Name: Moultrie livestock auction prices — 2023-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $214.85/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$214.85

53 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$999

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$20

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

$32.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.28

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	424	234.28	993	12thin
Medium and Large 2	405	230.30	933	11thin
Medium and Large 3	503	201.42	1,014	30

One grade step is worth $32.86/cwt here — about −$20 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 sale53 hd

214.85

—

GA average15 barns · 1,085 hd

201.57

+13.28

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	1,605	116.85	1,875	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,421	97.75	1,389	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,150	96.85	1,114	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	955	73.18	699	23

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)	1,092	$1,052	11

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	353	249.35/cwt	245.00–250.00	880	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	246.09/cwt	240.00–250.00	824	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	479	209.10/cwt	207.00–213.00	1,002	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	333	237.44/cwt	235.00–240.00	791	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	601	171.26/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,029	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	688	160.81/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,106	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	203.85/cwt	200.00–210.00	742	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	191.19/cwt	190.00–197.00	826	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	223.55/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,048	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	227.52/cwt	225.00–230.00	598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	353	195.04/cwt	190.00–200.00	688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	185.12/cwt	180.00–190.00	778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	203.98/cwt	200.00–208.00	965	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	193.41/cwt	190.00–198.00	996	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	214.16/cwt	208.00–218.00	940	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	204.13/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,155	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	209.99/cwt	207.00–213.00	1,102	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	233.02/cwt	230.00–235.00	874	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	431	219.91/cwt	215.00–223.00	948	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	215.10/cwt	210.00–220.00	828	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	196.01/cwt	188.00–198.00	1,096	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	1,401.50/head	1,250.00–1,550.00	1,402	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	938	736.77/head	650.00–850.00	737	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,116	1,093.28/head	1,025.00–1,200.00	1,093	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	102.01/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,003	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	940	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	837	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,149	101.41/cwt	97.00–107.00	1,165	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	652	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	101.94/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,124	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	73.59/cwt	70.00–80.00	618	3
Bulls	—	—	1,285	109.76/cwt	108.00–111.00	1,410	2
Bulls	—	—	1,705	117.69/cwt	114.00–121.00	2,007	6
Bulls	—	—	1,645	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	2,073	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	93.19/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,091	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	102.25/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,195	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,052	88.00/cwt	86.00–90.00	926	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,377	94.44/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,300	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	104.06/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,566	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,240	84.08/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,043	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	73.93/cwt	71.00–78.00	730	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	81.21/cwt	79.00–85.00	752	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	63.19/cwt	60.00–68.00	569	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 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 269Last week 360Year ago 272

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 70Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 55Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	353	245.00–250.00	249.35
4	—	566	200.00–209.00	204.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	335	240.00–250.00	246.09
3	—	525	207.00–213.00	209.99
5	—	375	230.00–235.00	233.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	479	207.00–213.00	209.10
4	—	333	235.00–240.00	237.44
4	—	601	170.00–175.00	171.26
6	—	688	160.00–165.00	160.81
9	—	431	215.00–223.00	219.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	364	200.00–210.00	203.85
6	—	432	190.00–197.00	191.19
2	—	263	225.00–230.00	227.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	353	190.00–200.00	195.04
2	—	420	180.00–190.00	185.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	200.00–208.00	203.98
3	—	515	190.00–198.00	193.41
14	—	439	208.00–218.00	214.16
4	—	385	210.00–220.00	215.10
5	—	559	188.00–198.00	196.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	469	220.00–228.00	223.55

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,253	1,250.00–1,550.00	1,401.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	938	650.00–850.00	736.77
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,116	1,025.00–1,200.00	1,093.28
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	983	99.00–105.00	102.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,149	97.00–107.00	101.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,103	98.00–105.00	101.94
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	89.00	89.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	795	82.00	82.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	840	70.00–80.00	73.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,285	108.00–111.00	109.76
6	—	1,705	114.00–121.00	117.69
1	—	1,645	126.00	126.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,171	91.00–98.00	93.19
9	—	1,169	99.00–106.00	102.25
3	—	1,052	86.00–90.00	88.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,377	92.00–99.00	94.44
8	—	1,505	100.00–107.00	104.06
2	—	1,240	81.00–87.00	84.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	987	71.00–78.00	73.93
5	—	926	79.00–85.00	81.21
5	—	900	60.00–68.00	63.19

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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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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