Name: Moultrie livestock auction prices — 2021-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls steady, steer calves unevenly steady, heifer calves and bull calves steady to 3.00 lower, replacement cows steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.28/cwt on 88 head.

Average price

$124.28

88 head · 436 lb average

Value per head Derived

$542

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$192

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

$11.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.70

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	506	129.03	653	24
Medium and Large 2	422	126.41	533	37
Medium and Large 3	393	117.14	461	27

One grade step is worth $11.89/cwt here — about $192 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 sale88 hd

124.28

—

GA average15 barns · 1,909 hd

123.58

+0.70

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	1,500	84.82	1,272	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,105	56.05	619	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,463	55.40	810	13

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	—	1,500	84.82/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,272	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	56.05/cwt	52.00–59.00	619	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,409	59.02/cwt	58.00–60.00	832	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	53.14/cwt	50.00–57.00	795	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	142.57/cwt	140.00–148.00	748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	125.76/cwt	125.00–128.00	761	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	157.03/cwt	155.00–158.00	650	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,847	1,453.56/cwt	1,325.00–1,625.00	26,847	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	127.86/cwt	120.00–130.00	600	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	212	166.98/cwt	165.00–168.00	354	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	133.10/cwt	130.00–140.00	363	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	121.10/cwt	117.00–125.00	629	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	128.07/cwt	122.00–130.00	546	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	113.93/cwt	110.00–116.00	649	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	596	138.20/cwt	137.00–140.00	824	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	147.41/cwt	145.00–150.00	687	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,642	1,182.66/cwt	1,025.00–1,300.00	19,419	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,249	57.86/cwt	51.00–62.00	723	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	115.09/cwt	110.00–120.00	428	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	364	149.54/cwt	145.00–155.00	544	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	220	153.04/cwt	150.00–160.00	337	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	141.47/cwt	141.00–145.00	761	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	117.29/cwt	115.00–120.00	737	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	113.98/cwt	112.00–116.00	752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	125.52/cwt	120.00–128.00	414	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	147.85/cwt	143.00–153.00	633	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	108.32/cwt	105.00–113.00	567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	130.19/cwt	125.00–135.00	491	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	124.82/cwt	120.00–130.00	696	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	133.31/cwt	130.00–135.00	711	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	436	114.52/cwt	110.00–118.00	499	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	240	130.10/cwt	125.00–135.00	312	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	136.16/cwt	135.00–140.00	568	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	119.90/cwt	119.00–120.00	695	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	152.60/cwt	150.00–154.00	729	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	106.66/cwt	105.00–110.00	659	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	102.51/cwt	100.00–105.00	598	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	153.53/cwt	152.00–155.00	672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	133.81/cwt	130.00–138.00	633	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	569	114.24/cwt	110.00–118.00	650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	132.19/cwt	130.00–140.00	432	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	334	154.15/cwt	150.00–160.00	515	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	65.24/cwt	60.00–73.00	773	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	58.47/cwt	54.00–66.00	801	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 Mar 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 383Last week 338Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 37Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 7Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,500	81.00–88.00	84.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,105	52.00–59.00	56.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,409	58.00–60.00	59.02
8	—	1,496	50.00–57.00	53.14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	140.00–148.00	142.57
4	—	605	125.00–128.00	125.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	414	155.00–158.00	157.03
5	—	466	145.00–150.00	147.41
5	—	558	120.00–130.00	124.82
6	—	533	130.00–135.00	133.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	364	145.00–155.00	149.54
3	—	220	150.00–160.00	153.04
8	—	428	143.00–153.00	147.85
6	—	473	130.00–138.00	133.81
3	—	569	110.00–118.00	114.24
14	—	334	150.00–160.00	154.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	469	120.00–130.00	127.86
5	—	273	130.00–140.00	133.10
2	—	519	117.00–125.00	121.10
7	—	426	122.00–130.00	128.07
3	—	570	110.00–116.00	113.93
5	—	377	125.00–135.00	130.19
3	—	618	105.00–110.00	106.66
6	—	327	130.00–140.00	132.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	212	165.00–168.00	166.98
3	—	628	115.00–120.00	117.29
2	—	660	112.00–116.00	113.98
6	—	417	135.00–140.00	136.16
10	—	580	119.00–120.00	119.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	372	110.00–120.00	115.09
7	—	330	120.00–128.00	125.52
3	—	523	105.00–113.00	108.32
4	—	436	110.00–118.00	114.52
2	—	240	125.00–135.00	130.10
2	—	583	100.00–105.00	102.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	596	137.00–140.00	138.20
8	—	538	141.00–145.00	141.47
10	—	478	150.00–154.00	152.60
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	152.00–155.00	153.53

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	10	—	1,847	1,325.00–1,625.00	1,453.56
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,642	1,025.00–1,300.00	1,182.66
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	—	1,249	51.00–62.00	57.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,185	60.00–73.00	65.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,370	54.00–66.00	58.47

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

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