Name: Moultrie livestock auction prices — 2023-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls 3.00 to 4.00 higher, Feeder Steers and Steer Calves lightly tested, Feeder Bulls and Bull Claves 5.00 higher, Feeder Heifers and Heifer Calves 5.00 higher, Replacement Cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $179.93/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$179.93

72 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$871

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$50

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

$40.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.48

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	485	192.09	931	25
Medium and Large 2	446	181.90	811	34
Medium and Large 3	582	151.42	881	13thin

One grade step is worth $40.67/cwt here — about $50 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 sale72 hd

179.93

—

GA average15 barns · 1,542 hd

184.41

−4.48

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	1,412	114.12	1,611	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,290	99.95	1,289	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,086	84.87	921	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	860	77.39	666	16

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)	983	$924	6

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	174.49/cwt	170.00–179.00	967	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	198.29/cwt	195.00–200.00	813	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	234.64/cwt	230.00–240.00	645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	527	193.78/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,021	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	324	245.71/cwt	240.00–250.00	796	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	209.94/cwt	207.00–213.00	1,008	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	202.94/cwt	200.00–210.00	684	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	198.22/cwt	195.00–200.00	743	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	276	209.85/cwt	207.00–215.00	579	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	138.91/cwt	132.00–142.00	929	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	197.08/cwt	195.00–203.00	934	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	207.38/cwt	205.00–210.00	784	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	187.94/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,193	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	171.27/cwt	167.00–177.00	865	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	738	99.01/cwt	95.00–103.00	731	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	190.10/cwt	185.00–195.00	700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	154.47/cwt	150.00–155.00	919	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	185.00/cwt	180.00–190.00	968	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	227.77/cwt	225.00–230.00	973	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	237.50/cwt	235.00–240.00	724	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	222.49/cwt	215.00–225.00	975	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	239.83/cwt	235.00–245.00	883	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	531	212.16/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,127	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	223.43/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,077	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	68.56/cwt	66.00–71.00	603	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	891	87.07/cwt	85.00–89.00	776	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	829	78.16/cwt	76.00–81.00	648	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,372	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	95.92/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,247	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,048	77.94/cwt	72.00–81.00	817	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	97.57/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,085	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	85.56/cwt	81.00–89.00	954	5
Bulls	—	—	960	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	902	1
Bulls	—	—	1,456	120.94/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,761	4
Bulls	—	—	1,503	111.74/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,679	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	546	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	939	85.19/cwt	84.00–88.00	800	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,033	76.59/cwt	75.00–78.00	791	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	777	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	923	61.59/cwt	61.00–62.00	568	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	955	859.37/head	750.00–975.00	859	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	227.43/cwt	225.00–230.00	864	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	228	245.05/cwt	240.00–250.00	559	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	206.79/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,106	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	145.03/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,044	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	657	144.17/cwt	140.00–145.00	947	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	392	215.67/cwt	212.00–220.00	845	6

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 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 317Last week 173Year ago 162

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 42Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 21Year ago 59

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	554	170.00–179.00	174.49
9	—	474	195.00–203.00	197.08
4	—	378	205.00–210.00	207.38
10	—	523	180.00–190.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	337	200.00–210.00	202.94
4	—	375	195.00–200.00	198.22
5	—	276	207.00–215.00	209.85
4	—	669	132.00–142.00	138.91
15	—	505	167.00–177.00	171.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	738	95.00–103.00	99.01
2	—	368	185.00–195.00	190.10
9	—	595	150.00–155.00	154.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	195.00–200.00	198.29
2	—	275	230.00–240.00	234.64
8	—	527	185.00–195.00	193.78
2	—	228	240.00–250.00	245.05
6	—	657	140.00–145.00	144.17
6	—	392	212.00–220.00	215.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	324	240.00–250.00	245.71
5	—	427	225.00–230.00	227.77
2	—	368	235.00–245.00	239.83
4	—	531	210.00–217.00	212.16
3	—	482	220.00–225.00	223.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	207.00–213.00	209.94
2	—	305	235.00–240.00	237.50
12	—	438	215.00–225.00	222.49
2	—	380	225.00–230.00	227.43
3	—	535	200.00–210.00	206.79
2	—	720	140.00–150.00	145.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	635	185.00–195.00	187.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	880	66.00–71.00	68.56
4	—	891	85.00–89.00	87.07
7	—	829	76.00–81.00	78.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	108.00	108.00
2	—	1,300	95.00–97.00	95.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,048	72.00–81.00	77.94
3	—	1,112	93.00–100.00	97.57
5	—	1,115	81.00–89.00	85.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	94.00	94.00
4	—	1,456	119.00–124.00	120.94
3	—	1,503	109.00–115.00	111.74

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	780	70.00	70.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,033	75.00–78.00	76.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	923	61.00–62.00	61.59
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	939	84.00–88.00	85.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	835	93.00	93.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	955	750.00–975.00	859.37
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	1,250.00	1,250.00

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

Moultrie Livestock - Moultrie, GA

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