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Moultrie

Name: Moultrie livestock auction prices — 2022-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moultrie, Georgia · Wed, Dec 14

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1943

← Dec 7Dec 14Jan 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

123 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 163▼ 8 vs year ago 131 · −6.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 56▼ 13 vs year ago 40 · −32.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 22▼ 11 vs year ago 15 · −73.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls 2.00 lower, feeder steers, feeder heifers, and feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves and heifer calves lightly tested, bull calves 4.00 higher, replacement cows steady to 2.00 higher.

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 $152.40/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$152.40

50 head · 438 lb average

Value per head Derived

$667

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$209

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

$9.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.79

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	157.29	816	9thin
Medium and Large 2	428	155.38	665	20
Medium and Large 3	412	147.46	608	21

One grade step is worth $9.83/cwt here — about $209 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 sale50 hd

152.40

—

GA average16 barns · 1,992 hd

149.60

+2.79

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	—	Average	1,677	84.41	1,416	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,178	66.08	778	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,473	65.92	971	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	927	59.25	549	4thin

Every lot

23 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	181.77/cwt	175.00–185.00	863	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	161.35/cwt	160.00–162.00	602	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	390	153.31/cwt	150.00–155.00	598	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	418	141.42/cwt	140.00–142.00	591	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	439	153.80/cwt	150.00–157.00	675	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	157.29/cwt	156.00–159.00	816	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	146.94/cwt	145.00–149.00	771	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	133.46/cwt	132.00–135.00	701	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	347	192.45/cwt	190.00–200.00	668	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	365	180.48/cwt	180.00–182.00	659	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	414	174.01/cwt	170.00–175.00	720	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	439	180.40/cwt	180.00–182.00	792	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	469	167.36/cwt	165.00–170.00	785	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	580	153.49/cwt	152.00–155.00	890	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	608	139.17/cwt	135.00–140.00	846	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,575	81.53/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,284	5
Bulls	—	—	1,933	91.60/cwt	91.00–92.00	1,771	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	910	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	610	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	933	56.67/cwt	55.00–58.00	529	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	66.08/cwt	63.00–69.00	778	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,473	65.92/cwt	62.00–68.00	971	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	831	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	68.55/cwt	68.00–69.00	727	2

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 Dec 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 123Last week 163Year ago 131

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 56Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 22Year ago 15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	933	55.00–58.00	56.67
1	—	910	67.00	67.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,473	62.00–68.00	65.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,178	63.00–69.00	66.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,933	91.00–92.00	91.60
5	—	1,575	80.00–83.00	81.53

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,060	68.00–69.00	68.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	875	95.00	95.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	608	135.00–140.00	139.17
5	—	469	165.00–170.00	167.36
5	—	439	180.00–182.00	180.40
4	—	580	152.00–155.00	153.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	180.00–182.00	180.48
4	—	347	190.00–200.00	192.45
5	—	414	170.00–175.00	174.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	160.00–162.00	161.35
12	—	439	150.00–157.00	153.80
2	—	525	145.00–149.00	146.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	519	156.00–159.00	157.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	418	140.00–142.00	141.42
2	—	525	132.00–135.00	133.46
12	—	390	150.00–155.00	153.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	475	175.00–185.00	181.77

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.