Moultrie Livestock Market Report

Moultrie, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 29, 2023

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $224.25/cwt ≈ $1,159/hd at 517 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	269	562	250
Feeder cattle	185	379	152
Slaughter cattle	41	99	81
Replacement cattle	43	84	17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls steady to 3.00 higher, Feeder Steers and Steer Calves lightly tested, Feeder Bulls and Bull Claves steady to 4.00 lower, Feeder Heifers and Heifer Calves 2.00 to 5.00 lower, Replacement Cows unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–430	415	6	232.00–240.00	$235.61	$978	—
508–523	517	17	220.00–230.00	$224.25	$1,159	—
562–565	563	5	207.00–217.00	$211.01	$1,188	—
630–636	635	5	190.00–199.00	$197.21	$1,252	—
680–685	684	5	185.00–188.00	$187.40	$1,282	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–386	385	5	232.00–240.00	$233.58	$899	—
430–435	433	2	220.00–228.00	$224.02	$970	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390–396	395	6	205.00–210.00	$205.82	$813	—
425–445	435	4	195.00–205.00	$199.94	$870	-2.69

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–390	380	3	200.00–205.00	$203.42	$773	-3.33
500–515	508	2	150.00–160.00	$154.93	$787	—
615–645	630	2	125.00–130.00	$127.56	$804	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–445	428	2	215.00–220.00	$217.60	$931	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
353–355	354	6	235.00–240.00	$238.33	$844	—
423–435	427	3	220.00–225.00	$221.70	$947	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–275	262	3	230.00–235.00	$231.75	$607	—
360–365	363	2	215.00–220.00	$217.52	$790	-14.77

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485–490	488	2	200.00–205.00	$202.49	$988	—
555–560	558	2	180.00–190.00	$185.02	$1,032	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1205	1097	80-85%	6	85.00–92.00	$89.76	$985	—
1060–1210	1123	80-85%	8	93.00–99.00	$96.62	$1,085	—
1200	1200	80-85%	1	102.00	$102.00	$1,224	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265	1265	75-80%	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,328	—
1255–1410	1333	75-80%	2	93.00–99.00	$95.83	$1,277	—
1265–1610	1514	75-80%	4	85.00–91.00	$87.43	$1,324	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–1050	940	85-90%	5	81.00–86.00	$83.38	$784	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275	1275	1	107.00	$107.00	$1,364	—
1305	1305	1	116.00	$116.00	$1,514	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
900–1075	1006	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	90.00–98.00	$95.68	$963
1020–1080	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	86.00–90.00	$88.06	$925

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
840–1015	928	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	74.00–81.00	$77.83	$722
930–1035	983	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	82.00–87.00	$84.63	$832

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1015–1550	1248	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	1,300.00–1,450.00	$1,367.90	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1005–1300	1151	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,125.00–1,275.00	$1,187.84	—

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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.