Name: Moultrie livestock auction prices — 2020-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.44/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$119.44

64 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$567

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$51

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

$7.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.18

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	464	123.49	573	20
Medium and Large 1	565	120.74	682	12thin
Medium and Large 3	448	116.42	522	32

One grade step is worth $7.07/cwt here — about $51 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 sale64 hd

119.44

—

GA average17 barns · 1,626 hd

117.26

+2.18

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,116	59.97	669	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	937	50.71	475	3thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	305	174.92/cwt	170.00–180.00	534	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	163.48/cwt	160.00–167.00	602	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	169.18/cwt	165.00–175.00	462	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	384	157.03/cwt	155.00–160.00	603	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	109.96/cwt	105.00–115.00	616	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	304	154.14/cwt	150.00–157.00	469	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	740	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	103.82/cwt	100.00–108.00	898	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	103.64/cwt	95.00–110.00	1,045	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,075	75.96/cwt	70.00–81.00	817	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	116.99/cwt	114.00–120.00	805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	151.62/cwt	150.00–155.00	584	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,372	1,208.08/cwt	1,150.00–1,250.00	16,575	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	1,234.78/cwt	1,125.00–1,400.00	14,546	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,100	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,275	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,202	992.01/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	11,924	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	120.74/cwt	115.00–123.00	682	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	111.70/cwt	110.00–115.00	648	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	137.17/cwt	130.00–139.00	635	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	131.71/cwt	130.00–135.00	609	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	133.52/cwt	130.00–137.00	558	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	127.24/cwt	121.00–130.00	646	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	384	122.03/cwt	120.00–125.00	469	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	122.33/cwt	120.00–125.00	571	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	127.34/cwt	125.00–135.00	549	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	603	103.49/cwt	100.00–107.00	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	114.92/cwt	110.00–118.00	545	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	118.60/cwt	116.00–125.00	490	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	409	135.13/cwt	132.00–140.00	553	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	55.50/cwt	51.00–59.00	658	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,064	63.32/cwt	61.00–65.00	674	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	444	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	53.06/cwt	50.00–56.00	490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	514	111.78/cwt	110.00–115.00	575	4

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 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 223Last week 231Year ago 454

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 13Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 25Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	305	170.00–180.00	174.92
4	—	368	160.00–167.00	163.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	273	165.00–175.00	169.18
5	—	384	155.00–160.00	157.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	560	105.00–115.00	109.96
5	—	304	150.00–157.00	154.14
5	—	409	132.00–140.00	135.13
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	688	114.00–120.00	116.99
3	—	385	150.00–155.00	151.62
10	—	463	130.00–139.00	137.17
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	130.00–135.00	131.71
5	—	418	130.00–137.00	133.52
10	—	508	121.00–130.00	127.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	565	115.00–123.00	120.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	110.00–115.00	111.70
6	—	467	120.00–125.00	122.33
11	—	431	125.00–135.00	127.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	384	120.00–125.00	122.03
2	—	603	100.00–107.00	103.49
8	—	474	110.00–118.00	114.92
13	—	413	116.00–125.00	118.60
4	—	514	110.00–115.00	111.78

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	725	102.00	102.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	865	100.00–108.00	103.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,008	95.00–110.00	103.64
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,075	70.00–81.00	75.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	63.00	63.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,372	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,208.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,178	1,125.00–1,400.00	1,234.78
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,100	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,202	900.00–1,075.00	992.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,185	51.00–59.00	55.50
4	—	1,064	61.00–65.00	63.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	46.00	46.00
2	—	923	50.00–56.00	53.06

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