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Moultrie Livestock Market Report

Moultrie, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 8, 2021

475 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.56/cwt +11.19 vs last sale · ≈ $732/hd at 521 lb · 43 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $138.78/cwt +6.75 vs last sale · ≈ $526/hd at 379 lb · 21 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $135.89/cwt +11.81 vs last sale · ≈ $567/hd at 417 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 475 377 345
Feeder cattle 361 332 268
Slaughter cattle 91 32 56
Replacement cattle 23 13 21

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–340 327 10 170.00–179.00 $177.55 $581 —
405–427 425 10 168.00–170.00 $168.19 $715 +6.07
470–499 477 16 153.00–163.00 $161.65 $771 -1.12
605–620 607 8 140.00–144.00 $143.49 $871 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510–547 521 11 119.00–127.00 $122.92 $640 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
421–449 427 5 173.00–180.00 $174.47 $745 —
555–570 562 3 145.00–155.00 $150.66 $847 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
292–299 293 6 140.00–143.00 $140.51 $412 +6.81
355–390 379 21 135.00–140.00 $138.78 $526 +6.75
410–440 417 21 130.00–138.00 $135.89 $567 +11.81
480–499 490 8 122.00–129.00 $126.36 $619 +2.80
515–530 520 3 115.00–125.00 $121.60 $632 —
575–599 587 2 112.00–120.00 $115.92 $680 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–468 467 9 135.00–144.00 $143.02 $668 +12.04
520–549 521 43 132.00–141.00 $140.56 $732 +11.19
655–685 670 2 115.00–120.00 $117.44 $787 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
304–345 313 15 125.00–135.00 $129.39 $405 —
374–390 378 6 125.00–130.00 $126.18 $477 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–285 280 8 170.00–178.00 $172.20 $482 —
355–385 376 7 170.00–178.00 $175.17 $659 +13.38
411–435 415 12 166.00–170.00 $166.70 $692 +11.61
523–525 524 3 132.00–139.00 $136.66 $716 —
585–588 587 5 122.00–125.00 $123.20 $723 -4.08
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–365 358 3 180.00–183.00 $181.02 $648 -0.98
515–520 518 2 147.00–150.00 $148.49 $769 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–370 363 2 165.00–168.00 $166.53 $605 +16.56
410–445 428 2 155.00–160.00 $157.40 $674 +17.40

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1160 1055 80-85% 17 52.00–59.00 $55.33 $584 +0.75
1085–1265 1195 80-85% 13 60.00–67.00 $62.62 $748 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1395 1337 75-80% 3 52.00–58.00 $55.24 $739 —
1250–1720 1446 75-80% 19 59.00–66.00 $62.82 $908 —
1325–1750 1519 75-80% 7 67.00–69.00 $67.95 $1,032 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–1085 951 85-90% 7 44.00–51.00 $46.94 $446 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1710 1402 3 75.00–81.00 $76.84 $1,077 —
1860 1860 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,693 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
920–1155 1070 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 62.00–87.00 $73.52 $787
1005–1240 1123 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 54.00–60.00 $57.31 $644
1070–1645 1358 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 66.00–70.00 $67.58 $918

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1050–1100 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,075.00–1,150.00 $1,113.37 —

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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.