610–630 620 2 100.00–110.00 $104.92 $651 -2.32
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–535 531 6 121.00–125.00 $124.19 $659 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–435 428 3 130.00–132.00 $130.68 $559 -1.37

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720–990 903 85-90% 8 62.00–69.00 $64.32 $581 +18.52
800–980 915 85-90% 20 53.00–60.00 $56.50 $517 +10.70
820–1050 951 85-90% 25 45.00–52.00 $48.45 $461 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1180 1099 80-85% 6 51.00–58.00 $55.43 $609 —
1020–1455 1306 80-85% 22 59.00–66.00 $62.29 $814 -3.64

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–925 900 4 78.00–80.00 $79.03 $711 —
1025–1685 1243 5 82.00–88.00 $85.18 $1,059 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1015–1145 1067 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 62.00–69.00 $65.35 $697
1025–1205 1115 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 68.00–69.00 $68.46 $763
1085–1315 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 64.00–71.00 $67.16 $806
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
845–1145 1010 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 75.00–80.00 $78.00 $788

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900–1100 1009 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 34 775.00–1,050.00 $993.56 —

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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.