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Moultrie Livestock Market Report

Moultrie, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 17, 2021

467 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 3 bulls $154.15/cwt -5.87 vs last sale · ≈ $515/hd at 334 lb · 14 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 3 bulls $149.54/cwt -2.98 vs last sale · ≈ $544/hd at 364 lb · 10 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $119.90/cwt ≈ $695/hd at 580 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 467 382 0
Feeder cattle 383 338 0
Slaughter cattle 39 37 0
Replacement cattle 45 7 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls steady, steer calves unevenly steady, heifer calves and bull calves steady to 3.00 lower, replacement cows steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–499 478 10 150.00–154.00 $152.60 $729 -2.40
505–543 538 8 141.00–145.00 $141.47 $761 —
595–597 596 5 137.00–140.00 $138.20 $824 +8.29
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–445 438 2 152.00–155.00 $153.53 $672 -0.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 273 5 130.00–140.00 $133.10 $363 ±0.00
301–340 327 6 130.00–140.00 $132.19 $432 -0.04
360–395 377 5 125.00–135.00 $130.19 $491 -2.60
405–435 426 7 122.00–130.00 $128.07 $546 -2.18
460–475 469 6 120.00–130.00 $127.86 $600 +1.04
505–532 519 2 117.00–125.00 $121.10 $629 -0.36
560–590 570 3 110.00–116.00 $113.93 $649 -3.53
615–620 618 3 105.00–110.00 $106.66 $659 -4.99
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–245 240 2 125.00–135.00 $130.10 $312 —
325–345 330 7 120.00–128.00 $125.52 $414 +0.81
360–380 372 9 110.00–120.00 $115.09 $428 -3.94
425–445 436 4 110.00–118.00 $114.52 $499 -1.05
510–545 523 3 105.00–113.00 $108.32 $567 —
580–585 583 2 100.00–105.00 $102.51 $598 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–215 212 3 165.00–168.00 $166.98 $354 —
410–425 417 6 135.00–140.00 $136.16 $568 —
579–590 580 10 119.00–120.00 $119.90 $695 —
615–645 628 3 115.00–120.00 $117.29 $737 —
655–665 660 2 112.00–116.00 $113.98 $752 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
201–230 220 3 150.00–160.00 $153.04 $337 —
310–340 334 14 150.00–160.00 $154.15 $515 -5.87
351–395 364 10 145.00–155.00 $149.54 $544 -2.98
405–445 428 8 143.00–153.00 $147.85 $633 -0.68
465–480 473 6 130.00–138.00 $133.81 $633 -7.28
551–590 569 3 110.00–118.00 $114.24 $650 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
401–420 414 3 155.00–158.00 $157.03 $650 —
460–470 466 5 145.00–150.00 $147.41 $687 -3.45
530–540 533 6 130.00–135.00 $133.31 $711 +0.24
555–560 558 5 120.00–130.00 $124.82 $696 +1.01
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–535 525 3 140.00–148.00 $142.57 $748 +3.02
601–615 605 4 125.00–128.00 $125.76 $761 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1540 1409 75-80% 5 58.00–60.00 $59.02 $832 —
1350–1755 1496 75-80% 8 50.00–57.00 $53.14 $795 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1250 1105 80-85% 11 52.00–59.00 $56.05 $619 -5.05

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1720 1500 4 81.00–88.00 $84.82 $1,272 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
955–1415 1185 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 60.00–73.00 $65.24 $773
880–1545 1249 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 16 51.00–62.00 $57.86 $723
1095–1710 1370 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 54.00–66.00 $58.47 $801

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1620–2075 1847 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 1,325.00–1,625.00 $1,453.56 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1550–1750 1642 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 1,025.00–1,300.00 $1,182.66 —

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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.