Sale reports / Georgia / Moultrie / 2022-03-23

Moultrie

Name: Moultrie livestock auction prices — 2022-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moultrie, Georgia · Wed, Mar 23

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1943

← Mar 16Mar 23Mar 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

171 head

▼ 98 vs last sale 269▼ 131 vs year ago 302 · −43.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

83 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 41▲ 37 vs year ago 46 · +80.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

49 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 15▲ 22 vs year ago 27 · +81.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 higher, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls steady, steer calves and bull calves steady, heifer 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 $156.90/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$156.90

71 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$779

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$328

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

$31.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.31

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	164.20	867	51
Medium and Large 2	436	148.51	648	7thin
Medium and Large 3	406	132.79	539	13thin

One grade step is worth $31.41/cwt here — about $328 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 sale71 hd

156.90

—

GA average15 barns · 1,602 hd

143.59

+13.31

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	1,611	113.09	1,822	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,385	91.95	1,273	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,086	84.64	919	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	992	64.29	638	5thin

Every lot

26 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 2	423	179.03/cwt	178.00–180.00	757	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	168.35/cwt	165.00–170.00	901	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	156.06/cwt	150.00–158.00	893	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	625	139.39/cwt	132.00–140.00	871	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	157.58/cwt	155.00–160.00	496	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	334	136.30/cwt	133.00–143.00	455	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	357	135.97/cwt	130.00–140.00	485	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	164.93/cwt	163.00–170.00	711	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	144.88/cwt	140.00–146.00	703	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	608	121.63/cwt	115.00–125.00	740	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	623	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,059	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	654	137.20/cwt	130.00–139.00	897	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	467	162.01/cwt	157.00–165.00	757	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	612	131.23/cwt	123.00–133.00	803	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,500	105.93/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,589	3
Bulls	—	—	1,778	123.84/cwt	122.00–126.00	2,202	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	992	64.29/cwt	62.00–67.00	638	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,037	72.80/cwt	70.00–75.00	755	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,060	82.86/cwt	79.00–86.00	878	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,126	90.20/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,016	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,364	94.07/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,283	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,434	87.00/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,248	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	861	645.09/cwt	500.00–800.00	5,554	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	977.09/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	10,357	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	73.63/cwt	68.00–78.00	644	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,077	81.19/cwt	76.00–92.00	874	9

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 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 171Last week 269Year ago 302

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 41Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 15Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	467	157.00–165.00	162.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	612	123.00–133.00	131.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	654	130.00–139.00	137.20
26	—	431	163.00–170.00	164.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	334	133.00–143.00	136.30
5	—	357	130.00–140.00	135.97
3	—	608	115.00–125.00	121.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	155.00–160.00	157.58
5	—	485	140.00–146.00	144.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	623	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	625	132.00–140.00	139.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	423	178.00–180.00	179.03
4	—	572	150.00–158.00	156.06
3	—	535	165.00–170.00	168.35

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	14	—	1,060	900.00–1,075.00	977.09

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	20	—	861	500.00–800.00	645.09

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)	9	—	1,077	76.00–92.00	81.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	875	68.00–78.00	73.63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,778	122.00–126.00	123.84
3	—	1,500	103.00–110.00	105.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,364	92.00–98.00	94.07
6	—	1,434	84.00–89.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	992	62.00–67.00	64.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,060	79.00–86.00	82.86
21	—	1,126	87.00–94.00	90.20
7	—	1,037	70.00–75.00	72.80

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.