Name: Moultrie livestock auction prices — 2023-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows mostly steady, Slaughter Bulls 4.00 to 5.00 higher, Feeder Steers and Steer Calves unevenly steady, Feeder Bulls and Bull Calves steady to5.00 higher, Feeder Heifers and Heifer Calves steady, Replacement Cows 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $172.35/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$172.35

37 head · 407 lb average

Value per head Derived

$702

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$24.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.95

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	414	176.81	732	29
Medium and Large 2	365	167.43	611	2thin
Medium and Large 3	389	152.46	594	6thin

One grade step is worth $24.35/cwt here — about $138 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 sale37 hd

172.35

—

GA average14 barns · 1,849 hd

163.40

+8.95

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	—	Low	1,550	105.94	1,642	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,349	85.99	1,160	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	996	78.03	777	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	993	67.13	667	2thin

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)	1,017	$1,194	22

Every lot, as filed

31 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	—	383	214.84/cwt	210.00–220.00	823	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	191.98/cwt	190.00–200.00	814	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	186.84/cwt	180.00–190.00	719	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	223.23/cwt	220.00–225.00	692	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	184.94/cwt	180.00–190.00	795	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	192.41/cwt	190.00–195.00	529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	498	177.15/cwt	172.00–178.00	882	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	154.32/cwt	150.00–158.00	821	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	197.45/cwt	195.00–200.00	958	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	592	183.09/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,084	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	237.56/cwt	235.00–240.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	166.42/cwt	165.00–168.00	546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	178.32/cwt	175.00–180.00	637	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	166.64/cwt	160.00–170.00	720	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	188.09/cwt	187.00–193.00	636	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	145.48/cwt	140.00–150.00	611	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	167.43/cwt	165.00–170.00	611	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	881	746.28/head	625.00–800.00	746	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,163	80.75/cwt	79.00–82.00	939	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,072	1,352.53/head	1,225.00–1,500.00	1,353	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	983	1,140.31/head	1,025.00–1,200.00	1,140	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	733	82.17/cwt	80.00–85.00	602	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,180	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,015	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,134	92.40/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,048	8
Bulls	—	—	1,263	97.04/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,226	2
Bulls	—	—	1,632	108.48/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,770	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,349	85.99/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,160	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	67.13/cwt	65.00–69.00	667	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	890	86.58/cwt	85.00–88.00	771	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,049	73.75/cwt	71.00–76.00	774	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 Feb 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 133Last week 293Year ago 185

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 32Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 7Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	210.00–220.00	214.84
5	—	424	190.00–200.00	191.98
3	—	310	220.00–225.00	223.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	385	180.00–190.00	186.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	180.00–190.00	184.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	190.00–195.00	192.41
7	—	498	172.00–178.00	177.15
3	—	532	150.00–158.00	154.32
3	—	357	175.00–180.00	178.32
6	—	432	160.00–170.00	166.64
8	—	338	187.00–193.00	188.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	165.00–168.00	166.42
4	—	420	140.00–150.00	145.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	165.00–170.00	167.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	195.00–200.00	197.45
5	—	592	175.00–185.00	183.09
2	—	313	235.00–240.00	237.56

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	881	625.00–800.00	746.28
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,072	1,225.00–1,500.00	1,352.53
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	983	1,025.00–1,200.00	1,140.31
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	92.00	92.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,134	90.00–97.00	92.40
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,163	79.00–82.00	80.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	733	80.00–85.00	82.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,180	86.00	86.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,263	95.00–98.00	97.04
7	—	1,632	105.00–111.00	108.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,349	85.00–87.00	85.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	993	65.00–69.00	67.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	890	85.00–88.00	86.58
4	—	1,049	71.00–76.00	73.75

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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