Name: Moultrie livestock auction prices — 2024-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls steady, Feeder Steers and Steer Calves 3.00 to 5.00 lower, Feeder Bulls and Bull Calves steady to 2.00 higher, Feeder Heifers and Heifer Calves 5.00 to 7.00 lower, Replacement Cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $218.92/cwt on 18 head.

Average price

$218.92

18 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,139

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$37

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

$19.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.41

vs GA average

−25.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	509	226.37	1,152	11thin
Medium and Large 3	538	207.21	1,115	7thin

One grade step is worth $19.16/cwt here — about $37 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale18 hd

218.92

—

GA average16 barns · 681 hd

223.33

−4.41

National average171 barns · 9,778 hd

244.41

−25.49

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	—	High	1,633	163.00	2,661	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,341	132.82	1,781	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,116	131.42	1,467	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	998	115.77	1,155	3thin

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)	1,309	$1,995	38

Every lot, as filed

46 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	350–400	365	292.53/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,068	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	305.33/cwt	300.00–310.00	687	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	187.45/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,243	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	291.03/cwt	285.00–295.00	928	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	207.36/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,082	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	285.33/cwt	282.00–292.00	813	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	217.49/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,050	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	245.66/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,076	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	249.54/cwt	247.00–252.00	886	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	213.57/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,352	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	229.46/cwt	225.00–231.00	1,186	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	633	206.87/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,309	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	243	257.47/cwt	255.00–260.00	626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	207.21/cwt	206.00–215.00	1,115	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	274.18/cwt	270.00–280.00	853	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	509	226.37/cwt	226.00–227.00	1,152	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	285.08/cwt	280.00–290.00	869	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	197.45/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,422	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	316	261.07/cwt	255.00–262.00	825	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	239.88/cwt	235.00–245.00	763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	258.13/cwt	252.00–262.00	829	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	214.88/cwt	210.00–217.00	984	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	272	265.72/cwt	260.00–270.00	723	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	134.35/cwt	131.00–139.00	1,550	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	115.77/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,155	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,349	134.41/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,813	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	129.31/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,713	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	141.71/cwt	141.00–142.00	1,946	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,069	127.47/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,363	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,596	1
Bulls	—	—	1,750	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,993	1
Bulls	—	—	1,515	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,348	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,445	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,453	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	985	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,379	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,404	2,247.50/head	2,025.00–2,425.00	2,248	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,240	1,810.85/head	1,700.00–1,925.00	1,811	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	273.38/cwt	272.00–275.00	610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	279.92/cwt	271.00–285.00	750	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	240.89/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,014	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	232.50/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,058	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	247.13/cwt	242.00–252.00	951	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	197.75/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,117	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	221.19/cwt	219.00–223.00	944	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	283	250.96/cwt	250.00–252.00	710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	224.73/cwt	220.00–230.00	843	2

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 Aug 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 220Last week 238Year ago 267

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 121Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 10Year ago 36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	290.00–295.00	292.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	300.00–310.00	305.33
4	300–350	319	285.00–295.00	291.03
2	650–700	663	185.00–190.00	187.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	282.00–292.00	285.33
2	350–400	385	242.00–252.00	247.13
4	400–450	421	237.00–247.00	240.89
2	450–500	455	230.00–235.00	232.50
3	500–550	522	205.00–210.00	207.36
4	550–600	565	195.00–200.00	197.75
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	316	255.00–262.00	261.07
2	450–500	483	215.00–220.00	217.49
5	600–650	633	200.00–210.00	206.87
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	438	245.00–247.00	245.66
4	500–550	517	225.00–231.00	229.46
2	600–650	633	210.00–217.00	213.57
2	700–750	720	195.00–200.00	197.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	280.00–290.00	285.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	272.00–275.00	273.38
5	250–300	272	260.00–270.00	265.72
8	300–350	321	252.00–262.00	258.13
2	350–400	355	247.00–252.00	249.54
11	500–550	509	226.00–227.00	226.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	255.00–260.00	257.47
2	250–300	283	250.00–252.00	250.96
2	300–350	318	235.00–245.00	239.88
2	350–400	375	220.00–230.00	224.73
6	400–450	427	219.00–223.00	221.19
8	450–500	458	210.00–217.00	214.88
7	500–550	538	206.00–215.00	207.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	268	271.00–285.00	279.92
4	300–350	311	270.00–280.00	274.18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,154	131.00–139.00	134.35
20	—	1,069	123.00–130.00	127.47
1	—	1,140	140.00	140.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	998	112.00–120.00	115.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,349	132.00–138.00	134.41
18	—	1,325	125.00–131.00	129.31
3	—	1,373	141.00–142.00	141.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,750	171.00	171.00
1	—	1,515	155.00	155.00

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	—	990	146.00	146.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	140.00	140.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	875	166.00	166.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,404	2,025.00–2,425.00	2,247.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,240	1,700.00–1,925.00	1,810.85

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 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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