Name: Moultrie livestock auction prices — 2023-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls steady to 3.00 higher, Feeder Steers and Steer Calves lightly tested, Feeder Bulls and Bull Claves steady to 4.00 lower, Feeder Heifers and Heifer Calves 2.00 to 5.00 lower, Replacement Cows unevenly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $218.22/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$218.22

45 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,139

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$255

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$14.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.06

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	399	230.85	920	7thin
Medium and Large 1	544	215.90	1,175	38

One grade step is worth $14.95/cwt here — about −$255 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 sale45 hd

218.22

—

GA average12 barns · 727 hd

222.29

−4.06

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	1,290	111.50	1,438	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,118	94.23	1,053	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,427	92.34	1,317	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	940	83.38	784	5thin

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)	1,213	$1,304	14

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	427	221.70/cwt	220.00–225.00	947	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	354	238.33/cwt	235.00–240.00	844	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	262	231.75/cwt	230.00–235.00	607	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	363	217.52/cwt	215.00–220.00	790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	202.49/cwt	200.00–205.00	988	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	185.02/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,032	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	224.02/cwt	220.00–228.00	970	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	211.01/cwt	207.00–217.00	1,188	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	235.61/cwt	232.00–240.00	978	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	224.25/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,159	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	127.56/cwt	125.00–130.00	804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	205.82/cwt	205.00–210.00	813	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	233.58/cwt	232.00–240.00	899	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	217.60/cwt	215.00–220.00	931	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	203.42/cwt	200.00–205.00	773	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	199.94/cwt	195.00–205.00	870	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	154.93/cwt	150.00–160.00	787	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	197.21/cwt	190.00–199.00	1,252	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	187.40/cwt	185.00–188.00	1,282	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,151	1,187.84/head	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,188	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	1,367.90/head	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,368	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,006	95.68/cwt	90.00–98.00	963	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	983	84.63/cwt	82.00–87.00	832	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	88.06/cwt	86.00–90.00	925	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	928	77.83/cwt	74.00–81.00	722	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,097	89.76/cwt	85.00–92.00	985	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	96.62/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,085	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,224	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	95.83/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,277	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	83.38/cwt	81.00–86.00	784	5
Bulls	—	—	1,275	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,364	1
Bulls	—	—	1,305	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,514	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,265	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,328	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,514	87.43/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,324	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 Mar 29, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 185Last week 379Year ago 152

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 99Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 84Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	220.00–225.00	221.70
6	—	354	235.00–240.00	238.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	262	230.00–235.00	231.75
2	—	363	215.00–220.00	217.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	200.00–205.00	202.49
2	—	558	180.00–190.00	185.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	220.00–228.00	224.02
5	—	385	232.00–240.00	233.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	563	207.00–217.00	211.01
6	—	415	232.00–240.00	235.61
17	—	517	220.00–230.00	224.25
5	—	635	190.00–199.00	197.21
5	—	684	185.00–188.00	187.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	125.00–130.00	127.56
3	—	380	200.00–205.00	203.42
2	—	508	150.00–160.00	154.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	395	205.00–210.00	205.82
4	—	435	195.00–205.00	199.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	215.00–220.00	217.60

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	5	—	1,151	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,187.84
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,248	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,367.90
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,006	90.00–98.00	95.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,050	86.00–90.00	88.06
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	983	82.00–87.00	84.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	928	74.00–81.00	77.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,097	85.00–92.00	89.76
8	—	1,123	93.00–99.00	96.62
1	—	1,200	102.00	102.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,333	93.00–99.00	95.83
1	—	1,265	105.00	105.00
4	—	1,514	85.00–91.00	87.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	940	81.00–86.00	83.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	107.00	107.00
1	—	1,305	116.00	116.00

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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Steers · 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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Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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