Moultrie Livestock Market Report

Moultrie, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 21, 2021

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light 4-weight M&L 3 steers $146.66/cwt ≈ $629/hd at 429 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	299	205	240
Feeder cattle	259	154	177
Slaughter cattle	25	29	34
Replacement cattle	15	22	29

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 3.00 to 5.00 lower, bull calves unevenly steady, replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–345	342	3	155.00–163.00	$160.31	$548	—
451–465	454	5	147.00–150.00	$147.61	$670	—
551–580	565	8	136.00–145.00	$138.82	$784	—
651–680	657	8	122.00–132.00	$126.60	$832	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–385	373	2	150.00–158.00	$153.87	$574	—
410–440	429	10	143.00–153.00	$146.66	$629	—
460–490	478	3	140.00–145.00	$142.29	$680	—
510–540	521	8	132.00–140.00	$136.85	$713	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290–295	293	2	132.00–135.00	$133.49	$391	—
405–445	435	5	130.00–138.00	$133.51	$581	-5.88
455–490	470	8	125.00–130.00	$126.66	$595	-1.47
555–558	558	7	119.00–123.00	$119.57	$667	-1.90
630–645	634	4	110.00–115.00	$113.73	$721	—
651–670	660	3	105.00–113.00	$109.36	$722	—
760–765	763	2	92.00–94.00	$93.00	$710	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	375	2	120.00–125.00	$122.63	$460	-14.69
435–440	438	3	115.00–123.00	$119.33	$523	-7.75

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–440	420	3	140.00–143.00	$141.05	$592	-2.15

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–315	306	3	160.00–163.00	$161.03	$493	+12.40
351–365	359	5	153.00–163.00	$156.96	$563	—
405–425	413	3	142.00–150.00	$145.64	$601	-0.72
460–470	465	4	132.00–140.00	$134.72	$626	-5.09
505–525	510	7	125.00–135.00	$132.24	$674	+2.22
575–590	580	5	115.00–123.00	$119.59	$694	+3.10

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–535	520	2	137.00–143.00	$139.91	$728	-3.08

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1485	1381	75-80%	5	60.00–62.00	$61.24	$846	—
1245–1800	1463	75-80%	14	52.00–59.00	$56.58	$828	-7.03

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1260–1335	1298	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	60.00–63.00	$61.54	$799
1170–1535	1390	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	56.00–63.00	$59.48	$827

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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.