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Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 25, 2021

614 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $125.51/cwt +0.25 vs last sale · ≈ $653/hd at 520 lb · 19 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $120.71/cwt -4.96 vs last sale · ≈ $688/hd at 570 lb · 17 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 3 steers $142.13/cwt -8.79 vs last sale · ≈ $513/hd at 361 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 614 377 547
Feeder cattle 485 332 499
Slaughter cattle 91 35 37
Replacement cattle 38 10 11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder bulls lightly tested. Steer calves 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Heifer calves 2.00 lower. Bull calves steady to 2.00 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
355–370 361 15 140.00–150.00 $142.13 $513 -8.79
400–446 438 13 133.00–143.00 $138.93 $609 -14.43
465–491 489 12 125.00–135.00 $129.98 $636 —
500–545 518 6 125.00–131.00 $128.54 $666 +5.93
555–575 567 3 127.00–134.00 $129.62 $735 —
655–670 660 3 110.00–117.00 $112.65 $743 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655–675 659 6 129.00–138.00 $135.30 $892 +1.31
755–795 789 7 120.00–129.00 $127.77 $1,008 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510–523 521 6 150.00–153.00 $150.49 $784 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 385 4 130.00–136.00 $133.55 $514 +1.45
420–449 437 13 130.00–132.00 $130.68 $571 +3.39
455–480 470 9 120.00–130.00 $123.80 $582 +0.70
505–540 520 19 119.00–129.00 $125.51 $653 +0.25
560–590 570 17 120.00–125.00 $120.71 $688 -4.96
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–280 273 7 120.00–130.00 $124.13 $339 -13.26
320–335 326 8 120.00–130.00 $127.59 $416 -4.86
355–395 374 9 115.00–125.00 $120.09 $449 -4.42
410–440 419 8 115.00–124.00 $119.23 $500 +0.06
470–485 476 4 108.00–115.00 $111.96 $533 -2.21
590 590 6 115.00–119.00 $115.67 $682 -0.50
720–735 730 3 100.00–105.00 $101.64 $742 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–330 325 2 148.00–152.00 $149.97 $487 —
355–390 378 3 140.00–148.00 $142.50 $539 —
655–665 660 2 115.00–121.00 $118.02 $779 +0.27

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 318 8 140.00–148.00 $142.96 $455 —
380–397 391 8 129.00–139.00 $132.07 $516 —
435–444 442 10 126.00–133.00 $132.02 $584 —
455–495 480 4 120.00–126.00 $122.26 $587 —
555–590 573 2 105.00–110.00 $107.42 $616 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 280 3 152.00–160.00 $154.98 $434 —
315–325 320 2 152.00–155.00 $153.52 $491 —
520–544 542 11 128.00–130.00 $128.17 $695 +6.66
620–630 625 2 112.00–117.00 $114.48 $716 —
700–740 720 2 104.00–114.00 $109.14 $786 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–305 303 2 160.00–163.00 $161.51 $489 —
385–395 390 2 153.00–154.00 $153.49 $599 —
570–575 573 2 126.00–135.00 $130.48 $748 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–910 858 85-90% 7 52.00–59.00 $56.34 $483 —
965–1160 1051 85-90% 32 60.00–67.00 $62.71 $659 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1385 1244 80-85% 11 62.00–69.00 $66.43 $826 —
1200–1430 1371 80-85% 6 70.00–73.00 $71.33 $978 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1200 1121 4 71.00–75.00 $73.93 $829 —
1100–1855 1483 3 86.00–89.00 $87.92 $1,304 —
1735–2200 1968 2 94.00–96.00 $95.12 $1,872 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
970–990 980 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 65.00–69.00 $67.02 $657
1000–1240 1098 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 62.00–64.00 $63.06 $692
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1095–1235 1165 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 70.00–77.00 $73.71 $859

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900–1150 985 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 10 700.00–975.00 $827.03 —

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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.