Name: Moultrie livestock auction prices — 2020-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers, heifers, and bull 2.00 higher, steer calves 1.00 higher, heifer calves 2.00 to 5.00 higher, bull calves 4.00 to 8.00 higher, replacement cows steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $164.95/cwt on 85 head.

Average price

$164.95

85 head · 417 lb average

Value per head Derived

$688

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

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

$29.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.24

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	380	183.38	696	28
Medium and Large 2	451	157.08	709	36
Medium and Large 3	409	153.89	629	21

One grade step is worth $29.49/cwt here — about $67 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 sale85 hd

164.95

—

GA average13 barns · 869 hd

147.71

+17.24

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	1,595	71.01	1,133	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,119	55.86	625	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,033	48.31	499	6thin

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	—	340	193.48/cwt	192.00–195.00	658	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	184.85/cwt	180.00–190.00	697	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	408	175.66/cwt	172.00–180.00	717	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	173.43/cwt	170.00–177.00	673	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	163.97/cwt	160.00–167.00	697	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	142.34/cwt	140.00–147.00	730	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	62.88/cwt	61.00–65.00	572	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	162.61/cwt	160.00–165.00	772	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	161.48/cwt	160.00–163.00	845	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	139.96/cwt	135.00–145.00	819	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,257	1,042.64/cwt	975.00–1,100.00	13,106	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	851.16/cwt	825.00–900.00	8,256	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	984	77.53/cwt	73.00–83.00	763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	148.94/cwt	145.00–155.00	559	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	132.05/cwt	127.00–137.00	631	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	138.27/cwt	135.00–143.00	467	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	133.38/cwt	130.00–138.00	490	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	154.04/cwt	150.00–157.00	636	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	137.28/cwt	135.00–140.00	711	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	60.36/cwt	59.00–63.00	789	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,039	53.93/cwt	50.00–57.00	560	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	498	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	45.96/cwt	44.00–48.00	496	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	144.51/cwt	140.00–150.00	665	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	123.40/cwt	120.00–127.00	648	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	456	154.78/cwt	150.00–160.00	706	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	413	154.85/cwt	150.00–160.00	640	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	141.95/cwt	137.00–147.00	674	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	362	161.21/cwt	157.00–167.00	584	9
Bulls	—	—	1,400	61.85/cwt	60.00–65.00	866	2
Bulls	—	—	1,790	80.16/cwt	79.00–81.00	1,435	2

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 Feb 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 199Last week 246Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 2Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last 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
8	—	340	192.00–195.00	193.48
8	—	377	180.00–190.00	184.85
12	—	408	172.00–180.00	175.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	388	170.00–177.00	173.43
9	—	425	160.00–167.00	163.97
9	—	513	140.00–147.00	142.34
12	—	456	150.00–160.00	154.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	413	150.00–160.00	154.85
6	—	475	137.00–147.00	141.95
9	—	362	157.00–167.00	161.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	160.00–165.00	162.61
4	—	523	160.00–163.00	161.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	585	135.00–145.00	139.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	375	145.00–155.00	148.94
9	—	478	127.00–137.00	132.05
6	—	525	120.00–127.00	123.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	338	135.00–143.00	138.27
9	—	367	130.00–138.00	133.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	413	150.00–157.00	154.04
9	—	518	135.00–140.00	137.28
12	—	460	140.00–150.00	144.51

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	910	61.00–65.00	62.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	65.00	65.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	984	73.00–83.00	77.53
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,257	975.00–1,100.00	1,042.64
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	970	825.00–900.00	851.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,307	59.00–63.00	60.36
7	—	1,039	50.00–57.00	53.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	940	53.00	53.00
4	—	1,080	44.00–48.00	45.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,400	60.00–65.00	61.85
2	—	1,790	79.00–81.00	80.16

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

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

Slaughter Cattle