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Moultrie Livestock Market Report

Moultrie, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 4, 2021

328 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $129.74/cwt ≈ $624/hd at 481 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $127.32/cwt -1.54 vs last sale · ≈ $674/hd at 529 lb · 15 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 2 steers $132.27/cwt ≈ $903/hd at 683 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 328 330 237
Feeder cattle 291 259 203
Slaughter cattle 22 44 23
Replacement cattle 15 27 11

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend available.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
401–418 410 8 164.00–168.00 $165.96 $680 —
455–468 462 8 154.00–155.00 $154.49 $714 +4.32
515–530 525 10 143.00–150.00 $145.87 $766 —
562–570 564 8 140.00–143.00 $142.12 $802 +4.15
601–645 621 10 130.00–140.00 $135.24 $840 —
665–690 683 12 129.00–136.00 $132.27 $903 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–448 439 5 145.00–155.00 $150.70 $662 —
480–487 485 5 135.00–145.00 $140.01 $679 —
520–543 538 5 130.00–139.00 $137.26 $738 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423–430 424 7 130.00–138.00 $136.84 $580 +0.47
471–499 481 16 128.00–130.00 $129.74 $624 —
522–540 529 15 125.00–128.00 $127.32 $674 -1.54
610–649 626 8 107.00–117.00 $109.70 $687 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
401–413 407 4 142.00–144.00 $142.99 $582 —
551–574 571 7 124.00–126.00 $125.72 $718 —
670–686 681 7 117.00–124.00 $122.03 $831 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–325 311 5 135.00–145.00 $138.39 $430 +15.75
355–380 371 7 135.00–145.00 $140.61 $522 —
410–445 431 3 118.00–128.00 $121.44 $523 —
460–470 463 3 115.00–125.00 $118.38 $548 -1.36

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–398 387 6 158.00–163.00 $160.57 $621 —
551–585 574 6 120.00–128.00 $123.54 $709 —
670–685 680 3 117.00–123.00 $121.03 $823 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–430 428 2 138.00–148.00 $142.97 $612 —
510–525 522 5 120.00–125.00 $124.02 $647 -1.75

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1195 1064 80-85% 5 57.00–63.00 $59.58 $634 -7.39
1115–1285 1206 80-85% 5 66.00–71.00 $67.62 $815 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1585 1491 75-80% 4 61.00–65.00 $62.24 $928 +3.34
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1115 1028 85-90% 3 51.00–54.00 $52.40 $539 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1870 1870 1 89.00 $89.00 $1,664 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
895–980 938 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 51.00–58.00 $54.34 $510
970–1280 1158 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 70.00–75.00 $72.81 $843

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1130–1320 1225 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 700.00–825.00 $757.65 —

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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.