Sale reports / Georgia / Moultrie / 2023-02-22

Moultrie

Name: Moultrie livestock auction prices — 2023-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moultrie, Georgia · Wed, Feb 22

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1943

← Feb 15Feb 22Mar 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

235 head

▲ 102 vs last sale 133▲ 103 vs year ago 132 · +78.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 27▲ 0 vs year ago 31 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 58 vs last sale 68▼ 8 vs year ago 18 · −44.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls steady to 3.00 higher, Feeder Steers and Steer Calves 2.00 to 3.00 higher, Feeder Bulls and Bull Calves steady to 2.00 higher, Feeder Heifers and Heifer Calves 4.00 to 5.00 higher, Replacement Cows mostly 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 $170.40/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$170.40

52 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$804

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$294

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

$22.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.82

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	482	176.44	850	36
Medium and Large 2	540	159.47	861	8thin
Medium and Large 3	361	154.11	556	8thin

One grade step is worth $22.33/cwt here — about $294 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 sale52 hd

170.40

—

GA average14 barns · 1,550 hd

174.22

−3.82

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	1,350	111.55	1,506	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,400	86.39	1,210	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,132	86.29	977	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	899	66.12	595	7thin

Every lot

27 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	223.71/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,036	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	486	206.86/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,005	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	192.89/cwt	188.00–198.00	1,115	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	361	154.11/cwt	150.00–160.00	556	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	395	182.81/cwt	182.00–190.00	722	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	403	184.48/cwt	177.00–187.00	743	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	175.74/cwt	170.00–178.00	831	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	159.47/cwt	158.00–168.00	861	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	169.63/cwt	165.00–173.00	986	12
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	385	224.13/cwt	220.00–225.00	863	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	182.59/cwt	180.00–185.00	776	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	467	174.96/cwt	170.00–180.00	817	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	483	167.44/cwt	165.00–170.00	809	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,097	118.81/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,303	5
Bulls	—	—	1,530	105.11/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,608	4
Bulls	—	—	1,895	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,914	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	783	58.72/cwt	54.00–61.00	460	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	76.96/cwt	75.00–79.00	754	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	66.39/cwt	64.00–69.00	659	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,102	80.63/cwt	79.00–83.00	889	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,145	94.06/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,077	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,153	86.77/cwt	84.00–91.00	1,000	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,390	88.09/cwt	84.00–92.00	1,224	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,179	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	770	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,051	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,218	84.30/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,027	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 Feb 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 235Last week 133Year ago 132

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 27Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 68Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	385	220.00–225.00	224.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	467	170.00–180.00	174.96
12	—	425	180.00–185.00	182.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	165.00–170.00	167.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	403	177.00–187.00	184.48
9	—	395	182.00–190.00	182.81
11	—	473	170.00–178.00	175.74
12	—	581	165.00–173.00	169.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	361	150.00–160.00	154.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	540	158.00–168.00	159.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	463	222.00–225.00	223.71
10	—	578	188.00–198.00	192.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	486	200.00–208.00	206.86

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)	1	—	855	90.00	90.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	91.00	91.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,218	81.00–87.00	84.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,530	102.00–110.00	105.11
5	—	1,097	117.00–120.00	118.81
1	—	1,895	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,390	84.00–92.00	88.09
1	—	1,420	83.00	83.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	993	64.00–69.00	66.39
2	—	980	75.00–79.00	76.96
3	—	783	54.00–61.00	58.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,102	79.00–83.00	80.63
3	—	1,153	84.00–91.00	86.77
2	—	1,145	93.00–95.00	94.06

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.