Moultrie Livestock Market Report

Moultrie, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 18, 2022

420 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $156.13/cwt ≈ $523/hd at 335 lb · 17 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 2 steers $144.01/cwt ≈ $997/hd at 692 lb · 13 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 bulls $162.59/cwt ≈ $593/hd at 365 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	420	290	300
Feeder cattle	288	256	235
Slaughter cattle	94	34	45
Replacement cattle	38	—	20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls steady, steer calves and heifer calves steady to 2.00 lower, bull calves lightly tested, replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–385	380	3	162.00–165.00	$162.97	$619	—
402–440	409	10	154.00–162.00	$155.60	$636	-10.03
470–480	475	2	150.00–155.00	$152.53	$725	-5.01
504–515	508	12	145.00–150.00	$148.57	$755	—
575–595	585	2	140.00–150.00	$144.91	$848	—
620–640	623	6	140.00–143.00	$142.49	$888	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
452–490	463	5	160.00–169.00	$165.68	$767	+2.95
605–643	624	12	150.00–157.00	$153.39	$957	—
670–695	692	13	140.00–145.00	$144.01	$997	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–225	220	2	170.00–180.00	$174.89	$385	—
315–345	335	17	150.00–160.00	$156.13	$523	—
402–430	415	9	145.00–155.00	$152.70	$634	—
451–495	464	7	142.00–148.00	$146.03	$678	-8.84
505–525	517	9	137.00–146.00	$144.88	$749	-4.25
610–645	619	10	120.00–125.00	$122.31	$757	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–393	376	7	145.00–150.00	$148.04	$557	+9.12
402–447	434	11	140.00–145.00	$143.27	$622	+1.51
593–595	594	3	126.00–130.00	$127.34	$756	+4.31

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–470	463	6	150.00–154.00	$152.35	$705	—
520–535	533	6	147.00–151.00	$150.35	$801	—
655–665	658	4	120.00–125.00	$121.26	$798	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–380	365	12	159.00–163.00	$162.59	$593	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–205 value added	202	6	240.00–250.00	$244.96	$495	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355–1475	1422	75-80%	24	74.00–81.00	$78.34	$1,114	—
1330–1595	1455	75-80%	15	82.00–89.00	$84.27	$1,226	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1290	1218	80-85%	8	74.00–79.00	$76.23	$928	—
1185–1285	1232	80-85%	24	80.00–87.00	$83.17	$1,025	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–1045	953	85-90%	7	65.00–69.00	$67.15	$640	—
965–975	968	85-90%	3	72.00–75.00	$73.99	$716	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
990–1295	1111	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	65.00–86.00	$79.99	$889
775–1445	1127	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	68.00–81.00	$73.34	$827
920–1445	1129	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	64.00–88.00	$77.71	$877

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
955–1210	1090	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	975.00–1,200.00	$1,088.53	—

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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.