Moultrie Livestock Market Report

Moultrie, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 5, 2021

This is an archived report. See the latest Moultrie Livestock report →

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $121.41/cwt -0.09 vs last sale · ≈ $653/hd at 538 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	203	452	134
Feeder cattle	164	301	115
Slaughter cattle	22	80	19
Replacement cattle	17	71	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls steady, steer calves and heifer calves steady, bull calves 2.00 to 4.00 lower, replacement cows steady.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–499	483	7	135.00–141.00	$140.04	$676	+1.43
515–545	530	2	127.00–135.00	$130.89	$694	—
555–599	588	4	122.00–132.00	$127.80	$751	—
660–675	668	2	115.00–118.00	$116.48	$778	—
760–780	770	2	102.00–110.00	$106.05	$817	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
451–470	461	2	115.00–125.00	$119.90	$553	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525–545	538	10	118.00–122.00	$121.41	$653	-0.09
568–580	570	5	117.00–120.00	$117.61	$670	+1.40
628–635	629	9	111.00–115.00	$113.55	$714	—
655–680	668	2	107.00–113.00	$110.06	$735	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
402–425	412	4	120.00–128.00	$124.55	$513	-1.45
451–495	479	8	115.00–125.00	$121.02	$580	-3.37
502–535	517	9	110.00–117.00	$115.14	$595	—
565–599	578	3	107.00–113.00	$109.94	$635	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–499	472	4	105.00–110.00	$107.92	$509	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	335	4	140.00–148.00	$144.51	$484	-0.71
360–395	371	4	132.00–140.00	$135.95	$504	-3.61
455–495	481	4	125.00–129.00	$126.47	$608	-1.77
535–545	538	3	110.00–120.00	$113.37	$610	-13.96
570–580	574	5	110.00–115.00	$112.02	$643	-5.97
715–730	723	2	90.00–98.00	$94.04	$680	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
401–430	418	6	133.00–143.00	$135.61	$567	—
470–485	480	8	130.00–138.00	$133.26	$640	-2.50

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–1175	1068	80-85%	2	60.00–67.00	$63.85	$682	+7.41
1135–1265	1195	80-85%	4	53.00–55.00	$54.47	$651	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–1600	1388	75-80%	4	65.00–69.00	$66.16	$918	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
2170	2170	1	93.00	$93.00	$2,018	—

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1070–1105	1088	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	60.00–65.00	$62.54	$680

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
815–1055	907	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,000.00–1,075.00	$1,033.13	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
895–1140	1053	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	850.00–975.00	$912.10	—

↑ Back to top

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.