Name: Moultrie livestock auction prices — 2019-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.85/cwt on 102 head.

Average price

$121.85

102 head · 421 lb average

Value per head Derived

$513

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$9.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.52

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	491	128.08	629	17thin
Medium and Large 2	454	124.10	564	32
Medium and Large 3	379	118.49	450	53

One grade step is worth $9.59/cwt here — about $179 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 sale102 hd

121.85

—

GA average15 barns · 1,107 hd

123.36

−1.52

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,878	81.01	1,521	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,067	52.91	565	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	980	38.65	379	26

Every lot, as filed

39 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 1	—	460	144.04/cwt	140.00–148.00	663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	163.17/cwt	160.00–170.00	445	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	135.01/cwt	130.00–140.00	778	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	149.93/cwt	147.00–153.00	648	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	148.74/cwt	145.00–153.00	406	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	138.46/cwt	135.00–145.00	593	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	145.53/cwt	140.00–150.00	552	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	124.48/cwt	120.00–128.00	647	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	131.79/cwt	128.00–138.00	629	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	233	151.13/cwt	147.00–155.00	352	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	283	135.22/cwt	130.00–140.00	383	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	135.19/cwt	130.00–140.00	443	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	130.64/cwt	127.00–133.00	572	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	576	115.63/cwt	112.00–118.00	666	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	123.38/cwt	120.00–125.00	639	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	129.09/cwt	125.00–135.00	626	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	133.63/cwt	130.00–140.00	425	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	130.78/cwt	125.00–135.00	487	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	115.69/cwt	112.00–120.00	655	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	125.45/cwt	120.00–130.00	534	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	119.27/cwt	117.00–123.00	630	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	104.93/cwt	100.00–110.00	606	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	233	129.88/cwt	127.00–133.00	303	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	114.18/cwt	110.00–118.00	500	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	117.42/cwt	110.00–120.00	439	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	125.21/cwt	120.00–130.00	342	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	121.85/cwt	120.00–128.00	378	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	111.29/cwt	105.00–115.00	579	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	132.41/cwt	130.00–138.00	828	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	142.87/cwt	140.00–150.00	764	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,113	723.17/cwt	625.00–825.00	8,049	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	32.79/cwt	31.00–35.00	302	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	49.01/cwt	45.00–52.00	564	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	53.10/cwt	48.00–56.00	535	5
Bulls	—	—	1,878	81.01/cwt	79.00–82.00	1,521	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	46.98/cwt	46.00–48.00	498	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	55.28/cwt	51.00–58.00	591	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	43.27/cwt	41.00–47.00	410	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	35.77/cwt	32.00–39.00	358	16

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 29, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 359Last week 325Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 55Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	140.00–148.00	144.04
3	—	273	160.00–170.00	163.17
3	—	576	130.00–140.00	135.01
5	—	432	147.00–153.00	149.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	145.00–153.00	148.74
3	—	428	135.00–145.00	138.46
4	—	379	140.00–150.00	145.53
8	—	520	120.00–128.00	124.48
9	—	477	128.00–138.00	131.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	233	147.00–155.00	151.13
2	—	283	130.00–140.00	135.22
2	—	328	130.00–140.00	135.19
5	—	438	127.00–133.00	130.64
5	—	576	112.00–118.00	115.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	120.00–125.00	123.38
14	—	485	125.00–135.00	129.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	318	130.00–140.00	133.63
6	—	372	125.00–135.00	130.78
6	—	566	112.00–120.00	115.69
8	—	426	120.00–130.00	125.45
8	—	528	117.00–123.00	119.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	100.00–110.00	104.93
5	—	233	127.00–133.00	129.88
6	—	438	110.00–118.00	114.18
8	—	374	110.00–120.00	117.42
9	—	273	120.00–130.00	125.21
11	—	310	120.00–128.00	121.85
11	—	520	105.00–115.00	111.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	625	130.00–138.00	132.41
5	—	535	140.00–150.00	142.87

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,113	625.00–825.00	723.17
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	920	31.00–35.00	32.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,150	45.00–52.00	49.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,008	48.00–56.00	53.10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,878	79.00–82.00	81.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,060	46.00–48.00	46.98
10	—	1,070	51.00–58.00	55.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	948	41.00–47.00	43.27
16	—	1,000	32.00–39.00	35.77

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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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

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