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Moultrie Livestock Market Report

Moultrie, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 19, 2022

169 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 3 steers $147.09/cwt ≈ $678/hd at 461 lb · 28 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 3 steers $138.46/cwt +3.14 vs last sale · ≈ $816/hd at 589 lb · 19 head
light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $132.33/cwt +0.05 vs last sale · ≈ $573/hd at 433 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 169 122 134
Feeder cattle 133 99 78
Slaughter cattle 30 18 34
Replacement cattle 6 5 22

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers, feeder heifers, and feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves mostly steady, heifer calves steady, bull calves lightly tested, replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451–488 461 28 145.00–150.00 $147.09 $678 —
588–599 589 19 134.00–139.00 $138.46 $816 +3.14
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–537 524 7 156.00–160.00 $157.76 $827 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–440 433 15 130.00–135.00 $132.33 $573 +0.05
451–465 456 8 120.00–127.00 $124.63 $568 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362–375 365 4 140.00–146.00 $144.46 $527 —
601–616 614 7 125.00–130.00 $125.70 $772 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
528–545 535 6 140.00–145.00 $142.31 $761 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630–645 636 5 120.00–125.00 $122.03 $776 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
401–420 406 4 140.00–145.00 $143.71 $583 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720–1220 854 85-90% 6 53.00–59.00 $55.84 $477 —
960–1145 1053 85-90% 2 60.00–64.00 $61.82 $651 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025 1025 80-85% 1 71.00 $71.00 $728 —
1000–1290 1145 80-85% 5 62.00–67.00 $64.30 $736 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385 1385 75-80% 1 62.00 $62.00 $859 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2220 2220 1 95.00 $95.00 $2,109 —

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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
1100–1305 1180 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 800.00–1,100.00 $974.72 —

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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.