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Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 14, 2022

443 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.63/cwt +7.98 vs last sale · ≈ $874/hd at 558 lb · 20 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $176.90/cwt ≈ $764/hd at 432 lb · 18 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 steers $197.62/cwt +20.25 vs last sale · ≈ $834/hd at 422 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 443 881 669
Feeder cattle 357 669 470
Slaughter cattle 72 175 148
Replacement cattle 14 37 51

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00 higher. Feeder steers, feeder bulls and feeder heifers steady. Steer calves sharply higher. Bull calves 7.00 higher. Heifer calves 8.00 higher. Replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 282 3 218.00–223.00 $221.25 $624 —
325–345 335 9 210.00–220.00 $214.75 $719 —
355–390 374 10 210.00–220.00 $214.91 $804 +15.99
405–430 420 6 205.00–215.00 $210.49 $884 +19.20
460–485 472 11 190.00–200.00 $195.95 $925 +10.08
505–545 534 4 180.00–188.00 $182.65 $975 +1.66
565–590 576 11 175.00–183.00 $180.72 $1,041 +5.78
610–634 628 4 173.00–175.00 $173.49 $1,090 +2.53
711–740 715 8 163.00–167.00 $166.48 $1,190 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 314 4 198.00–208.00 $202.63 $636 +10.11
380–390 387 3 195.00–200.00 $198.36 $768 +15.29
405–430 422 12 190.00–200.00 $197.62 $834 +20.25
520–540 532 5 165.00–175.00 $168.98 $899 -6.23
570–595 583 3 158.00–168.00 $163.74 $955 +0.34
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 273 6 180.00–190.00 $185.32 $506 +1.75
405–410 407 7 180.00–185.00 $182.16 $741 +16.51

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 331 4 180.00–185.00 $182.50 $604 +8.63
355–395 377 3 182.00–188.00 $184.22 $695 +13.23
405–445 432 18 170.00–180.00 $176.90 $764 —
465–490 478 2 170.00–173.00 $171.46 $820 +10.28
505–540 514 4 169.00–172.00 $171.21 $880 +16.96
555–565 558 20 153.00–163.00 $156.63 $874 +7.98
635–647 646 9 148.00–153.00 $152.45 $985 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–290 283 3 175.00–180.00 $176.71 $500 —
340–345 343 9 170.00–178.00 $174.76 $599 +7.02
360–380 373 3 170.00–175.00 $171.61 $640 +4.82
420–442 438 6 167.00–169.00 $168.68 $739 +7.69
453–495 468 10 150.00–160.00 $155.33 $727 +0.43
510–525 520 3 155.00–158.00 $157.02 $817 +14.01
660–695 672 9 120.00–130.00 $123.46 $830 —
715–745 730 2 120.00–128.00 $123.92 $905 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 274 7 160.00–170.00 $164.86 $452 +9.32
335–345 338 6 150.00–160.00 $157.47 $532 +4.55
355–395 373 5 150.00–160.00 $156.12 $582 +1.75
405–445 432 3 150.00–153.00 $150.94 $652 -4.90
515–540 528 2 140.00–143.00 $141.54 $747 +11.56
660–665 662 3 105.00–110.00 $106.68 $706 —
705–725 718 3 110.00–115.00 $111.64 $802 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376–380 377 7 195.00–200.00 $198.85 $750 +3.04
410–420 413 3 192.00–200.00 $197.29 $815 +11.58
480–490 484 5 178.00–188.00 $182.77 $885 +11.10
513–520 514 6 175.00–178.00 $177.49 $912 +16.09
560–585 573 2 165.00–175.00 $169.89 $973 +10.45
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–480 470 2 160.00–168.00 $163.91 $770 -0.64
555–560 557 3 158.00–162.00 $159.34 $888 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615–645 630 2 125.00–130.00 $127.44 $803 —
655–665 662 3 120.00–130.00 $123.30 $816 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1165 1135 80-85% 3 60.00–64.00 $62.63 $711 —
1120–1265 1172 80-85% 13 68.00–75.00 $71.23 $835 +8.84
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1630 1413 75-80% 14 67.00–74.00 $71.09 $1,005 +7.26
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1085 1048 85-90% 8 61.00–68.00 $65.13 $683 —
1065–1075 1070 85-90% 2 74.00–77.00 $75.51 $808 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1670 1440 2 70.00–73.00 $71.26 $1,026 —
1110–1965 1491 15 84.00–91.00 $87.09 $1,299 —
1835–1985 1910 2 98.00–100.00 $98.96 $1,890 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
755–1300 1073 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 64.00–68.00 $65.85 $707
1125–1250 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 68.00–74.00 $70.22 $843
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1080–1250 1165 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 77.00–80.00 $78.61 $916

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850–1150 1075 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 8 600.00–950.00 $880.81 —

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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.