Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 19, 2021

362 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $138.21/cwt +2.18 vs last sale · ≈ $764/hd at 553 lb · 12 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $112.47/cwt ≈ $757/hd at 673 lb · 11 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.56/cwt ≈ $558/hd at 421 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	362	207	254
Feeder cattle	244	132	207
Slaughter cattle	50	58	30
Replacement cattle	68	17	17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. Feeder steers and feeder bulls lightly tested. Feeder heifers 2.00 higher. Steer calves steady. Bull calves lightly tested. Heifer calves steady. Replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–335	330	2	150.00–154.00	$151.97	$502	—
365–370	368	2	144.00–148.00	$146.01	$537	—
439–445	441	7	140.00–145.00	$143.13	$631	—
500–535	515	3	130.00–138.00	$134.57	$693	—
550–585	553	12	130.00–139.00	$138.21	$764	+2.18
770–795	787	9	110.00–115.00	$112.68	$887	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–440	433	6	130.00–138.00	$134.15	$581	—
510–545	528	2	123.00–126.00	$124.45	$657	—
615–645	630	2	110.00–112.00	$111.02	$699	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–365	359	4	150.00–154.00	$152.01	$546	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–390	379	4	134.00–138.00	$135.48	$513	—
460–495	481	6	115.00–124.00	$120.53	$580	+5.48
520–545	532	6	111.00–120.00	$117.35	$624	+2.36
575	575	2	116.00–120.00	$118.00	$678	+12.74
605–628	625	7	113.00–119.00	$113.83	$711	+0.50
665–690	673	11	111.00–120.00	$112.47	$757	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	421	10	130.00–136.00	$132.56	$558	—
450–455	453	3	130.00–132.00	$130.66	$592	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	2	130.00–133.00	$131.50	$381	—
360–370	365	2	124.00–126.00	$125.01	$456	+3.50
415–435	425	2	108.00–110.00	$108.98	$463	-4.04
575–585	580	2	103.00–108.00	$105.52	$612	—
655–665	660	2	100.00–109.00	$104.53	$690	—
750–785	767	3	90.00–94.00	$92.01	$706	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–495	478	2	130.00–138.00	$133.85	$640	—
550–565	554	4	110.00–115.00	$112.02	$621	+2.52
600–610	607	3	109.00–111.00	$109.66	$666	—
665–685	675	2	103.00–110.00	$106.45	$719	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540–545	543	3	111.00–114.00	$111.99	$608	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1175	1118	80-85%	2	58.00–60.00	$59.05	$660	-13.02
1045–1315	1135	80-85%	12	62.00–69.00	$65.20	$740	-6.87
1160–1540	1349	80-85%	6	70.00–76.00	$71.77	$968	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–990	889	85-90%	8	54.00–59.00	$56.71	$504	—
910–945	922	85-90%	3	61.00–66.00	$63.63	$587	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1680	1317	5	74.00–81.00	$77.80	$1,025	—
1175–1750	1520	6	82.00–88.00	$84.35	$1,282	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
930–990	960	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	58.00–65.00	$61.61	$591
980–1195	1114	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	70.00–73.00	$71.17	$793

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800–1100	890	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	34	600.00–775.00	$689.96	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900–1100	997	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	30	780.00–975.00	$927.19	-0.83

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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.