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Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 8, 2023

507 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $181.25/cwt +8.46 vs last sale · ≈ $696/hd at 384 lb · 29 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $192.35/cwt +10.11 vs last sale · ≈ $691/hd at 359 lb · 18 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $181.76/cwt +4.05 vs last sale · ≈ $871/hd at 479 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 507 560 421
Feeder cattle 377 435 323
Slaughter cattle 101 96 66
Replacement cattle 29 29 32

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers 2.00 higher, feeder heifers and feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves, heifer calves, and bull calves 2.00 higher, replacement cows unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351–355 353 2 240.00–242.00 $241.01 $851 +18.26
425–445 438 6 230.00–235.00 $231.82 $1,015 +19.55
455–499 493 9 222.00–227.00 $226.25 $1,115 +25.43
515–540 532 6 210.00–215.00 $211.61 $1,126 +20.78
551–590 565 10 200.00–207.00 $203.54 $1,150 +22.65
605–641 634 9 190.00–197.00 $193.79 $1,229 +19.52
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 326 9 240.00–245.00 $240.78 $785 —
355–390 374 10 230.00–237.00 $233.07 $872 —
405–420 415 7 220.00–227.00 $223.89 $929 —
455–475 468 4 210.00–217.00 $212.96 $997 —
605–645 622 5 180.00–187.00 $183.77 $1,143 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 10 225.00–235.00 $228.00 $695 —
401–425 418 14 210.00–215.00 $213.41 $892 +24.43
453–490 477 11 200.00–205.00 $203.27 $970 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–395 384 29 180.00–188.00 $181.25 $696 +8.46
405–420 417 5 170.00–177.00 $171.36 $715 —
455–490 468 5 160.00–167.00 $162.50 $760 +16.70
685–690 689 5 130.00–137.00 $135.20 $932 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 335 6 205.00–210.00 $208.38 $698 +7.07
355–390 364 8 200.00–202.00 $200.54 $730 +7.58
420–440 429 7 190.00–197.00 $192.49 $826 +8.23
465–485 479 14 180.00–185.00 $181.76 $871 +4.05
565–585 575 4 167.00–170.00 $168.47 $969 +15.98
625–640 633 2 150.00–155.00 $152.47 $965 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351–395 359 18 190.00–197.00 $192.35 $691 +10.11
415–435 424 9 185.00–187.00 $185.91 $788 —
490–495 493 7 170.00–177.00 $172.70 $851 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 325 4 242.00–247.00 $243.93 $793 +11.69
355–365 360 2 230.00–237.00 $233.45 $840 +20.25
405–430 412 10 220.00–227.00 $223.55 $921 +21.67
470–473 471 9 210.00–215.00 $211.12 $994 +15.79
505–520 511 6 200.00–207.00 $203.50 $1,040 +17.09
556–595 575 5 190.00–197.00 $193.47 $1,112 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–340 338 3 232.00–237.00 $234.67 $793 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660–690 670 3 157.00–160.00 $158.97 $1,065 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1205 1109 80-85% 7 84.00–89.00 $87.81 $974 -8.37
1045–1260 1151 80-85% 14 98.00–105.00 $100.99 $1,162 —
1010–1285 1187 80-85% 24 90.00–97.00 $94.39 $1,120 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700–960 887 85-90% 8 89.00–93.00 $91.22 $809 +23.22
870–960 909 85-90% 13 80.00–87.00 $83.72 $761 +0.65
775–1085 923 85-90% 4 73.00–79.00 $75.54 $697 -7.53
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1455 1416 75-80% 8 86.00–93.00 $91.21 $1,292 -5.36
1345–1500 1423 75-80% 2 103.00–109.00 $105.84 $1,506 +9.27
1365–1570 1425 75-80% 8 94.00–101.00 $96.84 $1,380 +0.27

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1600 1600 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,728 —
1580–1860 1732 3 102.00–105.00 $103.73 $1,797 +0.55

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
890 890 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 84.00 $84.00 $748
975 975 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 87.00 $87.00 $848
910–1390 1134 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 92.00–106.00 $96.42 $1,093

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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
925 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 875.00 $875.00 —

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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.