Name: Moultrie livestock auction prices — 2023-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $195.65/cwt on 93 head.

Average price

$195.65

93 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$945

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$10

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

$36.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.18

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	486	204.51	995	57
Medium and Large 3	344	196.38	676	17thin
Medium and Large 2	597	168.43	1,005	19thin

One grade step is worth $36.08/cwt here — about −$10 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 sale93 hd

195.65

—

GA average17 barns · 2,396 hd

194.47

+1.18

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	1,640	112.40	1,843	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,308	93.15	1,218	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,060	87.03	923	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	818	75.20	615	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)	798	$813	2thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	212.46/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,101	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	247.55/cwt	245.00–250.00	960	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	720	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	468	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	656	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	646	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	92.69/cwt	89.00–96.00	1,236	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,225	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,078	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,223	98.02/cwt	97.00–99.00	1,199	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,003	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	89.49/cwt	88.00–91.00	989	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,036	83.76/cwt	80.00–87.00	868	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	216.83/cwt	215.00–225.00	783	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	176.21/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,091	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	187.50/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,097	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	732	149.64/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,095	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	268	207.35/cwt	205.00–213.00	556	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	214.39/cwt	210.00–220.00	888	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	217.50/cwt	215.00–220.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	337	198.17/cwt	195.00–200.00	668	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	177.51/cwt	175.00–180.00	831	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	662	184.96/cwt	182.00–188.00	1,224	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	201.66/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,166	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	256.87/cwt	255.00–260.00	956	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	171.45/cwt	168.00–175.00	871	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	163.96/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,120	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	201.47/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,040	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	613	188.47/cwt	187.00–190.00	1,155	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	218.05/cwt	217.00–227.00	1,149	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	219.16/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,052	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	673	157.43/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,060	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	188.50/cwt	187.00–190.00	1,065	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	207.43/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,099	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	256.47/cwt	250.00–260.00	854	14
Bulls	—	—	1,654	113.34/cwt	109.00–117.00	1,875	6
Bulls	—	—	1,496	103.59/cwt	99.00–107.00	1,550	4
Bulls	—	—	1,883	127.21/cwt	124.00–131.00	2,395	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,192	91.53/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,091	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,049	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	798	812.85/head	800.00–825.00	813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	765	150.23/cwt	147.00–155.00	1,149	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	207.93/cwt	202.00–210.00	963	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	732	152.04/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,113	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	215.07/cwt	210.00–220.00	998	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	246.72/cwt	245.00–250.00	790	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	197.40/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,042	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	185.04/cwt	180.00–190.00	870	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	154.09/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,025	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	208.71/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,016	23

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 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 307Last week 269Year ago 142

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 88Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 49Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	210.00–215.00	212.46
2	—	388	245.00–250.00	247.55
14	—	333	250.00–260.00	256.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	155.00–160.00	157.43
2	—	565	187.00–190.00	188.50
4	—	765	147.00–155.00	150.23
4	—	463	202.00–210.00	207.93
3	—	732	150.00–153.00	152.04
3	—	528	195.00–200.00	197.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	200.00–210.00	207.43
4	—	464	210.00–220.00	215.07
3	—	320	245.00–250.00	246.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	361	215.00–225.00	216.83
4	—	619	175.00–180.00	176.21
2	—	585	185.00–190.00	187.50
8	—	414	210.00–220.00	214.39
2	—	683	160.00–168.00	163.96
11	—	516	195.00–205.00	201.47
23	—	487	207.00–210.00	208.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	732	145.00–155.00	149.64
2	—	300	215.00–220.00	217.50
6	—	470	180.00–190.00	185.04
2	—	665	150.00–158.00	154.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	268	205.00–213.00	207.35
6	—	337	195.00–200.00	198.17
2	—	468	175.00–180.00	177.51
2	—	508	168.00–175.00	171.45
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	662	182.00–188.00	184.96
3	—	578	200.00–205.00	201.66
17	—	480	217.00–220.00	219.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	372	255.00–260.00	256.87
11	—	527	217.00–227.00	218.05
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	187.00–190.00	188.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	65.00	65.00
3	—	820	80.00	80.00
1	—	910	71.00	71.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,333	89.00–96.00	92.69
1	—	1,225	88.00	88.00
2	—	1,223	97.00–99.00	98.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,045	96.00	96.00
6	—	1,105	88.00–91.00	89.49
10	—	1,036	80.00–87.00	83.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,654	109.00–117.00	113.34
4	—	1,496	99.00–107.00	103.59
2	—	1,883	124.00–131.00	127.21

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)	3	—	1,192	88.00–95.00	91.53
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	107.00	107.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	798	800.00–825.00	812.85

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

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