Name: Moultrie livestock auction prices — 2023-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls lightly tested, Steer calves lightly tested, Heifer calves and Bull calves unevenly steady, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $235.46/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$235.46

69 head · 409 lb average

Value per head Derived

$964

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$12.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.43

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	427	242.46	1,036	11thin
Medium and Large 2	417	236.58	987	36
Medium and Large 3	388	230.15	893	22

One grade step is worth $12.31/cwt here — about $143 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 sale69 hd

235.46

—

GA average16 barns · 1,383 hd

216.04

+19.43

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	1,456	118.89	1,731	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,301	88.27	1,149	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,699	87.29	1,483	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,017	83.18	845	8thin

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)	1,025	$1,000	2thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	378	255.22/cwt	252.00–260.00	965	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	231.82/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,085	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	232.48/cwt	230.00–235.00	960	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	215.56/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,026	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	272	265.66/cwt	260.00–270.00	723	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	419	223.45/cwt	220.00–230.00	936	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	266.65/cwt	260.00–270.00	973	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	203.05/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,279	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	213.29/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,017	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	203.32/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,193	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	231.93/cwt	230.00–235.00	726	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	244.04/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,279	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	567	223.86/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,269	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	233.32/cwt	230.00–235.00	856	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	203.54/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,288	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	260	255.10/cwt	250.00–260.00	663	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	203.82/cwt	200.00–210.00	970	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	224.43/cwt	220.00–228.00	830	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	214.58/cwt	210.00–220.00	918	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	321	256.01/cwt	250.00–260.00	822	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	484	224.64/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,087	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	308	243.51/cwt	240.00–250.00	750	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	393	245.03/cwt	240.00–250.00	963	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	225.82/cwt	220.00–228.00	921	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	213.73/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,227	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,025	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,218	86.60/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,055	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	701	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,109	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,154	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,190	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	916	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	86.16/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,109	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	92.99/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,333	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,806	85.01/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,535	5
Bulls	—	—	1,352	116.58/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,576	5
Bulls	—	—	1,715	124.65/cwt	123.00–126.00	2,138	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	92.22/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,225	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	82.20/cwt	80.00–86.00	827	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	981	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 Sep 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 342Last week 274Year ago 236

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 71Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 10Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	378	252.00–260.00	255.22
6	—	468	230.00–235.00	231.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	413	230.00–235.00	232.48
5	—	272	260.00–270.00	265.66
4	—	633	200.00–207.00	203.54
4	—	321	250.00–260.00	256.01
6	—	484	220.00–227.00	224.64
4	—	393	240.00–250.00	245.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	476	210.00–219.00	215.56
10	—	419	220.00–230.00	223.45
4	—	260	250.00–260.00	255.10
3	—	308	240.00–250.00	243.51
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	365	260.00–270.00	266.65
5	—	567	220.00–227.00	223.86
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	524	240.00–245.00	244.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	630	200.00–204.00	203.05
8	—	574	210.00–216.00	213.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	210.00–220.00	213.29
3	—	587	200.00–205.00	203.32
3	—	367	230.00–235.00	233.32
10	—	408	220.00–228.00	225.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	313	230.00–235.00	231.93
4	—	476	200.00–210.00	203.82
8	—	370	220.00–228.00	224.43
10	—	428	210.00–220.00	214.58

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	—	1,025	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,218	84.00–88.00	86.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	75.00	75.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	77.00	77.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	94.00	94.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,215	95.00	95.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,287	81.00–89.00	86.16
8	—	1,328	90.00–96.00	92.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,433	92.00–94.00	92.99
5	—	1,806	80.00–88.00	85.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,006	80.00–86.00	82.20
1	—	1,090	90.00	90.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,352	115.00–119.00	116.58
2	—	1,715	123.00–126.00	124.65

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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Bulls · 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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