Moultrie Livestock Market Report

Moultrie, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 8, 2023

332 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 2-weight M&L 3 heifers $170.42/cwt ≈ $447/hd at 262 lb · 27 head

light 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $175.03/cwt ≈ $558/hd at 319 lb · 23 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $161.67/cwt -9.41 vs last sale · ≈ $703/hd at 435 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	332	309	103
Feeder cattle	293	263	81
Slaughter cattle	32	29	16
Replacement cattle	7	17	6

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls 3.00 to 5.00 lower, Feeder Steers and Steer Calves 2.00 to 3.00 higher, Feeder Bulls and Bull Calves mostly steady, Feeder Heifers and Heifer Calves lightly tested, Replacement Cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	6	220.00–225.00	$222.17	$733	—
400–440	418	9	200.00–210.00	$206.46	$863	—
578–585	580	7	174.00–181.00	$178.98	$1,038	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
324–325	324	10	200.00–205.00	$201.30	$652	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–475	465	2	192.00–200.00	$195.91	$911	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
372–386	382	11	170.00–178.00	$175.42	$670	—
420–436	435	13	161.00–170.00	$161.67	$703	-9.41
467–475	468	10	160.00–165.00	$164.49	$770	—
515–535	526	12	155.00–165.00	$162.38	$854	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302–328	319	23	170.00–180.00	$175.03	$558	—
355–380	368	13	162.00–170.00	$166.77	$614	—
465–495	483	4	150.00–160.00	$154.15	$745	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	262	27	170.00–180.00	$170.42	$447	—
314–325	316	12	160.00–169.00	$167.46	$529	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–275	265	2	220.00–230.00	$224.81	$596	—
308–345	327	4	215.00–220.00	$217.64	$712	—
360–395	379	5	200.00–210.00	$204.63	$776	—
465–488	480	8	182.00–190.00	$187.29	$899	—
550–557	555	4	162.00–168.00	$163.49	$907	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–368	367	9	190.00–200.00	$191.09	$701	—
495	495	2	170.00–175.00	$172.50	$854	-4.20

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–375	368	3	180.00–190.00	$183.39	$675	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1160	1140	80-85%	3	71.00–75.00	$73.03	$833	-18.77
1125–1265	1191	80-85%	5	89.00–93.00	$91.83	$1,094	—
1265–1310	1288	80-85%	2	87.00–88.00	$87.51	$1,127	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405	1405	75-80%	1	79.00	$79.00	$1,110	—
1305–1450	1406	75-80%	4	80.00–87.00	$83.33	$1,172	—
1355–1540	1418	75-80%	4	89.00–95.00	$91.17	$1,293	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1065	962	85-90%	3	62.00–68.00	$65.46	$630	-24.54
955–1060	1000	85-90%	3	72.00–79.00	$76.42	$764	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1415–1505	1460	2	91.00–97.00	$94.09	$1,374	-20.39
1640	1640	1	89.00	$89.00	$1,460	—
1725	1725	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,898	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1075	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	85.00	$85.00	$914
1165–1510	1338	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	87.00	$87.00	$1,164

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	825.00	$825.00	—

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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.