Name: Moultrie livestock auction prices — 2020-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows mostly steady, Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher, Steer calves steady, Heifer calves and bull calves steady to 2.00 higher, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.62/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$114.62

95 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$656

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$90

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

$5.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.45

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	525	117.58	617	44
Medium and Large 3	548	112.95	619	12thin
Medium and Large 1	632	111.80	707	39

One grade step is worth $5.78/cwt here — about −$90 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 sale95 hd

114.62

—

GA average17 barns · 1,535 hd

119.08

−4.45

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	1,483	82.87	1,229	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,088	61.50	669	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	983	54.53	536	4thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	323	166.65/cwt	162.00–172.00	538	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	155.12/cwt	152.00–158.00	582	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	115.94/cwt	113.00–119.00	728	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	117.72/cwt	115.00–121.00	671	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	273	153.79/cwt	150.00–157.00	420	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	112.04/cwt	109.00–115.00	631	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	124.45/cwt	120.00–127.00	729	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	114.54/cwt	114.00–116.00	899	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	133.96/cwt	130.00–138.00	650	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	115.99/cwt	115.00–117.00	853	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	140.10/cwt	135.00–145.00	586	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	169.73/cwt	165.00–175.00	557	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	115.00/cwt	110.00–118.00	767	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	105.59/cwt	101.00–110.00	660	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	116.15/cwt	112.00–120.00	673	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	122.44/cwt	120.00–125.00	502	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	123.93/cwt	120.00–128.00	719	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	121.57/cwt	117.00–125.00	755	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	128.91/cwt	125.00–133.00	561	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	106.72/cwt	102.00–110.00	712	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	653	92.49/cwt	90.00–95.00	604	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	106.99/cwt	105.00–109.00	757	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	112.00/cwt	110.00–117.00	678	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	127.38/cwt	125.00–130.00	475	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	122.46/cwt	120.00–125.00	567	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	410	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	57.70/cwt	56.00–60.00	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	120.61/cwt	117.00–123.00	636	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	125.10/cwt	120.00–128.00	530	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	123.47/cwt	120.00–127.00	624	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	121.56/cwt	118.00–125.00	693	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	129.86/cwt	125.00–135.00	539	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	120.20/cwt	115.00–125.00	570	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	118.47/cwt	115.00–123.00	620	8
Bulls	—	—	1,483	82.87/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,229	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	669	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	667	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 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 326Last week 145Year ago 298

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 19Year ago 7

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 13Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	162.00–172.00	166.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	152.00–158.00	155.12
4	—	628	113.00–119.00	115.94
8	—	570	115.00–121.00	117.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	273	150.00–157.00	153.79
4	—	563	109.00–115.00	112.04
6	—	415	125.00–135.00	129.86
8	—	474	115.00–125.00	120.20
8	—	523	115.00–123.00	118.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	586	120.00–127.00	124.45
4	—	485	130.00–138.00	133.96
4	—	735	115.00–117.00	115.99
6	—	418	135.00–145.00	140.10
6	—	667	110.00–118.00	115.00
10	—	621	117.00–125.00	121.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	785	114.00–116.00	114.54
4	—	328	165.00–175.00	169.73
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	435	125.00–133.00	128.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	625	101.00–110.00	105.59
12	—	579	112.00–120.00	116.15
4	—	373	125.00–130.00	127.38
4	—	463	120.00–125.00	122.46
6	—	527	117.00–123.00	120.61
8	—	424	120.00–128.00	125.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	410	120.00–125.00	122.44
4	—	580	120.00–128.00	123.93
4	—	653	90.00–95.00	92.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	667	102.00–110.00	106.72
12	—	708	105.00–109.00	106.99
13	—	605	110.00–117.00	112.00
4	—	505	120.00–127.00	123.47
4	—	570	118.00–125.00	121.56

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	90.00	90.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	45.00	45.00
3	—	1,007	56.00–60.00	57.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	64.00	64.00
1	—	1,130	59.00	59.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,483	81.00–84.00	82.87

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

Slaughter Cattle