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Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 4, 2023

516 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $232.75/cwt ≈ $996/hd at 428 lb · 25 head
light 5-weight M&L 3 heifers $202.75/cwt -10.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,034/hd at 510 lb · 14 head
light 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $224.81/cwt -2.67 vs last sale · ≈ $708/hd at 315 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 516 611 500
Feeder cattle 421 396 368
Slaughter cattle 49 167 97
Replacement cattle 46 48 35

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–525 520 2 247.50–250.00 $248.74 $1,293 -5.53
561–599 566 7 237.50–242.00 $241.32 $1,366 -6.09
630–640 635 3 222.50–227.50 $224.99 $1,429 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–310 304 3 260.00–262.50 $261.65 $795 —
420–445 433 3 250.00–257.50 $254.18 $1,101 —
451–489 464 3 232.50–240.00 $237.36 $1,101 —
610–630 618 3 212.50–217.50 $215.03 $1,329 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–375 364 3 257.50–260.00 $258.36 $940 —
569–575 572 2 228.00–230.00 $229.01 $1,310 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–320 315 11 220.00–227.50 $224.81 $708 -2.67
370–395 382 5 210.00–217.50 $212.95 $813 —
501–535 510 14 200.00–210.00 $202.75 $1,034 -10.10
615–645 624 7 190.00–197.50 $192.55 $1,202 -1.95
660–690 681 7 180.00–187.50 $184.95 $1,260 -0.57
715–749 735 6 167.50–175.00 $172.14 $1,265 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408–449 428 25 230.00–235.00 $232.75 $996 —
545–549 546 3 223.00–225.00 $223.67 $1,221 —
555–563 559 9 220.00–221.00 $220.56 $1,233 -7.95
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 323 6 230.00–235.00 $232.80 $752 —
470–490 481 5 220.00–227.50 $223.55 $1,075 —
555–575 565 6 210.00–217.50 $213.33 $1,205 —
678–685 682 2 190.00–200.00 $194.97 $1,330 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423–435 425 6 250.00–255.00 $254.15 $1,080 +9.85
455–490 474 7 230.00–240.00 $236.14 $1,119 —
535 535 3 225.00–227.50 $225.83 $1,208 -0.81
551–581 577 8 220.00–222.50 $220.30 $1,271 —
670–690 677 3 205.00–210.00 $208.30 $1,410 +2.46
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 335 2 262.00–265.00 $263.54 $883 +6.34
425–449 434 4 225.00–230.00 $228.10 $990 -0.91
470–490 480 4 215.00–217.50 $216.28 $1,038 -6.26
515–535 531 5 195.00–200.00 $199.03 $1,057 -4.26
699 699 5 175.00–185.00 $179.00 $1,251 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351–355 352 3 255.00–260.00 $258.32 $909 —
425–435 432 3 235.00–240.00 $236.64 $1,022 —
530–540 533 3 207.50–210.00 $208.34 $1,110 —
601–620 608 4 200.00–205.00 $203.00 $1,234 -9.51
665–699 683 5 187.50–197.50 $192.93 $1,318 -2.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1160 1047 80-85% 6 75.00–80.00 $78.09 $818 —
1055–1095 1075 80-85% 2 90.00–93.00 $91.53 $984 —
910–1270 1109 80-85% 16 82.00–89.00 $85.62 $950 +5.57
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–1020 940 85-90% 3 68.00–72.00 $70.12 $659 —
1235 1235 85-90% 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,037 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1345 1333 75-80% 2 80.00–85.00 $82.48 $1,099 -12.52
1480 1480 75-80% 2 75.00 $75.00 $1,110 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1940 1940 1 104.00 $104.00 $2,018 —
2015–2050 2033 2 113.00–120.00 $116.47 $2,368 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1000–1025 1013 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 86.00–94.00 $89.95 $911
890–1290 1088 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 89.00–95.00 $92.21 $1,003
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
800–955 878 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 100.00–110.00 $104.56 $918
835–1050 938 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 100.00–122.00 $109.69 $1,029

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1060–1210 1161 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 1,000.00–1,200.00 $1,128.96 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1150–1410 1263 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,375.00–1,450.00 $1,422.10 -302.90

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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.