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Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 19, 2023

467 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $210.73/cwt +10.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,007/hd at 478 lb · 48 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $229.09/cwt ≈ $1,285/hd at 561 lb · 28 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $204.65/cwt +11.53 vs last sale · ≈ $761/hd at 372 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 467 648 644
Feeder cattle 318 483 469
Slaughter cattle 135 125 175
Replacement cattle 14 40 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls 2.00 lower, feeder steers 2.00 lower, feeder heifers mostly steady, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves, heifer calves, and 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
320–340 329 8 260.00–270.00 $264.22 $869 +6.78
558–573 561 28 225.00–230.00 $229.09 $1,285 —
630–649 643 14 200.00–205.00 $201.42 $1,295 —
680 680 4 197.00–199.00 $197.50 $1,343 —
716–720 718 2 170.00–172.00 $171.00 $1,228 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–380 372 3 240.00–247.00 $244.77 $911 +18.62
501–510 505 20 220.00–227.00 $222.56 $1,124 +10.61
565–595 576 14 207.00–217.00 $210.83 $1,214 +7.31
660–675 668 2 165.00–177.00 $171.07 $1,143 -12.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–370 360 4 250.00–257.00 $253.95 $914 —
460–495 478 12 230.00–240.00 $235.63 $1,126 —
725–740 733 2 160.00–165.00 $162.53 $1,191 -25.10

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
256–295 276 2 240.00–242.00 $241.07 $665 —
420–425 420 11 215.00–217.00 $215.18 $904 +5.53
463–499 478 48 205.00–213.00 $210.73 $1,007 +10.50
555–585 563 4 192.00–197.00 $195.25 $1,099 +11.36
610–645 620 9 180.00–187.00 $184.30 $1,143 +11.03
675–680 677 3 170.00–172.00 $170.67 $1,155 —
740–742 741 2 155.00–157.00 $156.00 $1,156 +2.70
765–780 773 2 140.00–142.00 $140.99 $1,090 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 372 25 200.00–210.00 $204.65 $761 +11.53
401–425 405 6 190.00–195.00 $190.87 $773 —
501–520 511 2 175.00–180.00 $177.55 $907 +5.18
702–715 709 2 132.00–135.00 $133.51 $947 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 320 2 212.00–215.00 $213.41 $683 —
415–430 423 2 202.00–207.00 $204.54 $865 —
565–595 580 2 185.00–190.00 $187.44 $1,087 —
710–720 717 3 140.00–147.00 $144.69 $1,037 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
254–295 275 2 268.00–270.00 $269.07 $740 +4.38
305 305 4 265.00–267.00 $266.00 $811 +11.23
460–475 471 4 220.00–230.00 $222.44 $1,048 +1.46
555–560 557 5 210.00–215.00 $212.01 $1,181 —
615–649 632 2 185.00–190.00 $187.57 $1,185 —
655–680 668 2 169.00–172.00 $170.47 $1,139 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–425 420 2 220.00–225.00 $222.53 $935 —
501–507 504 2 190.00–200.00 $195.03 $983 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1135 1075 80-85% 3 99.00–105.00 $101.27 $1,089 +14.36
1020–1210 1104 80-85% 27 83.00–89.00 $85.77 $947 —
1020–1160 1124 80-85% 11 90.00–96.00 $92.95 $1,045 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–990 913 85-90% 9 67.00–72.00 $69.02 $630 -14.71
800–1000 939 85-90% 8 80.00–84.00 $81.24 $763 -2.49
925–985 966 85-90% 18 73.00–78.00 $76.15 $736 -14.35
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1485 1365 75-80% 4 84.00–88.00 $85.58 $1,168 -8.17
1365–1385 1375 75-80% 2 92.00–94.00 $93.01 $1,279 -0.74
1455–1540 1509 75-80% 4 98.00–102.00 $99.46 $1,501 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
815 815 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 70.00 $70.00 $570

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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
1075 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 950.00 $950.00 —

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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.