Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 23, 2022

553 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $158.14/cwt ≈ $501/hd at 317 lb · 25 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $173.25/cwt ≈ $754/hd at 435 lb · 20 head

light 6-weight M&L 3 steers $140.48/cwt ≈ $868/hd at 618 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	553	406	322
Feeder cattle	486	306	294
Slaughter cattle	55	74	20
Replacement cattle	12	26	8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls unevenly steady. Feeder steers, feeder bulls and feeder heifers lightly tested. Steer calves 3.00 lower. Bull calves mostly steady. Heifer calves 3.00 higher. Replacement cows lightly tested. Best demand noted on heifer calves from 350 pounds to 450 pounds.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	327	3	182.00–190.00	$185.67	$607	-10.86
617–635	618	19	140.00–148.00	$140.48	$868	—
656–670	659	5	136.00–146.00	$143.97	$949	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	364	9	185.00–194.00	$191.40	$697	-7.15
420–440	426	13	184.00–189.00	$188.37	$802	+3.37
475–485	480	2	182.00–184.00	$182.99	$878	+2.11

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
564–590	567	8	170.00–174.00	$173.48	$984	-1.90
725–735	730	2	141.00–151.00	$145.97	$1,066	-0.02

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–280	275	2	155.00–158.00	$156.47	$430	—
305–335	317	25	150.00–159.00	$158.14	$501	—
360–395	384	6	160.00–168.00	$166.10	$638	+14.48
410–445	433	10	160.00–168.00	$163.20	$707	—
455–495	474	10	148.00–158.00	$152.94	$725	+5.11
505–510	508	3	140.00–142.00	$141.34	$718	-4.13
565–595	580	4	133.00–140.00	$136.44	$791	+0.70
605–611	610	16	130.00–135.00	$133.63	$815	+5.31
655–685	668	3	129.00–134.00	$131.30	$877	—
755–780	768	3	116.00–125.00	$120.98	$929	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	313	5	168.00–178.00	$174.69	$547	—
360–395	381	7	170.00–178.00	$171.65	$654	—
410–441	435	20	170.00–174.00	$173.25	$754	—
455–496	489	15	159.00–164.00	$160.02	$782	—
529–535	529	14	150.00–160.00	$159.28	$843	—
553–555	554	15	150.00–159.00	$155.20	$860	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290	278	2	140.00–148.00	$143.82	$400	+1.45
335–340	338	4	135.00–142.00	$139.26	$471	-0.22
356–390	369	8	150.00–158.00	$152.66	$563	+12.74
465–485	475	2	130.00–139.00	$134.59	$639	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–270	263	2	170.00–175.00	$172.57	$454	-6.42
355–392	382	13	160.00–170.00	$167.15	$639	+1.30
410–447	436	11	160.00–168.00	$163.29	$712	-0.73
455–490	479	4	150.00–158.00	$152.40	$730	—
510–545	522	3	149.00–150.00	$149.65	$781	+12.15
560–585	580	5	140.00–144.00	$140.77	$816	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–298	295	13	180.00–186.00	$185.60	$548	—
355–365	362	3	172.00–182.00	$175.27	$634	-6.78
410–445	427	3	170.00–176.00	$173.59	$741	-2.66
455–490	467	7	160.00–168.00	$163.01	$761	—
505–515	508	3	152.00–162.00	$156.30	$794	+8.89
630–645	634	4	136.00–146.00	$141.96	$900	+10.67

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	280	2	160.00–164.00	$162.11	$454	—
305–335	318	9	155.00–163.00	$159.32	$507	—
360–390	370	3	150.00–158.00	$152.81	$565	+0.41
405–435	420	2	145.00–154.00	$149.66	$629	—
455–480	470	3	140.00–145.00	$142.98	$672	+1.33
525–545	535	4	130.00–135.00	$132.55	$709	—
560–585	568	6	130.00–135.00	$131.72	$748	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1060	1008	85-90%	4	66.00–70.00	$67.90	$684	+0.12
985–1180	1028	85-90%	8	75.00–81.00	$77.17	$793	+9.39
940–1140	1077	85-90%	5	84.00–90.00	$87.14	$938	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1260	1233	80-85%	2	72.00–79.00	$75.42	$930	-7.60
1255–1310	1275	80-85%	6	81.00–88.00	$85.02	$1,084	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1385–1585	1487	75-80%	5	84.00–88.00	$86.77	$1,290	-6.59

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1965	1683	6	102.00–107.00	$104.48	$1,758	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
890–1150	1016	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	925.00–1,075.00	$985.89	—

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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.