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Moultrie Livestock Market Report

Moultrie, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 16, 2020

187 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 187 345 189
Feeder cattle 119 268 158
Slaughter cattle 68 56 31
Replacement cattle — 21 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls lightly tested, steer calves steady, heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves steady to 4.00 lower, replacement cows lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
551–580 562 3 130.00–138.00 $133.41 $750 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–525 517 3 133.00–140.00 $136.30 $705 +0.28

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–435 419 9 120.00–130.00 $125.23 $525 +1.02
460–499 483 3 115.00–123.00 $119.34 $576 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–375 373 2 140.00–143.00 $141.51 $528 —
405–435 425 5 132.00–135.00 $133.77 $569 —
451–460 456 2 130.00–133.00 $131.51 $600 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–395 388 2 120.00–123.00 $121.53 $472 +7.09
401–435 418 2 110.00–115.00 $112.60 $471 -1.43
451–480 466 2 103.00–110.00 $106.61 $497 -5.47
505–525 515 2 102.00–107.00 $104.55 $538 +2.55

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–285 283 2 140.00–148.00 $143.96 $407 —
451–485 467 5 115.00–125.00 $118.06 $551 -9.35
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451–455 453 2 150.00–155.00 $152.51 $691 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
401–410 406 2 150.00–153.00 $151.52 $615 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1255 1112 80-85% 6 57.00–63.00 $58.01 $645 +6.72
1030–1280 1151 80-85% 10 49.00–55.00 $51.71 $595 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1725 1495 75-80% 12 51.00–56.00 $54.12 $809 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1075 1005 85-90% 3 45.00–50.00 $47.28 $475 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–2005 1695 9 73.00–79.00 $75.82 $1,285 —
1950–2050 2000 3 83.00–86.00 $84.35 $1,687 —

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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.