Name: Moultrie livestock auction prices — 2023-10-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $255.09/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$255.09

31 head · 381 lb average

Value per head Derived

$973

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$91

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$59.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+48.46

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	351	293.37	1,030	9thin
Medium and Large 3	375	240.63	901	18thin
Medium and Large 2	479	234.07	1,121	4thin

One grade step is worth $59.30/cwt here — about −$91 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 sale31 hd

255.09

—

GA average16 barns · 1,213 hd

206.63

+48.46

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	1,628	105.88	1,723	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,568	89.23	1,399	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,180	86.95	1,026	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	946	76.32	722	11

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 1	—	283	313.41/cwt	310.00–315.00	887	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	292.57/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,068	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	372	243.25/cwt	240.00–245.00	905	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	234.07/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,121	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	305	253.39/cwt	250.00–256.00	773	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	244.87/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,170	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	194.19/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,140	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	223.42/cwt	220.00–225.00	838	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	282.49/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,251	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	264.62/cwt	260.00–267.00	961	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	308	273.35/cwt	270.00–280.00	842	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	303	312.52/cwt	310.00–315.00	947	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	294.97/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,144	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	231.63/cwt	230.00–235.00	973	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	184.72/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,077	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	245.36/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,178	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	223.27/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,023	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	213.50/cwt	210.00–220.00	997	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	222.53/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,079	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	312.60/cwt	310.00–315.00	978	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	403	231.96/cwt	225.00–235.00	935	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	231.73/cwt	230.00–235.00	874	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	215.95/cwt	212.00–218.00	907	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	273.40/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,449	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,240	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	843	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,030	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	731	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Bulls	—	—	1,545	104.36/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,612	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	91.77/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,034	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	936	1
Bulls	—	—	1,890	113.09/cwt	112.00–114.00	2,137	2
Bulls	—	—	1,350	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,296	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	86.60/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,375	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	598	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	74.02/cwt	70.00–77.00	699	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	85.45/cwt	82.00–89.00	818	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	84.59/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,030	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	93.62/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,437	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 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 290Last week 447Year ago 99

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 44Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 22Year ago 5

Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls 5.00 lower, Feeder Steers, Heifers, and Bulls lightly tested, Steer calves, Heifer calves, and Bull calves 5.00 higher, 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
3	—	283	310.00–315.00	313.41
2	—	365	290.00–295.00	292.57
2	—	478	240.00–250.00	244.87
2	—	313	310.00–315.00	312.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	372	240.00–245.00	243.25
5	—	305	250.00–256.00	253.39
2	—	485	220.00–225.00	222.53
5	—	403	225.00–235.00	231.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	479	230.00–237.00	234.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	587	190.00–195.00	194.19
3	—	467	210.00–220.00	213.50
3	—	377	230.00–235.00	231.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	220.00–225.00	223.42
3	—	583	180.00–187.00	184.72
3	—	420	212.00–218.00	215.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	230.00–235.00	231.63
3	—	458	220.00–225.00	223.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	443	280.00–285.00	282.49
2	—	303	310.00–315.00	312.52
2	—	388	290.00–300.00	294.97
3	—	530	270.00–275.00	273.40
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	260.00–267.00	264.62
9	—	308	270.00–280.00	273.35
4	—	480	240.00–247.00	245.36

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,240	68.00	68.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,030	71.00	71.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	720	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,545	101.00–109.00	104.36
2	—	1,890	112.00–114.00	113.09
1	—	1,350	96.00	96.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,127	90.00–95.00	91.77
1	—	1,215	77.00	77.00
6	—	1,218	81.00–87.00	84.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,588	81.00–89.00	86.60
3	—	1,535	92.00–95.00	93.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	65.00	65.00
7	—	945	70.00–77.00	74.02
3	—	957	82.00–89.00	85.45

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

Bulls · 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