Name: Moultrie livestock auction prices — 2022-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.55/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$145.55

50 head · 420 lb average

Value per head Derived

$611

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

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

$19.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.17

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	481	152.44	733	8thin
Medium and Large 2	407	149.13	608	29
Medium and Large 3	409	133.32	545	13thin

One grade step is worth $19.12/cwt here — about $188 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 sale50 hd

145.55

—

GA average18 barns · 2,542 hd

144.38

+1.17

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	1,499	98.33	1,474	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,123	81.69	917	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,583	76.34	1,208	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	909	55.88	508	7thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	370	194.93/cwt	190.00–200.00	721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	211.20/cwt	205.00–215.00	718	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	316	176.07/cwt	170.00–180.00	556	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	282	188.86/cwt	188.00–190.00	533	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	112.53/cwt	110.00–115.00	701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	422	161.07/cwt	157.00–163.00	680	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	153.08/cwt	147.00–155.00	804	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	167.49/cwt	165.00–170.00	717	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	634	127.37/cwt	125.00–135.00	808	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	178.75/cwt	178.00–180.00	770	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	177.63/cwt	175.00–180.00	583	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	134.86/cwt	130.00–140.00	499	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	319	135.02/cwt	130.00–140.00	431	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	147.90/cwt	145.00–153.00	618	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	154.44/cwt	147.00–157.00	590	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	591	124.56/cwt	120.00–126.00	736	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	150.17/cwt	147.00–157.00	496	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	212	198.93/cwt	190.00–200.00	422	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	688	108.99/cwt	107.00–110.00	750	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	142.30/cwt	137.00–145.00	673	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	138.40/cwt	135.00–145.00	706	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	152.44/cwt	150.00–154.00	733	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	283	145.13/cwt	140.00–150.00	411	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,072.35/cwt	1,000.00–1,125.00	10,884	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,041	106.16/cwt	90.00–118.00	1,105	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,083	78.72/cwt	75.00–85.00	853	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	94.64/cwt	80.00–115.00	899	4
Bulls	—	—	1,488	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,414	2
Bulls	—	—	1,520	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,596	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	87.38/cwt	85.00–92.00	994	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,091	70.57/cwt	68.00–75.00	770	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	81.05/cwt	78.00–84.00	916	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,734	75.40/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,307	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	82.72/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,178	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	67.68/cwt	64.00–70.00	957	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	909	55.88/cwt	52.00–59.00	508	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 Feb 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 185Last week 81Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 16Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 6Year 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	—	370	190.00–200.00	194.93
4	—	340	205.00–215.00	211.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	316	170.00–180.00	176.07
2	—	623	110.00–115.00	112.53
6	—	422	157.00–163.00	161.07
3	—	688	107.00–110.00	108.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	282	188.00–190.00	188.86
9	—	212	190.00–200.00	198.93
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	147.00–155.00	153.08
2	—	428	165.00–170.00	167.49
4	—	634	125.00–135.00	127.37
2	—	328	175.00–180.00	177.63
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	431	178.00–180.00	178.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	130.00–140.00	134.86
4	—	319	130.00–140.00	135.02
4	—	591	120.00–126.00	124.56
2	—	283	140.00–150.00	145.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	418	145.00–153.00	147.90
11	—	382	147.00–157.00	154.44
4	—	330	147.00–157.00	150.17
3	—	473	137.00–145.00	142.30
3	—	510	135.00–145.00	138.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	481	150.00–154.00	152.44

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	—	1,015	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,072.35
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,041	90.00–118.00	106.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	950	80.00–115.00	94.64
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,083	75.00–85.00	78.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,488	95.00	95.00
1	—	1,520	105.00	105.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,137	85.00–92.00	87.38
5	—	1,091	68.00–75.00	70.57
2	—	1,130	78.00–84.00	81.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,734	73.00–78.00	75.40
9	—	1,424	80.00–87.00	82.72
5	—	1,414	64.00–70.00	67.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	909	52.00–59.00	55.88

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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