Sale reports / Georgia / Moultrie / 2020-03-04

Moultrie

Name: Moultrie livestock auction prices — 2020-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moultrie, Georgia · Wed, Mar 4

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1943

← Feb 26Mar 4Mar 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

325 head

▲ 71 vs last sale 254▲ 325 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

17 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 12▲ 17 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 9▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls mostly steady, steer calves and bull calves steady, heifer calves steady to 2.00 higher, replacement cows steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.21/cwt on 104 head.

Average price

$136.21

104 head · 438 lb average

Value per head Derived

$596

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$228

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

$4.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.41

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	138.15	725	9thin
Medium and Large 2	460	137.13	631	62
Medium and Large 3	371	133.95	497	33

One grade step is worth $4.20/cwt here — about $228 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 sale104 hd

136.21

—

GA average14 barns · 1,700 hd

131.80

+4.41

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	—	Low	1,639	80.78	1,324	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,333	61.09	815	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	973	47.68	464	3thin

Every lot

28 lots · USDA AMS · Moultrie Livestock - Moultrie, GA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	381	163.63/cwt	160.00–165.00	623	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	406	158.54/cwt	154.00–162.00	644	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	467	150.47/cwt	146.00–152.00	703	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	638	131.24/cwt	130.00–135.00	837	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	266	144.27/cwt	140.00–147.00	384	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	328	141.91/cwt	137.00–145.00	465	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	364	133.52/cwt	130.00–137.00	486	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	379	141.76/cwt	140.00–148.00	537	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	414	129.26/cwt	125.00–132.00	535	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	157.07/cwt	152.00–162.00	658	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	436	142.38/cwt	140.00–145.00	621	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	115.73/cwt	110.00–120.00	608	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	131.17/cwt	129.00–135.00	695	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	577	120.85/cwt	117.00–125.00	697	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	657	114.51/cwt	110.00–116.00	752	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	325	195.23/cwt	190.00–200.00	634	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	326	172.99/cwt	170.00–178.00	564	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	328	186.22/cwt	180.00–190.00	611	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	375	181.67/cwt	177.00–185.00	681	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	413	164.12/cwt	160.00–168.00	678	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	570	143.91/cwt	140.00–147.00	820	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,560	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,123	1
Bulls	—	—	1,678	85.17/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,429	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	950	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	542	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	973	47.68/cwt	44.00–49.00	464	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,525	63.14/cwt	62.00–64.00	963	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	740	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	4,810	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	454	1

This sale against other markets

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 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 325Last week 254Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 12Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 9Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	413	160.00–168.00	164.12
5	—	326	170.00–178.00	172.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	190.00–200.00	195.23
5	—	570	140.00–147.00	143.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	328	180.00–190.00	186.22
5	—	375	177.00–185.00	181.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	406	154.00–162.00	158.54
7	—	381	160.00–165.00	163.63
19	—	467	146.00–152.00	150.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	638	130.00–135.00	131.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	328	137.00–145.00	141.91
6	—	525	110.00–120.00	115.73
7	—	266	140.00–147.00	144.27
7	—	364	130.00–137.00	133.52
5	—	414	125.00–132.00	129.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	657	110.00–116.00	114.51
5	—	419	152.00–162.00	157.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	577	117.00–125.00	120.85
11	—	530	129.00–135.00	131.17
14	—	379	140.00–148.00	141.76
28	—	436	140.00–145.00	142.38

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	740	650.00	650.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	605	75.00	75.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	72.00	72.00
2	—	1,678	82.00–88.00	85.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	57.00	57.00
2	—	1,525	62.00–64.00	63.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	973	44.00–49.00	47.68

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.