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Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 8, 2021

486 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.82/cwt -1.65 vs last sale · ≈ $524/hd at 364 lb · 23 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.92/cwt -1.33 vs last sale · ≈ $603/hd at 422 lb · 23 head
light 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $125.25/cwt +1.25 vs last sale · ≈ $773/hd at 617 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 486 405 701
Feeder cattle 426 324 595
Slaughter cattle 39 43 73
Replacement cattle 21 38 33

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 325 3 185.00–190.00 $186.77 $607 -1.53
355–370 361 11 185.00–190.00 $187.16 $676 +1.99
415 415 9 178.00–188.00 $181.67 $754 +2.25
455–470 466 6 170.00–180.00 $172.94 $806 +0.33
553–590 556 12 155.00–160.00 $158.73 $883 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 273 5 176.00–185.00 $180.55 $493 +1.85
310–315 312 3 175.00–178.00 $176.99 $552 -0.89
390–395 393 2 173.00–180.00 $176.48 $694 +3.96
401–410 402 12 167.00–174.00 $167.85 $675 —
653–660 654 7 123.00–126.00 $125.57 $821 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 274 8 165.00–175.00 $171.58 $470 +7.14
355–365 360 2 160.00–165.00 $162.47 $585 —
470–485 479 4 150.00–158.00 $154.25 $739 —
510–525 517 3 144.00–150.00 $147.30 $762 +5.29

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 229 4 140.00–150.00 $144.38 $331 -2.59
265–290 274 12 140.00–150.00 $145.07 $397 -0.69
305–325 313 5 142.00–150.00 $146.49 $459 +0.90
355–379 368 15 130.00–136.00 $134.82 $496 +1.21
405–430 414 6 133.00–139.00 $136.30 $564 +4.46
475–495 487 3 120.00–130.00 $124.95 $609 -3.82
525–535 530 4 125.00–128.00 $126.51 $671 -2.68
575–590 581 4 125.00–129.00 $127.49 $741 +1.01
614–640 617 22 120.00–126.00 $125.25 $773 +1.25
705–741 733 10 109.00–111.00 $110.61 $811 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364–375 364 23 140.00–144.00 $143.82 $524 -1.65
401–433 422 23 142.00–148.00 $142.92 $603 -1.33
455–469 465 12 134.00–143.00 $140.87 $655 —
510–540 526 8 133.00–137.00 $135.51 $713 —
757–775 760 6 115.00–121.00 $119.98 $912 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240–245 243 2 135.00–138.00 $136.52 $332 +2.99
275 275 5 130.00–135.00 $134.00 $368 +4.65
310–345 332 6 125.00–135.00 $132.09 $439 -1.70
355–385 363 5 118.00–125.00 $120.66 $438 -0.47
410–440 421 7 120.00–129.00 $123.68 $521 —
510–525 518 2 110.00–120.00 $114.93 $595 +0.06

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–275 265 4 150.00–160.00 $155.19 $411 +0.47
305–320 316 4 145.00–155.00 $152.59 $482 —
370–375 373 2 143.00–150.00 $146.48 $546 —
510–525 512 7 140.00–148.00 $146.83 $752 +0.84
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–470 463 2 136.00–140.00 $138.03 $639 +6.38
672–685 674 8 115.00–119.00 $118.49 $799 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 320 2 130.00–135.00 $132.38 $424 +0.84

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765–1040 919 85-90% 6 43.00–50.00 $47.32 $435 —
980–1065 1012 85-90% 3 52.00–58.00 $54.99 $556 —
1025–1160 1093 85-90% 2 59.00–65.00 $61.81 $676 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1345 1268 80-85% 2 54.00–59.00 $56.65 $718 -8.80
1220–1750 1447 80-85% 8 62.00–68.00 $64.30 $930 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1890 1488 6 83.00–90.00 $87.27 $1,299 —
2010–2055 2033 2 93.00–99.00 $95.97 $1,951 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1055–1350 1203 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 63.00–70.00 $66.07 $795
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
915–1285 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 52.00–57.00 $54.92 $604

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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
700–850 783 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 600.00–650.00 $623.94 —

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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.