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Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 29, 2023

337 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $201.95/cwt ≈ $672/hd at 333 lb · 19 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $207.57/cwt -3.46 vs last sale · ≈ $874/hd at 421 lb · 16 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $203.44/cwt -0.31 vs last sale · ≈ $970/hd at 477 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 337 539 571
Feeder cattle 263 417 463
Slaughter cattle 42 103 97
Replacement cattle 32 19 11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers 2.00 lower, feeder heifers and feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves, heifer calves and bull calves mostly steady, 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
370–380 374 5 245.00–252.00 $248.42 $929 —
425–432 429 2 233.00–235.00 $233.99 $1,004 -3.32
555–589 569 7 207.00–215.00 $209.28 $1,191 -4.58
658–660 659 3 177.00–180.00 $179.00 $1,180 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–426 421 7 220.00–230.00 $223.42 $941 -1.56
451–457 453 3 215.00–217.00 $216.33 $980 —
655–695 675 2 165.00–170.00 $167.57 $1,131 -4.40
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451–460 454 7 240.00–247.00 $243.70 $1,106 +11.98

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–343 333 19 200.00–205.00 $201.95 $672 —
356–370 367 4 190.00–195.00 $191.21 $702 —
420–445 426 4 180.00–182.00 $180.52 $769 -13.98
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351–395 379 8 197.00–205.00 $199.90 $758 —
470–495 476 4 190.00–195.00 $193.70 $922 -0.25
510–515 513 4 177.00–180.00 $178.51 $916 —
625 625 7 170.00–172.00 $170.29 $1,064 +9.13
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–445 421 16 202.00–212.00 $207.57 $874 -3.46
525–530 529 5 187.00–190.00 $189.40 $1,002 -6.26

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316–327 318 6 237.00–240.00 $239.49 $762 —
460–489 477 12 200.00–210.00 $203.44 $970 -0.31
525–548 533 3 180.00–190.00 $185.73 $990 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–425 415 3 220.00–225.00 $223.29 $927 —
460–480 473 3 215.00–217.00 $215.65 $1,020 -0.13
515 515 3 190.00–197.00 $192.33 $990 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 320 2 252.00–257.00 $254.58 $815 —
520–543 529 3 202.00–210.00 $205.63 $1,088 —
655–690 667 3 162.00–170.00 $167.24 $1,115 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–885 843 85-90% 2 78.00–79.00 $78.47 $662 —
820–960 892 85-90% 5 84.00–88.00 $86.46 $771 —
920–930 927 85-90% 3 90.00–92.00 $90.66 $840 +8.47
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1080 1055 80-85% 4 94.00–98.00 $95.52 $1,008 —
1110–1215 1145 80-85% 3 86.00–88.00 $86.71 $993 -15.06
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1365 1350 75-80% 2 90.00–94.00 $92.02 $1,242 —
1360–1570 1465 75-80% 2 84.00–89.00 $86.32 $1,265 -6.11

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1660 1329 4 92.00–99.00 $95.44 $1,268 —
1155–1785 1354 7 100.00–105.00 $102.79 $1,392 —
1250–1945 1596 6 108.00–115.00 $110.90 $1,770 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
815–850 833 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 98.00–104.00 $101.06 $842
855–935 907 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 91.00–108.00 $101.63 $922
830–995 913 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 83.00–90.00 $86.18 $787
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
740 740 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 70.00 $70.00 $518

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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
900–1045 973 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 925.00–1,175.00 $1,051.93 —

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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.