Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report, Donalsonville, GA

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 16, 2022

497 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.83/cwt +0.33 vs last sale · ≈ $842/hd at 544 lb · 65 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $167.76/cwt +4.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,023/hd at 610 lb · 43 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $156.50/cwt ≈ $923/hd at 590 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	497	378	668
Feeder cattle	405	259	547
Slaughter cattle	76	96	101
Replacement cattle	16	23	20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago : Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls unevenly higher. Feeder steers, feeder bulls and feeder heifers steady. Steer calves, bull calves and heifer calves steady. 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
405–420	411	7	180.00–188.00	$183.75	$755	-0.58
609–645	610	43	161.00–168.00	$167.76	$1,023	+4.47

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–395	381	7	180.00–190.00	$185.86	$708	+1.83
410–445	432	6	170.00–178.00	$172.47	$745	—
460–465	462	3	170.00–175.00	$171.68	$793	-2.33
505–540	524	5	164.00–170.00	$166.98	$875	+2.95
570–595	590	13	150.00–160.00	$156.50	$923	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	338	3	180.00–185.00	$183.40	$620	+0.86
455–467	466	10	160.00–168.00	$167.22	$779	—
620–630	625	2	145.00–148.00	$146.49	$916	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–390	378	2	160.00–164.00	$161.93	$612	+5.99
410–425	414	4	152.00–154.00	$152.99	$633	+0.60
525–544	544	65	150.00–155.00	$154.83	$842	+0.33
575–580	577	6	150.00–159.00	$155.98	$900	-0.36
655–665	661	5	140.00–144.00	$141.19	$933	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	326	4	140.00–148.00	$143.34	$467	+1.86
355–380	365	6	140.00–150.00	$142.92	$522	—
420–435	426	7	140.00–148.00	$144.82	$617	+0.52
455–485	474	6	140.00–150.00	$143.23	$679	-1.25
585–595	590	2	140.00–146.00	$142.97	$844	-0.03
605–635	620	6	132.00–140.00	$137.50	$852	—
655–690	667	3	130.00–138.00	$135.24	$902	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–335	325	2	134.00–135.00	$134.48	$437	—
425–445	437	3	130.00–138.00	$134.27	$587	—
455–490	469	6	130.00–138.00	$134.48	$631	—
505–535	525	3	130.00–135.00	$131.60	$691	—
555–590	573	5	125.00–133.00	$128.26	$735	—
605–640	617	3	120.00–128.00	$124.40	$768	+5.70

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–370	363	2	173.00–175.00	$173.98	$632	—
435–440	438	3	160.00–170.00	$163.31	$715	—
460–470	463	4	158.00–168.00	$161.54	$748	-2.05
510–535	516	7	150.00–155.00	$151.44	$781	-6.81
605–615	610	2	140.00–142.00	$140.99	$860	-1.58

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390–395	391	4	153.00–160.00	$158.23	$619	—
415–440	425	5	140.00–150.00	$145.86	$620	—
555–585	565	4	130.00–135.00	$133.21	$753	—
770–795	783	2	98.00–100.00	$98.98	$775	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–290	283	2	177.00–180.00	$178.46	$505	—
305–340	323	2	165.00–173.00	$168.78	$545	—
460–480	470	2	145.00–155.00	$149.89	$704	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–1045	913	85-90%	6	53.00–60.00	$57.77	$527	—
790–1065	942	85-90%	10	62.00–69.00	$66.22	$624	—
1020–1065	1048	85-90%	4	70.00–77.00	$72.71	$762	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1175	1163	80-85%	5	75.00–81.00	$77.58	$902	+12.45
1125–1235	1181	80-85%	9	69.00–73.00	$70.82	$836	+5.69

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1740	1506	75-80%	6	72.00–77.00	$74.91	$1,128	—
1435–1620	1522	75-80%	3	79.00–85.00	$81.69	$1,243	—
1400–1625	1550	75-80%	3	67.00–69.00	$67.60	$1,048	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1130	1093	3	72.00–77.00	$75.09	$821	—
1230–1830	1435	6	81.00–86.00	$83.41	$1,197	—
1735–1960	1848	2	92.00–96.00	$93.88	$1,735	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
750–865	804	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	62.00–68.00	$64.66	$520
930–1345	1138	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	60.00–68.00	$63.27	$720

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1090–1180	1135	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	74.00–77.00	$75.56	$858

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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.