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Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 21, 2024

544 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $216.14/cwt +4.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,210/hd at 560 lb · 32 head
light 6-weight M&L 3 steers $218.45/cwt -23.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,363/hd at 624 lb · 31 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 3 heifers $207.69/cwt ≈ $1,190/hd at 573 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 544 397 335
Feeder cattle 451 302 304
Slaughter cattle 60 68 26
Replacement cattle 33 27 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 3.00 lower, feeder steers 10.00 lower, feeder heifers and feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves and heifer calves 10.00 lower, bull calves 7.00 lower, replacement cows 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351–355 352 3 290.00–300.00 $296.64 $1,044 -18.64
415–445 428 10 275.00–280.00 $279.25 $1,195 -18.22
470–490 478 5 260.00–270.00 $265.00 $1,267 -19.11
525–545 534 8 240.00–247.50 $243.78 $1,302 —
560 560 17 230.00–232.50 $230.15 $1,289 -21.10
601–647 624 31 215.00–220.00 $218.45 $1,363 -23.69
660–680 665 10 200.00–205.00 $203.99 $1,357 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–520 513 2 252.00–255.00 $253.52 $1,301 -11.66
652–699 687 16 210.00–215.00 $213.11 $1,464 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351–370 361 2 315.00–320.00 $317.43 $1,146 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 325 2 260.00–265.00 $262.42 $853 -13.59
375–377 376 3 250.00–252.50 $250.83 $943 -13.36
401–435 428 13 228.00–235.00 $230.32 $986 -20.54
501–531 523 18 220.00–223.00 $221.27 $1,157 —
551–585 573 29 200.00–210.00 $207.69 $1,190 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–305 304 3 275.00–280.00 $276.65 $841 —
365–370 368 3 255.00–265.00 $258.30 $951 —
405–445 414 14 240.00–250.00 $242.22 $1,003 —
551–575 560 32 210.00–220.00 $216.14 $1,210 +4.07
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 335 2 290.00–295.00 $292.46 $980 -1.03
655–675 664 26 202.50–207.50 $207.21 $1,376 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 4 270.00–280.00 $275.00 $1,018 -38.35
525–530 527 15 232.50–240.00 $237.17 $1,250 -14.82
560–585 574 17 220.00–230.00 $224.28 $1,287 —
605–625 613 11 210.00–216.00 $214.58 $1,315 —
660–665 664 4 195.00–197.50 $195.62 $1,299 —
710–715 713 2 185.00–187.50 $186.25 $1,328 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–530 516 7 245.00–250.00 $247.80 $1,279 -15.93
660–680 675 4 200.00–205.00 $203.78 $1,376 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510–520 515 4 255.00–260.00 $256.89 $1,323 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1285 1124 80-85% 7 131.00–138.00 $135.89 $1,527 —
1090–1280 1170 80-85% 11 123.00–129.00 $126.77 $1,483 —
1100–1245 1185 80-85% 3 140.00–145.00 $142.77 $1,692 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1460 1398 75-80% 3 143.00–149.00 $145.58 $2,035 -8.95
1315–1595 1409 75-80% 7 134.00–140.00 $136.71 $1,926 —
1400–1615 1485 75-80% 4 125.00–132.00 $129.60 $1,925 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950 950 85-90% 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,092 -16.00
910–1035 964 85-90% 4 118.00–123.00 $120.48 $1,161 -10.52
1005–1180 1105 85-90% 3 126.00–130.00 $128.33 $1,418 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415 1415 1 146.00 $146.00 $2,066 —
1510–1575 1543 2 156.00–158.00 $157.02 $2,423 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–1070 882 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 1,800.00–2,125.00 $1,985.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
860–1005 933 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 142.00–150.00 $145.69 $1,359

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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
1125–1180 1153 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —

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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.