Name: Moultrie livestock auction prices — 2023-06-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls unevenly steady, Feeder Steers, Heifers, and Bulls Steady, Steer calves and Bull calves mostly steady, Heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $226.09/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$226.09

59 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,055

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$1.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.42

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	482	227.10	1,095	28
Medium and Large 3	452	225.19	1,019	31

One grade step is worth $1.91/cwt here — about $76 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 sale59 hd

226.09

—

GA average16 barns · 1,384 hd

214.68

+11.42

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	1,495	117.68	1,759	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,505	106.00	1,595	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,164	100.97	1,175	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	903	90.15	814	9thin

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)	1,062	$1,180	12

Every lot, as filed

30 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	98.46/cwt	96.00–103.00	1,151	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,595	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	95.75/cwt	95.00–97.00	908	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	87.35/cwt	83.00–90.00	769	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	106.00/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,222	2
Bulls	—	—	1,495	117.68/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,759	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	96.60/cwt	89.00–105.00	1,019	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	97.32/cwt	95.00–100.00	856	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,062	1,179.63/head	1,050.00–1,300.00	1,180	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	222.79/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,176	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	488	222.31/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,085	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	214.91/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,231	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	227.39/cwt	220.00–230.00	996	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	228.19/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,072	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	273.59/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,053	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	414	252.55/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,046	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	246.79/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,308	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	401	262.17/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,051	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	511	214.41/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,096	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	386	234.98/cwt	230.00–237.00	907	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	233.87/cwt	230.00–238.00	996	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	237.39/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,365	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	253.24/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,173	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	534	237.22/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,267	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	234.30/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,111	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	503	222.51/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,119	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	613	204.68/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,255	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	251.54/cwt	250.00–255.00	951	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	566	214.48/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,214	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	232.84/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,225	5

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 Jun 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 334Last week 398Year ago 280

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 88Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 17Year ago 15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,169	96.00–103.00	98.46
2	—	1,153	105.00–107.00	106.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	106.00	106.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	948	95.00–97.00	95.75
6	—	880	83.00–90.00	87.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,495	115.00–119.00	117.68

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)	3	—	1,055	89.00–105.00	96.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	880	95.00–100.00	97.32
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,062	1,050.00–1,300.00	1,179.63

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	528	220.00–225.00	222.79
5	—	573	210.00–220.00	214.91
5	—	470	225.00–230.00	228.19
12	—	426	230.00–238.00	233.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	488	220.00–225.00	222.31
11	—	438	220.00–230.00	227.39
7	—	511	210.00–218.00	214.41
7	—	386	230.00–237.00	234.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	385	270.00–275.00	273.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	474	230.00–237.00	234.30
4	—	503	220.00–225.00	222.51
3	—	613	200.00–207.00	204.68
6	—	378	250.00–255.00	251.54
10	—	566	210.00–215.00	214.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	526	230.00–235.00	232.84
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	414	250.00–255.00	252.55
7	—	534	230.00–240.00	237.22
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	530	240.00–250.00	246.79
6	—	401	260.00–265.00	262.17
11	—	575	230.00–240.00	237.39
3	—	463	250.00–255.00	253.24

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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Slaughter Cattle

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