Name: Moultrie livestock auction prices — 2023-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls steady, Feeder Steers, Heifers, and Bulls 2.00 higher, Steer calves, Heifer calves, and Bull calves 5.00 to 7.00 higher, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $209.03/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$209.03

45 head · 450 lb average

Value per head Derived

$941

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$215

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

$4.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.31

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	410	210.38	862	13thin
Medium and Large 2	451	209.22	944	25
Medium and Large 1	523	205.85	1,077	7thin

One grade step is worth $4.53/cwt here — about −$215 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 sale45 hd

209.03

—

GA average16 barns · 1,912 hd

196.72

+12.31

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	1,143	117.00	1,337	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,605	94.50	1,517	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,147	93.66	1,074	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	964	79.44	766	10

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)	1,002	$1,271	10

Every lot, as filed

32 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	—	374	277.41/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,038	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	254.70/cwt	250.00–260.00	950	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	225.06/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,166	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	208.38/cwt	200.00–210.00	881	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	215.06/cwt	210.00–220.00	871	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	234.05/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,353	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	242.28/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,366	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	285.23/cwt	280.00–290.00	927	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	243.43/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,168	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	564	223.96/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,263	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	514	232.28/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,194	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	274.32/cwt	270.00–275.00	870	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	205.85/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,077	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	194.05/cwt	190.00–198.00	994	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	214.87/cwt	210.00–220.00	817	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	222.24/cwt	220.00–225.00	822	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	205.51/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,007	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	871.36/head	825.00–925.00	871	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,190	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	940	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,148	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	743	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,373	1,869.81/head	1,125.00–2,300.00	1,870	4
Bulls	—	—	1,080	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,242	1
Bulls	—	—	1,205	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,434	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,640	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	97.41/cwt	94.00–102.00	1,127	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	83.40/cwt	82.00–85.00	907	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	84.05/cwt	81.00–87.00	830	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	595	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	76.04/cwt	73.00–79.00	733	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	90.48/cwt	89.00–92.00	1,050	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,397	1

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 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 283Last week 354Year ago 288

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 47Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 36Year ago 38

Slaughter Cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls steady, Feeder Steers, Heifers, and Bulls 2.00 higher, Steer calves, Heifer calves, and Bull calves 5.00 to 7.00 higher, Replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	374	275.00–280.00	277.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	250.00–260.00	254.70
6	—	518	220.00–230.00	225.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	423	200.00–210.00	208.38
4	—	380	210.00–220.00	214.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	405	210.00–220.00	215.06
4	—	512	190.00–198.00	194.05
6	—	370	220.00–225.00	222.24
11	—	490	200.00–208.00	205.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	523	200.00–210.00	205.85
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	578	230.00–240.00	234.05
4	—	325	280.00–290.00	285.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	564	240.00–250.00	242.28
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	240.00–247.00	243.43
4	—	564	220.00–228.00	223.96
7	—	514	230.00–235.00	232.28
7	—	317	270.00–275.00	274.32

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	6	—	755	825.00–925.00	871.36
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,373	1,125.00–2,300.00	1,869.81
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,190	79.00	79.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	75.00	75.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,160	99.00	99.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	115.00	115.00
1	—	1,205	119.00	119.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,640	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,570	89.00	89.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,157	94.00–102.00	97.41
4	—	1,088	82.00–85.00	83.40
6	—	1,160	89.00–92.00	90.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	987	81.00–87.00	84.05
1	—	850	70.00	70.00
4	—	964	73.00–79.00	76.04

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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