Name: Moultrie livestock auction prices — 2023-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $213.83/cwt on 88 head.

Average price

$213.83

88 head · 445 lb average

Value per head Derived

$952

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$42

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

$15.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.75

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	433	221.42	958	38
Medium and Large 2	469	211.13	991	21
Medium and Large 3	445	205.83	916	29

One grade step is worth $15.59/cwt here — about $42 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 sale88 hd

213.83

—

GA average14 barns · 1,009 hd

196.07

+17.75

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	—	Average	1,579	113.50	1,792	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,296	96.96	1,257	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,010	89.76	906	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	802	75.38	604	6thin

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)	1,180	$1,059	3thin

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 3	—	424	210.85/cwt	205.00–215.00	894	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	332	232.95/cwt	225.00–235.00	773	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	207.46/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,064	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	189.86/cwt	182.00–192.00	1,078	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	216.94/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,056	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	226.29/cwt	220.00–230.00	957	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	213.36/cwt	205.00–215.00	907	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	562	166.59/cwt	160.00–170.00	936	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	194.93/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,029	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	199.85/cwt	195.00–205.00	759	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	181.65/cwt	175.00–185.00	985	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	147.96/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,018	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	329	203.47/cwt	200.00–210.00	669	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	194.57/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,037	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	201.86/cwt	195.00–205.00	977	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	211.29/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,221	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	212.83/cwt	208.00–218.00	985	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	183.30/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,131	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	603	162.51/cwt	160.00–165.00	980	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	588	177.47/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,044	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	215.13/cwt	210.00–220.00	828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	223.47/cwt	223.00–230.00	927	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	539	184.39/cwt	180.00–185.00	994	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	250.15/cwt	245.00–255.00	833	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	212.48/cwt	210.00–215.00	803	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,022	102.71/cwt	97.00–107.00	1,050	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	102.51/cwt	99.00–107.00	951	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	109.78/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,079	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,133	97.54/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,105	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,100	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,226.23/head	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,226	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	819	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	117.05/cwt	112.00–122.00	1,124	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	930	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	791	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	804	74.26/cwt	71.00–76.00	597	5
Bulls	—	—	1,495	112.64/cwt	111.00–114.00	1,684	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	93.30/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,255	3
Bulls	—	—	1,689	118.66/cwt	115.00–122.00	2,004	6
Bulls	—	—	1,455	106.20/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,545	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,351	102.70/cwt	99.00–107.00	1,387	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	790	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	640	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	965	91.66/cwt	90.00–93.00	885	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	104.71/cwt	99.00–110.00	1,110	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	82.27/cwt	81.00–85.00	843	5

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 Apr 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 360Last week 185Year ago 282

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 41Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 43Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	424	205.00–215.00	210.85
10	—	332	225.00–235.00	232.95
2	—	603	160.00–165.00	162.51
2	—	588	175.00–180.00	177.47
2	—	385	210.00–220.00	215.13
8	—	539	180.00–185.00	184.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	513	200.00–210.00	207.46
3	—	617	180.00–190.00	183.30
27	—	415	223.00–230.00	223.47
4	—	333	245.00–255.00	250.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	190.00–200.00	194.93
19	—	463	208.00–218.00	212.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	568	182.00–192.00	189.86
34	—	425	205.00–215.00	213.36
8	—	533	190.00–198.00	194.57
3	—	484	195.00–205.00	201.86
2	—	378	210.00–215.00	212.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	160.00–170.00	166.59
3	—	380	195.00–205.00	199.85
10	—	329	200.00–210.00	203.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	542	175.00–185.00	181.65
5	—	688	145.00–155.00	147.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	487	215.00–225.00	216.94
7	—	423	220.00–230.00	226.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	578	205.00–215.00	211.29

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)	9	—	1,022	97.00–107.00	102.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,133	96.00–99.00	97.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	91.00	91.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	928	99.00–107.00	102.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	983	105.00–115.00	109.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	960	112.00–122.00	117.05
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	725.00	725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,220	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,226.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	85.00	85.00
3	—	1,345	90.00–97.00	93.30
4	—	1,351	99.00–107.00	102.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	804	71.00–76.00	74.26
1	—	790	81.00	81.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	965	90.00–93.00	91.66
2	—	1,060	99.00–110.00	104.71
5	—	1,025	81.00–85.00	82.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,495	111.00–114.00	112.64
6	—	1,689	115.00–122.00	118.66
4	—	1,455	105.00–107.00	106.20

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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