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Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 5, 2021

227 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $115.48/cwt -10.73 vs last sale · ≈ $539/hd at 467 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 227 513 200
Feeder cattle 157 340 137
Slaughter cattle 54 121 42
Replacement cattle 16 52 21

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago . Slaughter cows 2.00 higher . Slaughter bulls steady . Feeder steers , heifers and bulls lightly tested . Steer calves 4.00 to 6.00 lower . Heifer calves 5.00 to 7.00 lower . Bull calves lightly tested . 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
270–285 278 4 132.00–140.00 $137.31 $382 —
310–345 328 2 132.00–136.00 $133.89 $439 -4.89
350–390 363 4 129.00–132.00 $131.19 $476 -5.03
415–440 428 8 130.00–136.00 $131.58 $563 +0.33
510–513 512 5 110.00–119.00 $115.41 $591 -18.93
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–470 463 2 130.00–137.00 $133.56 $618 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 413 7 120.00–129.00 $126.34 $522 —
450–495 467 20 114.00–118.00 $115.48 $539 -10.73
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 120.00–128.00 $124.00 $428 +1.25
510–535 523 2 98.00–107.00 $102.39 $535 -16.44
750–795 773 2 90.00–94.00 $91.94 $711 +3.22

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–475 464 4 115.00–120.00 $117.73 $546 -8.66

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1070 1030 80-85% 2 74.00–76.00 $75.04 $773 —
1015–1225 1163 80-85% 12 63.00–69.00 $64.98 $756 —
1110–1595 1315 80-85% 3 58.00–61.00 $59.47 $782 -2.82
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–1085 920 85-90% 4 56.00–62.00 $58.42 $537 +1.92
875–1400 1051 85-90% 7 49.00–54.00 $51.67 $543 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1875 1505 4 77.00–81.00 $79.11 $1,191 —
1190–1975 1681 9 82.00–88.00 $84.59 $1,422 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
845–1180 1018 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 55.00–59.00 $56.88 $579
1235–1380 1308 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 62.00–69.00 $65.31 $854

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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
1000–1150 1063 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 8 700.00–1,275.00 $1,079.12 —

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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.