Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 17, 2022

683 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.99/cwt +0.86 vs last sale · ≈ $641/hd at 419 lb · 56 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $183.67/cwt -5.08 vs last sale · ≈ $786/hd at 428 lb · 37 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.51/cwt ≈ $812/hd at 519 lb · 33 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	683	839	367
Feeder cattle	594	659	332
Slaughter cattle	89	128	35
Replacement cattle	—	52	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls lightly tested. Feeder steers steady. Feeder bulls lightly tested. Feeder heifers steady. Steer calves 1.00 lower. Bull calves steady. 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
427–439	428	37	180.00–184.00	$183.67	$786	-5.08
460–468	466	6	172.00–180.00	$178.02	$830	+0.81
505–525	523	8	170.00–174.00	$173.52	$908	-1.97
558–595	566	10	166.00–170.00	$168.97	$956	+2.10
655–660	658	3	150.00–155.00	$152.01	$1,000	-0.48

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
331–345	336	9	180.00–190.00	$187.49	$630	—
357–390	363	18	180.00–190.00	$185.03	$672	-2.85
415–444	432	7	176.00–179.00	$178.31	$770	+2.55
455–493	490	13	160.00–168.00	$161.04	$789	+0.53
505–535	517	10	158.00–168.00	$163.66	$846	-3.84
565–595	580	2	152.00–155.00	$153.54	$891	—
735–745	740	2	130.00–140.00	$134.97	$999	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	264	5	168.00–176.00	$170.00	$449	-8.11
310–340	325	3	168.00–176.00	$171.43	$557	—
360–370	369	11	170.00–178.00	$174.72	$645	+0.19
435–445	440	2	160.00–166.00	$163.03	$717	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	7	160.00–162.00	$161.14	$596	-1.80
415–433	419	56	151.00–161.00	$152.99	$641	+0.86
504–545	519	33	150.00–160.00	$156.51	$812	—
555–560	558	3	145.00–149.00	$146.67	$818	+5.80
755–770	760	3	129.00–131.00	$129.99	$988	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–341	337	12	162.00–172.00	$169.82	$572	+4.64
360–395	383	6	150.00–156.00	$154.22	$591	-0.66
405–445	435	18	140.00–148.00	$141.99	$618	-2.75
451–495	475	15	144.00–151.00	$148.84	$707	+3.75
518–530	521	6	140.00–149.00	$144.19	$751	+2.67
555–595	575	4	126.00–136.00	$131.26	$755	-2.34
620–645	625	5	130.00–134.00	$132.21	$826	—
655–680	665	3	129.00–133.00	$130.65	$869	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	283	7	153.00–163.00	$160.14	$453	-4.84
320–345	326	7	150.00–160.00	$157.63	$514	+2.63
355	355	3	140.00–145.00	$141.67	$503	+0.26
405–435	414	5	130.00–138.00	$132.70	$549	-2.59
455–475	471	10	135.00–140.00	$138.82	$654	+3.59
505–545	518	3	130.00–138.00	$134.35	$696	-2.11

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–265	260	3	155.00–165.00	$159.97	$416	—
465–493	484	9	140.00–150.00	$145.43	$704	+2.02
533–545	536	8	140.00–146.00	$144.47	$774	—
555–570	565	4	139.00–146.00	$141.25	$798	-0.25

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–375	373	4	160.00–166.00	$161.47	$602	—
405–443	421	15	145.00–154.00	$151.34	$637	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
625–645	639	8	131.00–139.00	$136.88	$875	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775–1060	909	85-90%	8	61.00–68.00	$65.07	$591	-5.56
885–1075	976	85-90%	17	70.00–76.00	$73.75	$720	+11.73
915–1060	997	85-90%	13	77.00–84.00	$78.80	$786	+16.78

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1220	1170	80-85%	4	72.00–73.00	$72.48	$848	—
1130–1280	1197	80-85%	16	75.00–82.00	$78.61	$941	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1470	1394	75-80%	8	72.00–79.00	$74.51	$1,039	-4.94
1305–1820	1460	75-80%	5	80.00–84.00	$82.27	$1,201	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1725	1325	2	84.00–90.00	$87.91	$1,165	—

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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.