Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 20, 2022

644 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.56/cwt +7.22 vs last sale · ≈ $744/hd at 466 lb · 19 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $141.11/cwt +2.23 vs last sale · ≈ $532/hd at 377 lb · 16 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $171.49/cwt -5.32 vs last sale · ≈ $881/hd at 514 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	644	589	498
Feeder cattle	469	400	351
Slaughter cattle	175	171	147
Replacement cattle	—	18	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers 3.00 higher. Feeder bulls lightly tested. Feeder heifers steady. Steer calves steady. Bull calves 3.00 higher. Heifer calves 1.00 higher. Replacement cows lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–370	361	5	170.00–180.00	$172.58	$623	—
415–434	428	9	178.00–183.00	$181.81	$778	—
465–495	475	3	180.00–182.00	$180.69	$858	—
505–545	514	13	169.00–178.00	$171.49	$881	-5.32
555–595	569	4	161.00–170.00	$167.00	$950	-7.14
605–635	620	2	159.00–164.00	$161.56	$1,002	+4.12

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	283	2	173.00–175.00	$174.04	$493	-0.09
315–347	328	4	160.00–170.00	$166.61	$546	+4.08
370–377	373	8	150.00–160.00	$155.96	$582	-3.77
405–440	412	8	150.00–158.00	$153.17	$631	-0.62
455–475	469	7	155.00–160.00	$157.86	$740	+5.29

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	330	5	172.00–180.00	$177.32	$585	+2.31
605–630	613	5	140.00–150.00	$145.94	$895	-1.17
720–740	730	2	138.00–144.00	$140.96	$1,029	+11.91

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	273	3	144.00–148.00	$145.90	$398	+5.33
305–345	318	9	140.00–148.00	$142.87	$454	+3.14
371–395	377	16	140.00–145.00	$141.11	$532	+2.23
420	420	4	138.00–146.00	$142.00	$596	+0.49
455–480	464	7	130.00–138.00	$132.18	$613	—
515–545	526	10	130.00–140.00	$135.46	$713	+2.67
560–590	575	4	124.00–134.00	$126.81	$729	+0.29
605–620	612	7	115.00–122.00	$119.29	$730	+1.75
655–670	663	2	119.00–121.00	$119.99	$796	—
705–745	730	3	105.00–115.00	$109.67	$801	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–382	375	4	164.00–168.00	$164.95	$619	+0.26
403–420	406	6	162.00–164.00	$162.34	$659	—
460–490	466	19	154.00–162.00	$159.56	$744	+7.22
510–530	517	10	152.00–160.00	$156.60	$810	-3.16

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–275	267	3	150.00–160.00	$154.22	$412	+0.97
305–330	315	3	150.00–160.00	$154.78	$488	+0.82
370–380	375	3	152.00–156.00	$154.34	$579	+1.28
405–435	418	3	152.00–158.00	$154.63	$646	-0.86
455–490	478	7	140.00–148.00	$145.50	$695	-0.48
565–585	575	2	140.00–145.00	$142.46	$819	+1.83
765–770	768	2	110.00–117.00	$113.49	$872	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–295	287	5	155.00–165.00	$159.41	$458	—
415–445	422	5	148.00–152.00	$150.02	$633	—
455–495	478	4	140.00–146.00	$141.94	$678	—
520–545	530	3	140.00–146.00	$143.38	$760	—
555–585	568	3	135.00–140.00	$137.04	$778	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–370	365	2	168.00–170.00	$168.99	$617	—
455–465	462	5	148.00–158.00	$154.83	$715	+0.88
505–515	508	3	150.00–156.00	$153.31	$779	+3.64
555–565	563	4	148.00–154.00	$152.52	$859	+10.56

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510–545	528	2	130.00–138.00	$134.13	$708	—
655	655	5	103.00–110.00	$108.60	$711	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1165	1093	85-90%	11	77.00–84.00	$79.43	$868	+1.65
1005–1140	1094	85-90%	20	71.00–76.00	$73.49	$804	-4.29
1020–1170	1095	85-90%	7	86.00–92.00	$89.54	$980	+11.76

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1290	1230	80-85%	23	74.00–81.00	$75.84	$933	-7.51

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1505	1385	75-80%	15	78.00–85.00	$80.84	$1,120	-0.01

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1880	1525	12	88.00–95.00	$91.37	$1,393	—
1665–2055	1812	6	97.00–104.00	$99.29	$1,799	—

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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.