Name: Moultrie livestock auction prices — 2020-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $129.18/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$129.18

59 head · 594 lb average

Value per head Derived

$767

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$185

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

$10.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.71

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	494	133.83	661	13thin
Medium and Large 2	566	131.63	745	24
Medium and Large 1	683	123.75	845	22

One grade step is worth $10.08/cwt here — about −$185 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 sale59 hd

129.18

—

GA average16 barns · 960 hd

132.89

−3.71

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	1,450	79.57	1,154	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,090	52.50	572	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	955	51.00	487	1thin

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 2	—	375	164.13/cwt	160.00–167.00	615	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	673	102.58/cwt	100.00–105.00	690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	154.21/cwt	152.00–158.00	563	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	469	128.18/cwt	125.00–130.00	601	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	569	114.21/cwt	110.00–120.00	650	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	107.72/cwt	105.00–110.00	662	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,140	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,083	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,195	89.75/cwt	82.00–97.00	1,073	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	127.85/cwt	125.00–130.00	731	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	143.02/cwt	138.00–145.00	651	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,298	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	13,305	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,297	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	112.45/cwt	107.00–120.00	1,080	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	117.04/cwt	110.00–118.00	734	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	126.45/cwt	123.00–128.00	802	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	112.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	115.99/cwt	110.00–120.00	665	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	387	155.82/cwt	150.00–157.00	603	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	123.75/cwt	122.00–130.00	845	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	120.10/cwt	115.00–125.00	501	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	122.71/cwt	120.00–127.00	576	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	112.47/cwt	110.00–115.00	639	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	112.43/cwt	108.00–118.00	528	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	116.28/cwt	112.00–118.00	608	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	127.44/cwt	125.00–130.00	542	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	121.80/cwt	115.00–127.00	652	5
Bulls	—	—	1,450	79.57/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,154	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	955	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	487	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	594	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	387	124.35/cwt	117.00–127.00	481	6

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 Aug 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 275Last week 203Year ago 140

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 23Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 11Year ago 32

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	160.00–167.00	164.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	100.00–105.00	102.58
4	—	365	152.00–158.00	154.21
4	—	469	125.00–130.00	128.18
4	—	569	110.00–120.00	114.21
4	—	615	105.00–110.00	107.72
5	—	535	115.00–127.00	121.80
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	572	125.00–130.00	127.85
7	—	455	138.00–145.00	143.02
11	—	634	123.00–128.00	126.45
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	110.00–115.00	112.48
5	—	573	110.00–120.00	115.99
6	—	387	150.00–157.00	155.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	683	122.00–130.00	123.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	627	110.00–118.00	117.04
15	—	469	120.00–127.00	122.71
4	—	425	125.00–130.00	127.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	417	115.00–125.00	120.10
2	—	568	110.00–115.00	112.47
5	—	470	108.00–118.00	112.43
8	—	523	112.00–118.00	116.28
6	—	387	117.00–127.00	124.35

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)	1	—	1,140	95.00	95.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,195	82.00–97.00	89.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,235	105.00	105.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	960	107.00–120.00	112.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	122.00	122.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,298	1,025.00	1,025.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,450	75.00–81.00	79.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	51.00	51.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	60.00	60.00
1	—	1,190	45.00	45.00

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

Steers · 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