Name: Moultrie livestock auction prices — 2023-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls 2.00 lower, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder heifers steady, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves lightly tested, heifers calves steady, bulls calves 2.00 higher, 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 $155.28/cwt on 88 head.

Average price

$155.28

88 head · 457 lb average

Value per head Derived

$709

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$206

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

$25.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.69

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	490	164.29	805	33
Medium and Large 2	442	157.60	696	32
Medium and Large 3	430	139.13	598	23

One grade step is worth $25.17/cwt here — about $206 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

155.28

—

GA average15 barns · 1,876 hd

151.59

+3.69

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	1,489	90.07	1,341	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,450	77.20	1,119	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,145	74.61	854	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	883	59.37	524	4thin

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)	1,345	$1,293	4thin

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	—	409	197.03/cwt	195.00–200.00	806	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	164.28/cwt	160.00–166.00	927	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	224.36/cwt	220.00–230.00	747	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	147.98/cwt	146.00–150.00	829	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	168.34/cwt	165.00–170.00	872	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	197.84/cwt	190.00–200.00	718	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	149.69/cwt	148.00–150.00	876	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	307	149.26/cwt	145.00–150.00	458	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	136.44/cwt	130.00–140.00	632	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	122.46/cwt	120.00–125.00	771	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	193.94/cwt	189.00–199.00	1,030	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	197.43/cwt	195.00–200.00	815	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	208	202.53/cwt	200.00–205.00	421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	172.37/cwt	170.00–175.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	161.10/cwt	157.00–167.00	838	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	162.68/cwt	155.00–165.00	530	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	187.56/cwt	185.00–190.00	403	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	141.02/cwt	137.00–145.00	857	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	178.46/cwt	177.00–180.00	835	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	484	188.40/cwt	185.00–192.00	912	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	342	191.68/cwt	190.00–195.00	656	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	421	172.45/cwt	170.00–177.00	726	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	393	181.65/cwt	180.00–185.00	714	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	212.54/cwt	210.00–215.00	606	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	1,293.36/head	1,175.00–1,400.00	1,293	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	465	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,136	92.88/cwt	85.00–105.00	1,055	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,118	77.66/cwt	75.00–80.00	868	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	88.75/cwt	82.00–102.00	710	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	813	70.44/cwt	70.00–71.00	573	3
Bulls	—	—	1,753	94.00/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,648	3
Bulls	—	—	1,093	84.17/cwt	82.00–86.00	920	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	80.01/cwt	76.00–83.00	944	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	70.56/cwt	68.00–75.00	790	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	77.20/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,119	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	883	59.37/cwt	55.00–61.00	524	4

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 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 215Last week 66Year ago 115

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 44Year ago 105

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 24Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	409	195.00–200.00	197.03
7	—	564	160.00–166.00	164.28
8	—	333	220.00–230.00	224.36
13	—	484	185.00–192.00	188.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	146.00–150.00	147.98
3	—	518	165.00–170.00	168.34
12	—	363	190.00–200.00	197.84
2	—	468	177.00–180.00	178.46
2	—	285	210.00–215.00	212.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	342	190.00–195.00	191.68
5	—	421	170.00–177.00	172.45
6	—	393	180.00–185.00	181.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	585	148.00–150.00	149.69
15	—	326	155.00–165.00	162.68
2	—	215	185.00–190.00	187.56
2	—	608	137.00–145.00	141.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	307	145.00–150.00	149.26
14	—	463	130.00–140.00	136.44
2	—	630	120.00–125.00	122.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	208	200.00–205.00	202.53
2	—	332	170.00–175.00	172.37
29	—	520	157.00–167.00	161.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	531	189.00–199.00	193.94
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	195.00–200.00	197.43

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	—	1,345	1,175.00–1,400.00	1,293.36
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	750	62.00	62.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,136	85.00–105.00	92.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	800	82.00–102.00	88.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,118	75.00–80.00	77.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	813	70.00–71.00	70.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,753	93.00–95.00	94.00
2	—	1,093	82.00–86.00	84.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,180	76.00–83.00	80.01
4	—	1,119	68.00–75.00	70.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,450	76.00–80.00	77.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	883	55.00–61.00	59.37

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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