Name: Moultrie livestock auction prices — 2024-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower, Feeder Steers and Steer Calves lightly tested, Feeder Bulls and Bull Calves unevenly steady, Feeder Heifers and Heifer Calves lightly tested, Replacement Cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $243.75/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$243.75

43 head · 434 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,058

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$166

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

$22.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.38

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	397	259.19	1,028	10thin
Medium and Large 3	374	242.13	905	15thin
Medium and Large 2	505	236.51	1,194	18thin

One grade step is worth $22.69/cwt here — about −$166 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 sale43 hd

243.75

—

GA average16 barns · 1,804 hd

246.12

−2.38

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	1,822	126.64	2,307	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,441	108.83	1,568	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,130	106.52	1,203	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	991	92.41	916	5thin

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)	1,355	$1,700	3thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	363	317.59/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,153	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	227	336.62/cwt	330.00–340.00	764	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	311	336.17/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,045	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	325.16/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,024	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	236.79/cwt	230.00–240.00	995	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	243.31/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,139	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	226.72/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,496	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	255.23/cwt	250.00–260.00	952	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	246.22/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,054	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	261.24/cwt	255.00–265.00	713	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	252.43/cwt	250.00–255.00	846	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	272.01/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,474	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,295	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	577	233.09/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,345	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	232.40/cwt	228.00–237.00	1,327	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	974	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	196.07/cwt	190.00–202.00	1,290	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	223.03/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,037	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	244.76/cwt	240.00–250.00	901	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	537	248.35/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,334	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	277.60/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,013	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	226.10/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,311	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	224.95/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,170	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	243	315.05/cwt	310.00–320.00	766	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	233.52/cwt	230.00–240.00	974	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	116.32/cwt	112.00–122.00	1,373	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,238	101.01/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,251	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,355	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,143	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,140	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,220	1
Bulls	—	—	1,822	126.64/cwt	124.00–128.00	2,307	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,496	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	819	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,405	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	103.27/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,169	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	109.79/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,586	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	94.51/cwt	90.00–97.00	940	4

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 Feb 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 183Last week 191Year ago 173

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 31Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 13Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	315.00–320.00	317.59
5	—	311	330.00–340.00	336.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	227	330.00–340.00	336.62
2	—	315	320.00–330.00	325.16
3	—	537	245.00–250.00	248.35
2	—	365	275.00–280.00	277.60
2	—	580	222.00–230.00	226.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	230.00–240.00	236.79
3	—	520	220.00–230.00	224.95
2	—	243	310.00–320.00	315.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	240.00–250.00	243.31
7	—	366	266.00	266.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	250.00–260.00	255.23
4	—	428	240.00–250.00	246.22
8	—	571	228.00–237.00	232.40
2	—	658	190.00–202.00	196.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	273	255.00–265.00	261.24
2	—	335	250.00–255.00	252.43
4	—	465	220.00–225.00	223.03
2	—	368	240.00–250.00	244.76
3	—	417	230.00–240.00	233.52
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	660	225.00–230.00	226.72
4	—	518	250.00	250.00
7	—	577	232.00–240.00	233.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	542	270.00–280.00	272.01

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,180	112.00–122.00	116.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	116.00	116.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,238	98.00–105.00	101.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,140	107.00	107.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,355	1,700.00	1,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,822	124.00–128.00	126.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	105.00	105.00
4	—	1,445	107.00–112.00	109.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	84.00	84.00
4	—	995	90.00–97.00	94.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	126.00	126.00
6	—	1,132	100.00–106.00	103.27

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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Heifers · 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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