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Moultrie Livestock Market Report

Moultrie, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 21, 2022

326 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $135.14/cwt -7.23 vs last sale · ≈ $582/hd at 431 lb · 23 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $142.73/cwt ≈ $664/hd at 465 lb · 11 head
light 5-weight M&L 3 steers $158.52/cwt +6.03 vs last sale · ≈ $826/hd at 521 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 326 406 146
Feeder cattle 236 232 126
Slaughter cattle 59 159 13
Replacement cattle 31 15 7

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403–420 406 5 172.00–178.00 $176.76 $718 —
501–524 521 11 157.00–165.00 $158.52 $826 +6.03
605–620 616 5 145.00–150.00 $146.59 $903 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–330 317 9 140.00–145.00 $141.16 $447 —
420–440 431 23 134.00–137.00 $135.14 $582 -7.23
459–490 482 6 125.00–130.00 $127.83 $616 —
620–648 634 8 117.00–125.00 $120.10 $761 -3.96
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–473 465 11 140.00–145.00 $142.73 $664 —
551–570 554 10 136.00–138.00 $137.49 $762 -2.51

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
601–615 613 8 140.00–144.00 $143.51 $880 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–372 364 3 170.00–177.00 $173.96 $633 +2.23
401–420 408 4 160.00–167.00 $164.20 $670 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–370 368 2 190.00–192.00 $190.99 $703 —
455–460 458 2 172.00–177.00 $174.49 $799 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1285 1234 80-85% 4 69.00–74.00 $70.55 $871 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1780–1825 1803 2 93.00–97.00 $95.02 $1,713 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
890–935 915 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 65.00–67.00 $65.99 $604
960–1005 984 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 90.00–115.00 $106.35 $1,046
940–1140 1054 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 77.00–92.00 $83.84 $884

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950–1070 974 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 625.00–750.00 $722.54 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1015 1015 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,175.00–1,200.00 $1,187.50 +296.09

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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.