Name: Moultrie livestock auction prices — 2023-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls 1.00 to 3.00 Higher, Feeder Steers, heifers, and bulls 2.00 lower, Steer calves and Bulls calves lightly tested, Heifer calves 3.00 lower, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $210.05/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$210.05

49 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,065

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$276

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

$9.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.17

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	411	216.38	889	13thin
Medium and Large 2	527	208.50	1,098	21
Medium and Large 1	564	206.73	1,165	15thin

One grade step is worth $9.65/cwt here — about −$276 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 sale49 hd

210.05

—

GA average16 barns · 1,069 hd

220.22

−10.17

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	1,573	121.95	1,918	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,369	105.14	1,440	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,228	101.70	1,249	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,006	97.18	978	7thin

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)	1,050	$925	2thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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	—	561	232.43/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,304	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	222.49/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,141	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	407	233.36/cwt	230.00–235.00	950	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	212.52/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,137	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	202.41/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,154	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	192.54/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,184	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	213.13/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,017	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	403	213.31/cwt	210.00–215.00	860	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	479	205.25/cwt	200.00–208.00	983	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	228.13/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,319	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	624	213.56/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,333	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	231.40/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,176	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	225.21/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,058	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	225.33/cwt	220.00–228.00	831	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	481	243.47/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,171	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	225.84/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,102	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	193.99/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,191	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	203.41/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,182	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	933	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,593	1
Bulls	—	—	1,370	109.48/cwt	107.00–111.00	1,500	2
Bulls	—	—	1,648	124.16/cwt	122.00–127.00	2,046	4
Bulls	—	—	1,625	129.98/cwt	129.00–131.00	2,112	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,309	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	106.85/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,322	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	846	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	98.09/cwt	94.00–102.00	1,206	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	100.52/cwt	99.00–102.00	1,395	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	105.83/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,408	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	97.81/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,032	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 Aug 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 267Last week 256Year ago 250

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 15Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 13Year ago 4

Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls 1.00 to 3.00 Higher, Feeder Steers, heifers, and bulls 2.00 lower, Steer calves and Bulls calves lightly tested, Heifer calves 3.00 lower, 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
10	—	561	230.00–235.00	232.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	220.00–225.00	222.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	407	230.00–235.00	233.36
4	—	535	210.00–215.00	212.52
2	—	570	200.00–205.00	202.41
2	—	615	190.00–195.00	192.54
4	—	470	220.00–230.00	225.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	477	210.00–215.00	213.13
10	—	581	200.00–206.00	203.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	403	210.00–215.00	213.31
4	—	479	200.00–208.00	205.25
6	—	369	220.00–228.00	225.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	488	225.00–230.00	225.84
9	—	614	190.00–200.00	193.99
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	578	220.00–230.00	228.13
7	—	624	210.00–220.00	213.56
11	—	508	230.00–235.00	231.40
9	—	481	240.00–250.00	243.47

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	2	—	1,050	925.00	925.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	915	102.00	102.00
1	—	995	85.00	85.00
4	—	1,055	96.00–99.00	97.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	113.00	113.00
2	—	1,388	99.00–102.00	100.52
2	—	1,330	104.00–107.00	105.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,190	110.00	110.00
8	—	1,237	105.00–109.00	106.85
16	—	1,229	94.00–102.00	98.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,370	107.00–111.00	109.48
4	—	1,648	122.00–127.00	124.16
2	—	1,625	129.00–131.00	129.98

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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Replacement Cattle

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