Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 16, 2022

527 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $141.98/cwt -0.23 vs last sale · ≈ $531/hd at 374 lb · 22 head

light 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $143.92/cwt -1.30 vs last sale · ≈ $455/hd at 316 lb · 16 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $138.88/cwt +17.31 vs last sale · ≈ $668/hd at 481 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	527	421	607
Feeder cattle	355	323	484
Slaughter cattle	127	66	85
Replacement cattle	45	32	38

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 7.00 to 9.00 higher. Bull calves 7.00 higher. Heifer calves 3.00 higher. 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
360–365	362	5	182.00–190.00	$184.99	$670	+4.97
465–495	480	2	182.00–188.00	$184.91	$888	—
505–530	518	5	182.00–186.00	$183.60	$951	+8.17
565–586	583	6	170.00–177.00	$175.87	$1,025	—
630–645	643	14	160.00–163.00	$162.72	$1,046	+12.30

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–248	245	7	160.00–168.00	$161.05	$395	—
260–290	273	6	160.00–170.00	$164.82	$450	-1.04
305–310	309	7	160.00–170.00	$161.98	$501	+6.08
370–390	380	2	160.00–166.00	$162.92	$619	+6.96

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	333	6	175.00–184.00	$177.82	$592	—
360–380	370	2	168.00–178.00	$172.86	$640	+12.16
410–445	429	7	170.00–180.00	$175.97	$755	+21.73

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–270	263	3	152.00–154.00	$152.68	$402	—
305–335	316	16	140.00–150.00	$143.92	$455	-1.30
370–395	374	22	140.00–150.00	$141.98	$531	-0.23
425–436	435	10	147.00–150.00	$149.31	$649	+16.48
475–480	478	3	149.00–152.00	$150.34	$719	+18.61
515–530	523	2	136.00–146.00	$141.07	$738	-13.94
565–590	578	2	139.00–140.00	$139.51	$806	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–235	230	2	140.00–148.00	$144.09	$331	—
255–260	258	12	140.00–148.00	$143.22	$370	-7.82
305–335	318	3	130.00–138.00	$134.31	$427	—
465–483	481	15	134.00–140.00	$138.88	$668	+17.31
555–595	568	3	115.00–125.00	$119.23	$677	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
473–490	476	6	156.00–164.00	$162.63	$774	+21.65
530–539	537	13	155.00–162.00	$160.48	$862	-3.66
620–625	623	2	135.00–142.00	$138.49	$863	-0.90

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	332	3	177.00–182.00	$179.58	$596	—
365–380	373	2	182.00–185.00	$183.53	$685	—
410–425	420	5	170.00–176.00	$173.22	$728	—
459–495	464	7	150.00–160.00	$151.52	$703	-0.49

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
387–393	391	9	170.00–172.00	$170.66	$667	+14.59

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	2	150.00–160.00	$155.00	$403	-4.00
325–340	333	4	155.00–160.00	$157.56	$525	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–995	959	85-90%	15	73.00–80.00	$76.77	$736	-5.51
895–1030	975	85-90%	12	81.00–88.00	$85.17	$830	+2.89
935–1055	991	85-90%	10	89.00–96.00	$91.85	$910	+9.57

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1210	1155	80-85%	10	80.00–86.00	$83.02	$959	—
1130–1285	1228	80-85%	8	87.00–94.00	$91.30	$1,121	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1465	1372	75-80%	5	80.00–86.00	$83.77	$1,149	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1205	1142	3	96.00–100.00	$98.81	$1,128	—
1395–1810	1642	6	112.00–119.00	$115.82	$1,902	—
1130–2035	1715	6	104.00–109.00	$107.22	$1,839	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
960–1035	1012	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	78.00–82.00	$80.53	$815
1045–1190	1115	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	85.00–88.00	$86.65	$966
1060–1235	1177	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	83.00–89.00	$86.20	$1,015

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1085–1225	1155	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	91.00–98.00	$94.71	$1,094

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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
1050–1100	1068	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,030.00–1,080.00	$1,056.26	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
955–970	965	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	700.00–900.00	$834.02	—

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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.