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Mosely Livestock Feeder Cattle Board Sale Market Report

Blakely, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Board Sale)

Sale of Tuesday, April 29, 2025

931 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $324.50/cwt +34.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,998/hd at 616 lb · 199 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $287.16/cwt ≈ $1,947/hd at 678 lb · 144 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $279.34/cwt ≈ $2,254/hd at 807 lb · 123 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 931 454 754
Feeder cattle 931 — 754

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle sold with a 2 - 3 percent shrink and 10 - 20 cents slide up only with delivery April 29 - May 23, 2025.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600–630 610 123 317.25–327.00 $323.72 $1,975 —
625 unweaned 625 76 325.75 $325.75 $2,036 +35.75
650 650 77 319.50 $319.50 $2,077 —
745 745 67 293.00 $293.00 $2,183 —
800–815 807 123 273.00–285.50 $279.34 $2,254 —
885 885 114 272.50 $272.50 $2,412 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 unweaned 575 87 299.50 $299.50 $1,722 +34.50
620–630 627 120 294.50–297.25 $295.41 $1,852 —
675–680 678 144 286.50–287.75 $287.16 $1,947 —

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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.