Moultrie Livestock Market Report

Moultrie, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 31, 2023

303 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $213.71/cwt -9.26 vs last sale · ≈ $938/hd at 439 lb · 14 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 steers $233.19/cwt -3.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,105/hd at 474 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	303	567	280
Feeder cattle	236	370	232
Slaughter cattle	37	79	40
Replacement cattle	30	118	8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter Cows 8.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher, Feeder Steers, Heifers, and Bulls lightly tested, Steer calves, Heifer calves and Bull calves unevenly steady, Replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
473–480	474	10	230.00–234.00	$233.19	$1,105	-3.51
500–530	518	5	220.00–227.00	$222.20	$1,151	—
580–591	589	6	210.00–215.00	$214.18	$1,262	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–470	460	4	240.00–245.00	$242.45	$1,115	—
560–570	565	4	220.00–227.00	$223.47	$1,263	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–370	368	4	290.00–295.00	$292.48	$1,076	+17.39

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	380	3	220.00–227.00	$222.15	$844	—
438–440	439	14	212.00–218.00	$213.71	$938	-9.26
475–490	486	4	200.00–210.00	$204.47	$994	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–390	367	5	230.00–238.00	$233.43	$857	-0.38
415–418	417	3	220.00–225.00	$223.34	$931	-8.34
478–490	482	3	210.00–220.00	$216.61	$1,044	-9.29

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–390	383	3	210.00–217.00	$214.63	$822	—
400–410	405	5	200.00–210.00	$204.40	$828	—
480–490	485	2	192.00–200.00	$196.04	$951	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–390	370	4	250.00–260.00	$255.27	$944	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–393	379	3	260.00–270.00	$266.92	$1,012	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–945	915	85-90%	4	97.00–101.00	$98.80	$904	+22.95
850–1145	967	85-90%	7	82.00–94.00	$88.33	$854	+23.21

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1150	1088	80-85%	4	104.00–111.00	$107.52	$1,170	—
1055–1190	1117	80-85%	5	113.00–117.00	$114.38	$1,278	—
1140	1140	80-85%	1	95.00	$95.00	$1,083	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1495–1555	1536	75-80%	4	106.00–110.00	$108.49	$1,666	+22.75
1765	1765	75-80%	1	117.00	$117.00	$2,065	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–1800	1518	2	120.00–125.00	$122.97	$1,867	—
1605	1605	1	113.00	$113.00	$1,814	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
665	665	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	90.00	$90.00	$598
675	675	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	109.00	$109.00	$736
695–805	748	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	93.00–102.00	$98.50	$737

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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
900–1040	977	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,000.00–1,075.00	$1,033.02	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
840–970	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	700.00–925.00	$805.93	—

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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.