Moultrie Livestock Market Report

Moultrie, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 20, 2023

430 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $232.48/cwt ≈ $960/hd at 413 lb · 13 head

light 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $223.45/cwt -3.82 vs last sale · ≈ $936/hd at 419 lb · 10 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $225.82/cwt ≈ $921/hd at 408 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	430	355	326
Feeder cattle	342	274	236
Slaughter cattle	64	71	59
Replacement cattle	24	10	31

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows 5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls lightly tested, Steer calves lightly tested, 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
350–390	365	10	260.00–270.00	$266.65	$973	—
550–590	567	5	220.00–227.00	$223.86	$1,269	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–529	524	5	240.00–245.00	$244.04	$1,279	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	313	8	230.00–235.00	$231.93	$726	—
350–392	370	8	220.00–228.00	$224.43	$830	—
400–440	428	10	210.00–220.00	$214.58	$918	—
465–495	476	4	200.00–210.00	$203.82	$970	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–370	367	3	230.00–235.00	$233.32	$856	—
400–415	408	10	220.00–228.00	$225.82	$921	—
470–480	477	3	210.00–220.00	$213.29	$1,017	—
585–590	587	3	200.00–205.00	$203.32	$1,193	+6.46

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
558–590	574	8	210.00–216.00	$213.73	$1,227	—
600–640	630	4	200.00–204.00	$203.05	$1,279	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
257–295	272	5	260.00–270.00	$265.66	$723	+2.50
300–345	321	4	250.00–260.00	$256.01	$822	—
390–395	393	4	240.00–250.00	$245.03	$963	—
405–425	413	13	230.00–235.00	$232.48	$960	—
481–490	484	6	220.00–227.00	$224.64	$1,087	+0.51
625–640	633	4	200.00–207.00	$203.54	$1,288	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–280	260	4	250.00–260.00	$255.10	$663	—
300–325	308	3	240.00–250.00	$243.51	$750	-3.74
410–445	419	10	220.00–230.00	$223.45	$936	-3.82
455–490	476	5	210.00–219.00	$215.56	$1,026	+1.16

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
377–380	378	5	252.00–260.00	$255.22	$965	—
460–480	468	6	230.00–235.00	$231.82	$1,085	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1380	1287	80-85%	15	81.00–89.00	$86.16	$1,109	—
1195–1425	1328	80-85%	8	90.00–96.00	$92.22	$1,225	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–1100	1006	85-90%	7	80.00–86.00	$82.20	$827	-22.67
1090	1090	85-90%	1	90.00	$90.00	$981	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1425–1440	1433	75-80%	2	92.00–94.00	$92.99	$1,333	-10.39
1675–2010	1806	75-80%	5	80.00–88.00	$85.01	$1,535	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1219–1560	1352	5	115.00–119.00	$116.58	$1,576	—
1540–1890	1715	2	123.00–126.00	$124.65	$2,138	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
935	935	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	75.00	$75.00	$701
1190	1190	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	77.00	$77.00	$916
935–1395	1218	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	84.00–88.00	$86.60	$1,055

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1180	1180	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	94.00	$94.00	$1,109
1215	1215	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	95.00	$95.00	$1,154

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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
1025	1025	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

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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.