Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 24, 2022

541 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $146.93/cwt -1.91 vs last sale · ≈ $695/hd at 473 lb · 16 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $141.31/cwt -2.88 vs last sale · ≈ $721/hd at 510 lb · 14 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.30/cwt -0.69 vs last sale · ≈ $631/hd at 414 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	541	683	614
Feeder cattle	427	594	485
Slaughter cattle	75	89	91
Replacement cattle	39	—	38

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls lightly tested. Feeder steers and feeder bulls steady. Feeder heifers 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Steer calves 4.00 higher. Bull calves steady. Heifer calves 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–290	287	5	195.00–200.00	$196.41	$564	—
305–340	323	9	190.00–200.00	$194.92	$630	—
355–380	369	8	198.00–205.00	$200.83	$741	—
405–425	415	13	190.00–196.00	$192.22	$798	+8.55
475–493	490	6	182.00–186.00	$182.65	$895	+4.63
555–570	566	7	166.00–172.00	$169.70	$961	+0.73
667–695	674	4	150.00–154.00	$152.97	$1,031	+0.96

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	5	180.00–185.00	$183.00	$476	—
305–320	313	2	183.00–188.00	$185.44	$580	-2.05
355–395	373	3	185.00–195.00	$189.89	$708	+4.86
410–435	420	3	182.00–188.00	$185.39	$779	+7.08
470–490	480	2	170.00–172.00	$171.02	$821	+9.98
515–545	528	3	160.00–166.00	$162.71	$859	-0.95
555–591	584	9	150.00–160.00	$155.56	$908	+2.02
605–615	608	5	140.00–144.00	$141.21	$859	—
660–690	677	6	140.00–148.00	$145.14	$983	—
710–725	715	6	135.00–140.00	$137.83	$985	+2.86

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–290	280	3	170.00–178.00	$174.20	$488	+4.20
455–490	465	4	148.00–158.00	$151.61	$705	—
505–530	520	7	148.00–158.00	$152.12	$791	—
590–595	592	3	140.00–148.00	$145.32	$860	—
640–645	643	3	129.00–138.00	$132.99	$855	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–395	384	5	150.00–160.00	$156.04	$599	+1.82
425–440	431	10	142.00–148.00	$144.45	$623	+2.46
455–490	473	16	140.00–150.00	$146.93	$695	-1.91
505–545	510	14	140.00–146.00	$141.31	$721	-2.88
565–585	581	13	138.00–148.00	$141.69	$823	+10.43
625	625	4	134.00–140.00	$138.50	$866	+6.29
655–660	658	2	135.00–138.00	$136.51	$898	+5.86

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–325	315	8	150.00–158.00	$151.27	$477	-6.36
355–380	369	4	140.00–148.00	$145.57	$537	+3.90
405–415	408	3	130.00–138.00	$132.71	$541	+0.01
460–480	473	3	130.00–138.00	$135.41	$640	-3.41
543–545	544	3	130.00–139.00	$135.99	$740	+1.64
555–595	575	2	130.00–135.00	$132.59	$762	—
610–635	623	2	115.00–125.00	$120.10	$748	—
655–695	675	2	115.00–125.00	$120.15	$811	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–380	372	6	162.00–172.00	$165.50	$616	+4.36
405–435	414	13	150.00–158.00	$152.30	$631	-0.69
505–515	508	3	150.00–152.00	$150.68	$765	-5.83

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–441	438	7	150.00–156.00	$150.82	$661	-0.52
525–535	530	2	148.00–156.00	$152.04	$806	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–390	378	2	150.00–154.00	$152.07	$575	—
475–495	485	2	140.00–148.00	$143.92	$698	-1.51
555–595	584	4	140.00–148.00	$145.03	$847	+3.78

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
615–645	635	3	130.00–140.00	$133.23	$846	-3.65

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1015	911	85-90%	14	70.00–76.00	$72.21	$658	+7.14
805–1030	922	85-90%	8	62.00–68.00	$65.84	$607	+0.77
830–1115	961	85-90%	10	78.00–85.00	$80.22	$771	+6.47

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1245	1190	80-85%	8	82.00–86.00	$83.89	$998	+5.28
1165–1300	1253	80-85%	3	90.00–95.00	$92.04	$1,153	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–1375	1367	75-80%	3	78.00–82.00	$79.32	$1,084	+4.81

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1540	1435	3	89.00–92.00	$90.41	$1,297	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
750–995	871	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	95.00–100.00	$96.90	$844
840–990	938	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	89.00–94.00	$91.05	$854

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
980–1130	1056	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	83.00–86.00	$85.07	$898
1030–1160	1077	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	83.00–90.00	$86.15	$928

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900–1120	1020	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	950.00–1,125.00	$1,011.03	—

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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.