Name: Moultrie livestock auction prices — 2021-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.90/cwt on 136 head.

Average price

$135.90

136 head · 441 lb average

Value per head Derived

$600

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$299

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

$11.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.57

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	140.11	725	54
Medium and Large 2	412	134.73	555	61
Medium and Large 3	332	128.47	426	21

One grade step is worth $11.64/cwt here — about $299 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 sale136 hd

135.90

—

GA average16 barns · 2,086 hd

130.33

+5.57

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	—	High	1,517	80.38	1,219	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,452	63.27	919	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,116	58.49	653	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	951	46.94	446	7thin

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 1	—	518	148.49/cwt	147.00–150.00	769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	181.02/cwt	180.00–183.00	648	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	172.20/cwt	170.00–178.00	482	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	587	123.20/cwt	122.00–125.00	723	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	166.70/cwt	166.00–170.00	692	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	136.66/cwt	132.00–139.00	716	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	607	143.49/cwt	140.00–144.00	871	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	168.19/cwt	168.00–170.00	715	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	161.65/cwt	153.00–163.00	771	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	126.18/cwt	125.00–130.00	477	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	521	122.92/cwt	119.00–127.00	640	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	177.55/cwt	170.00–179.00	581	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	126.36/cwt	122.00–129.00	619	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	293	140.51/cwt	140.00–143.00	412	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	140.56/cwt	132.00–141.00	732	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	121.60/cwt	115.00–125.00	632	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	115.92/cwt	112.00–120.00	680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	150.66/cwt	145.00–155.00	847	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	174.47/cwt	173.00–180.00	745	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	143.02/cwt	135.00–144.00	668	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	138.78/cwt	135.00–140.00	526	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	117.44/cwt	115.00–120.00	787	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	363	166.53/cwt	165.00–168.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	175.17/cwt	170.00–178.00	659	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	157.40/cwt	155.00–160.00	674	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	129.39/cwt	125.00–135.00	405	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	135.89/cwt	130.00–138.00	567	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,113.37/cwt	1,075.00–1,150.00	11,969	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	57.31/cwt	54.00–60.00	644	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	73.52/cwt	62.00–87.00	787	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,358	67.58/cwt	66.00–70.00	918	2
Bulls	—	—	1,860	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,693	1
Bulls	—	—	1,402	76.84/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,077	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	62.62/cwt	60.00–67.00	748	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,337	55.24/cwt	52.00–58.00	739	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	951	46.94/cwt	44.00–51.00	446	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	55.33/cwt	52.00–59.00	584	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	62.82/cwt	59.00–66.00	908	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,519	67.95/cwt	67.00–69.00	1,032	7

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 Dec 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 361Last week 332Year ago 268

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 32Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 13Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	147.00–150.00	148.49
3	—	358	180.00–183.00	181.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	280	170.00–178.00	172.20
5	—	587	122.00–125.00	123.20
12	—	415	166.00–170.00	166.70
3	—	524	132.00–139.00	136.66
7	—	376	170.00–178.00	175.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	165.00–168.00	166.53
2	—	428	155.00–160.00	157.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	607	140.00–144.00	143.49
10	—	425	168.00–170.00	168.19
16	—	477	153.00–163.00	161.65
10	—	327	170.00–179.00	177.55
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	521	119.00–127.00	122.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	145.00–155.00	150.66
5	—	427	173.00–180.00	174.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	378	125.00–130.00	126.18
15	—	313	125.00–135.00	129.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	490	122.00–129.00	126.36
6	—	293	140.00–143.00	140.51
3	—	520	115.00–125.00	121.60
2	—	587	112.00–120.00	115.92
21	—	379	135.00–140.00	138.78
21	—	417	130.00–138.00	135.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	521	132.00–141.00	140.56
9	—	467	135.00–144.00	143.02
2	—	670	115.00–120.00	117.44

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	4	—	1,075	1,075.00–1,150.00	1,113.37
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,123	54.00–60.00	57.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,070	62.00–87.00	73.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,358	66.00–70.00	67.58

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,860	91.00	91.00
3	—	1,402	75.00–81.00	76.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,195	60.00–67.00	62.62
17	—	1,055	52.00–59.00	55.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,337	52.00–58.00	55.24
19	—	1,446	59.00–66.00	62.82
7	—	1,519	67.00–69.00	67.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	951	44.00–51.00	46.94

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

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