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Mosely Livestock Feeder Cattle Board Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, May 6, 2025

1,013 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Mosely Livestock Feeder Cattle Board Sale report →

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $382.59/cwt ≈ $1,960/hd at 512 lb · 195 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $322.82/cwt ≈ $1,682/hd at 521 lb · 190 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $252.00/cwt ≈ $2,495/hd at 990 lb · 151 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,013 931 576
Feeder cattle 1,013 931 576

Cattle sold with a 2 - 3 percent shrink and 10 - 20 cents slide up only with delivery May 08 - June 16, 2025.

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 unweaned 500 100 376.50 $376.50 $1,882
525 525 95 389.00 $389.00 $2,042
580 unweaned 580 85 326.00 $326.00 $1,891
775 775 132 298.00–301.00 $299.50 $2,321
800 800 63 281.00 $281.00 $2,248 +1.66
990 990 151 252.00 $252.00 $2,495

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–545 unweaned 521 190 315.00–330.50 $322.82 $1,682
640 640 79 312.00 $312.00 $1,997 +16.59
840 840 118 256.50–260.75 $258.59 $2,172

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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.