Sale reports / Georgia / Moultrie / 2023-07-26

Moultrie

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moultrie, Georgia · Wed, Jul 26
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1943
Feeder Cattle receipts
197 head
▼ 62 vs last sale 259▼ 62 vs year ago 259 · −23.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 21▲ 13 vs year ago 22 · +59.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 15▼ 6 vs year ago 26 · −23.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows 2.00 to 5.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls mostly steady, Feeder Steers, Heifers, and Bulls lightly tested, Steer calves lightly tested, Heifer calves and Bull calves unevenly steady, 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 $200.92/cwt on 66 head.
Average price
$200.92
66 head · 478 lb average
Value per head Derived
$961
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$129
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$7.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.82
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2504204.681,03131
Medium and Large 3456197.5990235
One grade step is worth $7.09/cwt here — about $129 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 sale66 hd
200.92
—
GA average15 barns · 1,527 hd
211.74
−10.82
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,760127.632,2462thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,236106.171,31316
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,415105.501,4932thin
CowsLean 85-90%High97194.279168thin

Every lot

21 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 · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3357213.31/cwt210.00–215.007629
Heifers—Medium and Large 2419218.65/cwt210.00–220.0091615
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423202.91/cwt200.00–210.008588
Heifers—Medium and Large 3477193.19/cwt190.00–200.009227
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525184.73/cwt180.00–190.009705
Heifers—Medium and Large 3568182.78/cwt180.00–185.001,0386
Heifers—Medium and Large 2577193.49/cwt190.00–195.001,11613
Heifers—Medium and Large 2608183.34/cwt180.00–185.001,1153
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3524203.88/cwt200.00–208.001,0684
Bulls—Medium and Large 3587193.24/cwt190.00–200.001,1343
Bulls—Medium and Large 3613182.97/cwt180.00–187.001,1224
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,760127.63/cwt126.00–129.002,2462
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95287.78/cwt85.00–91.008363
Cows—Lean 85-90%98096.70/cwt92.00–99.009484
Cows—Lean 85-90%995104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,0351
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11198.99/cwt98.00–103.001,1005
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,270107.11/cwt106.00–108.001,3607
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,334113.51/cwt113.00–115.001,5144
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,390103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,4321
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,440108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,5551
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,11196.89/cwt86.00–110.001,0764

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.