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Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 27, 2023

611 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $235.90/cwt ≈ $1,581/hd at 670 lb · 35 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 3 heifers $206.15/cwt -2.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,187/hd at 576 lb · 25 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $232.42/cwt -0.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,183/hd at 509 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 611 532 439
Feeder cattle 396 459 396
Slaughter cattle 167 51 25
Replacement cattle 48 22 18

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–325 322 3 280.00–290.00 $283.37 $912 —
415–449 424 4 270.00–277.50 $271.99 $1,153 —
495–499 499 12 255.00–264.00 $263.26 $1,314 -0.12
501–517 514 10 250.00–255.00 $254.27 $1,307 -1.60
555–574 570 8 240.00–249.00 $247.41 $1,410 -0.38
655–670 670 35 232.50–236.00 $235.90 $1,581 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–516 511 2 235.00–237.50 $236.26 $1,207 —
595 595 4 220.00–225.00 $222.50 $1,324 +1.19
655–695 677 16 210.00–218.00 $216.41 $1,465 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
501–545 536 10 240.00–250.00 $242.69 $1,301 -1.29
615–620 617 3 220.00–222.50 $220.84 $1,363 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–310 308 2 225.00–230.00 $227.48 $701 —
505–535 518 17 210.00–217.50 $212.85 $1,103 —
560–590 576 25 200.00–210.00 $206.15 $1,187 -2.11
645–649 646 5 192.50–195.00 $194.50 $1,256 +2.14
655–690 673 9 180.00–190.00 $185.52 $1,249 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
506–530 509 21 230.00–233.00 $232.42 $1,183 -0.59
580–596 594 10 224.00–229.00 $228.51 $1,357 +3.34
751–795 773 2 180.00–190.00 $184.86 $1,429 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–540 532 15 220.00–225.00 $222.65 $1,184 -4.09
601–625 613 2 200.00–207.50 $203.68 $1,249 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 343 8 255.00–257.50 $257.20 $882 —
415–425 420 2 228.00–230.00 $229.01 $962 —
451–465 458 4 220.00–225.00 $222.54 $1,019 —
515–526 522 3 200.00–210.00 $203.29 $1,061 -0.95
655–660 656 4 180.00–190.00 $186.88 $1,226 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–320 318 2 287.00–290.00 $288.51 $917 +3.79
435–449 442 2 241.00–247.50 $244.30 $1,080 —
509–530 511 13 222.50–227.00 $226.64 $1,158 —
685–699 690 3 205.00–207.50 $205.84 $1,420 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–490 475 2 235.00–237.50 $236.21 $1,122 —
551–590 571 2 215.00–217.50 $216.21 $1,235 +1.12
605–625 617 3 210.00–215.00 $212.51 $1,311 —
660–699 680 2 192.50–197.50 $194.93 $1,326 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765–1250 1100 80-85% 36 78.00–83.00 $80.05 $881 -3.85
1120 1120 80-85% 1 99.00 $99.00 $1,109 +15.10
955–1300 1126 80-85% 27 84.00–89.00 $85.89 $967 -7.41
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1250 1025 85-90% 29 70.00–77.00 $73.85 $757 —
810–1425 1126 85-90% 23 78.00–83.00 $80.15 $902 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305 1305 75-80% 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,240 +3.59
1315–1500 1404 75-80% 7 83.00–90.00 $86.20 $1,210 —
1315–1740 1423 75-80% 8 77.00–80.00 $78.75 $1,121 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1610–1915 1773 5 111.00–115.00 $113.43 $2,011 -4.23
1665–2090 1892 3 116.00–121.00 $118.94 $2,250 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
890–1065 978 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 80.00–85.00 $82.72 $809
995–1510 1298 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 82.00–99.00 $90.00 $1,168
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
810–875 843 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 90.00–105.00 $97.79 $824
920–1140 1041 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 100.00–117.50 $107.04 $1,114

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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
1250–1275 1263 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,725.00 $1,725.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000–1075 1038 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 800.00–1,000.00 $903.61 +91.67

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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.