Name: Moultrie livestock auction prices — 2023-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls mostly steady, Feeder Steers and Steer Calves lightly tested, Feeder Bulls and Bull Calves 5.00 to 7.00 higher, Feeder Heifers and Heifer Calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, Replacement Cows 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $188.84/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$188.84

59 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$979

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$38.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.75

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	487	203.88	992	24
Medium and Large 2	536	186.48	999	22
Medium and Large 3	549	165.06	906	13thin

One grade step is worth $38.82/cwt here — about $86 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 sale59 hd

188.84

—

GA average14 barns · 1,178 hd

185.09

+3.75

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	1,613	108.63	1,752	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,258	94.89	1,194	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,061	88.99	944	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	923	70.64	652	11

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)	1,050	$1,037	2thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	466	208.77/cwt	205.00–215.00	973	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	220.12/cwt	215.00–225.00	936	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	194.84/cwt	190.00–200.00	916	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	185.06/cwt	180.00–190.00	749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	156.62/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,073	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	161.49/cwt	160.00–163.00	1,090	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	145.05/cwt	140.00–150.00	660	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	180.85/cwt	175.00–185.00	948	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	172.48/cwt	170.00–175.00	635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	202.55/cwt	200.00–205.00	776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	189.41/cwt	185.00–195.00	792	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	199.90/cwt	195.00–205.00	740	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	189.69/cwt	185.00–195.00	607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	174.94/cwt	170.00–180.00	717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	161.49/cwt	160.00–163.00	1,066	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	164.13/cwt	160.00–168.00	858	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	168.89/cwt	165.00–173.00	1,044	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	182.46/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,058	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	556	188.75/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,049	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	182.74/cwt	178.00–188.00	853	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	403	203.73/cwt	200.00–210.00	821	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	289	190.70/cwt	190.00–195.00	551	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	331	235.38/cwt	230.00–240.00	779	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	191.71/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,018	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	175.05/cwt	170.00–180.00	902	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	582	166.59/cwt	165.00–170.00	970	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	765	120.05/cwt	115.00–125.00	918	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	195.27/cwt	190.00–200.00	722	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	846	93.63/cwt	90.00–100.00	792	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	91.64/cwt	88.00–95.00	788	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	1,036.90/head	1,025.00–1,050.00	1,037	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	88.25/cwt	85.00–91.00	876	2
Bulls	—	—	1,183	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,077	2
Bulls	—	—	2,012	121.92/cwt	119.00–123.00	2,453	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,026	86.45/cwt	83.00–90.00	887	4
Bulls	—	—	1,275	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,326	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,109	95.70/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,061	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	69.84/cwt	68.00–75.00	636	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	79.05/cwt	76.00–82.00	738	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,012	78.94/cwt	75.00–82.00	799	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,155	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,028	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	97.83/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,282	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	927	60.49/cwt	59.00–62.00	561	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 Mar 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 173Last week 235Year ago 171

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 31Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 10Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	466	205.00–215.00	208.77
4	—	425	215.00–225.00	220.12
4	—	675	160.00–163.00	161.49
4	—	556	185.00–195.00	188.75
4	—	331	230.00–240.00	235.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	190.00–200.00	194.84
3	—	685	150.00–160.00	156.62
2	—	618	165.00–173.00	168.89
2	—	580	180.00–185.00	182.46
4	—	403	200.00–210.00	203.73
9	—	531	185.00–195.00	191.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	180.00–190.00	185.06
3	—	515	170.00–180.00	175.05
3	—	582	165.00–170.00	166.59
3	—	765	115.00–125.00	120.05
2	—	370	190.00–200.00	195.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	455	140.00–150.00	145.05
2	—	368	170.00–175.00	172.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	524	175.00–185.00	180.85
8	—	418	185.00–195.00	189.41
4	—	370	195.00–205.00	199.90
2	—	660	160.00–163.00	161.49
7	—	467	178.00–188.00	182.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	185.00–195.00	189.69
2	—	410	170.00–180.00	174.94
2	—	523	160.00–168.00	164.13
7	—	289	190.00–195.00	190.70
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	200.00–205.00	202.55

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	846	90.00–100.00	93.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	860	88.00–95.00	91.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	993	85.00–91.00	88.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	1,025.00–1,050.00	1,036.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,183	91.00	91.00
3	—	2,012	119.00–123.00	121.92
1	—	1,275	104.00	104.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,026	83.00–90.00	86.45
6	—	1,109	92.00–99.00	95.70
3	—	1,012	75.00–82.00	78.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	910	68.00–75.00	69.84
4	—	934	76.00–82.00	79.05
3	—	927	59.00–62.00	60.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	89.00	89.00
2	—	1,310	96.00–100.00	97.83

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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