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Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 12, 2022

403 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $124.91/cwt ≈ $714/hd at 572 lb · 16 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $119.24/cwt -14.49 vs last sale · ≈ $546/hd at 458 lb · 13 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $113.89/cwt ≈ $752/hd at 660 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 403 500 368
Feeder cattle 330 368 291
Slaughter cattle 64 97 64
Replacement cattle 9 35 13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago : Slaughter cows 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers and feeder bulls lightly tested. Feeder heifers steady. Steer calves and bull calves steady. Heifer calves 5.00 lower. Replacement cows lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–275 266 5 160.00–170.00 $165.32 $440 -7.31
415–420 418 5 150.00–158.00 $153.18 $640 —
560–576 571 6 140.00–147.00 $144.71 $826 -2.49
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–495 468 10 160.00–170.00 $162.87 $762 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575–590 583 2 148.00–158.00 $153.06 $892 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–347 337 4 133.00–138.00 $134.13 $452 -8.60
355–375 359 5 120.00–125.00 $123.96 $445 -8.04
410–440 418 9 115.00–125.00 $120.48 $504 -8.98
455–460 458 13 115.00–125.00 $119.24 $546 -14.49
505–545 518 7 115.00–125.00 $119.51 $619 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–290 288 2 148.00–153.00 $150.48 $433 —
505–540 514 4 130.00–138.00 $135.90 $699 +8.76
555–595 572 16 118.00–128.00 $124.91 $714 —
605–645 629 5 116.00–126.00 $120.48 $758 -8.05
655–661 660 10 112.00–122.00 $113.89 $752 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327–335 329 9 150.00–154.00 $151.12 $497 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 318 4 148.00–158.00 $153.80 $489 —
355–375 363 5 145.00–155.00 $151.17 $549 —
410–420 413 6 140.00–150.00 $142.20 $587 -4.23
460–493 482 5 133.00–141.00 $138.29 $667 +1.55
505–515 508 8 128.00–138.00 $133.12 $676 —
565–585 572 3 120.00–124.00 $121.98 $698 —
670–673 672 6 100.00–110.00 $106.68 $717 —
705 705 2 95.00–100.00 $97.50 $687 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–545 525 2 140.00–144.00 $141.92 $745 —
603–635 610 5 118.00–128.00 $125.32 $764 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–1050 936 85-90% 7 53.00–60.00 $55.57 $520 —
785–1075 953 85-90% 3 70.00–73.00 $71.80 $684 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1225 1217 80-85% 7 60.00–62.00 $60.27 $733 -15.34
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1525 1407 75-80% 5 65.00–71.00 $66.77 $939 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–2215 1741 8 80.00–86.00 $83.19 $1,448 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1120–1270 1195 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 61.00–63.00 $62.06 $742

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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.