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Moultrie Livestock Market Report

Moultrie, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 28, 2021

452 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $126.00/cwt -7.51 vs last sale · ≈ $530/hd at 421 lb · 19 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $124.39/cwt -2.27 vs last sale · ≈ $595/hd at 478 lb · 18 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 3 bulls $139.56/cwt -17.40 vs last sale · ≈ $521/hd at 373 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 452 299 190
Feeder cattle 301 259 166
Slaughter cattle 80 25 24
Replacement cattle 71 15 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
454–475 462 8 138.00–139.00 $138.61 $640 -9.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351–380 361 3 127.00–130.00 $128.95 $466 —
401–425 421 19 125.00–128.00 $126.00 $530 -7.51
460–499 478 18 120.00–125.00 $124.39 $595 -2.27
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 323 10 120.00–128.00 $122.51 $396 —
351–360 355 5 115.00–125.00 $120.39 $427 -2.24
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520–523 522 4 120.00–122.00 $121.50 $634 —
551–573 568 4 115.00–120.00 $116.21 $660 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–349 326 8 140.00–150.00 $145.22 $473 -15.81
355–385 373 14 135.00–145.00 $139.56 $521 -17.40
401–420 411 9 133.00–140.00 $135.87 $558 -9.77
451–495 468 7 122.00–132.00 $128.24 $600 -6.48
505–530 516 8 125.00–130.00 $127.33 $657 -4.91
555–580 572 6 117.00–120.00 $117.99 $675 -1.60
610–640 619 5 105.00–114.00 $107.19 $664 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–470 463 4 135.00–138.00 $135.76 $629 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1665 1497 75-80% 15 70.00–75.00 $71.10 $1,064 +14.52
1330–1815 1559 75-80% 26 62.00–69.00 $65.46 $1,021 —
1300–1785 1568 75-80% 3 52.00–59.00 $55.48 $870 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1205 1068 80-85% 11 53.00–59.00 $56.44 $603 —
1015–1285 1208 80-85% 8 60.00–65.00 $62.86 $759 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1040 966 85-90% 4 51.00–57.00 $53.76 $519 —
850–1180 1015 85-90% 2 45.00–48.00 $46.26 $470 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1830 1590 2 75.00–77.00 $76.15 $1,211 —
1905–2315 2063 3 81.00–88.00 $83.62 $1,725 —
2065 2065 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,962 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
935–1200 1073 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 14 54.00–72.00 $63.30 $679
920–1325 1118 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 58.00–70.00 $64.31 $719
1015–1475 1198 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 18 61.00–81.00 $70.08 $840

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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.