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Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 3, 2022

489 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.14/cwt ≈ $809/hd at 573 lb · 28 head
light 6-weight M&L 3 steers $148.79/cwt ≈ $936/hd at 629 lb · 28 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $147.51/cwt -0.14 vs last sale · ≈ $643/hd at 436 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 489 311 476
Feeder cattle 440 298 416
Slaughter cattle 23 13 55
Replacement cattle 26 — 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows lightly tested. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers,feeder bulls and feeder heifers lightly tested. Steer calves 4.00 lower. Bull calves 2.00 higher. Heifer calves 4.00 higher. Replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–433 431 12 176.00–183.00 $176.55 $761 -7.45
489–493 490 15 170.00–172.00 $170.54 $836 —
565–590 571 17 160.00–169.00 $167.22 $955 -4.86
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 3 180.00–184.00 $182.67 $621 —
360–390 372 11 170.00–180.00 $175.90 $654 -8.05
455–466 463 7 162.00–168.00 $166.44 $771 +2.33
503–541 525 17 159.00–168.00 $163.16 $857 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 325 3 174.00–178.00 $176.63 $574 —
440–445 443 2 166.00–170.00 $168.01 $744 —
455–480 462 5 150.00–155.00 $151.42 $700 —
625–630 629 28 145.00–149.00 $148.79 $936 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 321 10 158.00–168.00 $162.93 $523 —
355–365 359 5 150.00–158.00 $154.24 $554 +9.47
410–438 436 22 140.00–149.00 $147.51 $643 -0.14
455–495 468 16 140.00–149.00 $145.75 $682 +0.69
505–545 530 10 144.00–146.00 $144.77 $767 +0.83
555–590 570 3 130.00–138.00 $134.38 $766 +0.27
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–320 312 3 172.00–180.00 $176.71 $551 —
360 360 2 162.00–164.00 $163.00 $587 —
555–580 573 28 140.00–144.00 $141.14 $809 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–285 282 3 160.00–166.00 $162.02 $457 +21.36
315–345 327 3 148.00–152.00 $149.94 $490 +15.67
355–395 371 5 142.00–148.00 $144.99 $538 —
455–465 459 4 134.00–138.00 $136.01 $624 —
505–545 525 2 128.00–138.00 $132.81 $697 -5.07
560–595 587 5 118.00–128.00 $125.23 $735 -1.28
605–620 613 2 122.00–126.00 $123.98 $760 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–440 433 3 140.00–150.00 $146.77 $636 +1.59
555–585 569 6 128.00–138.00 $134.12 $763 +2.94
605 605 2 128.00–130.00 $129.00 $780 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–495 471 4 140.00–148.00 $144.39 $680 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1290 1198 80-85% 6 74.00–79.00 $76.43 $916 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1170 1126 85-90% 4 66.00–73.00 $70.35 $792 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1335 1265 2 84.00–86.00 $85.06 $1,076 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
850–935 893 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 68.00–74.00 $71.14 $635
875–1045 960 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 69.00–74.00 $71.28 $684
850–1360 1145 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 78.00–84.00 $80.20 $918
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
880–905 890 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 100.00–104.00 $102.00 $908
940–995 968 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 100.00–106.00 $103.09 $998

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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.