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Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 4, 2022

482 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.16/cwt ≈ $933/hd at 722 lb · 24 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $160.56/cwt ≈ $729/hd at 454 lb · 14 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $167.17/cwt +2.86 vs last sale · ≈ $801/hd at 479 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 482 438 227
Feeder cattle 386 303 157
Slaughter cattle 86 88 54
Replacement cattle 10 47 16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows unevenly higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00 higher. Feeder steers, feeder bulls and feeder heifers lightly tested. Steer calves 1.00 higher. Bull calves lightly tested. Heifer calves 1.00 lower. 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
355–395 382 5 178.00–185.00 $180.95 $691 +8.48
410–420 417 3 177.00–178.00 $177.67 $741 +6.46
455–460 459 7 165.00–174.00 $171.30 $786 -2.06
655–695 687 6 145.00–154.00 $149.88 $1,030 +2.79
710–730 720 2 142.00–148.00 $144.96 $1,044 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 168.00–178.00 $173.00 $554 +1.03
504–545 515 8 160.00–170.00 $162.23 $835 -3.03
555–570 566 9 150.00–158.00 $151.75 $859 —
770–790 780 3 125.00–130.00 $127.02 $991 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–440 430 5 152.00–162.00 $159.27 $685 +4.28
455–495 473 4 150.00–160.00 $153.82 $728 -3.85
505–545 532 3 150.00–158.00 $152.53 $811 -0.21
555–560 559 5 140.00–148.00 $146.41 $818 —
610–645 626 5 138.00–148.00 $144.17 $903 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–440 425 2 160.00–168.00 $164.14 $698 -0.57
460–490 479 12 160.00–170.00 $167.17 $801 +2.86
505–535 510 6 160.00–165.00 $164.13 $837 +4.74
555–570 563 3 148.00–154.00 $150.64 $848 —
711–724 722 24 129.00–130.00 $129.16 $933 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 328 4 140.00–150.00 $146.20 $480 —
365–380 376 7 150.00–155.00 $150.97 $568 —
405–445 419 5 148.00–155.00 $151.77 $636 —
455 455 3 148.00–152.00 $150.00 $682 -1.71
520–545 532 5 150.00–158.00 $153.63 $817 —
575–585 580 3 132.00–140.00 $137.02 $795 +0.74
655–695 667 5 110.00–120.00 $116.63 $778 —
705–740 722 5 110.00–117.00 $113.54 $820 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–295 290 3 134.00–142.00 $138.75 $402 -5.60
370–385 378 2 137.00–147.00 $142.10 $537 +4.79
405–435 415 6 130.00–140.00 $136.63 $567 —
455–465 460 2 137.00–140.00 $138.52 $637 —
555–585 570 3 118.00–122.00 $120.02 $684 -3.24
610–640 635 11 115.00–120.00 $119.28 $757 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453–465 454 14 152.00–162.00 $160.56 $729 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–380 375 3 144.00–150.00 $148.05 $555 —
470–495 485 3 140.00–148.00 $143.37 $695 -7.39
760–770 765 2 112.00–114.00 $112.99 $864 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1125 1028 85-90% 14 68.00–75.00 $71.93 $739 +0.04
1055–1200 1149 85-90% 7 76.00–83.00 $79.62 $915 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1225 1178 80-85% 6 79.00–86.00 $82.06 $967 +3.19
1180–1275 1238 80-85% 15 72.00–78.00 $75.83 $939 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1470 1380 75-80% 10 74.00–78.00 $76.00 $1,049 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1680 1227 3 88.00–94.00 $90.46 $1,110 —
1385–1870 1644 5 99.00–105.00 $101.36 $1,666 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
640–1015 904 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 54.00–59.00 $56.77 $513

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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.