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Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 9, 2023

479 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $223.01/cwt ≈ $1,166/hd at 523 lb · 22 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $244.98/cwt +1.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,149/hd at 469 lb · 22 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $217.87/cwt -3.40 vs last sale · ≈ $808/hd at 371 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 479 263 839
Feeder cattle 388 220 659
Slaughter cattle 52 29 128
Replacement cattle 39 14 52

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351–399 365 4 270.00–277.50 $271.80 $992 -1.82
410–432 414 6 260.00–265.00 $260.87 $1,080 —
455–488 469 22 240.00–247.50 $244.98 $1,149 +1.76
601–615 605 4 220.00–227.50 $224.39 $1,358 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–320 307 3 277.00–280.00 $278.96 $856 —
355–360 358 3 260.00–267.50 $264.15 $946 —
410–428 419 3 250.00–257.50 $254.15 $1,065 —
455–470 464 5 230.00–239.00 $234.77 $1,089 -0.81
555–585 571 7 220.00–225.00 $222.04 $1,268 —
655–675 665 2 205.00–210.00 $207.54 $1,380 +6.55
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–305 303 2 293.00–295.00 $293.99 $891 —
355–369 362 2 285.00–287.50 $286.23 $1,036 —
415 415 3 262.50–265.00 $263.33 $1,093 —
505–530 518 2 251.00–255.00 $252.95 $1,310 —
560–575 570 3 240.00–248.00 $242.62 $1,383 +8.24
660–685 673 6 230.00–237.00 $233.49 $1,571 +5.66

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–390 375 2 240.00–242.50 $241.30 $905 —
401–440 428 8 230.00–237.50 $232.44 $995 +5.02
512–542 523 22 220.00–227.50 $223.01 $1,166 —
560–585 563 15 215.00–217.00 $216.72 $1,220 +1.34
689–695 690 12 205.00–210.00 $209.58 $1,446 +9.86
710–735 725 5 180.00–190.00 $183.92 $1,333 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–385 371 21 215.00–225.00 $217.87 $808 -3.40
410–430 413 6 210.00–212.50 $210.43 $869 -5.58
601–615 606 8 192.00–200.00 $195.04 $1,182 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–436 424 4 215.00–220.00 $218.71 $927 +2.46
555–580 563 6 200.00–210.00 $206.57 $1,163 +4.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–365 363 2 250.00–255.00 $252.52 $917 -6.67
405–439 432 5 220.00–228.00 $226.50 $978 —
505–542 531 15 207.50–210.00 $209.83 $1,114 —
625–626 626 2 190.00–200.00 $195.00 $1,221 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–425 415 5 245.00–250.00 $246.52 $1,023 +5.30
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 322 3 267.00–270.00 $269.02 $866 —
615–635 625 2 204.00–210.00 $206.95 $1,293 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–995 945 85-90% 4 76.00–80.00 $78.63 $743 —
950–1125 1039 85-90% 8 84.00–89.00 $87.87 $913 —
985–1210 1093 85-90% 9 90.00–94.00 $91.58 $1,001 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1105 1085 80-85% 2 81.00–88.00 $84.44 $916 -6.56
1000–1230 1122 80-85% 9 92.00–98.00 $95.87 $1,076 —
1070–1265 1185 80-85% 3 103.00–108.00 $105.81 $1,254 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330 1330 75-80% 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,490 +16.00
1385 1385 75-80% 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,510 —
1365–1715 1540 75-80% 2 90.00–91.00 $90.56 $1,395 -16.44

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1595 1403 2 106.00–109.00 $107.71 $1,511 -15.29
1395–1825 1633 3 111.00–115.00 $112.37 $1,835 —
1820–2010 1898 3 120.00–125.00 $121.93 $2,314 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
795–955 858 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 100.00–115.00 $107.83 $925
915 915 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 104.00 $104.00 $952
915–1190 1042 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 108.00–116.00 $111.27 $1,159
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
870–1140 1005 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 90.00–92.00 $91.13 $916
980–1175 1078 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 87.00–94.00 $90.82 $979

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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
1180 1180 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.