Name: Moultrie livestock auction prices — 2023-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls mostly steady, Feeder Steers and Steer Calves lightly tested, Feeder Bulls and Bull Claves lightly tested, Feeder Heifers and Heifer Calves unevenly steady, Replacement Cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $200.16/cwt on 82 head.

Average price

$200.16

82 head · 457 lb average

Value per head Derived

$916

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$212

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

$11.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.14

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	488	204.34	997	41
Medium and Large 2	458	200.56	919	16thin
Medium and Large 3	407	193.05	785	25

One grade step is worth $11.29/cwt here — about $212 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 sale82 hd

200.16

—

GA average15 barns · 1,378 hd

197.02

+3.14

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	1,552	109.75	1,703	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,365	95.33	1,302	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,034	90.03	931	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	791	63.71	504	4thin

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)	1,053	$880	13

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	360	235.00/cwt	230.00–240.00	846	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	393	213.35/cwt	210.00–215.00	838	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	225.00/cwt	220.00–230.00	731	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	191.60/cwt	190.00–195.00	920	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	207.05/cwt	205.00–210.00	990	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	198.47/cwt	197.00–200.00	913	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	194.01/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,092	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	184.96/cwt	182.00–190.00	958	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	220.58/cwt	217.00–226.00	1,048	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	214.87/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,135	22
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	213.46/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,003	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	208.91/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,312	19
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	222.46/cwt	220.00–223.00	990	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	193.48/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,041	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	216.60/cwt	215.00–220.00	721	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	190.10/cwt	185.00–195.00	912	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	211.44/cwt	205.00–215.00	888	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	186.35/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,049	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	156.61/cwt	155.00–160.00	987	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	195.11/cwt	190.00–200.00	728	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	210.89/cwt	205.00–215.00	801	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	199.03/cwt	197.00–205.00	1,057	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	274	209.41/cwt	205.00–210.00	574	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,264	1,448.79/head	1,400.00–1,475.00	1,449	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	959	626.78/head	500.00–775.00	627	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	621	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	92.21/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,176	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	726	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	940	73.03/cwt	70.00–77.00	686	2
Bulls	—	—	1,355	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,233	2
Bulls	—	—	1,663	114.05/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,897	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,215	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,081	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	97.10/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,350	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,067	1
Bulls	—	—	1,525	119.91/cwt	119.00–121.00	1,829	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	98.19/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,086	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,000	80.54/cwt	78.00–84.00	805	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	791	63.71/cwt	60.00–67.00	504	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	943	87.93/cwt	87.00–89.00	829	2

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 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 354Last week 404Year ago 256

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 63Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 59Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	230.00–240.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	393	210.00–215.00	213.35
3	—	325	220.00–230.00	225.00
3	—	480	190.00–195.00	191.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	478	205.00–210.00	207.05
3	—	563	190.00–197.00	194.01
11	—	420	205.00–215.00	211.44
15	—	531	197.00–205.00	199.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	197.00–200.00	198.47
2	—	538	190.00–197.00	193.48
3	—	333	215.00–220.00	216.60
5	—	563	180.00–190.00	186.35
4	—	380	205.00–215.00	210.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	182.00–190.00	184.96
4	—	480	185.00–195.00	190.10
3	—	630	155.00–160.00	156.61
7	—	373	190.00–200.00	195.11
8	—	274	205.00–210.00	209.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	475	217.00–226.00	220.58
22	—	528	210.00–220.00	214.87
19	—	628	205.00–210.00	208.91
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	210.00–217.00	213.46
11	—	445	220.00–223.00	222.46

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	4	—	1,264	1,400.00–1,475.00	1,448.79
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	959	500.00–775.00	626.78
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	73.00	73.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	940	70.00–77.00	73.03
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,275	90.00–94.00	92.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	875	83.00	83.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,355	91.00	91.00
4	—	1,663	110.00–117.00	114.05
2	—	1,525	119.00–121.00	119.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	89.00	89.00
10	—	1,390	94.00–101.00	97.10
1	—	1,270	84.00	84.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,106	96.00–101.00	98.19
3	—	1,000	78.00–84.00	80.54
2	—	943	87.00–89.00	87.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	791	60.00–67.00	63.71

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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