Name: Moultrie livestock auction prices — 2023-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls unevenly steady, Feeder Steers, Heifers, and Bulls steady, Steer calves and Bull calves unevenly steady, Heifer calves steady to 3.00 lower, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $246.67/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$246.67

60 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,253

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$13.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.81

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	467	249.17	1,163	23
Medium and Large 1	549	248.79	1,365	27
Medium and Large 3	492	235.23	1,156	10thin

One grade step is worth $13.94/cwt here — about $7 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 sale60 hd

246.67

—

GA average15 barns · 966 hd

240.86

+5.81

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	1,439	112.16	1,614	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,535	87.70	1,346	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,255	86.21	1,081	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,066	81.92	873	12

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	509	223.00/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,135	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	567	204.57/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,160	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	413	235.12/cwt	230.00–240.00	971	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	522	212.02/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,107	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	275.87/cwt	270.00–277.00	993	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	203.35/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,088	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	587	223.32/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,311	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	214.09/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,456	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	233.68/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,318	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	251.44/cwt	250.00–257.00	968	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	254.51/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,242	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	256.90/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,105	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	212.56/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,307	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	236.02/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,452	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	264.14/cwt	260.00–265.00	943	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	215.57/cwt	210.00–220.00	890	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	204.03/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,336	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	193.64/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,110	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	204.48/cwt	200.00–206.00	988	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	202.21/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,151	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	211.84/cwt	210.00–220.00	811	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	248.31/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,428	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	205.01/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,246	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	213.77/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,099	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	212.24/cwt	210.00–213.00	1,199	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,017	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,295	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,127	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,240	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,079	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	95.18/cwt	94.00–97.00	959	2
Bulls	—	—	1,439	112.16/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,614	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	84.61/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,029	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,247	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,541	86.91/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,339	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	86.32/cwt	83.00–89.00	924	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,001	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	78.11/cwt	75.00–81.00	826	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,401	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 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 269Last week 342Year ago 104

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 64Year ago 178

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 24Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	509	220.00–225.00	223.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	567	200.00–207.00	204.57
3	—	413	230.00–240.00	235.12
6	—	522	210.00–214.00	212.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	360	270.00–277.00	275.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	535	200.00–205.00	203.35
8	—	413	210.00–220.00	215.57
2	—	573	190.00–197.00	193.64
4	—	483	200.00–206.00	204.48
11	—	383	210.00–220.00	211.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	200.00–208.00	204.03
3	—	608	200.00–210.00	205.01
4	—	514	210.00–215.00	213.77
4	—	565	210.00–213.00	212.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	569	200.00–205.00	202.21
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	587	220.00–225.00	223.32
5	—	385	250.00–257.00	251.44
2	—	615	210.00–215.00	212.56
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	680	210.00–216.00	214.09
4	—	564	230.00–235.00	233.68
10	—	430	250.00–260.00	256.90
6	—	357	260.00–265.00	264.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	488	250.00–260.00	254.51
4	—	615	230.00–238.00	236.02
13	—	575	240.00–249.00	248.31

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	107.00	107.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	92.00	92.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,008	94.00–97.00	95.18
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,295	87.00	87.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,240	87.00	87.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,439	110.00–115.00	112.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,216	81.00–88.00	84.61
3	—	1,370	91.00	91.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,541	81.00–89.00	86.91
1	—	1,490	94.00	94.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,070	83.00–89.00	86.32
1	—	1,100	91.00	91.00
7	—	1,058	75.00–81.00	78.11

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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Steers · 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

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