Moultrie Livestock Market Report

Moultrie, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 24, 2022

307 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $144.58/cwt +1.27 vs last sale · ≈ $755/hd at 522 lb · 27 head

light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $140.79/cwt ≈ $569/hd at 404 lb · 19 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $184.80/cwt ≈ $747/hd at 404 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	307	426	265
Feeder cattle	250	313	233
Slaughter cattle	53	88	32
Replacement cattle	4	25	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows and bulls unevenly steady, feeder steers steady to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers and feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves lightly tested, heifer calves steady, bull calves steady to 2.00 higher, 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
485–495	488	14	165.00–170.00	$166.45	$812	—
510–540	535	6	152.00–155.00	$154.52	$827	—
601–623	619	5	140.00–149.00	$147.25	$911	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
353–360	355	4	197.00–202.00	$200.73	$713	—
567–572	570	8	167.00–170.00	$168.88	$963	+5.05

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
401–410	404	19	135.00–142.00	$140.79	$569	—
510–535	520	7	131.00–140.00	$135.17	$703	-1.00
551–590	563	12	125.00–135.00	$128.27	$722	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
501–549	522	27	140.00–150.00	$144.58	$755	+1.27

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–482	467	14	151.00–155.00	$153.40	$716	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
401–432	410	8	160.00–170.00	$163.22	$669	—
501–539	536	11	140.00–150.00	$149.15	$799	—
651–690	669	6	127.00–135.00	$132.30	$885	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	2	212.00–217.00	$214.50	$826	—
401–420	404	14	182.00–190.00	$184.80	$747	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–370	365	2	195.00–205.00	$200.07	$730	+24.70
415–449	428	7	170.00–177.00	$174.33	$746	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875	875	80-85%	1	95.00	$95.00	$831	—
1020–1170	1059	80-85%	15	71.00–78.00	$73.76	$781	—
1210–1275	1258	80-85%	5	81.00–86.00	$82.56	$1,039	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1025	921	85-90%	12	63.00–69.00	$66.10	$609	-18.92
965–985	973	85-90%	5	70.00–76.00	$73.60	$716	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–1505	1408	75-80%	3	82.00–89.00	$86.44	$1,217	—
1470	1470	75-80%	1	92.00	$92.00	$1,352	+4.43
1380–1735	1558	75-80%	2	80.00–81.00	$80.56	$1,255	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060	1060	1	91.00	$91.00	$965	—
1675–1770	1723	2	112.00–114.00	$113.03	$1,948	+4.38

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1160	1160	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	85.00	$85.00	$986
1175	1175	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	81.00	$81.00	$952

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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
1050–1080	1065	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	600.00–700.00	$649.30	—

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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.