Moultrie Livestock Market Report

Moultrie, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 20, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	135	200	220
Feeder cattle	112	176	183
Slaughter cattle	15	7	37
Replacement cattle	8	17	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 4.00 to 9.00 higher, steer calves, bull calves, feeder steers, feeder heifers, and feeder bulls lightly tested, heifer calves 5.00 higher, replacement cows firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
468–492	476	6	280.00–288.00	$285.24	$1,358	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–343	338	7	277.00–283.00	$282.23	$954	—
495–499	497	5	247.00–250.00	$248.79	$1,236	—
500–501	500	4	238.00–248.00	$245.50	$1,228	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–425	423	3	237.00–240.00	$239.01	$1,011	+7.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–540	523	2	230.00–235.00	$232.42	$1,216	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–348	345	5	310.00–315.00	$313.03	$1,080	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200	1200	80-85%	1	93.00	$93.00	$1,116	—
1100–1485	1307	80-85%	3	105.00–109.00	$106.88	$1,397	—
1370	1370	80-85%	1	116.00	$116.00	$1,589	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155	1155	85-90%	1	92.00	$92.00	$1,063	—
1225	1225	85-90%	1	98.00	$98.00	$1,200	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1295	1253	75-80%	2	109.00	$109.00	$1,366	-2.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1820	1435	2	125.00–127.00	$125.73	$1,804	—
1230–1705	1468	2	138.00–144.00	$141.49	$2,077	—
1700	1700	1	153.00	$153.00	$2,601	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1050–1095	1077	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	89.00–98.00	$94.64	$1,019

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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
1485	1485	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,075.00	$2,075.00	—

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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.