Name: Moultrie livestock auction prices — 2023-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $223.06/cwt on 38 head.

Average price

$223.06

38 head · 459 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,024

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$0.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.81

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	467	223.07	1,043	33
Medium and Large 2	404	222.97	901	5thin

One grade step is worth $0.10/cwt here — about $142 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 sale38 hd

223.06

—

GA average16 barns · 1,585 hd

205.24

+17.81

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	1,685	108.00	1,820	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,617	93.29	1,508	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	93.21	1,135	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	977	75.26	735	21

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)	1,117	$1,179	26

Every lot, as filed

37 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 2	—	330	263.91/cwt	260.00–267.00	871	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	274.73/cwt	270.00–280.00	901	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	274.86/cwt	270.00–280.00	764	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	324	253.57/cwt	250.00–260.00	822	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	222.45/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,023	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	403	231.97/cwt	225.00–235.00	935	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	252.47/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,048	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	402	264.01/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,061	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	219.08/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,130	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	284.84/cwt	280.00–290.00	897	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	275.23/cwt	270.00–280.00	894	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	275.09/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,018	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	233.98/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,329	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	236.86/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,196	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	225.90/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,039	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	484	236.70/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,146	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	233.81/cwt	230.00–235.00	858	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	204.73/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,183	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	404	222.97/cwt	220.00–225.00	901	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	231.68/cwt	230.00–235.00	943	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,031	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,184	92.58/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,096	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,073	977.56/head	800.00–1,100.00	978	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,154	1,351.21/head	1,150.00–1,500.00	1,351	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	86.68/cwt	84.00–92.00	906	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	93.01/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,092	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	75.85/cwt	71.00–78.00	708	7
Bulls	—	—	1,650	100.02/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,650	4
Bulls	—	—	1,843	122.99/cwt	122.00–124.00	2,267	2
Bulls	—	—	1,598	108.97/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,741	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	103.05/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,379	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	82.35/cwt	79.00–85.00	847	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	65.12/cwt	63.00–70.00	623	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	86.44/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,028	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	85.74/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,325	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,694	93.09/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,577	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,649	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 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 370Last week 283Year ago 232

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 43Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 118Last week 22Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	260.00–267.00	263.91
4	—	278	270.00–280.00	274.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	328	270.00–280.00	274.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	324	250.00–260.00	253.57
4	—	460	220.00–225.00	222.45
6	—	403	225.00–235.00	231.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	250.00–255.00	252.47
2	—	325	270.00–280.00	275.23
8	—	505	230.00–239.00	236.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	402	260.00–265.00	264.01
4	—	315	280.00–290.00	284.84
3	—	370	270.00–280.00	275.09
2	—	568	230.00–238.00	233.98
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	484	230.00–239.00	236.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	516	212.00–222.00	219.08
7	—	460	220.00–229.00	225.90
8	—	367	230.00–235.00	233.81
5	—	578	200.00–208.00	204.73
3	—	407	230.00–235.00	231.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	404	220.00–225.00	222.97

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,085	95.00	95.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,184	88.00–94.00	92.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,045	84.00–92.00	86.68
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,073	800.00–1,100.00	977.56
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,154	1,150.00–1,500.00	1,351.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,174	90.00–96.00	93.01
5	—	1,338	100.00–105.00	103.05
7	—	1,189	82.00–89.00	86.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	934	71.00–78.00	75.85
8	—	1,029	79.00–85.00	82.35
6	—	957	63.00–70.00	65.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,545	82.00–89.00	85.74
4	—	1,694	91.00–95.00	93.09
2	—	1,570	105.00	105.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,650	98.00–102.00	100.02
2	—	1,843	122.00–124.00	122.99
2	—	1,598	108.00–110.00	108.97

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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