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Mosely Livestock Feeder Cattle Board Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, April 28, 2026

444 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $477.63/cwt ≈ $2,493/hd at 522 lb · 192 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $479.00/cwt ≈ $2,084/hd at 435 lb · 111 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $333.00/cwt ≈ $2,597/hd at 780 lb · 66 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 444 327 931
Feeder cattle 444 327 931

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle sold with a 2-3 percent shrink and 15-25 cents slide up only with delivery April 28 - May 08, 2026.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–530 unweaned 522 192 470.00–485.00 $477.63 $2,493 —
650 unweaned 650 43 388.00 $388.00 $2,522 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 unweaned 435 111 479.00 $479.00 $2,084 —
620 unweaned 620 32 358.00 $358.00 $2,220 —
780 780 66 333.00 $333.00 $2,597 —

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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.