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Moultrie Livestock Market Report

Moultrie, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 11, 2021

290 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $137.27/cwt +0.43 vs last sale · ≈ $597/hd at 435 lb · 22 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $149.07/cwt -5.42 vs last sale · ≈ $723/hd at 485 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 290 328 284
Feeder cattle 263 291 275
Slaughter cattle 27 22 9
Replacement cattle — 15 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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
325–330 326 4 165.00–170.00 $166.26 $542 —
405–443 434 5 152.00–162.00 $155.50 $675 -10.46
460–499 485 10 145.00–155.00 $149.07 $723 -5.42
510–525 517 3 140.00–148.00 $144.29 $746 -1.58
605–635 612 6 133.00–143.00 $136.65 $836 +1.41
651–695 674 8 128.00–134.00 $130.62 $880 -1.65
715–745 725 4 124.00–131.00 $128.21 $930 —
751–785 768 9 122.00–130.00 $125.32 $962 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–349 333 3 153.00–163.00 $159.51 $531 —
525–535 533 4 130.00–139.00 $134.77 $718 -2.49
615–649 636 5 125.00–131.00 $129.21 $822 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–425 411 8 163.00–167.00 $163.76 $673 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–446 435 22 135.00–141.00 $137.27 $597 +0.43
510–527 523 4 123.00–133.00 $125.44 $656 -1.88
605–635 620 3 107.00–117.00 $112.98 $700 +3.28
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 325 4 125.00–135.00 $130.31 $424 -8.08
362–395 372 5 125.00–135.00 $129.38 $481 -11.23
401–430 417 7 125.00–132.00 $128.39 $535 +6.95
490–495 493 5 120.00–125.00 $123.40 $608 +5.02
560–590 582 8 105.00–115.00 $109.64 $638 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413–449 420 5 143.00–147.00 $146.15 $614 +3.16
733–749 739 5 107.00–109.00 $108.19 $800 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–449 431 4 140.00–145.00 $142.20 $613 -0.77
485–499 491 8 130.00–135.00 $131.39 $645 —
505–535 520 2 115.00–123.00 $118.88 $618 -5.14
605–615 610 2 112.00–115.00 $113.51 $692 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–398 381 5 162.00–170.00 $164.98 $629 +4.41
555–585 575 4 125.00–131.00 $127.46 $733 +3.92

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1095 1062 80-85% 3 56.00–58.00 $56.62 $601 -2.96
980–1145 1064 80-85% 12 65.00–72.00 $69.14 $736 +9.56

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2040 2040 1 104.00 $104.00 $2,122 —

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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.