Sale reports / Georgia / Moultrie / 2020-08-26

Moultrie

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moultrie, Georgia · Wed, Aug 26
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1943
Feeder Cattle receipts
223 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 231▼ 231 vs year ago 454 · −50.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 13▲ 7 vs year ago 15 · +46.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
70 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 25▲ 64 vs year ago 6 · +1,066.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows unevenly steady to 2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls mostly steady, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls steady, Steer calves and bull calves steady, Heifer calves unevenly steady, Replacement cows 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.44/cwt on 64 head.
Average price
$119.44
64 head · 475 lb average
Value per head Derived
$567
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$51
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$7.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.18
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2464123.4957320
Medium and Large 1565120.7468212thin
Medium and Large 3448116.4252232
One grade step is worth $7.07/cwt here — about $51 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 sale64 hd
119.44
—
GA average17 barns · 1,626 hd
117.26
+2.18
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,11659.976697thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low93750.714753thin

Every lot

35 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2385151.62/cwt150.00–155.005843
Steers—Medium and Large 3418133.52/cwt130.00–137.005585
Steers—Medium and Large 3462131.71/cwt130.00–135.006093
Steers—Medium and Large 2463137.17/cwt130.00–139.0063510
Steers—Medium and Large 3508127.24/cwt121.00–130.0064610
Steers—Medium and Large 2688116.99/cwt114.00–120.008052
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3384122.03/cwt120.00–125.004695
Heifers—Medium and Large 3413118.60/cwt116.00–125.0049013
Heifers—Medium and Large 2431127.34/cwt125.00–135.0054911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2467122.33/cwt120.00–125.005716
Heifers—Medium and Large 3474114.92/cwt110.00–118.005458
Heifers—Medium and Large 3514111.78/cwt110.00–115.005754
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565120.74/cwt115.00–123.0068212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580111.70/cwt110.00–115.006483
Heifers—Medium and Large 3603103.49/cwt100.00–107.006242
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2273169.18/cwt165.00–175.004625
Bulls—Medium and Large 3304154.14/cwt150.00–157.004695
Bulls—Medium and Large 1305174.92/cwt170.00–180.005344
Bulls—Medium and Large 1368163.48/cwt160.00–167.006024
Bulls—Medium and Large 2384157.03/cwt155.00–160.006035
Bulls—Medium and Large 3409135.13/cwt132.00–140.005535
Bulls—Medium and Large 3560109.96/cwt105.00–115.006164
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92353.06/cwt50.00–56.004902
Cows—Lean 85-90%96546.00/cwt46.00–46.004441
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06463.32/cwt61.00–65.006744
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18555.50/cwt51.00–59.006583
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2725102.00/cwt102.00–102.007401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2865103.82/cwt100.00–108.008983
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,008103.64/cwt95.00–110.001,0454
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,05063.00/cwt63.00–63.006621
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,07575.96/cwt70.00–81.008172
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1001,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0011,2752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1781,234.78/cwt1,125.00–1,400.0014,54622
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,202992.01/cwt900.00–1,075.0011,92410
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3721,208.08/cwt1,150.00–1,250.0016,5759

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.