Name: Moultrie livestock auction prices — 2020-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $121.93/cwt on 35 head.

Average price

$121.93

35 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$610

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$21.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.18

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	453	133.74	606	16thin
Medium and Large 3	540	111.98	605	19thin

One grade step is worth $21.76/cwt here — about $1 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 sale35 hd

121.93

—

GA average17 barns · 1,409 hd

123.10

−1.18

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	1,935	82.00	1,587	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,138	59.79	681	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	986	46.08	454	7thin

Every lot, as filed

24 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 2	—	363	144.69/cwt	140.00–147.00	525	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	153.64/cwt	150.00–157.00	496	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	559	119.27/cwt	116.00–121.00	667	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	122.82/cwt	120.00–125.00	647	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	577	113.09/cwt	109.00–115.00	653	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	703	85.64/cwt	81.00–88.00	602	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	119.15/cwt	118.00–122.00	735	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	114.12/cwt	110.00–118.00	660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	532	124.61/cwt	120.00–127.00	663	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	114.73/cwt	110.00–117.00	765	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,475	987.15/cwt	925.00–1,050.00	14,560	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	716	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	45.26/cwt	42.00–49.00	468	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	105.06/cwt	100.00–110.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	120.70/cwt	117.00–125.00	636	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	114.45/cwt	110.00–116.00	655	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	134.27/cwt	130.00–137.00	620	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	123.52/cwt	120.00–128.00	697	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	114.67/cwt	110.00–120.00	591	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	120.49/cwt	117.00–127.00	574	7
Bulls	—	—	1,935	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,587	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	570	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	62.24/cwt	60.00–66.00	708	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	705	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	360	1

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 Jul 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 145Last week 150Year ago 339

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 7Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 0Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	140.00–147.00	144.69
4	—	323	150.00–157.00	153.64
4	—	559	116.00–121.00	119.27
5	—	527	120.00–125.00	122.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	109.00–115.00	113.09
3	—	703	81.00–88.00	85.64
6	—	515	110.00–120.00	114.67
7	—	476	117.00–127.00	120.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	617	118.00–122.00	119.15
3	—	667	110.00–117.00	114.73
5	—	462	130.00–137.00	134.27
5	—	564	120.00–128.00	123.52
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	110.00–118.00	114.12
3	—	532	120.00–127.00	124.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	100.00–110.00	105.06
5	—	527	117.00–125.00	120.70
9	—	572	110.00–116.00	114.45

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	6	—	1,475	925.00–1,050.00	987.15
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	75.00	75.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,033	42.00–49.00	45.26
1	—	705	51.00	51.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	50.00	50.00
4	—	1,138	60.00–66.00	62.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,935	82.00	82.00

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