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Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 2, 2021

313 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.79/cwt -4.93 vs last sale · ≈ $712/hd at 580 lb · 14 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $124.70/cwt -0.84 vs last sale · ≈ $586/hd at 470 lb · 14 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $135.59/cwt +0.83 vs last sale · ≈ $721/hd at 532 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 313 319 424
Feeder cattle 267 268 337
Slaughter cattle 43 24 67
Replacement cattle 3 27 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls lightly tested. Feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested. Steer calves 2.00 lower. Bull calves steady. Heifer calves 1.00 to 3.00 higher. 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
310–345 332 3 138.00–148.00 $142.04 $472 +3.69
370–390 378 5 135.00–144.00 $139.78 $528 —
420–445 428 11 129.00–139.00 $133.71 $572 -0.76
470–480 476 5 125.00–130.00 $128.21 $610 -8.27
525–545 532 7 118.00–126.00 $119.74 $637 —
635–645 638 4 104.00–105.00 $104.75 $668 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 332 3 150.00–160.00 $155.21 $515 —
450–485 474 5 135.00–143.00 $138.14 $655 -4.62
520–537 532 13 130.00–138.00 $135.59 $721 +0.83
790–799 795 2 108.00–110.00 $108.99 $866 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–390 373 3 156.00–160.00 $157.96 $589 +2.01
505–515 510 2 140.00–145.00 $142.48 $727 —
615–630 619 4 130.00–135.00 $133.73 $828 -0.44

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 315 2 130.00–133.00 $131.48 $414 —
350–390 370 5 130.00–137.00 $132.91 $492 +2.41
425–440 431 4 124.00–130.00 $127.04 $548 +0.59
455–485 470 14 119.00–129.00 $124.70 $586 -0.84
520–540 529 8 120.00–124.00 $123.37 $653 +1.33
600–615 608 2 114.00–115.00 $114.51 $696 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463–478 469 7 130.00–131.00 $130.44 $612 —
505–520 513 2 130.00–135.00 $132.54 $680 —
555–582 580 14 120.00–123.00 $122.79 $712 -4.93
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 360 5 115.00–124.00 $119.48 $430 -4.06
500–540 534 7 108.00–118.00 $111.36 $595 -1.65
550–595 580 3 105.00–115.00 $111.84 $649 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–467 460 5 120.00–127.00 $122.74 $565 +1.12
500–510 505 2 115.00–123.00 $119.04 $601 -0.45
585–595 590 2 111.00–119.00 $114.97 $678 -0.03

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1510 1331 80-85% 16 62.00–68.00 $64.48 $858 —
1125–1615 1425 80-85% 3 59.00–61.00 $59.90 $854 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–1020 935 85-90% 5 63.00–68.00 $64.96 $607 -0.16
905–1075 961 85-90% 6 43.00–49.00 $46.58 $448 —
1060–1190 1125 85-90% 2 57.00–59.00 $57.94 $652 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1250 1233 2 81.00–86.00 $83.46 $1,029 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
835–940 893 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 68.00–73.00 $70.26 $627

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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.