Moultrie Livestock Market Report

Moultrie, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 17, 2022

426 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $143.31/cwt ≈ $755/hd at 527 lb · 65 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $163.83/cwt ≈ $939/hd at 573 lb · 35 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 2 steers $147.95/cwt ≈ $1,005/hd at 679 lb · 23 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	426	363	200
Feeder cattle	313	306	184
Slaughter cattle	88	55	16
Replacement cattle	25	2	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls lightly tested, steer calves and heifer calves lightly tested, bull calves steady, replacement cows 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
401–449	421	18	173.00–182.00	$175.88	$740	—
512–543	534	21	166.00–170.00	$168.37	$899	—
552–599	573	35	160.00–167.00	$163.83	$939	—
651–699	679	23	145.00–152.00	$147.95	$1,005	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–365	359	17	150.00–158.00	$152.65	$548	—
503–549	527	65	140.00–148.00	$143.31	$755	—
665–670	667	3	120.00–127.00	$122.99	$820	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
501–526	509	6	130.00–138.00	$136.17	$693	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
351–395	357	8	160.00–169.00	$166.89	$596	—
551–580	562	7	130.00–140.00	$134.62	$757	+5.14

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
351–367	358	5	170.00–180.00	$175.37	$628	-0.44
701–735	720	5	120.00–130.00	$124.39	$896	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1640	1475	75-80%	19	85.00–92.00	$87.57	$1,292	—
1350–1615	1534	75-80%	15	78.00–84.00	$80.79	$1,239	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–880	820	85-90%	2	93.00–97.00	$94.85	$778	—
725–1050	887	85-90%	21	71.00–78.00	$74.81	$664	—
900–920	910	85-90%	2	83.00–87.00	$85.02	$774	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125	1125	80-85%	1	99.00	$99.00	$1,114	—
1030–1260	1135	80-85%	10	83.00–90.00	$86.87	$986	—
1155–1160	1158	80-85%	3	76.00–82.00	$80.01	$927	-3.21

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1490	1250	3	91.00–98.00	$95.11	$1,189	—
1680–1770	1733	3	107.00–110.00	$108.65	$1,883	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
940	940	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	61.00	$61.00	$573
810–1440	1172	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	73.00–86.00	$78.83	$924
1065–1440	1253	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	77.00–84.00	$79.98	$1,002

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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
850–1240	1015	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	650.00–950.00	$746.16	—

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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.