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Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 28, 2023

439 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $235.63/cwt -2.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,006/hd at 427 lb · 32 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $248.97/cwt +1.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,247/hd at 501 lb · 22 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 3 steers $222.83/cwt ≈ $1,248/hd at 560 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 439 419 352
Feeder cattle 295 311 242
Slaughter cattle 116 84 79
Replacement cattle 28 24 31

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
501–510 501 22 245.00–250.00 $248.97 $1,247 +1.97
570–589 576 12 235.00–237.50 $235.85 $1,358 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–449 439 7 250.00–260.00 $257.50 $1,130 +5.42
505–545 518 3 237.50–240.00 $238.38 $1,235 +5.09
555–560 560 15 222.50–227.50 $222.83 $1,248 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351–360 356 2 245.00–247.50 $246.23 $877 —
405–449 427 32 230.00–240.00 $235.63 $1,006 -2.21
505–530 520 10 220.00–227.50 $224.73 $1,169 +0.52
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351–389 374 12 230.00–235.00 $231.56 $866 +9.35
401–435 424 3 222.50–225.00 $224.21 $951 +11.14
601–615 606 3 190.00–200.00 $193.38 $1,172 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351–395 358 7 220.00–227.50 $224.69 $804 +13.00
401–420 413 6 210.00–217.50 $212.53 $878 +6.30

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
501–530 511 6 220.00–227.00 $222.87 $1,139 —
560–585 575 4 212.00–215.00 $214.26 $1,232 —
610–635 627 3 200.00–210.00 $203.24 $1,274 —
658–690 682 4 185.00–190.00 $188.79 $1,288 —
740–749 745 2 170.00–180.00 $175.03 $1,304 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–375 365 4 250.00–255.00 $253.09 $924 -0.94
451–475 459 3 230.00–235.00 $231.72 $1,064 +7.42
620–649 639 3 190.00–195.00 $191.69 $1,225 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
501–540 515 4 230.00–240.00 $236.26 $1,217 —
555–575 565 2 220.00–225.00 $222.54 $1,257 -1.54
765–785 775 2 167.50–172.50 $169.97 $1,317 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1255 1126 80-85% 16 92.00–98.00 $94.71 $1,066 —
1030–1240 1148 80-85% 18 100.00–107.00 $102.37 $1,175 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–975 903 85-90% 8 75.00–82.00 $78.48 $709 -5.34
820–1210 976 85-90% 21 83.00–90.00 $87.16 $851 —
975–1115 1032 85-90% 3 92.00–99.00 $96.48 $996 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1380 1368 75-80% 2 102.00–103.00 $102.50 $1,402 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1710 1438 6 110.00–113.00 $111.31 $1,601 —
1485–1625 1555 2 106.00–109.00 $107.43 $1,671 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
860–1190 1040 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 95.00–106.00 $99.53 $1,035
965–1270 1137 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 96.00–106.00 $99.89 $1,136
1105–1300 1190 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 94.00–107.00 $99.77 $1,187
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
980 980 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 79.00 $79.00 $774

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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
750 750 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 800.00 $800.00 —

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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.