Moultrie Livestock Market Report

Moultrie, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 9, 2020

345 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $116.14/cwt +4.42 vs last sale · ≈ $610/hd at 525 lb · 16 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $124.21/cwt ≈ $520/hd at 419 lb · 11 head

light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $114.03/cwt -0.95 vs last sale · ≈ $490/hd at 430 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	345	165
Feeder cattle	268	122
Slaughter cattle	56	29
Replacement cattle	21	14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls steady, steer calves steady, heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves steady to 3.00 higher, 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
315–340	328	2	150.00–155.00	$152.40	$500	—
351–365	359	6	142.00–150.00	$146.02	$524	—
440–445	442	3	140.00–143.00	$141.01	$623	—
460–485	476	4	120.00–127.00	$123.27	$587	—
510–540	525	2	120.00–124.00	$122.06	$641	—
630–635	633	2	103.00–113.00	$107.98	$684	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530–540	535	2	134.00–138.00	$136.02	$728	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	283	3	138.00–148.00	$144.59	$409	—
335–345	340	2	132.00–140.00	$136.06	$463	—
355–395	378	5	120.00–130.00	$124.90	$472	-8.55
413–449	419	11	120.00–128.00	$124.21	$520	—
501–534	525	16	110.00–119.00	$116.14	$610	+4.42
555–570	563	3	103.00–108.00	$105.31	$593	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
351–395	380	4	110.00–118.00	$114.44	$435	—
401–449	430	11	110.00–118.00	$114.03	$490	-0.95
451–485	465	7	110.00–117.00	$112.08	$521	—
501–545	517	4	100.00–105.00	$102.00	$527	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
551–555	553	2	115.00–120.00	$117.51	$650	—
610–645	628	2	107.00–110.00	$108.54	$682	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–430	422	7	135.00–143.00	$139.41	$588	+6.28
455–485	477	9	123.00–133.00	$127.41	$608	-1.01
501–540	506	10	115.00–125.00	$120.46	$610	+5.21

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–305	304	3	150.00–155.00	$151.65	$461	—
351–395	384	5	150.00–155.00	$152.25	$585	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1205	1069	80-85%	11	55.00–62.00	$57.96	$620	+10.75
1050–1175	1114	80-85%	11	49.00–54.00	$51.29	$571	-4.23

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1130	934	85-90%	7	42.00–49.00	$45.36	$424	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–1465	1368	75-80%	2	48.00–55.00	$51.75	$708	—
1280–1610	1445	75-80%	5	60.00–65.00	$62.27	$900	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1520–2110	1815	2	77.00–78.00	$77.58	$1,408	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
985–1195	1063	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	50.00–57.00	$54.41	$578
920–1505	1172	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	63.00–76.00	$67.02	$785

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1220–1295	1247	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	630.00–820.00	$728.41	—

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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.