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Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 20, 2024

508 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $313.42/cwt +8.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,019/hd at 325 lb · 49 head
light 4-weight M&L 3 steers $320.70/cwt +14.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,353/hd at 422 lb · 22 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $341.05/cwt +3.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,490/hd at 437 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 508 477 539
Feeder cattle 430 366 417
Slaughter cattle 56 80 103
Replacement cattle 22 31 19

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301 301 4 370.00–375.00 $373.75 $1,125 +0.35
355–365 359 5 360.00–365.00 $362.03 $1,300 +14.59
415–440 437 21 340.00–345.00 $341.05 $1,490 +3.73
460–499 489 7 330.00–335.00 $331.02 $1,619 —
620–628 626 9 290.00–297.50 $292.22 $1,829 —
670–695 687 3 267.50–270.00 $268.31 $1,843 +3.23
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–310 302 7 355.00–365.00 $360.02 $1,087 +8.02
420–445 422 22 320.00–327.50 $320.70 $1,353 +14.47
460–475 465 6 300.00–310.00 $304.57 $1,416 —
615–635 625 2 265.00–270.00 $267.54 $1,672 -0.77
689–699 694 2 245.00–250.00 $247.48 $1,718 —
740–749 745 4 230.00–240.00 $234.40 $1,746 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–381 380 10 350.00–355.00 $350.49 $1,332 +18.54
625–630 627 8 285.00–287.50 $285.94 $1,793 +0.52

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 2 350.00–360.00 $355.00 $799 —
280–290 285 4 325.00–335.00 $328.73 $937 —
301–336 325 49 310.00–320.00 $313.42 $1,019 +8.67
370–395 383 18 300.00–307.50 $304.31 $1,166 —
410–440 424 7 282.50–292.50 $288.25 $1,222 -6.08
455–496 491 12 272.50–280.00 $276.89 $1,360 -0.60
508–540 519 9 260.00–270.00 $266.60 $1,384 -3.90
601–640 621 6 250.00–257.50 $253.23 $1,573 -3.02
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–305 303 13 300.00–305.00 $302.32 $916 +8.57
410–430 413 7 275.00–280.00 $277.50 $1,146 +6.13
466–490 476 14 262.50–270.00 $268.05 $1,276 —
665–699 688 3 210.00–215.00 $211.61 $1,456 -0.27
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–335 306 7 290.00–297.50 $293.99 $900 +10.75
355–390 376 6 280.00–285.00 $282.01 $1,060 +17.53
401–434 428 15 260.00–270.00 $267.75 $1,146 —
540–549 543 3 240.00–250.00 $243.37 $1,321 -6.66
675–685 680 2 200.00–205.00 $202.52 $1,377 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–388 385 14 350.00–360.00 $351.01 $1,351 —
405–449 433 4 340.00–350.00 $344.24 $1,491 +10.35
680–699 690 6 240.00–250.00 $246.65 $1,702 +3.01
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–380 371 6 335.00–340.00 $337.45 $1,252 -3.41
501–545 523 9 295.00–302.50 $297.47 $1,556 —
615–635 626 4 260.00–270.00 $265.04 $1,659 —
655–699 683 5 227.50–255.00 $234.79 $1,604 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–360 357 3 320.00–330.00 $324.96 $1,160 —
415–445 430 2 317.50–327.50 $322.33 $1,386 —
451–480 463 7 300.00–310.00 $304.44 $1,410 +9.40
555–595 575 2 270.00–280.00 $274.83 $1,580 -3.18
715 715 1 207.50 $207.50 $1,484 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1260 1123 80-85% 11 124.00–131.00 $128.10 $1,439 -7.76
1040–1215 1153 80-85% 14 132.00–139.00 $135.36 $1,561 +8.70
940–1280 1158 80-85% 3 111.00–116.00 $113.89 $1,319 -12.77
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1505 1382 75-80% 9 133.00–139.00 $135.51 $1,873 —
1445–1515 1480 75-80% 4 130.00–132.00 $131.02 $1,939 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–900 868 85-90% 2 107.00–109.00 $108.04 $938 —
675–1055 884 85-90% 4 95.00–101.00 $97.88 $865 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015 1015 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,370 —
1145–1850 1380 3 139.00–144.00 $141.23 $1,949 —
1805 1805 1 156.00 $156.00 $2,816 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
885 885 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,106

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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
1175–1375 1275 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,550.00–1,600.00 $1,573.04 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1005–1025 1015 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,300.00–1,425.00 $1,363.12 -99.77

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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.