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Moultrie Livestock Market Report

Moultrie, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 23, 2023

358 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $213.13/cwt ≈ $1,017/hd at 477 lb · 11 head
light 5-weight M&L 3 steers $231.40/cwt ≈ $1,176/hd at 508 lb · 11 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $232.43/cwt ≈ $1,304/hd at 561 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 358 284 307
Feeder cattle 267 256 250
Slaughter cattle 55 15 53
Replacement cattle 36 13 4

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls 1.00 to 3.00 Higher, Feeder Steers, heifers, and bulls 2.00 lower, Steer calves and Bulls calves lightly tested, Heifer calves 3.00 lower, Replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–495 481 9 240.00–250.00 $243.47 $1,171 —
500–540 508 11 230.00–235.00 $231.40 $1,176 —
550–591 578 8 220.00–230.00 $228.13 $1,319 -9.99
615–630 624 7 210.00–220.00 $213.56 $1,333 -10.76

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–490 477 11 210.00–215.00 $213.13 $1,017 —
575–590 581 10 200.00–206.00 $203.41 $1,182 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
487–490 488 6 225.00–230.00 $225.84 $1,102 —
600–640 614 9 190.00–200.00 $193.99 $1,191 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369–370 369 6 220.00–228.00 $225.33 $831 -7.12
400–410 403 3 210.00–215.00 $213.31 $860 -12.34
450–490 479 4 200.00–208.00 $205.25 $983 -10.60

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–410 407 3 230.00–235.00 $233.36 $950 —
450–490 470 4 220.00–230.00 $225.21 $1,058 -21.64
530–540 535 4 210.00–215.00 $212.52 $1,137 -18.41
550–590 570 2 200.00–205.00 $202.41 $1,154 —
605–625 615 2 190.00–195.00 $192.54 $1,184 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550–593 561 10 230.00–235.00 $232.43 $1,304 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510–515 513 2 220.00–225.00 $222.49 $1,141 -20.89

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190 1190 80-85% 2 110.00 $110.00 $1,309 —
1090–1355 1229 80-85% 16 94.00–102.00 $98.09 $1,206 —
1100–1365 1237 80-85% 8 105.00–109.00 $106.85 $1,322 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915 915 85-90% 2 102.00 $102.00 $933 —
995 995 85-90% 1 85.00 $85.00 $846 —
950–1090 1055 85-90% 4 96.00–99.00 $97.81 $1,032 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1620 1330 75-80% 2 104.00–107.00 $105.83 $1,408 —
1370–1405 1388 75-80% 2 99.00–102.00 $100.52 $1,395 —
1410 1410 75-80% 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,593 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1700 1370 2 107.00–111.00 $109.48 $1,500 —
1600–1650 1625 2 129.00–131.00 $129.98 $2,112 —
1370–1890 1648 4 122.00–127.00 $124.16 $2,046 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1050 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 925.00 $925.00 —

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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.