Name: Moultrie livestock auction prices — 2023-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls unevenly steady, Feeder Steers and Steer Calves lightly tested, Feeder Bulls and Bull Calves lightly tested, Feeder Heifers and Heifer Calves 3.00 to 5.00 lower, Replacement Cows steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $187.65/cwt on 117 head.

Average price

$187.65

117 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,027

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$11

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

$29.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.67

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	436	207.77	905	9thin
Medium and Large 1	566	187.77	1,063	88
Medium and Large 3	515	178.04	916	20

One grade step is worth $29.72/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 sale117 hd

187.65

—

GA average16 barns · 1,575 hd

197.32

−9.67

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	1,567	109.01	1,708	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,489	88.26	1,315	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,057	87.85	929	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	925	67.10	621	7thin

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)	1,245	$1,567	19

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	171.41/cwt	170.00–173.00	1,073	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	208.25/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,008	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	577	163.35/cwt	160.00–170.00	943	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	213.58/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,271	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	225.99/cwt	225.00–230.00	825	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	179.03/cwt	170.00–180.00	927	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	216.31/cwt	208.00–218.00	950	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	696	188.61/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,313	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	227.95/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,060	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	235.06/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,034	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	175.00/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,015	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	187.47/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,080	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	233.29/cwt	230.00–240.00	875	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	441	223.33/cwt	220.00–229.00	985	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	221.11/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,154	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	703	155.02/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,090	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	348	247.49/cwt	240.00–248.00	861	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	205.05/cwt	200.00–210.00	953	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	198.50/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,131	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	227.61/cwt	220.00–230.00	933	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	212.53/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,010	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	190.02/cwt	185.00–195.00	984	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	194.97/cwt	190.00–200.00	912	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	157.85/cwt	157.00–160.00	1,069	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	149.18/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,083	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	182.93/cwt	180.00–190.00	884	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,017	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	995	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	846	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	900	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,201	1,433.34/head	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,433	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	1,708.03/head	1,525.00–2,050.00	1,708	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,170	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	948	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	711	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	64.11/cwt	61.00–67.00	542	4
Bulls	—	—	1,690	112.01/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,893	3
Bulls	—	—	1,383	104.52/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,446	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	88.04/cwt	84.00–91.00	938	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	71.09/cwt	68.00–75.00	734	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	93.98/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,027	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	992	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	804	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	93.81/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,336	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,641	81.12/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,331	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	89.32/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,279	6

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 May 3, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 404Last week 397Year ago 197

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 96Year ago 142

Replacement CattleReceipts 59Last week 24Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	626	170.00–173.00	171.41
20	—	484	200.00–210.00	208.25
11	—	439	208.00–218.00	216.31
24	—	576	180.00–190.00	187.47
3	—	375	230.00–240.00	233.29
7	—	677	157.00–160.00	157.85
12	—	726	140.00–150.00	149.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	160.00–170.00	163.35
10	—	518	170.00–180.00	179.03
7	—	483	180.00–190.00	182.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	365	225.00–230.00	225.99
2	—	580	170.00–180.00	175.00
2	—	468	190.00–200.00	194.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	595	212.00–222.00	213.58
7	—	696	180.00–190.00	188.61
7	—	465	225.00–235.00	227.95
2	—	440	230.00–240.00	235.06
13	—	522	220.00–225.00	221.11
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	441	220.00–229.00	223.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	703	150.00–160.00	155.02
2	—	465	200.00–210.00	205.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	348	240.00–248.00	247.49
2	—	570	197.00–200.00	198.50
19	—	410	220.00–230.00	227.61
2	—	475	210.00–215.00	212.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	518	185.00–195.00	190.02

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,118	91.00	91.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	765	93.00	93.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	85.00	85.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	81.00	81.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,201	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,433.34
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,305	1,525.00–2,050.00	1,708.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	845	61.00–67.00	64.11
3	—	1,032	68.00–75.00	71.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,065	84.00–91.00	88.04
3	—	1,093	93.00–95.00	93.98
3	—	992	81.00	81.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,424	93.00–95.00	93.81
4	—	1,641	79.00–83.00	81.12
6	—	1,432	88.00–92.00	89.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,690	108.00–115.00	112.01
2	—	1,383	104.00–105.00	104.52

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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