Name: Moultrie livestock auction prices — 2024-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows 5.00 to 7.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls mostly steady, Feeder Steers and Steer Calves lightly tested, Feeder Bulls and Bull Calves lightly tested, Feeder Heifers and Heifer Calves steady, Replacement Cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $245.23/cwt on 10 head.

Average price

$245.23

10 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,344

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$35

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

$25.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.75

vs GA average

−26.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	257.81	1,359	5thin
Medium and Large 2	569	232.64	1,324	5thin

One grade step is worth $25.17/cwt here — about $35 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale10 hd

245.23

—

GA average15 barns · 379 hd

250.98

−5.75

National average176 barns · 15,352 hd

271.91

−26.69

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	1,638	122.35	2,004	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,170	127.46	1,492	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,366	127.42	1,741	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	938	95.09	892	6thin

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)	1,325	$1,800	2thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	232.64/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,324	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	312.48/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,041	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	303.63/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,120	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	267.81/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,307	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	257.22/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,191	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	257.81/cwt	257.00–258.00	1,359	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	295.00/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,151	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	369	245.05/cwt	240.00–250.00	904	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	269.17/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,144	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	250.68/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,193	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	260.11/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,210	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	283	254.78/cwt	250.00–260.00	721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	247.36/cwt	245.00–250.00	787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	256.89/cwt	250.00–260.00	994	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,325	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,414	1
Bulls	—	—	1,858	125.87/cwt	122.00–130.00	2,339	2
Bulls	—	—	1,218	104.38/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,271	2
Bulls	—	—	1,838	136.79/cwt	132.00–140.00	2,514	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	103.56/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,065	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	863	82.92/cwt	80.00–86.00	716	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	117.49/cwt	117.00–118.00	1,325	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	122.98/cwt	119.00–127.00	1,498	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	133.24/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,556	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	771	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	124.00/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,653	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	129.70/cwt	128.00–131.00	1,800	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 Mar 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 115Last week 183Year ago 317

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 25Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 12Year ago 36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	387	250.00–260.00	256.89
5	550–600	569	230.00–240.00	232.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	527	257.00–258.00	257.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	250.00–260.00	254.78
2	300–350	318	245.00–250.00	247.36
4	350–400	369	240.00–250.00	245.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	310.00–315.00	312.48
6	350–400	369	300.00–305.00	303.63
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	290.00–300.00	295.00
7	450–500	488	265.00–270.00	267.81
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	463	255.00–260.00	257.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	425	265.00–270.00	269.17
2	450–500	465	255.00–265.00	260.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	476	250.00–255.00	250.68

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,325	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	136.00	136.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,858	122.00–130.00	125.87
2	—	1,218	101.00–107.00	104.38
2	—	1,838	132.00–140.00	136.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,028	100.00–106.00	103.56
2	—	863	80.00–86.00	82.92
1	—	820	94.00	94.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,128	117.00–118.00	117.49
2	—	1,218	119.00–127.00	122.98
5	—	1,168	130.00–136.00	133.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,333	122.00–126.00	124.00
3	—	1,388	128.00–131.00	129.70

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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Moultrie Livestock - Moultrie, GA

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Replacement Cattle

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