Name: Moultrie livestock auction prices — 2020-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows mostly steady, Slaughter bulls lightly tested, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls 3.00 lower, Steer calves 2.00 lower, Heifer calves unevenly steady to 3.00 lower, Bull calves 2.00 to 4.00 lower, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.45/cwt on 75 head.

Average price

$117.45

75 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$623

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$13.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.97

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	503	126.80	638	20
Medium and Large 2	593	114.94	682	23
Medium and Large 3	502	113.41	569	32

One grade step is worth $13.39/cwt here — about $69 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

117.45

—

GA average17 barns · 1,586 hd

118.42

−0.97

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,076	58.24	627	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	951	54.47	518	5thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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	—	322	162.41/cwt	160.00–165.00	523	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	111.53/cwt	110.00–113.00	652	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	527	115.60/cwt	112.00–118.00	609	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	414	134.72/cwt	130.00–140.00	558	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	540	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	60.98/cwt	59.00–65.00	656	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	567	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	464	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,065	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	607	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	115.57/cwt	112.00–119.00	778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	407	144.03/cwt	140.00–146.00	586	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	122.45/cwt	119.00–125.00	758	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,525	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	17,538	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,248	902.34/cwt	850.00–950.00	11,261	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	84.84/cwt	80.00–90.00	946	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	105.57/cwt	100.00–109.00	605	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	626	102.49/cwt	101.00–104.00	642	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	123.98/cwt	120.00–127.00	453	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	122.03/cwt	120.00–124.00	510	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	111.27/cwt	107.00–117.00	588	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	162.22/cwt	157.00–165.00	613	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	115.74/cwt	112.00–120.00	650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	130.23/cwt	127.00–134.00	544	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	108.82/cwt	105.00–115.00	678	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	681	110.26/cwt	103.00–113.00	751	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	100.01/cwt	99.00–101.00	660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	116.49/cwt	115.00–119.00	557	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	750	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	480	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	57.43/cwt	56.00–59.00	537	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	46.74/cwt	45.00–48.00	499	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	126.15/cwt	122.00–129.00	582	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	121.04/cwt	115.00–122.00	755	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	132.24/cwt	130.00–135.00	561	8

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 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 231Last week 275Year ago 397

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 9Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 16Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	322	160.00–165.00	162.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	110.00–113.00	111.53
3	—	527	112.00–118.00	115.60
6	—	414	130.00–140.00	134.72
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	112.00–119.00	115.57
3	—	407	140.00–146.00	144.03
6	—	619	119.00–125.00	122.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	157.00–165.00	162.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	100.00–109.00	105.57
4	—	626	101.00–104.00	102.49
5	—	365	120.00–127.00	123.98
6	—	418	120.00–124.00	122.03
7	—	528	107.00–117.00	111.27
2	—	660	99.00–101.00	100.01
4	—	478	115.00–119.00	116.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	112.00–120.00	115.74
5	—	418	127.00–134.00	130.23
6	—	623	105.00–115.00	108.82
9	—	681	103.00–113.00	110.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	461	122.00–129.00	126.15
7	—	624	115.00–122.00	121.04
8	—	424	130.00–135.00	132.24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	50.00	50.00
3	—	1,075	59.00–65.00	60.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	64.00	64.00
2	—	935	56.00–59.00	57.43
2	—	1,068	45.00–48.00	46.74

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)	1	—	900	63.00	63.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	910	51.00	51.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	57.00	57.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,115	80.00–90.00	84.84
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,525	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,248	850.00–950.00	902.34

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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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

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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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