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Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 10, 2023

533 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $223.58/cwt ≈ $961/hd at 430 lb · 25 head
light 5-weight M&L 3 bulls $201.94/cwt ≈ $1,078/hd at 534 lb · 20 head
light 6-weight M&L 2 steers $201.35/cwt ≈ $1,269/hd at 630 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 533 603 313
Feeder cattle 416 358 236
Slaughter cattle 76 199 63
Replacement cattle 41 46 14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower, feeder steers steady to 2.00 lower, feeder heifers mostly steady, feeder bulls steady to 2.00 higher, steer calves mostly steady, heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves 2.00 higher, replacement cows unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390–393 393 8 227.00–230.00 $229.63 $902 —
530–545 535 14 210.00–220.00 $213.62 $1,143 +0.72
570–575 573 5 205.00–207.00 $206.20 $1,182 +3.42
610–630 615 15 190.00–195.00 $194.13 $1,194 —
670–675 673 4 180.00–185.00 $182.49 $1,228 -2.90
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530–549 540 2 220.00–225.00 $222.46 $1,201 -0.79
610–635 630 18 200.00–210.00 $201.35 $1,269 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560–585 570 11 222.00–230.00 $226.10 $1,289 —
610–630 622 5 212.00–220.00 $216.84 $1,349 —
715–730 723 2 195.00–197.00 $195.99 $1,417 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–397 381 6 230.00–237.00 $233.65 $890 +9.70
420–445 430 25 220.00–227.00 $223.58 $961 —
455–465 457 13 212.00–217.00 $215.37 $984 —
505–545 540 10 200.00–210.00 $201.65 $1,089 -11.07
560–565 562 5 190.00–192.00 $190.80 $1,072 -8.20
601–635 618 2 180.00–187.00 $183.40 $1,133 -2.13
701–749 725 2 160.00–170.00 $164.83 $1,195 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
459–490 469 13 190.00–197.00 $195.30 $916 —
515–535 525 11 180.00–187.00 $182.86 $960 —
555–566 561 10 170.00–175.00 $172.72 $969 —
605–645 625 4 150.00–160.00 $155.16 $970 -16.45
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451–460 459 16 200.00–210.00 $201.23 $924 +0.76
570–595 589 4 182.00–185.00 $182.73 $1,076 —
610–630 616 7 170.00–178.00 $175.24 $1,079 -8.79
655–675 668 3 160.00–165.00 $163.37 $1,091 -0.94

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451–462 452 15 210.00–215.00 $210.68 $952 +5.00
517–545 534 20 200.00–205.00 $201.94 $1,078 —
558–580 563 14 190.00–197.00 $193.86 $1,091 -0.17
605–618 612 2 180.00–185.00 $182.53 $1,117 +4.01
740–745 743 2 140.00–150.00 $144.98 $1,077 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–385 375 3 230.00–235.00 $231.58 $868 —
701–740 714 3 160.00–165.00 $163.27 $1,166 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
601–640 627 3 195.00–202.00 $199.08 $1,248 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–985 909 85-90% 5 75.00–79.00 $77.75 $707 +1.91
925 925 85-90% 1 88.00 $88.00 $814 +12.16
895–960 926 85-90% 8 80.00–87.00 $83.44 $773 +7.60
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1240 1138 80-85% 6 92.00–97.00 $93.62 $1,065 +8.22
1005–1285 1166 80-85% 8 82.00–88.00 $84.62 $987 -9.24
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305 1305 75-80% 2 88.00 $88.00 $1,148 —
1300–1570 1451 75-80% 5 92.00–97.00 $95.51 $1,386 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410 1410 1 103.00 $103.00 $1,452 —
1595 1595 2 90.00 $90.00 $1,436 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
865–1395 1136 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 80.00–90.00 $88.56 $1,006
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
850 850 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 114.00 $114.00 $969
795–1110 962 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 85.00–100.00 $90.31 $869

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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
1040–1310 1120 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 1,200.00–1,375.00 $1,269.42 +0.67
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
820–1100 968 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 950.00–1,175.00 $1,032.44 —

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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.