Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 9, 2022

421 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $142.21/cwt -23.76 vs last sale · ≈ $523/hd at 368 lb · 18 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $175.43/cwt -18.58 vs last sale · ≈ $925/hd at 527 lb · 14 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $150.42/cwt -13.74 vs last sale · ≈ $940/hd at 625 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	421	613	651
Feeder cattle	323	468	556
Slaughter cattle	66	112	86
Replacement cattle	32	33	9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers, feeder bulls and feeder heifers lightly tested. Steer calves, bull calves and heifer calves sharply lower. Replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–380	378	3	176.00–182.00	$180.02	$680	-28.95
523–529	527	14	172.00–176.00	$175.43	$925	-18.58
605–626	625	14	150.00–156.00	$150.42	$940	-13.74

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–270	261	5	160.00–170.00	$165.86	$433	—
310–345	321	4	150.00–160.00	$155.90	$500	—
355–375	363	3	154.00–158.00	$155.96	$566	—
455–475	463	6	148.00–156.00	$152.38	$706	-21.25
665–675	670	2	130.00–134.00	$131.99	$884	-5.33

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–380	363	3	160.00–162.00	$160.70	$583	—
415–430	420	9	150.00–158.00	$154.24	$648	-38.85

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	322	12	140.00–150.00	$145.22	$468	—
355–390	368	18	140.00–146.00	$142.21	$523	-23.76
420–445	433	12	130.00–138.00	$132.83	$575	-34.15
455–475	468	4	130.00–135.00	$131.73	$616	-25.69
510–520	518	11	148.00–158.00	$155.01	$803	+3.10

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–385	380	6	154.00–156.00	$154.31	$586	-25.97
405–445	428	6	140.00–146.00	$142.73	$611	-32.57
460–480	470	2	140.00–142.00	$140.98	$663	-32.76
502–540	516	11	163.00–166.00	$164.14	$847	+1.15
555–590	567	3	136.00–144.00	$138.78	$787	-15.69
630–643	641	8	135.00–140.00	$139.39	$893	-13.79

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	270	4	146.00–154.00	$151.04	$408	-3.16
355–390	379	4	132.00–138.00	$134.93	$511	—
405–440	418	3	118.00–126.00	$122.87	$514	-29.80
455–495	482	3	120.00–125.00	$121.57	$586	-22.77
510	510	2	138.00–148.00	$143.00	$729	-1.04

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	335	3	160.00–162.00	$160.63	$538	—
370–390	383	8	150.00–160.00	$156.07	$598	—
405–415	412	3	146.00–150.00	$147.31	$607	-26.64
455–490	461	7	138.00–148.00	$142.94	$659	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
473–475	473	5	150.00–160.00	$152.01	$719	-36.31
580–590	585	2	130.00–140.00	$134.96	$790	-45.04

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	2	158.00–160.00	$159.00	$461	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1550	1423	75-80%	10	88.00–95.00	$91.59	$1,303	—
1425–1545	1472	75-80%	9	80.00–85.00	$82.13	$1,209	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1225	1149	80-85%	7	92.00–99.00	$94.65	$1,088	+10.38
1135–1280	1196	80-85%	11	85.00–91.00	$88.16	$1,054	-3.26

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–865	833	85-90%	3	72.00–79.00	$75.27	$627	—
940–975	963	85-90%	3	80.00–87.00	$82.28	$792	+7.78

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1745	1448	3	98.00–104.00	$101.19	$1,465	—
1595–2130	1863	2	108.00–113.00	$110.86	$2,065	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
960–1040	996	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	97.00–102.00	$98.12	$977

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
845–1060	973	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	88.00–94.00	$92.20	$897

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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
930–950	940	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	650.00–800.00	$725.80	—

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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.