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Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report, Donalsonville, GA

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 29, 2022

352 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $150.48/cwt ≈ $724/hd at 481 lb · 17 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $150.55/cwt ≈ $637/hd at 423 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 352 329 0
Feeder cattle 242 255 0
Slaughter cattle 79 66 0
Replacement cattle 31 8 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–349 341 9 170.00–178.00 $171.90 $586 —
352–370 356 8 170.00–178.00 $171.91 $612 -5.46
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–340 338 2 180.00–188.00 $183.97 $622 —
355–375 365 2 180.00–182.00 $180.97 $661 —
438–445 439 5 180.00–182.00 $181.59 $797 +4.38
488–495 490 4 168.00–178.00 $170.53 $836 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–280 277 3 163.00–172.00 $166.70 $462 —
410–428 424 4 154.00–164.00 $161.58 $685 +10.94
460–475 468 2 150.00–160.00 $154.92 $725 —
502–535 510 4 144.00–154.00 $151.38 $772 +7.15

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–425 423 11 148.00–154.00 $150.55 $637 —
473–489 481 17 150.00–151.00 $150.48 $724 —
510–535 521 6 144.00–148.00 $146.66 $764 +5.70
570–585 574 4 134.00–138.00 $136.98 $786 +0.33
605–625 622 6 130.00–136.00 $135.03 $840 +0.03
655–665 660 2 128.00–130.00 $128.99 $851 +1.01
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 326 6 135.00–145.00 $137.82 $449 -9.20
360–395 371 8 140.00–148.00 $143.06 $531 +0.60
535–545 543 6 132.00–138.00 $136.34 $740 +4.34

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 3 150.00–160.00 $153.33 $667 —
465–485 477 3 150.00–158.00 $153.36 $732 —
510–540 527 3 150.00–154.00 $152.03 $801 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–245 238 3 150.00–160.00 $153.15 $364 —
540–545 542 3 135.00–138.00 $136.01 $737 -1.50
640–645 643 2 120.00–125.00 $122.49 $788 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640–1005 792 85-90% 5 80.00–87.00 $83.88 $664 —
930–1095 1019 85-90% 11 70.00–77.00 $74.14 $755 -3.63
920–1150 1056 85-90% 9 62.00–68.00 $65.14 $688 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1585 1398 75-80% 11 86.00–92.00 $89.86 $1,256 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1215 1202 80-85% 5 78.00–80.00 $79.41 $955 -13.36
1145–1295 1246 80-85% 5 88.00–91.00 $89.64 $1,117 +9.66

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1575 1440 3 87.00–94.00 $90.26 $1,300 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
775–930 853 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 78.00–82.00 $79.82 $681
1150–1290 1220 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 79.00–82.00 $80.41 $981
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
745–1150 948 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 64.00–65.00 $64.61 $613

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
875–1100 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 12 800.00–1,150.00 $1,015.35 —

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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.