Name: Moultrie livestock auction prices — 2023-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls Steady, Feeder Steers, Heifers, and Bulls 2.00 lower, Steer calves and Bull calves unevenly steady, Heifer calves 3.00 lower, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $220.25/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$220.25

77 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,112

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

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

$11.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.69

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	499	227.32	1,134	25
Medium and Large 1	570	223.96	1,277	4thin
Medium and Large 3	503	216.26	1,087	48

One grade step is worth $11.06/cwt here — about $47 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 sale77 hd

220.25

—

GA average16 barns · 1,200 hd

211.56

+8.69

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	1,647	111.86	1,842	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,528	85.82	1,311	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,280	85.26	1,091	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	998	84.49	843	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)	1,125	$1,368	10

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	570	223.96/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,277	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	252.57/cwt	250.00–255.00	935	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	233.11/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,114	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	222.71/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,140	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	223.24/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,034	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	611	197.28/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,205	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	507	231.71/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,175	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	235.31/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,508	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	314	223.66/cwt	220.00–225.00	702	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	222.52/cwt	220.00–225.00	908	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	221.85/cwt	220.00–225.00	812	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	561	191.72/cwt	190.00–193.00	1,076	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	411	205.10/cwt	200.00–210.00	843	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	233.37/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,291	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	213.36/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,237	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	203.38/cwt	200.00–210.00	942	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	487	196.30/cwt	192.00–200.00	956	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	215.09/cwt	210.00–220.00	888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	183.33/cwt	180.00–184.00	1,109	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	364	214.78/cwt	210.00–220.00	782	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	532	212.11/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,128	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	660	183.45/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,211	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	329	253.82/cwt	250.00–255.00	835	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	245.14/cwt	240.00–250.00	883	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	574	196.85/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,130	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	414	230.72/cwt	225.00–235.00	955	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,368.42/head	1,200.00–1,700.00	1,368	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	761	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	94.01/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,117	2
Bulls	—	—	1,893	115.63/cwt	115.00–117.00	2,189	3
Bulls	—	—	1,278	106.21/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,357	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	85.26/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,091	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	85.82/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,311	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	888	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	95.01/cwt	92.00–98.00	882	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	73.64/cwt	72.00–75.00	764	3

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 Oct 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 447Last week 269Year ago 177

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 51Year ago 125

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 13Year ago 17

Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls Steady, Feeder Steers, Heifers, and Bulls 2.00 lower, Steer calves and Bull calves unevenly steady, 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
4	—	570	220.00–228.00	223.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	250.00–255.00	252.57
5	—	478	230.00–235.00	233.11
10	—	512	220.00–225.00	222.71
6	—	580	212.00–220.00	213.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	463	220.00–225.00	223.24
11	—	611	190.00–198.00	197.28
9	—	532	210.00–220.00	212.11
2	—	660	180.00–187.00	183.45
4	—	329	250.00–255.00	253.82
4	—	360	240.00–250.00	245.14
5	—	574	192.00–200.00	196.85
7	—	414	225.00–235.00	230.72
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	507	230.00–235.00	231.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	641	230.00–237.00	235.31
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	553	230.00–240.00	233.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	314	220.00–225.00	223.66
7	—	561	190.00–193.00	191.72
5	—	411	200.00–210.00	205.10
11	—	487	192.00–200.00	196.30
6	—	605	180.00–184.00	183.33
5	—	364	210.00–220.00	214.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	220.00–225.00	222.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	366	220.00–225.00	221.85
3	—	463	200.00–210.00	203.38
2	—	413	210.00–220.00	215.09

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,125	1,200.00–1,700.00	1,368.42
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	81.00	81.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,188	93.00–95.00	94.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,893	115.00–117.00	115.63
2	—	1,278	105.00–107.00	106.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,280	84.00–87.00	85.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,528	82.00–88.00	85.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,045	85.00	85.00
3	—	928	92.00–98.00	95.01
3	—	1,037	72.00–75.00	73.64

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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Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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