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Moultrie Livestock Market Report

Moultrie, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 2, 2022

213 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $135.61/cwt -10.45 vs last sale · ≈ $507/hd at 374 lb · 26 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 3 bulls $123.32/cwt ≈ $709/hd at 575 lb · 15 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.31/cwt ≈ $659/hd at 463 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 213 189 0
Feeder cattle 158 134 0
Slaughter cattle 33 31 0
Replacement cattle 22 24 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451–453 453 5 155.00–157.00 $156.60 $709 —
565–570 568 2 140.00–147.00 $143.48 $815 -1.49

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–326 323 8 148.00–150.00 $149.77 $484 —
360–395 374 26 130.00–138.00 $135.61 $507 -10.45
601–615 610 4 120.00–130.00 $127.25 $776 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
461–473 463 13 142.00–144.00 $142.31 $659 —
553–570 556 5 138.00–146.00 $144.36 $803 —
728–738 732 8 134.00–140.00 $138.13 $1,011 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–338 332 4 140.00–143.00 $142.29 $472 —
355–390 371 8 120.00–127.00 $123.07 $457 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351–380 364 3 150.00–155.00 $152.27 $554 +3.95
561–593 575 15 120.00–130.00 $123.32 $709 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
551–580 573 10 131.00–140.00 $134.31 $770 -0.12
651–665 658 2 116.00–120.00 $118.02 $777 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490–1820 1660 75-80% 4 52.00–59.00 $55.14 $915 —
1535–1725 1662 75-80% 3 61.00–62.00 $61.69 $1,025 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1140 1088 80-85% 2 68.00–69.00 $68.48 $745 —
1145–1290 1213 80-85% 4 57.00–64.00 $60.51 $734 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705–1100 879 85-90% 4 50.00–55.00 $53.07 $466 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510 1510 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,268 —
2315 2315 1 99.00 $99.00 $2,292 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
640–1110 895 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 60.00–67.00 $65.33 $585
970 970 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 81.00 $81.00 $786
1175–1285 1230 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 67.00–80.00 $73.79 $908

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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
980–1130 1080 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 800.00–825.00 $807.56 —

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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.