Name: Moultrie livestock auction prices — 2023-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows steady, Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 lower, Feeder Steers, Heifers, and Bulls lightly tested, Steer calves and Heifer calves 5.00 lower, Bull calves 5.00 to 7.00 lower, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $234.26/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$234.26

58 head · 401 lb average

Value per head Derived

$940

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$15

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

$42.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.28

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	348	266.66	928	12thin
Medium and Large 2	330	253.43	836	3thin
Medium and Large 3	421	223.89	943	43

One grade step is worth $42.77/cwt here — about −$15 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 sale58 hd

234.26

—

GA average16 barns · 1,164 hd

220.98

+13.28

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	1,845	111.05	2,049	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,478	93.32	1,380	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,165	90.16	1,050	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,091	76.40	834	17

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)	1,043	$1,175	4thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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 3	—	377	233.45/cwt	230.00–235.00	880	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	228	255.22/cwt	250.00–260.00	582	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	511	213.02/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,089	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	267	250.06/cwt	245.00–255.00	668	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	413	221.39/cwt	220.00–225.00	914	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	626	191.61/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,199	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	205.01/cwt	200.00–210.00	961	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	213.28/cwt	212.00–218.00	911	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	241.56/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,031	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	233.40/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,097	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	276.65/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,143	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	286.91/cwt	280.00–290.00	775	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	263.23/cwt	260.00–265.00	966	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	253.43/cwt	250.00–255.00	836	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	273.10/cwt	270.00–280.00	909	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	483	214.32/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,035	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	243.40/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,027	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,119	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,370	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,028	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,107	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	82.85/cwt	81.00–84.00	884	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	611	1
Bulls	—	—	1,863	113.54/cwt	112.00–117.00	2,115	6
Bulls	—	—	1,810	106.06/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,920	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,392	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	95.48/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,373	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	86.38/cwt	83.00–89.00	966	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	95.13/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,158	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,559	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,388	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	74.69/cwt	71.00–77.00	831	11

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 Dec 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 347Last week 224Year ago 163

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 19Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 5Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	230.00–235.00	233.45
5	—	228	250.00–260.00	255.22
5	—	511	210.00–215.00	213.02
6	—	267	245.00–255.00	250.06
11	—	413	220.00–225.00	221.39
6	—	626	190.00–200.00	191.61
7	—	483	212.00–220.00	214.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	270	280.00–290.00	286.91
3	—	367	260.00–265.00	263.23
3	—	333	270.00–280.00	273.10
3	—	422	240.00–245.00	243.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	250.00–255.00	253.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	469	200.00–210.00	205.01
9	—	427	212.00–218.00	213.28
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	240.00–245.00	241.56
3	—	470	230.00–235.00	233.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	413	275.00–280.00	276.65

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	2	—	1,195	1,375.00	1,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	890	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,190	94.00	94.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	95.00	95.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,370	75.00	75.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,067	81.00–84.00	82.85
1	—	970	63.00	63.00
11	—	1,113	71.00–77.00	74.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	102.00	102.00
11	—	1,118	83.00–89.00	86.38
6	—	1,217	92.00–97.00	95.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,438	93.00–98.00	95.48
1	—	1,559	89.00	89.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,863	112.00–117.00	113.54
3	—	1,810	103.00–110.00	106.06

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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