Name: Moultrie livestock auction prices — 2020-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and Slaughter bulls mostly steady, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls 2.00 lower, Steer calves lightly tested, Heifer calves 5.00 lower, Bull calves 4.00 to 8.00 lower, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.65/cwt on 127 head.

Average price

$114.65

127 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$530

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$9

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

$18.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.49

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	395	128.55	508	26
Medium and Large 2	497	112.78	560	36
Medium and Large 3	470	110.12	517	65

One grade step is worth $18.43/cwt here — about −$9 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 sale127 hd

114.65

—

GA average16 barns · 1,322 hd

114.16

+0.49

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	1,739	86.80	1,509	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,217	57.78	703	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	977	48.38	473	17

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	317	158.21/cwt	155.00–160.00	502	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	381	148.57/cwt	145.00–153.00	566	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	136.16/cwt	132.00–139.00	568	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	668	101.04/cwt	97.00–105.00	675	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	306	148.92/cwt	145.00–155.00	456	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	619	105.19/cwt	100.00–108.00	651	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	614	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	672	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	503	119.99/cwt	117.00–123.00	604	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,970	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	111.90/cwt	110.00–115.00	525	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	107.00/cwt	100.00–110.00	618	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	122.30/cwt	120.00–125.00	449	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	609	104.21/cwt	103.00–105.00	635	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	593	113.99/cwt	112.00–116.00	676	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	120.31/cwt	117.00–125.00	569	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	114.57/cwt	110.00–119.00	434	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	108.68/cwt	105.00–113.00	512	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	302	134.04/cwt	130.00–140.00	405	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	123.44/cwt	120.00–127.00	504	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	122.82/cwt	120.00–125.00	591	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	133.97/cwt	127.00–137.00	493	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	111.49/cwt	105.00–115.00	469	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	103.89/cwt	100.00–107.00	592	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	123.68/cwt	120.00–127.00	403	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	517	105.70/cwt	100.00–108.00	546	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	114.07/cwt	110.00–117.00	589	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	106.32/cwt	105.00–107.00	643	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	564	106.87/cwt	100.00–113.00	603	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	529	112.79/cwt	112.00–115.00	597	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	61.98/cwt	60.00–64.00	704	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	55.22/cwt	51.00–59.00	700	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	53.74/cwt	50.00–57.00	579	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	936	46.15/cwt	40.00–49.00	432	12
Bulls	—	—	1,728	81.34/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,406	2
Bulls	—	—	1,744	89.53/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,561	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	267	155.16/cwt	150.00–160.00	414	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	409	124.46/cwt	120.00–127.00	509	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	119.16/cwt	112.00–122.00	564	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	137.14/cwt	133.00–143.00	512	10

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 Sep 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 401Last week 223Year ago 131

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 22Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 70Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	317	155.00–160.00	158.21
8	—	381	145.00–153.00	148.57
10	—	417	132.00–139.00	136.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	668	97.00–105.00	101.04
5	—	306	145.00–155.00	148.92
5	—	619	100.00–108.00	105.19
10	—	564	100.00–113.00	106.87
11	—	529	112.00–115.00	112.79
6	—	267	150.00–160.00	155.16
7	—	409	120.00–127.00	124.46
9	—	473	112.00–122.00	119.16
10	—	373	133.00–143.00	137.14
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	614	109.00–110.00	109.50
6	—	503	117.00–123.00	119.99
6	—	593	112.00–116.00	113.99
10	—	473	117.00–125.00	120.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	469	110.00–115.00	111.90
8	—	578	100.00–110.00	107.00
9	—	367	120.00–125.00	122.30
5	—	516	110.00–117.00	114.07
6	—	605	105.00–107.00	106.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	609	103.00–105.00	104.21
7	—	379	110.00–119.00	114.57
7	—	471	105.00–113.00	108.68
8	—	421	105.00–115.00	111.49
8	—	570	100.00–107.00	103.89
10	—	326	120.00–127.00	123.68
20	—	517	100.00–108.00	105.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	302	130.00–140.00	134.04
6	—	408	120.00–127.00	123.44
7	—	481	120.00–125.00	122.82
8	—	368	127.00–137.00	133.97

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	2	—	1,140	1,050.00	1,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,136	60.00–64.00	61.98
23	—	1,267	51.00–59.00	55.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,077	50.00–57.00	53.74
12	—	936	40.00–49.00	46.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,728	80.00–82.00	81.34
4	—	1,744	88.00–91.00	89.53

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