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Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 11, 2023

647 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $164.15/cwt +0.61 vs last sale · ≈ $831/hd at 506 lb · 28 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $154.41/cwt ≈ $593/hd at 384 lb · 26 head
light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $154.41/cwt +2.29 vs last sale · ≈ $666/hd at 431 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 647 223 265
Feeder cattle 490 137 227
Slaughter cattle 132 86 27
Replacement cattle 25 — 11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows unevenly higher. Slaughter bulls 7.00 higher. Feeder steers, feeder bulls and feeder heifers lightly tested. Steer calves 4.00 higher. Bull calves lightly tested. Heifer calves 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 319 8 190.00–200.00 $195.87 $625 -3.45
355–365 359 8 190.00–200.00 $192.80 $692 —
405–435 424 12 190.00–200.00 $192.53 $816 -4.03
455–485 463 11 194.00–203.00 $195.57 $905 +5.62
521–545 523 16 176.00–180.00 $179.74 $940 —
555–560 557 3 165.00–175.00 $170.67 $951 —
655–665 660 2 160.00–168.00 $164.03 $1,083 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–398 392 8 210.00–220.00 $211.76 $830 —
405–420 411 4 210.00–218.00 $212.48 $873 +4.11
455–465 459 5 210.00–215.00 $213.20 $979 +9.20
505–524 514 9 189.00–196.00 $192.03 $987 —
581–589 586 16 180.00–181.00 $180.63 $1,058 —
655–670 660 3 170.00–180.00 $176.62 $1,166 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–270 263 2 185.00–193.00 $189.11 $497 —
305–345 332 9 176.00–185.00 $181.07 $601 —
380–390 388 4 180.00–185.00 $181.23 $703 —
405–437 430 13 178.00–188.00 $185.00 $796 -2.02
455–490 483 5 175.00–182.00 $178.35 $861 +9.54
510 510 5 165.00–170.00 $168.00 $857 —
555–595 578 3 150.00–160.00 $156.12 $902 +3.68

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 287 5 170.00–172.00 $171.23 $491 +2.88
305–345 329 5 150.00–160.00 $153.71 $506 +2.08
355–399 384 26 150.00–160.00 $154.41 $593 —
410–446 431 21 148.00–158.00 $154.41 $666 +2.29
455–470 459 4 140.00–150.00 $144.53 $663 -4.77
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
501–533 506 28 160.00–165.00 $164.15 $831 +0.61
636–645 638 11 150.00–156.00 $154.90 $988 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 413 6 160.00–165.00 $162.99 $673 -0.69
480–495 489 7 153.00–163.00 $158.55 $775 —
560–590 575 12 140.00–150.00 $145.56 $837 —
605–640 626 4 137.00–146.00 $139.94 $876 —
655–670 665 3 130.00–138.00 $132.63 $882 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–375 362 3 170.00–173.00 $171.04 $619 —
405–440 423 2 165.00–172.00 $168.64 $713 -4.48
455–490 464 4 165.00–170.00 $168.68 $783 —
655–693 682 7 125.00–131.00 $129.86 $886 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321–345 325 6 210.00–213.00 $212.47 $691 —
463–470 466 5 200.00–208.00 $203.23 $947 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555–560 558 2 145.00–150.00 $147.49 $823 —
630–635 633 2 138.00–148.00 $142.98 $905 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1155 1116 80-85% 13 81.00–88.00 $83.30 $930 +18.02
1040–1275 1132 80-85% 13 65.00–72.00 $68.54 $776 -8.80
1085–1245 1148 80-85% 18 73.00–80.00 $76.03 $873 -1.31
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–940 886 85-90% 10 58.00–65.00 $60.79 $539 —
885–1025 957 85-90% 17 67.00–73.00 $70.06 $670 —
895–1040 980 85-90% 13 75.00–81.00 $77.10 $756 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1385 1338 75-80% 5 76.00–81.00 $78.97 $1,057 —
1325–1560 1445 75-80% 4 85.00–91.00 $87.07 $1,258 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1460 1313 3 85.00–89.00 $87.21 $1,145 —
1095–1875 1485 2 106.00–110.00 $107.47 $1,596 —
1355–1805 1688 6 90.00–97.00 $92.65 $1,564 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1085–1175 1130 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 75.00–76.00 $75.48 $853
1030–1315 1173 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 71.00–78.00 $74.93 $879
1065–1360 1230 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 70.00–76.00 $72.42 $891

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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.