Name: Moultrie livestock auction prices — 2020-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows unevenly steady to 1.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls mostly steady, Steer calves lightly tested, Heifer calves and Bull calves 4.00 to 8.00 higher, Replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $149.13/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$149.13

72 head · 412 lb average

Value per head Derived

$614

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$21

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$15.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+24.80

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	402	158.63	637	29
Medium and Large 3	377	142.88	538	10thin
Medium and Large 2	432	142.67	616	33

One grade step is worth $15.96/cwt here — about $21 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 sale72 hd

149.13

—

GA average17 barns · 1,924 hd

124.32

+24.80

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	—	Average	1,325	76.00	1,007	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,465	54.09	792	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	898	45.33	407	6thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	462	143.36/cwt	140.00–145.00	662	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	124.01/cwt	122.00–128.00	703	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	69.95/cwt	64.00–77.00	639	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	765	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,180	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	637	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,193	57.72/cwt	55.00–60.00	689	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	134.93/cwt	132.00–140.00	498	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	132.32/cwt	130.00–138.00	552	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	120.40/cwt	115.00–123.00	630	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,344	794.77/cwt	700.00–900.00	10,682	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	384	153.48/cwt	150.00–158.00	589	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	302	163.98/cwt	160.00–167.00	495	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	133.38/cwt	130.00–135.00	566	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	154.94/cwt	152.00–158.00	654	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	343	173.01/cwt	170.00–175.00	593	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	165.74/cwt	160.00–170.00	602	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	124.64/cwt	122.00–127.00	588	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	279	165.48/cwt	165.00–167.00	462	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	484	111.76/cwt	110.00–115.00	541	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	111.54/cwt	110.00–113.00	700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	145.70/cwt	140.00–150.00	634	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	134.10/cwt	130.00–138.00	629	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	118.41/cwt	115.00–125.00	509	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	104.51/cwt	100.00–108.00	547	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	130.23/cwt	127.00–137.00	551	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	124.66/cwt	120.00–128.00	638	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	95.02/cwt	92.00–98.00	641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	105.00/cwt	102.00–108.00	656	3
Bulls	—	—	1,635	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,308	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,465	54.09/cwt	52.00–56.00	792	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	45.33/cwt	43.00–47.00	407	6
Bulls	—	—	1,015	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	125.39/cwt	120.00–128.00	577	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	124.79/cwt	120.00–127.00	468	3

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 Nov 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 247Last week 133Year ago 301

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 20Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 4Year ago 42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	140.00–145.00	143.36
3	—	567	122.00–128.00	124.01
6	—	422	152.00–158.00	154.94
7	—	343	170.00–175.00	173.01
10	—	363	160.00–170.00	165.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	384	150.00–158.00	153.48
6	—	302	160.00–167.00	163.98
2	—	628	110.00–113.00	111.54
6	—	435	140.00–150.00	145.70
6	—	469	130.00–138.00	134.10
6	—	512	120.00–128.00	124.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	279	165.00–167.00	165.48
3	—	423	127.00–137.00	130.23
3	—	460	120.00–128.00	125.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	369	132.00–140.00	134.93
5	—	417	130.00–138.00	132.32
3	—	523	115.00–123.00	120.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	424	130.00–135.00	133.38
5	—	472	122.00–127.00	124.64
2	—	675	92.00–98.00	95.02
3	—	625	102.00–108.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	484	110.00–115.00	111.76
3	—	430	115.00–125.00	118.41
4	—	523	100.00–108.00	104.51
3	—	375	120.00–127.00	124.79

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	913	64.00–77.00	69.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	68.00	68.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,180	54.00	54.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,193	55.00–60.00	57.72
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,344	700.00–900.00	794.77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,635	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,015	72.00	72.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,465	52.00–56.00	54.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	898	43.00–47.00	45.33

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