Sale reports / Georgia / Moultrie / 2023-02-08

Moultrie

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moultrie, Georgia · Wed, Feb 8
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1943
Feeder Cattle receipts
293 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 263▲ 212 vs year ago 81 · +261.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 29▲ 16 vs year ago 16 · +100.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 17▲ 1 vs year ago 6 · +16.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls 3.00 to 5.00 lower, Feeder Steers and Steer Calves 2.00 to 3.00 higher, Feeder Bulls and Bull Calves mostly steady, Feeder Heifers and Heifer Calves lightly tested, Replacement Cows steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $168.37/cwt on 125 head.
Average price
$168.37
125 head · 366 lb average
Value per head Derived
$616
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$153
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$4.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.43
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2351170.2659840
Medium and Large 3279169.5147239
Medium and Large 1453165.7675146
One grade step is worth $4.50/cwt here — about −$153 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 sale125 hd
168.37
—
GA average15 barns · 1,758 hd
163.94
+4.43
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
Bulls—High1,57196.801,5214thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41186.331,2189thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19585.331,02010
CowsLean 85-90%Average98170.946966thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)800$8251thin

Every lot

36 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3324201.30/cwt200.00–205.0065210
Steers—Medium and Large 1330222.17/cwt220.00–225.007336
Steers—Medium and Large 1418206.46/cwt200.00–210.008639
Steers—Medium and Large 2465195.91/cwt192.00–200.009112
Steers—Medium and Large 1580178.98/cwt174.00–181.001,0387
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3262170.42/cwt170.00–180.0044727
Heifers—Medium and Large 3316167.46/cwt160.00–169.0052912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2319175.03/cwt170.00–180.0055823
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368166.77/cwt162.00–170.0061413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1382175.42/cwt170.00–178.0067011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1435161.67/cwt161.00–170.0070313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468164.49/cwt160.00–165.0077010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2483154.15/cwt150.00–160.007454
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526162.38/cwt155.00–165.0085412
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1265224.81/cwt220.00–230.005962
Bulls—Medium and Large 1327217.64/cwt215.00–220.007124
Bulls—Medium and Large 2367191.09/cwt190.00–200.007019
Bulls—Medium and Large 3368183.39/cwt180.00–190.006753
Bulls—Medium and Large 1379204.63/cwt200.00–210.007765
Bulls—Medium and Large 1480187.29/cwt182.00–190.008998
Bulls—Medium and Large 2495172.50/cwt170.00–175.008542
Bulls—Medium and Large 1555163.49/cwt162.00–168.009074
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,46094.09/cwt91.00–97.001,3742
Bulls——1,64089.00/cwt89.00–89.001,4601
Bulls——1,725110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,8981
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96265.46/cwt62.00–68.006303
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00076.42/cwt72.00–79.007643
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14073.03/cwt71.00–75.008333
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19191.83/cwt89.00–93.001,0945
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28887.51/cwt87.00–88.001,1272
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40579.00/cwt79.00–79.001,1101
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40683.33/cwt80.00–87.001,1724
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41891.17/cwt89.00–95.001,2934
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3800825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,07585.00/cwt85.00–85.009141
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,33887.00/cwt87.00–87.001,1642

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.