Name: Moultrie livestock auction prices — 2019-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls steady, steer calves steady, bull calves unevenly steady, heifer calves steady to 3.00 lower, replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.53/cwt on 115 head.

Average price

$126.53

115 head · 412 lb average

Value per head Derived

$522

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$8.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.19

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	483	129.88	627	30
Medium and Large 2	392	128.63	505	45
Medium and Large 3	382	121.63	464	40

One grade step is worth $8.25/cwt here — about $163 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale115 hd

126.53

—

GA average16 barns · 1,181 hd

125.34

+1.19

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,021	59.26	605	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	847	42.45	360	6thin

Every lot, as filed

44 lots · USDA AMS · Moultrie Livestock - Moultrie, GA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	290	139.56/cwt	135.00–145.00	405	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	132.86/cwt	130.00–138.00	562	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	467	127.34/cwt	120.00–130.00	595	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	319	157.93/cwt	153.00–163.00	504	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	364	152.97/cwt	150.00–158.00	557	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	132.85/cwt	130.00–138.00	757	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	125.27/cwt	120.00–130.00	778	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	134.46/cwt	132.00–140.00	695	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	288	153.36/cwt	150.00–158.00	442	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	638	115.43/cwt	110.00–118.00	736	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	672	112.99/cwt	109.00–115.00	759	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	145.84/cwt	142.00–148.00	545	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	128.02/cwt	125.00–130.00	691	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	584	125.19/cwt	120.00–128.00	731	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	144.48/cwt	140.00–148.00	602	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	136.55/cwt	133.00–143.00	634	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	111.53/cwt	110.00–113.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	122.47/cwt	120.00–126.00	698	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	127.62/cwt	125.00–131.00	662	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	134.68/cwt	130.00–140.00	566	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	125.01/cwt	122.00–128.00	533	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	113.62/cwt	110.00–118.00	703	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	124.88/cwt	120.00–128.00	602	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	274	133.21/cwt	130.00–138.00	365	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	132.22/cwt	130.00–138.00	481	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	115.92/cwt	110.00–120.00	501	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	576	114.55/cwt	112.00–118.00	660	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	121.49/cwt	118.00–128.00	451	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	316	125.05/cwt	120.00–130.00	395	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	158.02/cwt	157.00–159.00	619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	145.05/cwt	140.00–150.00	783	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	136.47/cwt	135.00–138.00	938	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	155.00/cwt	152.00–158.00	724	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	141.24/cwt	138.00–148.00	879	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	143.44/cwt	142.00–145.00	681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	132.58/cwt	130.00–135.00	753	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	151.03/cwt	150.00–153.00	566	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	1,146.54/cwt	1,050.00–1,225.00	15,536	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	724.35/cwt	650.00–775.00	6,918	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	73.19/cwt	70.00–77.00	666	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	885	63.67/cwt	61.00–68.00	563	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,089	57.06/cwt	52.00–61.00	621	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	39.08/cwt	38.00–40.00	341	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	834	44.14/cwt	41.00–47.00	368	4

How this sale compares

Georgia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Georgia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Georgia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Moultrie Livestock - Moultrie, GA

Wed May 15, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Thomasville, GA (LS-TV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 321Last week 198Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 26Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 6Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	290	135.00–145.00	139.56
5	—	423	130.00–138.00	132.86
5	—	467	120.00–130.00	127.34
2	—	565	110.00–113.00	111.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	319	153.00–163.00	157.93
7	—	364	150.00–158.00	152.97
7	—	570	130.00–138.00	132.85
8	—	621	120.00–130.00	125.27
12	—	517	132.00–140.00	134.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	288	150.00–158.00	153.36
3	—	638	110.00–118.00	115.43
3	—	672	109.00–115.00	112.99
4	—	374	142.00–148.00	145.84
4	—	540	125.00–130.00	128.02
6	—	584	120.00–128.00	125.19
9	—	417	140.00–148.00	144.48
10	—	464	133.00–143.00	136.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	570	120.00–126.00	122.47
10	—	519	125.00–131.00	127.62
14	—	420	130.00–140.00	134.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	426	122.00–128.00	125.01
5	—	619	110.00–118.00	113.62
7	—	482	120.00–128.00	124.88
12	—	274	130.00–138.00	133.21
17	—	364	130.00–138.00	132.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	110.00–120.00	115.92
6	—	576	112.00–118.00	114.55
13	—	371	118.00–128.00	121.49
18	—	316	120.00–130.00	125.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	392	157.00–159.00	158.02
2	—	540	140.00–150.00	145.05
2	—	687	135.00–138.00	136.47
3	—	467	152.00–158.00	155.00
3	—	622	138.00–148.00	141.24
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	142.00–145.00	143.44
2	—	568	130.00–135.00	132.58
3	—	375	150.00–153.00	151.03

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,355	1,050.00–1,225.00	1,146.54
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	955	650.00–775.00	724.35
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	910	70.00–77.00	73.19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	885	61.00–68.00	63.67
6	—	1,089	52.00–61.00	57.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	873	38.00–40.00	39.08
4	—	834	41.00–47.00	44.14

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Moultrie Livestock - Moultrie, GA

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle