Name: Moultrie livestock auction prices — 2023-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $200.92/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$200.92

66 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$961

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$7.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.82

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	504	204.68	1,031	31
Medium and Large 3	456	197.59	902	35

One grade step is worth $7.09/cwt here — about $129 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 sale66 hd

200.92

—

GA average15 barns · 1,527 hd

211.74

−10.82

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	—	High	1,760	127.63	2,246	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,236	106.17	1,313	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,415	105.50	1,493	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	971	94.27	916	8thin

Every lot, as filed

21 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 3	—	613	182.97/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,122	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	587	193.24/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,134	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	524	203.88/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,068	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	193.49/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,116	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	182.78/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,038	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	193.19/cwt	190.00–200.00	922	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	202.91/cwt	200.00–210.00	858	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	357	213.31/cwt	210.00–215.00	762	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	218.65/cwt	210.00–220.00	916	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	183.34/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,115	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	184.73/cwt	180.00–190.00	970	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,111	96.89/cwt	86.00–110.00	1,076	4
Bulls	—	—	1,760	127.63/cwt	126.00–129.00	2,246	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,111	98.99/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,100	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,555	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,035	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	107.11/cwt	106.00–108.00	1,360	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	113.51/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,514	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,432	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	87.78/cwt	85.00–91.00	836	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	96.70/cwt	92.00–99.00	948	4

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 Jul 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 197Last week 259Year ago 259

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 21Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 15Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	613	180.00–187.00	182.97
3	—	587	190.00–200.00	193.24
4	—	524	200.00–208.00	203.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	577	190.00–195.00	193.49
15	—	419	210.00–220.00	218.65
3	—	608	180.00–185.00	183.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	568	180.00–185.00	182.78
7	—	477	190.00–200.00	193.19
8	—	423	200.00–210.00	202.91
9	—	357	210.00–215.00	213.31
5	—	525	180.00–190.00	184.73

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)	4	—	1,111	86.00–110.00	96.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,760	126.00–129.00	127.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,111	98.00–103.00	98.99
7	—	1,270	106.00–108.00	107.11
4	—	1,334	113.00–115.00	113.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	108.00	108.00
1	—	1,390	103.00	103.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	104.00	104.00
3	—	952	85.00–91.00	87.78
4	—	980	92.00–99.00	96.70

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Moultrie Livestock - Moultrie, GA

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle