Name: Moultrie livestock auction prices — 2020-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher, steer calves, heifer calves, and bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher, replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.87/cwt on 75 head.

Average price

$122.87

75 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$595

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$22

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$6.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.83

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	506	128.50	650	6thin
Medium and Large 3	445	123.33	548	33
Medium and Large 2	517	121.51	628	36

One grade step is worth $6.99/cwt here — about $22 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 sale75 hd

122.87

—

GA average17 barns · 1,818 hd

119.04

+3.83

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	1,888	93.85	1,772	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,181	65.07	768	22

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	658	110.95/cwt	107.00–115.00	730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	133.54/cwt	130.00–137.00	541	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	126.73/cwt	122.00–129.00	663	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	114.02/cwt	112.00–115.00	713	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	618	106.00/cwt	105.00–107.00	655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	223	162.61/cwt	157.00–165.00	363	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	133.14/cwt	130.00–137.00	702	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	140.12/cwt	132.00–148.00	720	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	134.16/cwt	134.00–135.00	759	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,640	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	70.70/cwt	68.00–75.00	829	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	67.02/cwt	66.00–68.00	756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	123.25/cwt	117.00–126.00	589	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	602	114.00/cwt	110.00–117.00	686	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	145.49/cwt	142.00–148.00	694	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	149.15/cwt	145.00–155.00	637	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	115.41/cwt	112.00–118.00	782	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	139.86/cwt	137.00–143.00	589	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	114.78/cwt	110.00–120.00	653	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	134.60/cwt	128.00–138.00	441	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	568	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	128.50/cwt	125.00–132.00	650	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	127.36/cwt	125.00–130.00	539	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	130.08/cwt	125.00–135.00	476	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	69.97/cwt	68.00–73.00	852	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	64.76/cwt	62.00–67.00	766	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	566	107.99/cwt	102.00–110.00	611	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	143.55/cwt	140.00–147.00	488	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	125.31/cwt	122.00–129.00	594	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	120.72/cwt	118.00–124.00	628	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	130.65/cwt	127.00–135.00	549	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	521	115.01/cwt	110.00–120.00	599	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	144.22/cwt	140.00–148.00	538	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	124.80/cwt	120.00–130.00	587	10
Bulls	—	—	1,888	93.85/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,772	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	52.52/cwt	50.00–55.00	554	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 May 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 242Last week 170Year ago 325

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 30Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last 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	—	658	107.00–115.00	110.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	130.00–137.00	133.54
3	—	523	122.00–129.00	126.73
3	—	625	112.00–115.00	114.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	105.00–107.00	106.00
3	—	223	157.00–165.00	162.61
3	—	420	127.00–135.00	130.65
4	—	521	110.00–120.00	115.01
6	—	373	140.00–148.00	144.22
10	—	470	120.00–130.00	124.80
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	527	130.00–137.00	133.14
3	—	678	112.00–118.00	115.41
6	—	421	137.00–143.00	139.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	514	132.00–148.00	140.12
12	—	566	134.00–135.00	134.16
13	—	477	142.00–148.00	145.49
14	—	427	145.00–155.00	149.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	478	117.00–126.00	123.25
3	—	328	128.00–138.00	134.60
4	—	505	110.00–115.00	112.52
6	—	423	125.00–130.00	127.36
7	—	366	125.00–135.00	130.08
4	—	566	102.00–110.00	107.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	602	110.00–117.00	114.00
10	—	569	110.00–120.00	114.78
4	—	340	140.00–147.00	143.55
8	—	474	122.00–129.00	125.31
8	—	520	118.00–124.00	120.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	506	125.00–132.00	128.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,240	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,173	68.00–75.00	70.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,128	66.00–68.00	67.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,218	68.00–73.00	69.97
14	—	1,183	62.00–67.00	64.76
2	—	1,055	50.00–55.00	52.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,888	90.00–97.00	93.85

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

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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