Moultrie Livestock Market Report

Moultrie, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 21, 2020

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	167	208	300
Feeder cattle	129	189	240
Slaughter cattle	17	14	35
Replacement cattle	21	5	25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls steady, steer calves steady, heifer calves steady to 3.00 lower, bull calves steady, replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–425	422	3	123.00–133.00	$128.04	$540	—
455–485	470	3	117.00–125.00	$120.75	$568	—
505–545	520	3	110.00–113.00	$111.68	$581	—
601–645	627	3	100.00–108.00	$103.66	$650	—
735–745	740	2	95.00–103.00	$99.03	$733	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
640–645	643	2	110.00–118.00	$113.98	$733	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–445	433	2	107.00–110.00	$108.54	$470	-6.16
610–640	625	3	80.00–88.00	$83.32	$521	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465–470	468	2	107.00–110.00	$108.49	$508	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–385	365	3	137.00–145.00	$139.81	$510	—
430–449	440	2	122.00–128.00	$124.94	$550	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555–590	573	2	90.00–100.00	$95.15	$545	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1080	1018	85-90%	6	37.00–41.00	$39.67	$404	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1260	1104	80-85%	4	51.00–57.00	$53.36	$589	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1450–1545	1518	75-80%	4	51.00–54.00	$52.02	$790	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1035–1200	1131	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	50.00–60.00	$56.04	$634

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
920–1200	1119	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	70.00–103.00	$82.65	$925

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1640–1755	1698	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,125.00–1,200.00	$1,163.77	—

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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.