Name: Moultrie livestock auction prices — 2023-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls 3.00 Higher, Feeders Steers, Heifers, and Bulls Steady, Steer calves, Heifer calves, and Bull calves unevenly steady, Replacement cows 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $194.00/cwt on 85 head.

Average price

$194.00

85 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$901

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$11

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$15.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.73

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	421	203.43	857	28
Medium and Large 1	531	191.69	1,017	25
Medium and Large 3	451	187.55	846	32

One grade step is worth $15.88/cwt here — about $11 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 sale85 hd

194.00

—

GA average15 barns · 1,900 hd

185.27

+8.73

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	—	High	1,602	114.18	1,830	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,627	90.79	1,477	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,362	89.29	1,216	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	992	71.62	710	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)	1,040	$1,146	14

Every lot, as filed

44 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 2	—	325	252.35/cwt	250.00–255.00	820	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	202.49/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,079	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	222.36/cwt	220.00–225.00	901	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	362	232.29/cwt	230.00–237.00	841	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	305	244.38/cwt	240.00–248.00	745	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	481	217.85/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,048	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	232.82/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,078	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	225.35/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,194	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	206.75/cwt	205.00–210.00	782	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	172.55/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,058	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	204.10/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,276	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	225.00/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,058	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	254.72/cwt	250.00–260.00	810	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	403	235.96/cwt	230.00–240.00	951	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	183.73/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,060	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	504	194.78/cwt	190.00–197.00	982	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	243.43/cwt	240.00–250.00	876	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	217.12/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,209	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	182.45/cwt	180.00–185.00	839	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	144.53/cwt	140.00–148.00	976	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	207.29/cwt	202.00–212.00	954	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	193.34/cwt	190.00–197.00	810	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,401	84.21/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,180	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	100.43/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,330	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	64.97/cwt	61.00–68.00	626	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	921	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	92.55/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,192	6
Bulls	—	—	1,828	121.73/cwt	120.00–123.00	2,225	2
Bulls	—	—	1,635	115.23/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,884	2
Bulls	—	—	1,430	108.45/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,551	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,596	100.14/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,598	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,608	92.85/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,493	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	73.76/cwt	71.00–77.00	725	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	86.16/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,417	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	962.70/head	925.00–1,000.00	963	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	1,218.69/head	1,150.00–1,350.00	1,219	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	972	102.45/cwt	93.00–117.00	996	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	995	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	961	83.83/cwt	81.00–88.00	806	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,102	98.39/cwt	90.00–108.00	1,084	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	186.01/cwt	180.00–190.00	973	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	202.63/cwt	200.00–205.00	857	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	194.50/cwt	190.00–197.00	943	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	213.85/cwt	210.00–218.00	759	13

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 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 379Last week 188Year ago 171

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 66Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 84Last week 46Year ago 49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	250.00–255.00	252.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	533	200.00–210.00	202.49
11	—	405	220.00–225.00	222.36
3	—	362	230.00–237.00	232.29
6	—	305	240.00–248.00	244.38
13	—	481	210.00–220.00	217.85
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	463	230.00–235.00	232.82
8	—	530	220.00–227.00	225.35
4	—	625	200.00–208.00	204.10
17	—	557	215.00–220.00	217.12
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	470	220.00–230.00	225.00
4	—	318	250.00–260.00	254.72
4	—	403	230.00–240.00	235.96
3	—	360	240.00–250.00	243.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	378	205.00–210.00	206.75
4	—	460	180.00–185.00	182.45
4	—	675	140.00–148.00	144.53
20	—	419	190.00–197.00	193.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	613	170.00–175.00	172.55
8	—	577	180.00–187.00	183.73
5	—	504	190.00–197.00	194.78
8	—	460	202.00–212.00	207.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	180.00–190.00	186.01
4	—	423	200.00–205.00	202.63
7	—	485	190.00–197.00	194.50
13	—	355	210.00–218.00	213.85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,401	82.00–89.00	84.21
6	—	1,324	98.00–104.00	100.43
6	—	1,288	90.00–95.00	92.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	964	61.00–68.00	64.97
2	—	1,110	83.00	83.00
8	—	983	71.00–77.00	73.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,596	98.00–104.00	100.14
2	—	1,608	90.00–96.00	92.85
11	—	1,645	82.00–89.00	86.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,828	120.00–123.00	121.73
2	—	1,635	112.00–119.00	115.23
3	—	1,430	105.00–111.00	108.45

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	945	925.00–1,000.00	962.70
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,078	1,150.00–1,350.00	1,218.69
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	972	93.00–117.00	102.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	98.00	98.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,102	90.00–108.00	98.39
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	961	81.00–88.00	83.83

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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Heifers · 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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