Name: Moultrie livestock auction prices — 2019-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls steady, steer calves mostly steady, heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher, bull calves 2.00 to 4.00 higher, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $106.51/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$106.51

72 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$520

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$12.24/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	536	110.84	595	25
Medium and Large 2	479	106.35	509	34
Medium and Large 3	419	98.60	413	13thin

One grade step is worth $12.24/cwt here — about $182 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 sale72 hd

106.51

—

GA average16 barns · 1,327 hd

105.32

+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	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,414	48.50	686	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,078	47.24	509	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	929	36.05	335	7thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	525	125.41/cwt	121.00–130.00	658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	153.84/cwt	150.00–160.00	503	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	155.89/cwt	150.00–160.00	436	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	141.91/cwt	140.00–148.00	519	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	130.28/cwt	125.00–135.00	608	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	225	150.11/cwt	145.00–155.00	338	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	128.03/cwt	123.00–133.00	484	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	140.08/cwt	137.00–143.00	455	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	144.89/cwt	142.00–148.00	398	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	112.34/cwt	110.00–120.00	539	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	626	103.57/cwt	100.00–105.00	648	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	439	126.76/cwt	120.00–130.00	556	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	113.76/cwt	110.00–118.00	424	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	412	102.33/cwt	100.00–105.00	422	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	95.34/cwt	91.00–100.00	534	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	725	90.99/cwt	90.00–93.00	660	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	329	125.52/cwt	120.00–130.00	413	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	101.97/cwt	98.00–108.00	474	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	536	99.50/cwt	95.00–103.00	533	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	111.04/cwt	109.00–113.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	112.73/cwt	112.00–115.00	554	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	117.01/cwt	115.00–120.00	481	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	648	105.64/cwt	102.00–106.00	685	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	90.00/cwt	89.00–91.00	660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	101.60/cwt	100.00–105.00	533	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	115.55/cwt	110.00–118.00	367	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	114.37/cwt	110.00–118.00	425	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	104.64/cwt	100.00–110.00	494	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	101.91/cwt	95.00–105.00	591	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	220	126.18/cwt	122.00–130.00	278	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	293	116.51/cwt	115.00–118.00	341	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	95.03/cwt	90.00–100.00	421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	487	89.97/cwt	85.00–95.00	438	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	517	84.12/cwt	80.00–90.00	435	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	116.99/cwt	116.00–118.00	749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	691	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	891	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	118.49/cwt	117.00–120.00	555	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	114.10/cwt	110.00–118.00	656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	503	107.49/cwt	105.00–110.00	541	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,075	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	798	56.47/cwt	45.00–65.00	451	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,024	50.95/cwt	48.00–55.00	522	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	43.52/cwt	40.00–46.00	493	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	43.52/cwt	42.00–45.00	627	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,404	50.49/cwt	48.00–53.00	709	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	929	36.05/cwt	32.00–39.00	335	7

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 Oct 9, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 237Last week 149Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 63Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 4Year 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	—	525	121.00–130.00	125.41
3	—	327	150.00–160.00	153.84
4	—	280	150.00–160.00	155.89
4	—	366	140.00–148.00	141.91
6	—	467	125.00–135.00	130.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	225	145.00–155.00	150.11
2	—	378	123.00–133.00	128.03
3	—	325	137.00–143.00	140.08
4	—	275	142.00–148.00	144.89
4	—	480	110.00–120.00	112.34
5	—	626	100.00–105.00	103.57
8	—	439	120.00–130.00	126.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	110.00–118.00	113.76
3	—	412	100.00–105.00	102.33
3	—	560	91.00–100.00	95.34
3	—	725	90.00–93.00	90.99
4	—	329	120.00–130.00	125.52
4	—	465	98.00–108.00	101.97
4	—	536	95.00–103.00	99.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	109.00–113.00	111.04
4	—	491	112.00–115.00	112.73
8	—	411	115.00–120.00	117.01
11	—	648	102.00–106.00	105.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	733	89.00–91.00	90.00
3	—	525	100.00–105.00	101.60
6	—	318	110.00–118.00	115.55
6	—	372	110.00–118.00	114.37
7	—	472	100.00–110.00	104.64
10	—	580	95.00–105.00	101.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	220	122.00–130.00	126.18
2	—	293	115.00–118.00	116.51
2	—	443	90.00–100.00	95.03
3	—	487	85.00–95.00	89.97
4	—	517	80.00–90.00	84.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	640	116.00–118.00	116.99
19	—	691	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	117.00–120.00	118.49
2	—	575	110.00–118.00	114.10
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	503	105.00–110.00	107.49

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	2	—	1,075	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	798	45.00–65.00	56.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,024	48.00–55.00	50.95
5	—	1,132	40.00–46.00	43.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,440	42.00–45.00	43.52
5	—	1,404	48.00–53.00	50.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	929	32.00–39.00	36.05

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

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Replacement Cattle

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