Sale reports / Georgia / Moultrie / 2022-03-16

Moultrie

Name: Moultrie livestock auction prices — 2022-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moultrie, Georgia · Wed, Mar 16

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1943

← Mar 9Mar 16Mar 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

269 head

▲ 107 vs last sale 162▼ 114 vs year ago 383 · −29.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

41 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 31▲ 2 vs year ago 39 · +5.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 44 vs last sale 59▼ 30 vs year ago 45 · −66.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls lightly tested, steer calves steady, heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves steady to 1.00 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 $152.04/cwt on 121 head.

Average price

$152.04

121 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$692

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$224

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

$15.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.18

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	478	155.77	745	90
Medium and Large 2	437	144.87	633	8thin
Medium and Large 3	373	139.94	521	23

One grade step is worth $15.82/cwt here — about $224 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 sale121 hd

152.04

—

GA average15 barns · 1,890 hd

142.86

+9.18

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,692	115.04	1,946	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,382	89.20	1,232	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,080	81.68	882	18

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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	377	166.99/cwt	165.00–175.00	630	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	469	164.34/cwt	157.00–167.00	771	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	182.79/cwt	181.00–189.00	866	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	166.48/cwt	165.00–168.00	871	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	680	134.01/cwt	126.00–136.00	911	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	290	142.62/cwt	135.00–145.00	414	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	381	141.43/cwt	135.00–145.00	539	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	136.84/cwt	130.00–139.00	575	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	146.54/cwt	145.00–150.00	620	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	156.97/cwt	148.00–158.00	735	75
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	139.87/cwt	135.00–145.00	669	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	151.48/cwt	143.00–153.00	791	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	138.55/cwt	137.00–140.00	804	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	306	165.23/cwt	160.00–170.00	506	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	370	166.68/cwt	159.00–169.00	617	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	428	156.63/cwt	155.00–165.00	670	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	432	168.44/cwt	167.00–170.00	728	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	148.26/cwt	145.00–153.00	771	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,603	110.06/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,764	2
Bulls	—	—	1,870	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,338	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,003	71.75/cwt	69.00–75.00	720	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,074	79.88/cwt	77.00–83.00	858	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,151	92.88/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,069	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,339	83.49/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,118	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,410	93.00/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,311	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	1,130.98/cwt	925.00–1,225.00	13,232	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,127	76.08/cwt	71.00–85.00	857	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,134	83.24/cwt	77.00–88.00	944	4

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 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 269Last week 162Year ago 383

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 31Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 59Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	145.00–153.00	148.26
2	—	432	167.00–170.00	168.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	306	160.00–170.00	165.23
6	—	428	155.00–165.00	156.63
8	—	370	159.00–169.00	166.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	522	143.00–153.00	151.48
2	—	580	137.00–140.00	138.55
75	—	468	148.00–158.00	156.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	420	130.00–139.00	136.84
8	—	381	135.00–145.00	141.43
6	—	290	135.00–145.00	142.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	135.00–145.00	139.87
6	—	423	145.00–150.00	146.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	377	165.00–175.00	166.99
5	—	680	126.00–136.00	134.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	469	157.00–167.00	164.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	165.00–168.00	166.48
26	—	474	181.00–189.00	182.79

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,170	925.00–1,225.00	1,130.98

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)	3	—	1,127	71.00–85.00	76.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,134	77.00–88.00	83.24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,870	125.00	125.00
2	—	1,603	107.00–114.00	110.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,003	69.00–75.00	71.75
9	—	1,074	77.00–83.00	79.88
5	—	1,151	90.00–96.00	92.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,339	81.00–85.00	83.49
6	—	1,410	90.00–95.00	93.00

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.