Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 30, 2022

584 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $161.63/cwt +18.29 vs last sale · ≈ $548/hd at 339 lb · 22 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $155.03/cwt +11.80 vs last sale · ≈ $741/hd at 478 lb · 18 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 steers $178.47/cwt +6.00 vs last sale · ≈ $760/hd at 426 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	584	497	405
Feeder cattle	380	405	324
Slaughter cattle	164	76	43
Replacement cattle	40	16	38

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: No trend available.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–280	278	2	190.00–200.00	$194.95	$542	—
375–390	384	4	180.00–188.00	$184.81	$710	-1.05
425–426	426	17	170.00–179.00	$178.47	$760	+6.00
455–475	465	2	175.00–180.00	$177.55	$826	+5.87
505–515	508	4	160.00–170.00	$163.76	$832	-3.22
605–630	621	4	143.00–153.00	$149.80	$930	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	327	3	190.00–200.00	$194.20	$635	—
355–365	360	4	198.00–203.00	$200.25	$721	—
417–445	422	9	185.00–195.00	$192.71	$813	+8.96
455–475	465	5	183.00–193.00	$187.73	$873	—
551–571	561	10	162.00–170.00	$168.19	$944	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–260	258	2	183.00–188.00	$185.48	$479	—
405–445	435	4	160.00–168.00	$162.63	$707	—
470–490	479	4	155.00–165.00	$161.17	$772	-6.05
505–545	535	4	150.00–158.00	$151.89	$813	—
660–680	670	3	132.00–140.00	$137.03	$918	—
705–730	713	3	130.00–135.00	$133.29	$950	—
765–790	775	4	115.00–125.00	$119.31	$925	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	2	160.00–170.00	$165.00	$462	—
320–345	339	22	158.00–168.00	$161.63	$548	+18.29
365–390	381	16	160.00–165.00	$160.86	$613	+17.94
405–440	420	3	160.00–165.00	$162.29	$682	+17.47
455–490	478	18	148.00–158.00	$155.03	$741	+11.80
530–540	535	4	140.00–145.00	$142.02	$760	—
660–685	673	2	123.00–125.00	$123.98	$834	-11.26

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–391	384	6	175.00–180.00	$177.83	$683	+15.90
415–420	418	2	170.00–175.00	$172.51	$721	+19.52
455–487	483	8	160.00–165.00	$160.59	$776	—
505–545	529	14	152.00–160.00	$157.31	$832	+2.48

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–395	375	3	152.00–158.00	$154.92	$581	—
405–415	409	5	150.00–158.00	$154.59	$632	+20.32
452–495	461	11	137.00–145.00	$140.90	$650	+6.42
515–535	523	3	130.00–138.00	$134.37	$703	+2.77
760–765	763	2	103.00–113.00	$108.02	$824	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–415	412	6	150.00–160.00	$152.95	$630	—
475–499	494	6	150.00–159.00	$156.89	$775	+7.00
565–580	574	5	140.00–148.00	$145.59	$836	—
605–644	631	6	135.00–143.00	$137.08	$865	—
705–736	727	7	118.00–120.00	$118.55	$862	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–485	461	5	160.00–165.00	$163.38	$753	+1.84
515–545	534	4	150.00–160.00	$153.65	$820	+2.21
555–570	563	2	150.00–153.00	$151.48	$853	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–420	413	2	140.00–148.00	$143.93	$594	-1.93
480–495	488	2	142.00–148.00	$145.05	$708	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1010	963	85-90%	22	58.00–64.00	$61.43	$592	—
890–1085	1000	85-90%	9	50.00–55.00	$53.34	$533	—
970–1080	1037	85-90%	24	65.00–72.00	$67.79	$703	-4.92

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1250	1130	80-85%	30	64.00–69.00	$67.13	$759	—
1105–1230	1154	80-85%	15	70.00–77.00	$72.38	$835	-5.20

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1635	1435	75-80%	8	63.00–69.00	$66.57	$955	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1570	1337	7	84.00–88.00	$85.46	$1,143	—
1685–1755	1706	4	90.00–96.00	$92.01	$1,570	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
800–1225	1089	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	70.00–77.00	$73.92	$805

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1065–1140	1103	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	82.00–87.00	$84.41	$931

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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
825–950	888	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	700.00–1,150.00	$930.63	—

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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.