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Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 22, 2023

323 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $183.78/cwt -9.60 vs last sale · ≈ $803/hd at 437 lb · 19 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $191.11/cwt -13.29 vs last sale · ≈ $715/hd at 374 lb · 16 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $172.96/cwt -7.76 vs last sale · ≈ $813/hd at 470 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 323 389 553
Feeder cattle 293 283 486
Slaughter cattle 25 83 55
Replacement cattle 5 23 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers, feeder heifers, and feeder bulls lightly tested, steers calves unevenly steady, heifer calves 2.00 lower, bull calves 2.00 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
300–345 316 11 230.00–240.00 $235.91 $745 -7.65
355–375 364 6 220.00–225.00 $222.05 $808 -11.32
401–449 420 10 210.00–217.00 $214.78 $902 -8.68
510–548 521 6 190.00–200.00 $192.96 $1,005 +0.63
555–590 570 11 180.00–188.00 $186.72 $1,064 +0.70
654–689 672 2 160.00–165.00 $162.57 $1,092 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351–380 361 9 200.00–210.00 $206.49 $745 —
501–547 519 9 184.00–192.00 $186.97 $970 +13.57
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
524–530 528 3 200.00–202.00 $201.34 $1,063 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 329 9 200.00–205.00 $203.30 $669 —
356–395 374 16 190.00–195.00 $191.11 $715 -13.29
428–449 437 19 180.00–187.00 $183.78 $803 -9.60
455–490 470 14 170.00–178.00 $172.96 $813 -7.76
521–540 537 7 157.00–160.00 $159.58 $857 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 320 2 190.00–195.00 $192.38 $616 —
415–445 430 4 170.00–175.00 $172.59 $742 -1.54
660–695 681 6 140.00–150.00 $144.42 $984 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–438 429 2 187.00–190.00 $188.47 $809 +6.02
523–545 529 12 160.00–175.00 $169.63 $897 —
659–685 673 5 140.00–150.00 $144.32 $971 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–342 326 2 225.00–230.00 $227.38 $741 —
425–435 430 2 200.00–205.00 $202.53 $871 +4.25
512–535 526 6 180.00–185.00 $181.97 $957 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–326 314 2 240.00–242.00 $240.96 $757 +4.15
655–686 671 2 162.00–165.00 $163.53 $1,097 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735 735 85-90% 1 77.00 $77.00 $566 —
720–905 848 85-90% 4 58.00–65.00 $61.31 $520 —
750–945 879 85-90% 4 78.00–83.00 $80.78 $710 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000 1000 80-85% 1 79.00 $79.00 $790 —
1000–1070 1035 80-85% 2 80.00–82.00 $80.97 $838 —
1035–1295 1148 80-85% 3 90.00–96.00 $92.86 $1,066 +11.50
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350 1350 75-80% 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,296 —
1370–1455 1413 75-80% 2 82.00–86.00 $84.06 $1,188 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425 1425 1 97.00 $97.00 $1,382 -2.62

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
895 895 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 76.00 $76.00 $680

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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
1250 1250 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 900.00 $900.00 —

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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.