Name: Moultrie livestock auction prices — 2020-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 higher, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls mostly steady, steer calves 2.00 higher, heifer calves and bull calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $155.95/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$155.95

86 head · 410 lb average

Value per head Derived

$639

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$57

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

$37.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.69

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	397	172.84	687	26
Medium and Large 2	366	161.32	591	31
Medium and Large 3	467	135.07	630	29

One grade step is worth $37.77/cwt here — about $57 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 sale86 hd

155.95

—

GA average15 barns · 1,281 hd

142.26

+13.69

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	—	Low	1,575	73.55	1,158	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,394	52.27	729	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	968	47.73	462	8thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	293	194.96/cwt	190.00–200.00	571	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	336	186.93/cwt	185.00–190.00	628	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	143.11/cwt	140.00–148.00	744	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	178.51/cwt	175.00–182.00	655	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	414	172.02/cwt	167.00–177.00	712	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	283	178.96/cwt	175.00–185.00	506	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,368	63.51/cwt	62.00–65.00	869	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,099	55.25/cwt	52.00–60.00	607	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,242	73.60/cwt	68.00–78.00	914	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	72.46/cwt	68.00–78.00	774	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	147.92/cwt	145.00–153.00	478	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	144.79/cwt	137.00–147.00	624	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	128.60/cwt	122.00–132.00	403	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	181.82/cwt	180.00–185.00	578	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	929.46/cwt	900.00–975.00	11,386	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,223	57.36/cwt	50.00–60.00	702	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	118.27/cwt	115.00–120.00	668	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	122.22/cwt	120.00–127.00	643	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	127.96/cwt	122.00–132.00	525	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	109.75/cwt	105.00–112.00	642	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	122.59/cwt	120.00–125.00	451	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	115.51/cwt	112.00–118.00	605	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,496	53.98/cwt	50.00–56.00	808	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	44.92/cwt	41.00–47.00	412	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	49.41/cwt	48.00–52.00	493	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	147.02/cwt	145.00–150.00	576	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	134.86/cwt	130.00–137.00	703	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	135.59/cwt	130.00–140.00	628	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	156.14/cwt	152.00–162.00	654	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	111.26/cwt	107.00–117.00	695	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	116.51/cwt	115.00–118.00	673	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	434	143.38/cwt	140.00–147.00	622	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	521	123.96/cwt	120.00–128.00	646	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	547	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	452	142.80/cwt	140.00–145.00	645	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	307	168.86/cwt	165.00–175.00	518	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	155.48/cwt	150.00–160.00	513	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	376	151.06/cwt	145.00–155.00	568	5
Bulls	—	—	1,575	73.55/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,158	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	159.57/cwt	157.00–163.00	594	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 Jan 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 193Last week 251Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 44Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 10Year 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	—	293	190.00–200.00	194.96
5	—	336	185.00–190.00	186.93
5	—	520	140.00–148.00	143.11
7	—	367	175.00–182.00	178.51
7	—	414	167.00–177.00	172.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	283	175.00–185.00	178.96
7	—	419	152.00–162.00	156.14
5	—	452	140.00–145.00	142.80
7	—	307	165.00–175.00	168.86
7	—	372	157.00–163.00	159.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	625	107.00–117.00	111.26
4	—	578	115.00–118.00	116.51
5	—	434	140.00–147.00	143.38
7	—	521	120.00–128.00	123.96
5	—	330	150.00–160.00	155.48
5	—	376	145.00–155.00	151.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	323	145.00–153.00	147.92
6	—	431	137.00–147.00	144.79
5	—	392	145.00–150.00	147.02
5	—	521	130.00–137.00	134.86
7	—	463	130.00–140.00	135.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	313	122.00–132.00	128.60
3	—	585	105.00–112.00	109.75
4	—	368	120.00–125.00	122.59
7	—	524	112.00–118.00	115.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	115.00–120.00	118.27
5	—	526	120.00–127.00	122.22
7	—	410	122.00–132.00	127.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	318	180.00–185.00	181.82

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,368	62.00–65.00	63.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,099	52.00–60.00	55.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,223	50.00–60.00	57.36
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,242	68.00–78.00	73.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,068	68.00–78.00	72.46
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,225	900.00–975.00	929.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,496	50.00–56.00	53.98
2	—	1,140	48.00	48.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	918	41.00–47.00	44.92
5	—	998	48.00–52.00	49.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,575	72.00–75.00	73.55

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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Bulls · 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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