Moultrie Livestock Market Report

Moultrie, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 20, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	134	268	167
Feeder cattle	78	190	129
Slaughter cattle	34	51	17
Replacement cattle	22	27	21

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls light tested, steer calves and bull calves steady, heifer calves unevenly steady, 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
405–443	428	5	155.00–165.00	$161.21	$690	—
530–535	532	3	140.00–148.00	$142.68	$759	—
605–625	615	2	128.00–130.00	$129.02	$793	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
351–385	356	7	138.00–143.00	$138.77	$494	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–398	395	6	125.00–130.00	$125.80	$497	-1.86
405–440	421	7	122.00–128.00	$126.19	$531	+1.96
475–485	482	5	115.00–121.00	$119.21	$575	+5.49

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465–499	475	4	123.00–127.00	$125.46	$596	-3.37
555–560	558	2	120.00–129.00	$124.52	$695	+2.60

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–349	325	3	122.00–127.00	$124.59	$405	+4.22

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–393	387	6	152.00–159.00	$157.93	$611	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–385	370	2	145.00–150.00	$147.60	$546	—
555–590	573	2	119.00–128.00	$123.36	$707	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–885	843	85-90%	2	51.00–54.00	$52.42	$442	—
845–1115	1025	85-90%	6	42.00–47.00	$44.73	$458	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1010	1003	80-85%	3	65.00–68.00	$67.01	$672	—
955–1225	1111	80-85%	5	50.00–55.00	$51.86	$576	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1335	1290	75-80%	2	54.00–58.00	$55.93	$721	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
970–985	977	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	77.00–81.00	$79.34	$775
1035–1440	1260	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	58.00–69.00	$62.74	$791

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
715–1570	1238	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	51.00–67.00	$58.02	$718

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1475–1600	1542	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	825.00–925.00	$858.51	—

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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.