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Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 8, 2023

327 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $232.33/cwt -2.67 vs last sale · ≈ $999/hd at 430 lb · 21 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $225.72/cwt ≈ $1,043/hd at 462 lb · 21 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $231.27/cwt ≈ $1,057/hd at 457 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 327 417 378
Feeder cattle 292 282 259
Slaughter cattle 29 100 96
Replacement cattle 6 35 23

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–275 265 2 298.00–300.00 $299.04 $792 —
355–370 364 5 275.00–280.00 $277.44 $1,010 —
415–435 430 4 270.00–272.50 $271.90 $1,169 —
465–470 468 2 250.00–255.00 $252.49 $1,182 —
555–595 573 4 230.00–237.50 $233.22 $1,336 -2.64
652–675 653 16 206.00–210.00 $209.74 $1,370 -7.04
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 333 2 257.00–260.00 $258.44 $861 —
355–370 365 3 250.00–255.00 $251.62 $918 -0.95
551–560 554 4 207.50–215.00 $211.85 $1,174 —
640–645 642 3 200.00–205.00 $201.68 $1,295 —
675–690 680 6 190.00–195.00 $191.69 $1,303 +10.70
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–430 423 2 255.00–260.00 $257.46 $1,089 —
480–495 488 2 235.00–240.00 $237.54 $1,159 —
551–565 560 3 222.50–225.00 $224.18 $1,255 -2.33

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–349 339 3 240.00–245.00 $241.57 $819 -2.39
425–440 430 21 230.00–237.50 $232.33 $999 -2.67
455–470 462 21 220.00–228.00 $225.72 $1,043 —
610–630 620 2 205.00–210.00 $207.54 $1,287 —
651–665 656 5 180.00–188.00 $185.27 $1,215 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 323 2 220.00–222.50 $221.20 $714 —
355–390 364 6 210.00–215.00 $212.88 $775 +9.90
451–495 483 9 195.00–200.00 $197.76 $955 —
615–635 630 4 180.00–185.00 $183.78 $1,158 -2.93
655–690 668 3 160.00–167.50 $164.10 $1,096 -8.39
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351–390 377 3 220.00–225.00 $223.45 $842 —
685–690 688 3 171.00–175.00 $173.67 $1,195 -8.51

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–370 361 7 270.00–280.00 $273.46 $987 —
415–430 423 2 264.00–267.50 $265.78 $1,124 —
451–490 457 16 230.00–235.00 $231.27 $1,057 —
520–540 535 8 220.00–227.00 $223.35 $1,195 +4.87
551–555 552 3 212.50–217.50 $214.17 $1,182 +5.87
635–640 639 9 180.00–187.50 $184.16 $1,177 -4.54
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 333 2 272.00–275.00 $273.56 $911 —
415–435 423 3 245.00–255.00 $250.06 $1,058 +8.16
555–575 565 6 200.00–210.00 $203.27 $1,148 —
655–670 661 4 170.00–177.50 $174.35 $1,152 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–385 375 3 238.00–240.00 $239.37 $898 —
475–495 482 3 195.00–205.00 $200.07 $964 -4.75

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–905 878 80-85% 2 66.00–70.00 $68.06 $598 —
1085 1085 80-85% 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,009 +17.06
1000–1205 1134 80-85% 4 81.00–87.00 $83.26 $944 +0.54
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865 865 85-90% 1 79.00 $79.00 $683 —
1150 1150 85-90% 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,081 —
1225 1225 85-90% 1 60.00 $60.00 $735 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405–1410 1408 75-80% 2 87.00–89.00 $88.00 $1,239 —
1465 1465 75-80% 1 78.00 $78.00 $1,143 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445 1445 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,300 —
1570 1570 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,696 —
1550–1820 1727 7 99.00–106.00 $101.61 $1,755 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
725 725 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 72.50 $72.50 $526
755 755 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 70.00 $70.00 $528

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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
1075 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —

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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.