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Moultrie Livestock Market Report

Moultrie, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 14, 2022

154 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $153.80/cwt ≈ $675/hd at 439 lb · 12 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $153.31/cwt ≈ $598/hd at 390 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 154 241 186
Feeder cattle 123 163 131
Slaughter cattle 27 56 40
Replacement cattle 4 22 15

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 lightly tested, bull calves 4.00 higher, replacement cows steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–480 475 8 175.00–185.00 $181.77 $863 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387–395 390 12 150.00–155.00 $153.31 $598 —
415–425 418 7 140.00–142.00 $141.42 $591 —
510–540 525 2 132.00–135.00 $133.46 $701 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356–378 373 6 160.00–162.00 $161.35 $602 —
430–449 439 12 150.00–157.00 $153.80 $675 —
510–540 525 2 145.00–149.00 $146.94 $771 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
501–534 519 9 156.00–159.00 $157.29 $816 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–440 439 5 180.00–182.00 $180.40 $792 +6.62
460–480 469 5 165.00–170.00 $167.36 $785 —
575–585 580 4 152.00–155.00 $153.49 $890 —
605–608 608 6 135.00–140.00 $139.17 $846 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–349 347 4 190.00–200.00 $192.45 $668 +15.82
351–370 365 4 180.00–182.00 $180.48 $659 —
410–415 414 5 170.00–175.00 $174.01 $720 +7.45

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910 910 85-90% 1 67.00 $67.00 $610 +11.66
740–1065 933 85-90% 3 55.00–58.00 $56.67 $529 +1.33
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445–1530 1473 75-80% 3 62.00–68.00 $65.92 $971 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1210 1178 80-85% 2 63.00–69.00 $66.08 $778 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1935 1575 5 80.00–83.00 $81.53 $1,284 —
1540–2325 1933 2 91.00–92.00 $91.60 $1,771 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
875 875 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 95.00 $95.00 $831
955–1165 1060 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 68.00–69.00 $68.55 $727

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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.