Name: Moultrie livestock auction prices — 2019-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls 2.00 higher, steer calves, heifer calves, and bull calves 1.00 to 3.00 higher, replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $131.27/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$131.27

52 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$675

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$95

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

$29.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.38

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	451	139.59	629	30
Medium and Large 2	591	121.48	718	19thin
Medium and Large 3	658	110.01	724	3thin

One grade step is worth $29.58/cwt here — about −$95 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 sale52 hd

131.27

—

GA average16 barns · 725 hd

127.89

+3.38

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	1,632	70.41	1,149	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,177	43.47	512	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	956	43.22	413	5thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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	—	367	148.36/cwt	145.00–150.00	544	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	408	132.71/cwt	130.00–138.00	541	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	101.64/cwt	100.00–105.00	620	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	126.61/cwt	125.00–129.00	591	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	139.89/cwt	135.00–145.00	518	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	143.63/cwt	140.00–148.00	464	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	308	135.04/cwt	130.00–140.00	416	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	129.16/cwt	125.00–135.00	491	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	89.67/cwt	87.00–91.00	657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	115.12/cwt	110.00–120.00	478	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	114.63/cwt	110.00–116.00	526	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	102.48/cwt	100.00–105.00	579	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	116.51/cwt	115.00–118.00	388	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	112.03/cwt	110.00–115.00	413	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	132.46/cwt	130.00–135.00	680	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	147.75/cwt	145.00–150.00	542	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	138.82/cwt	132.00–145.00	579	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	138.47/cwt	135.00–139.00	669	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	128.48/cwt	125.00–132.00	633	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	111.74/cwt	110.00–115.00	799	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	133.75/cwt	130.00–140.00	563	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	117.76/cwt	115.00–120.00	718	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	118.31/cwt	115.00–119.00	784	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	658	110.01/cwt	107.00–113.00	724	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,376	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,400	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	644	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,275	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	599	1
Bulls	—	—	1,675	75.66/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,267	3
Bulls	—	—	1,600	66.48/cwt	64.00–69.00	1,064	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	43.47/cwt	40.00–48.00	512	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	48.72/cwt	45.00–52.00	421	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	39.56/cwt	38.00–41.00	402	3

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 23, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 240Last week 210Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 16Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 8Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	145.00–150.00	148.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	408	130.00–138.00	132.71
3	—	610	100.00–105.00	101.64
5	—	467	125.00–129.00	126.61
6	—	370	135.00–145.00	139.89
7	—	323	140.00–148.00	143.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	308	130.00–140.00	135.04
5	—	380	125.00–135.00	129.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	733	87.00–91.00	89.67
4	—	415	110.00–120.00	115.12
13	—	459	110.00–116.00	114.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	100.00–105.00	102.48
4	—	333	115.00–118.00	116.51
5	—	369	110.00–115.00	112.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	513	130.00–135.00	132.46
6	—	367	145.00–150.00	147.75
6	—	417	132.00–145.00	138.82
14	—	483	135.00–139.00	138.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	493	125.00–132.00	128.48
3	—	715	110.00–115.00	111.74
4	—	421	130.00–140.00	133.75
4	—	610	115.00–120.00	117.76
6	—	663	115.00–119.00	118.31
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	658	107.00–113.00	110.01

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	—	935	575.00	575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,400	46.00	46.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,275	47.00	47.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,675	74.00–77.00	75.66
4	—	1,600	64.00–69.00	66.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,177	40.00–48.00	43.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	865	45.00–52.00	48.72
3	—	1,017	38.00–41.00	39.56

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

Steers · 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