Name: Moultrie livestock auction prices — 2023-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available due to holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.40/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$145.40

31 head · 402 lb average

Value per head Derived

$584

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$255

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

$28.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.23

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	458	165.98	760	2thin
Medium and Large 2	479	160.13	767	8thin
Medium and Large 3	367	137.83	505	21

One grade step is worth $28.15/cwt here — about $255 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 sale31 hd

145.40

—

GA average12 barns · 1,084 hd

150.63

−5.23

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	1,845	103.60	1,911	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,629	84.39	1,375	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,111	75.67	841	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	920	62.27	573	8thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,178	$951	4thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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 3	—	585	134.91/cwt	130.00–140.00	789	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	278	195.32/cwt	190.00–200.00	543	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	508	160.03/cwt	155.00–165.00	813	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	182.58/cwt	180.00–185.00	575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	173.16/cwt	170.00–180.00	641	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	153.57/cwt	150.00–160.00	731	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	567	155.01/cwt	150.00–160.00	879	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	603	122.51/cwt	120.00–125.00	739	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	165.98/cwt	165.00–167.00	760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	331	142.14/cwt	140.00–150.00	470	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	133.60/cwt	130.00–137.00	488	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	160.13/cwt	157.00–162.00	767	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	178.97/cwt	175.00–181.00	1,033	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	951.17/head	900.00–1,000.00	951	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	637	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	67.92/cwt	60.00–73.00	759	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	968	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,079	68.41/cwt	61.00–77.00	738	5
Bulls	—	—	1,630	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,646	2
Bulls	—	—	1,705	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,552	1
Bulls	—	—	2,130	112.51/cwt	112.00–113.00	2,396	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,181	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,084	69.59/cwt	65.00–72.00	754	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	77.99/cwt	76.00–80.00	854	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,215	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,587	90.32/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,433	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,885	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,320	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	651	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	58.02/cwt	57.00–59.00	545	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	892	65.36/cwt	65.00–66.00	583	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 Jan 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 66Last week 123Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 27Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 4Year ago 0

No trend available due to holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	130.00–140.00	134.91
2	—	315	180.00–185.00	182.58
3	—	370	170.00–180.00	173.16
6	—	476	150.00–160.00	153.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	278	190.00–200.00	195.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	508	155.00–165.00	160.03
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	150.00–160.00	155.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	175.00–181.00	178.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	603	120.00–125.00	122.51
13	—	331	140.00–150.00	142.14
6	—	365	130.00–137.00	133.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	165.00–167.00	165.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	479	157.00–162.00	160.13

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,178	900.00–1,000.00	951.17
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ 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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,118	60.00–73.00	67.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	90.00	90.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,079	61.00–77.00	68.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,630	101.00	101.00
1	—	1,705	91.00	91.00
2	—	2,130	112.00–113.00	112.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	93.00	93.00
4	—	1,084	65.00–72.00	69.59
3	—	1,095	76.00–80.00	77.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	81.00	81.00
3	—	1,587	90.00–91.00	90.32
1	—	1,885	70.00	70.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	70.00	70.00
4	—	939	57.00–59.00	58.02
3	—	892	65.00–66.00	65.36

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle

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