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Moultrie Livestock Market Report

Moultrie, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 26, 2022

189 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $134.56/cwt +9.93 vs last sale · ≈ $634/hd at 471 lb · 19 head
light 5-weight M&L 3 heifers $122.35/cwt ≈ $645/hd at 527 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 189 169 303
Feeder cattle 134 133 242
Slaughter cattle 31 30 33
Replacement cattle 24 6 28

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555–590 569 5 160.00–170.00 $164.33 $935 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570–590 575 4 142.00–146.00 $144.97 $834 +6.51
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–420 415 2 160.00–165.00 $162.47 $674 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468–495 471 19 130.00–138.00 $134.56 $634 +9.93
520–543 527 13 120.00–127.00 $122.35 $645 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–390 372 7 140.00–149.00 $146.06 $543 +1.60

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440–445 443 2 160.00–162.00 $160.99 $713 —
551–580 562 4 130.00–138.00 $134.43 $755 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–393 390 6 146.00–152.00 $148.32 $578 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451–460 456 2 155.00–165.00 $159.95 $729 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1280 1133 80-85% 6 64.00–68.00 $65.46 $742 +1.16
1090–1215 1159 80-85% 4 70.00–73.00 $71.02 $823 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745–925 839 85-90% 7 51.00–57.00 $52.84 $443 —
900–980 940 85-90% 2 62.00–65.00 $63.56 $597 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1365 1348 75-80% 2 68.00–71.00 $69.48 $937 —
1450 1450 75-80% 1 66.00 $66.00 $957 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1800 1800 2 85.00 $85.00 $1,530 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
890 890 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 85.00 $85.00 $756
890–915 903 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 71.00–87.00 $78.89 $712
780–1100 960 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 61.00–79.00 $68.21 $655

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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
1100–1370 1184 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 975.00–1,200.00 $1,099.70 +124.98

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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.