Moultrie Livestock Market Report

Moultrie, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 31, 2022

247 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $174.43/cwt ≈ $897/hd at 514 lb · 21 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $144.31/cwt -0.27 vs last sale · ≈ $752/hd at 521 lb · 20 head

light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $144.32/cwt +3.53 vs last sale · ≈ $599/hd at 415 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	247	307	178
Feeder cattle	193	250	133
Slaughter cattle	49	53	36
Replacement cattle	5	4	9

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385–388	388	6	212.00–215.00	$212.50	$824	—
501–549	514	21	170.00–176.00	$174.43	$897	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
401–406	404	3	180.00–190.00	$183.31	$741	—
651–670	657	11	147.00–154.00	$152.24	$1,000	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
501–532	521	20	140.00–148.00	$144.31	$752	-0.27
655–670	662	5	130.00–137.00	$134.79	$892	—
775–790	783	2	107.00–115.00	$111.04	$869	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
401–445	415	20	137.00–147.00	$144.32	$599	+3.53
505–545	525	4	125.00–135.00	$130.00	$682	-5.17

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
501–516	513	9	150.00–153.00	$152.35	$782	—
715–749	732	2	131.00–137.00	$133.93	$980	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–395	375	5	180.00–190.00	$182.11	$683	—
401–405	403	7	165.00–175.00	$170.69	$688	+7.47
451–460	455	7	150.00–155.00	$152.17	$692	—
501–540	520	8	140.00–148.00	$144.26	$750	-4.89
563–595	573	4	135.00–138.00	$136.99	$785	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1590	1491	75-80%	16	83.00–90.00	$86.17	$1,285	-5.83
1385–1695	1535	75-80%	3	80.00–82.00	$81.03	$1,244	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1240	1119	80-85%	5	76.00–82.00	$79.32	$888	—
1025–1280	1196	80-85%	7	83.00–90.00	$86.23	$1,031	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–975	963	85-90%	4	61.00–67.00	$63.46	$611	-10.14
955–1005	980	85-90%	2	75.00–78.00	$76.54	$750	+2.94

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1600–1680	1640	2	95.00–102.00	$98.41	$1,614	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
885	885	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	100.00	$100.00	$885
915–1100	1008	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	75.00–110.00	$90.89	$916

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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
1395	1395	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—

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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.