Moultrie Livestock Market Report

Moultrie, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 19, 2021

300 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 2 steers $122.17/cwt ≈ $779/hd at 638 lb · 28 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $133.46/cwt ≈ $778/hd at 583 lb · 22 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	300	255	280
Feeder cattle	235	179	242
Slaughter cattle	45	48	24
Replacement cattle	20	28	14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls steady to 4.00 higher, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls steady, steer calves steady, heifer calves and bull calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465–496	487	7	144.00–145.00	$144.27	$703	—
501–535	527	4	137.00–140.00	$137.71	$726	-1.39
552–599	583	22	131.00–138.00	$133.46	$778	—
705–736	729	8	112.00–118.00	$114.24	$833	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	330	2	142.00–150.00	$146.18	$482	—
475–480	477	3	137.00–140.00	$138.01	$658	—
558–595	564	7	120.00–130.00	$127.87	$721	—
633–647	638	28	120.00–125.00	$122.17	$779	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
401–405	403	2	133.00–143.00	$137.98	$556	—
455–490	467	3	120.00–125.00	$123.25	$576	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–340	323	4	128.00–135.00	$132.05	$427	+7.71
360–390	380	3	122.00–130.00	$125.55	$477	+5.35
451–475	460	3	115.00–125.00	$119.93	$552	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510–530	514	5	117.00–119.00	$118.59	$610	-4.83

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–245	242	3	120.00–130.00	$123.24	$298	-2.43
405–435	420	2	110.00–118.00	$114.14	$479	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–370	366	4	137.00–147.00	$142.28	$521	—
401–440	417	9	135.00–145.00	$137.69	$574	+1.67
475–485	483	5	125.00–135.00	$131.23	$634	—
551–595	577	3	112.00–122.00	$116.21	$671	+1.18

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515–530	523	2	125.00–128.00	$126.52	$662	—
651–655	652	3	110.00–113.00	$111.00	$724	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–375	372	3	125.00–135.00	$131.64	$490	-10.08

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1260	1152	80-85%	17	62.00–69.00	$65.16	$751	—
1085–1205	1167	80-85%	5	51.00–58.00	$54.43	$635	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
801–1010	928	85-90%	5	50.00–56.00	$53.68	$498	+2.43

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1620	1438	75-80%	5	71.00–73.00	$72.18	$1,038	+4.15

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1970	1563	2	87.00–89.00	$88.26	$1,380	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1090–1570	1324	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	60.00–71.00	$66.46	$880

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1340–1380	1360	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	90.00–91.00	$90.49	$1,231
1435–1485	1458	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	75.00–95.00	$84.24	$1,228

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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.