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Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 1, 2023

547 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $165.53/cwt +2.90 vs last sale · ≈ $707/hd at 427 lb · 17 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.13/cwt -3.83 vs last sale · ≈ $885/hd at 582 lb · 13 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $184.11/cwt +10.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,040/hd at 565 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 547 408 301
Feeder cattle 402 311 251
Slaughter cattle 96 97 36
Replacement cattle 49 — 14

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–235 220 2 195.00–198.00 $196.40 $432 —
320–340 333 4 190.00–195.00 $191.97 $639 —
360–390 368 7 185.00–195.00 $189.75 $698 +1.30
405–444 425 12 185.00–195.00 $189.22 $804 +5.55
470–485 478 6 180.00–188.00 $184.53 $882 —
505–545 518 10 180.00–188.00 $184.32 $955 —
555–585 565 3 170.00–178.00 $173.60 $981 —
610–645 619 6 160.00–170.00 $164.95 $1,021 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293–295 293 6 195.00–200.00 $199.16 $584 —
420–445 424 6 200.00–210.00 $202.52 $859 -1.47
470 470 2 198.00–200.00 $199.00 $935 +5.73
520–525 523 3 190.00–193.00 $192.01 $1,004 +0.54
559–590 565 13 180.00–190.00 $184.11 $1,040 +10.95
630–645 638 2 175.00–185.00 $179.94 $1,148 —
705–735 725 3 150.00–155.00 $151.62 $1,099 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–330 323 2 212.00–213.00 $212.51 $686 -2.20
510–515 513 2 200.00–208.00 $203.98 $1,046 —
705–735 720 2 160.00–170.00 $165.10 $1,189 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 273 6 170.00–175.00 $171.87 $469 +0.36
325–340 333 6 170.00–173.00 $171.53 $571 -0.76
355–375 369 7 170.00–173.00 $170.82 $630 —
410–445 427 17 163.00–170.00 $165.53 $707 +2.90
455–475 466 8 160.00–168.00 $165.15 $770 +11.80
505–535 515 7 155.00–163.00 $158.79 $818 +5.31
610–640 627 3 135.00–140.00 $137.63 $863 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–245 236 5 170.00–178.00 $173.18 $409 +1.19
285–295 292 7 160.00–165.00 $163.61 $478 -0.62
305–330 324 9 160.00–168.00 $166.33 $539 +3.73
365–390 378 11 160.00–168.00 $164.16 $621 +4.13
405–435 425 9 150.00–158.00 $154.70 $657 +1.26
455–495 480 4 150.00–158.00 $152.45 $732 —
510–520 516 4 140.00–150.00 $145.74 $752 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–495 475 2 175.00–178.00 $176.56 $839 +8.80
505–520 510 8 165.00–174.00 $170.00 $867 +0.47
560–585 582 13 150.00–158.00 $152.13 $885 -3.83
675–690 684 5 135.00–140.00 $138.03 $944 —
705–720 713 2 135.00–140.00 $137.47 $980 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 321 4 185.00–195.00 $188.70 $606 —
370–395 382 3 185.00–193.00 $189.38 $723 —
415–440 423 3 185.00–188.00 $186.04 $787 —
465–479 474 11 170.00–180.00 $172.24 $816 —
520 520 3 170.00–175.00 $173.33 $901 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–435 430 2 193.00–200.00 $196.54 $845 —
455–490 473 4 190.00–193.00 $191.56 $906 +3.79
510–535 529 6 180.00–186.00 $183.85 $973 —
555–585 566 7 173.00–183.00 $178.53 $1,010 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–270 261 4 175.00–185.00 $178.73 $466 —
305–335 315 3 170.00–180.00 $176.46 $556 -8.06
425–445 430 4 173.00–175.00 $174.48 $750 —
455–460 458 3 160.00–165.00 $161.65 $740 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735–990 889 85-90% 10 75.00–82.00 $78.08 $694 +17.40
825–940 897 85-90% 12 60.00–66.00 $62.03 $556 +1.35
850–950 909 85-90% 5 68.00–74.00 $71.81 $653 +3.49
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1280 1079 80-85% 7 79.00–85.00 $82.08 $886 —
1005–1180 1095 80-85% 5 72.00–77.00 $75.23 $824 —
1035–1215 1162 80-85% 5 87.00–93.00 $89.76 $1,043 +10.47
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1635 1444 75-80% 4 78.00–80.00 $79.20 $1,144 —
1370–1700 1558 75-80% 4 97.00–100.00 $98.56 $1,536 —
1495–1745 1591 75-80% 5 84.00–90.00 $88.31 $1,405 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–2235 1521 6 94.00–99.00 $96.34 $1,465 —
1390–1735 1545 3 88.00–91.00 $89.35 $1,380 —
1515–1775 1615 4 100.00–107.00 $103.86 $1,677 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
840–1140 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 69.00–76.00 $71.94 $719
835–1275 1055 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 74.00–78.00 $75.58 $797
1105–1130 1118 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 85.00–86.00 $85.49 $956
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
975–1200 1088 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 92.00–95.00 $93.66 $1,019
1090–1185 1128 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 82.00–85.00 $83.69 $944

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900–1100 1008 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 22 650.00–1,050.00 $826.23 —

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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.