Name: Moultrie livestock auction prices — 2020-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-16

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 and Bull calves unevenly steady, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $125.56/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$125.56

83 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$603

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

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

$3.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.62

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	493	127.84	630	32
Medium and Large 1	541	124.87	675	10thin
Medium and Large 3	455	123.95	564	41

One grade step is worth $3.89/cwt here — about $66 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 sale83 hd

125.56

—

GA average16 barns · 1,435 hd

121.94

+3.62

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	1,352	82.78	1,119	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,149	59.84	687	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	963	52.00	501	2thin

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	—	406	146.73/cwt	142.00–150.00	596	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	103.00/cwt	101.00–105.00	695	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	687	97.34/cwt	96.00–100.00	669	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	123.60/cwt	120.00–127.00	637	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	140.07/cwt	137.00–143.00	595	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	133.04/cwt	130.00–137.00	628	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	122.62/cwt	120.00–125.00	515	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	131.97/cwt	127.00–137.00	538	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	126.17/cwt	125.00–127.00	654	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,035	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,798	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	613	96.52/cwt	90.00–100.00	592	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	687	93.37/cwt	90.00–95.00	641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	101.99/cwt	100.00–104.00	569	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	481	110.74/cwt	105.00–115.00	533	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	102.47/cwt	100.00–107.00	535	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	129.77/cwt	125.00–135.00	428	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	599	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	62.12/cwt	60.00–65.00	717	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	490	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	113.81/cwt	110.00–117.00	487	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	116.16/cwt	115.00–118.00	561	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	132.53/cwt	130.00–135.00	537	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	103.23/cwt	100.00–106.00	583	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	519	114.68/cwt	110.00–120.00	595	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	120.27/cwt	115.00–127.00	572	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	612	105.34/cwt	104.00–107.00	645	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	147.68/cwt	145.00–150.00	548	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	95.02/cwt	93.00–97.00	589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	258	151.71/cwt	150.00–155.00	391	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	318	148.69/cwt	145.00–152.00	473	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	140.20/cwt	135.00–145.00	526	4
Bulls	—	—	1,385	76.87/cwt	72.00–80.00	1,065	2
Bulls	—	—	1,318	88.68/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,169	2

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 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 311Last week 145Year ago 228

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 13Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 6Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	406	142.00–150.00	146.73
5	—	675	101.00–105.00	103.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	687	96.00–100.00	97.34
4	—	515	120.00–127.00	123.60
6	—	425	137.00–143.00	140.07
6	—	472	130.00–137.00	133.04
6	—	612	104.00–107.00	105.34
7	—	371	145.00–150.00	147.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	405	130.00–135.00	132.53
5	—	565	100.00–106.00	103.23
9	—	519	110.00–120.00	114.68
10	—	476	115.00–127.00	120.27
2	—	620	93.00–97.00	95.02
3	—	258	150.00–155.00	151.71
4	—	318	145.00–152.00	148.69
4	—	375	135.00–145.00	140.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	120.00–125.00	122.62
4	—	330	125.00–135.00	129.77
5	—	483	115.00–118.00	116.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	613	90.00–100.00	96.52
3	—	687	90.00–95.00	93.37
4	—	558	100.00–104.00	101.99
7	—	481	105.00–115.00	110.74
7	—	522	100.00–107.00	102.47
8	—	428	110.00–117.00	113.81
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	408	127.00–137.00	131.97
5	—	518	125.00–127.00	126.17

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,035	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	940	70.00	70.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,130	53.00	53.00
6	—	1,155	60.00–65.00	62.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	56.00	56.00
1	—	1,050	48.00	48.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,385	72.00–80.00	76.87
2	—	1,318	87.00–90.00	88.68

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

Bulls · 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