Name: Moultrie livestock auction prices — 2023-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers, feeder heifers, and feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves 2.00 higher, heifer calves steady to 2.00 higher, bull calves 2.00 lower, replacement cows steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $163.26/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$163.26

77 head · 446 lb average

Value per head Derived

$728

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$16.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.55

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	446	169.31	755	39
Medium and Large 2	447	161.23	720	20
Medium and Large 3	446	152.38	680	18thin

One grade step is worth $16.94/cwt here — about $75 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 sale77 hd

163.26

—

GA average15 barns · 2,782 hd

155.70

+7.55

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	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	75.66	1,078	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,161	73.31	851	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	881	63.58	560	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)	965	$1,062	8

Every lot, as filed

33 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	—	521	171.35/cwt	170.00–177.00	893	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	164.09/cwt	160.00–165.00	921	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	571	144.56/cwt	142.00–147.00	825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	188.45/cwt	187.00–190.00	812	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	316	217.39/cwt	215.00–220.00	687	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	336	204.11/cwt	200.00–210.00	686	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	143.82/cwt	142.00–147.00	824	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	154.87/cwt	150.00–156.00	832	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	137.46/cwt	130.00–140.00	797	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	190.51/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,008	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	206.48/cwt	205.00–207.00	863	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	163.22/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,090	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	439	151.26/cwt	150.00–155.00	664	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	203	201.01/cwt	200.00–202.00	408	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	171.91/cwt	170.00–175.00	638	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	209	220.14/cwt	215.00–225.00	460	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	456	181.70/cwt	180.00–185.00	829	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	204.59/cwt	200.00–208.00	759	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	162.33/cwt	157.00–165.00	851	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	311	178.45/cwt	177.00–180.00	555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	162.02/cwt	157.00–167.00	611	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	488	179.65/cwt	176.00–180.00	877	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	361	201.01/cwt	200.00–202.00	726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	169.33/cwt	165.00–170.00	581	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,061.59/head	900.00–1,200.00	1,062	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	90.15/cwt	80.00–97.00	949	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	68.75/cwt	65.00–75.00	598	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	637	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	67.69/cwt	67.00–69.00	764	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	75.66/cwt	73.00–79.00	1,078	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	911	71.88/cwt	70.00–75.00	655	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	74.43/cwt	70.00–77.00	869	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	55.27/cwt	53.00–60.00	470	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 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 215Last week 215Year ago 145

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 28Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 23Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	521	170.00–177.00	171.35
9	—	561	160.00–165.00	164.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	571	142.00–147.00	144.56
5	—	336	200.00–210.00	204.11
11	—	488	176.00–180.00	179.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	431	187.00–190.00	188.45
2	—	316	215.00–220.00	217.39
2	—	361	200.00–202.00	201.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	573	142.00–147.00	143.82
5	—	537	150.00–156.00	154.87
2	—	203	200.00–202.00	201.01
7	—	343	165.00–170.00	169.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	580	130.00–140.00	137.46
7	—	439	150.00–155.00	151.26
7	—	377	157.00–167.00	162.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	371	170.00–175.00	171.91
2	—	209	215.00–225.00	220.14
22	—	524	157.00–165.00	162.33
2	—	311	177.00–180.00	178.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	529	190.00–192.00	190.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	418	205.00–207.00	206.48
4	—	668	160.00–170.00	163.22
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	456	180.00–185.00	181.70
9	—	371	200.00–208.00	204.59

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	8	—	965	900.00–1,200.00	1,061.59
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,053	80.00–97.00	90.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	65.00	65.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	870	65.00–75.00	68.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,128	67.00–69.00	67.69
15	—	1,168	70.00–77.00	74.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,425	73.00–79.00	75.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	911	70.00–75.00	71.88
4	—	850	53.00–60.00	55.27

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

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How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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