Name: Moultrie livestock auction prices — 2021-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls lightly tested, steer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves steady, replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.36/cwt on 109 head.

Average price

$128.36

109 head · 450 lb average

Value per head Derived

$577

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$71

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

$15.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.74

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	461	134.57	621	62
Medium and Large 3	323	123.40	398	9thin
Medium and Large 2	461	119.41	550	38

One grade step is worth $15.16/cwt here — about $71 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 sale109 hd

128.36

—

GA average15 barns · 1,313 hd

122.62

+5.74

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%	Average	947	58.36	553	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,374	54.04	743	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	948	45.85	435	11

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	—	323	162.44/cwt	160.00–165.00	525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	148.52/cwt	147.00–150.00	609	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	123.32/cwt	120.00–125.00	699	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	110.09/cwt	105.00–115.00	622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	159.09/cwt	155.00–162.00	434	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	124.97/cwt	122.00–128.00	650	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	126.13/cwt	122.00–130.00	470	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	146.48/cwt	145.00–148.00	839	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	156.77/cwt	155.00–160.00	651	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	114.17/cwt	108.00–118.00	597	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	139.26/cwt	138.00–148.00	511	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	167.53/cwt	165.00–170.00	611	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	131.50/cwt	123.00–133.00	623	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	140.41/cwt	135.00–145.00	667	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	158.42/cwt	157.00–160.00	594	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	149.04/cwt	147.00–150.00	548	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	339	123.00/cwt	120.00–125.00	417	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	128.33/cwt	128.00–130.00	426	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	122.58/cwt	120.00–125.00	507	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	112.46/cwt	108.00–118.00	660	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	153.28/cwt	150.00–158.00	800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	136.31/cwt	135.00–140.00	604	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	134.77/cwt	127.00–135.00	624	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	139.14/cwt	135.00–143.00	512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	121.00/cwt	120.00–123.00	720	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	117.71/cwt	115.00–123.00	561	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	124.81/cwt	120.00–130.00	331	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,190	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,710	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	45.24/cwt	42.00–49.00	423	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	65.07/cwt	51.00–74.00	724	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	68.25/cwt	61.00–80.00	669	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	900	65.05/cwt	62.00–68.00	585	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	971	55.02/cwt	53.00–58.00	534	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,374	54.04/cwt	51.00–56.00	743	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	45.85/cwt	42.00–49.00	435	11

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 Oct 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 242Last week 78Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 34Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 22Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	160.00–165.00	162.44
2	—	410	147.00–150.00	148.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	120.00–125.00	123.32
3	—	273	155.00–162.00	159.09
5	—	520	122.00–128.00	124.97
3	—	368	147.00–150.00	149.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	105.00–115.00	110.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	122.00–130.00	126.13
8	—	523	108.00–118.00	114.17
6	—	332	128.00–130.00	128.33
9	—	414	120.00–125.00	122.58
6	—	587	108.00–118.00	112.46
7	—	477	115.00–123.00	117.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	339	120.00–125.00	123.00
2	—	265	120.00–130.00	124.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	443	135.00–140.00	136.31
34	—	463	127.00–135.00	134.77
2	—	368	135.00–143.00	139.14
4	—	595	120.00–123.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	145.00–148.00	146.48
6	—	415	155.00–160.00	156.77
2	—	365	165.00–170.00	167.53
3	—	522	150.00–158.00	153.28
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	367	138.00–148.00	139.26
18	—	474	123.00–133.00	131.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	135.00–145.00	140.41
2	—	375	157.00–160.00	158.42

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	—	1,190	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	935	42.00–49.00	45.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,113	51.00–74.00	65.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	980	61.00–80.00	68.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	900	62.00–68.00	65.05
4	—	971	53.00–58.00	55.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,374	51.00–56.00	54.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	948	42.00–49.00	45.85

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