Cattle Market Pulse

Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 20, 2023

532 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Seminole Livestock Exchange report →

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $225.17/cwt +16.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,290/hd at 573 lb · 30 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $255.87/cwt +9.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,369/hd at 535 lb · 16 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $247.79/cwt +14.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,407/hd at 568 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 532 514 487
Feeder cattle 459 442 390
Slaughter cattle 51 55 49
Replacement cattle 22 17 48

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter Bulls and Slaughter Cows steady, Feeder Steers and Steer Calves steady to 5.00 higher, Feeder Bulls and Bull Calves mostly steady, Feeder Heifers and Heifer Calves steady to 3.00 higher, Replacement Cows unevenly steady.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–480 473 3 260.00–265.00 $263.38 $1,246 —
505–545 535 16 250.00–260.00 $255.87 $1,369 +9.26
553–585 568 11 245.00–250.00 $247.79 $1,407 +14.14
617–635 626 10 230.00–240.00 $234.93 $1,471 —
721–740 730 8 220.00–230.00 $223.79 $1,634 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 332 3 265.00–275.00 $269.92 $896 -12.68
425–445 435 5 240.00–250.00 $242.98 $1,057 +6.48
455–490 479 4 230.00–235.00 $232.44 $1,113 +9.06
565–575 570 3 217.00–225.00 $221.31 $1,261 +10.30
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–545 526 4 240.00–248.00 $243.98 $1,283 —
715–740 728 2 210.00–220.00 $215.09 $1,566 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–475 459 9 233.00–243.00 $239.55 $1,100 +5.35
500–545 532 7 230.00–234.00 $233.01 $1,240 +11.01
573–575 573 30 225.00–230.00 $225.17 $1,290 +16.27
610–631 628 6 212.00–220.00 $213.30 $1,340 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–380 378 2 215.00–225.00 $219.97 $831 -4.44
455–490 475 3 210.00–215.00 $212.28 $1,008 -0.86
550–590 569 4 205.00–210.00 $208.26 $1,185 —
620–645 635 3 190.00–195.00 $192.36 $1,221 -8.06
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520–545 535 3 222.00–230.00 $226.74 $1,213 +14.23

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–545 523 6 200.00–210.00 $204.24 $1,068 -11.47
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 318 2 280.00–290.00 $284.72 $905 —
465–490 478 2 240.00–247.00 $243.59 $1,164 +6.12
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555–575 565 2 210.00–220.00 $215.09 $1,215 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1580 1300 75-80% 6 89.00–94.00 $91.41 $1,188 —
1230–1850 1367 75-80% 9 80.00–88.00 $83.85 $1,146 -8.15
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–990 896 85-90% 6 70.00–77.00 $73.82 $661 —
805–1100 942 85-90% 8 79.00–86.00 $82.23 $775 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050 1050 80-85% 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,050 —
1065–1190 1112 80-85% 5 81.00–88.00 $83.90 $933 —
1020–1185 1131 80-85% 4 91.00–97.00 $93.30 $1,055 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165 1165 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,270 —
1580–1925 1762 3 117.00–118.00 $117.66 $2,073 —

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
730–1200 1023 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 89.00–92.00 $90.50 $926
965–1375 1179 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 91.00–96.00 $93.68 $1,104
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
875–1120 949 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 84.00–88.00 $85.89 $815
870–1085 972 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 85.00–89.00 $86.69 $843

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
990–1020 1005 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 775.00–850.00 $811.94 -163.06

↑ Back to top

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.