Moultrie Livestock Market Report

Moultrie, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 28, 2022

282 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 3 bulls $134.63/cwt ≈ $726/hd at 539 lb · 11 head

light 5-weight M&L 3 heifers $122.37/cwt ≈ $624/hd at 510 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	282	326	181
Feeder cattle	104	236	154
Slaughter cattle	178	59	27
Replacement cattle	—	31	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510–545	525	3	142.00–150.00	$146.24	$768	-12.28
652–685	677	4	130.00–135.00	$133.80	$906	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–349	340	2	199.00–205.00	$201.92	$687	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–342	313	5	135.00–140.00	$137.36	$430	-3.80
501–515	510	10	120.00–130.00	$122.37	$624	—
651–674	656	5	112.00–116.00	$115.18	$756	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520–527	521	5	137.00–147.00	$139.02	$724	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–320	311	2	160.00–165.00	$162.42	$505	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–449	435	2	153.00–155.00	$154.03	$670	-10.17
530–549	539	11	130.00–140.00	$134.63	$726	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–383	377	2	180.00–185.00	$182.46	$688	—
401–435	424	3	164.00–167.00	$166.05	$704	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–342	311	4	210.00–220.00	$217.25	$676	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025	1025	80-85%	1	76.00	$76.00	$779	—
1035–1295	1144	80-85%	43	63.00–70.00	$65.96	$755	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1590	1427	75-80%	19	65.00–72.00	$68.12	$972	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–810	768	85-90%	2	70.00–77.00	$73.69	$566	—
775	775	85-90%	3	80.00	$80.00	$620	—
830–1065	972	85-90%	9	60.00–63.00	$61.16	$594	—

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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.