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Moultrie Livestock Market Report

Moultrie, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 12, 2022

122 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $132.28/cwt ≈ $564/hd at 426 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 122 319 268
Feeder cattle 99 177 190
Slaughter cattle 18 125 51
Replacement cattle 5 17 27

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540–549 545 2 150.00–157.00 $153.47 $836 —
630–649 640 4 141.00–147.00 $144.04 $922 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
551–560 554 3 132.00–137.00 $135.32 $750 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 426 10 130.00–137.00 $132.28 $564 —
501–515 504 5 125.00–128.00 $126.60 $638 +1.51
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348–349 348 4 160.00–162.00 $160.50 $559 —
410–440 425 2 140.00–142.00 $141.04 $599 -11.65
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
401–405 403 2 150.00–152.00 $151.00 $609 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
601–605 603 4 115.00–120.00 $117.51 $709 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770 770 85-90% 1 77.00 $77.00 $593 —
790–1175 983 85-90% 2 58.00–62.00 $59.61 $586 -0.91
990–1125 1035 85-90% 4 50.00–54.00 $52.46 $543 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1235 1193 80-85% 2 60.00–63.00 $61.45 $733 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1550 1550 75-80% 1 67.00 $67.00 $1,038 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425–1645 1535 2 90.00–91.00 $90.46 $1,389 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1130 1130 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,040

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1430 1430 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —

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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.