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

Moultrie

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moultrie, Georgia · Wed, Aug 2
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1943
Feeder Cattle receipts
243 head
▲ 46 vs last sale 197▲ 96 vs year ago 147 · +65.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
44 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 35▲ 37 vs year ago 7 · +528.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 20▲ 13 vs year ago 2 · +650.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows unevenly steady, Slaughter Bulls 2.00 higher, Feeders Steers, Heifers, and Bulls lightly tested, Steer calves lightly tested, Bull calves and Heifer 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 $209.22/cwt on 45 head.
Average price
$209.22
45 head · 458 lb average
Value per head Derived
$958
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$100
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$20.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.14
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1443221.5898115thin
Medium and Large 2506206.001,04112thin
Medium and Large 3438201.0788118thin
One grade step is worth $20.51/cwt here — about $100 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 sale45 hd
209.22
—
GA average15 barns · 1,390 hd
213.36
−4.14
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—High1,769128.622,2754thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20499.241,19515
CowsLean 85-90%High1,07894.721,02113

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)890$8502thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3412263.36/cwt260.00–265.001,0853
Steers—Medium and Large 1467273.25/cwt270.00–275.001,2763
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373232.45/cwt230.00–235.008674
Heifers—Medium and Large 3388212.99/cwt210.00–215.008265
Heifers—Medium and Large 3404201.98/cwt200.00–205.008165
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468217.63/cwt210.00–220.001,01911
Heifers—Medium and Large 3478192.86/cwt190.00–200.009225
Heifers—Medium and Large 2488205.98/cwt200.00–210.001,0055
Heifers—Medium and Large 3513193.38/cwt190.00–195.009923
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518206.02/cwt200.00–207.001,0677
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1275277.55/cwt275.00–280.007632
Bulls—Medium and Large 3308242.52/cwt240.00–245.007474
Bulls—Medium and Large 3358232.45/cwt230.00–235.008324
Bulls—Medium and Large 2410232.28/cwt230.00–237.009523
Bulls—Medium and Large 3546203.59/cwt200.00–205.001,1127
Bulls—Medium and Large 3588192.23/cwt190.00–200.001,1309
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620202.44/cwt200.00–205.001,2552
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,769128.62/cwt126.00–132.002,2754
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%998102.67/cwt101.00–105.001,0253
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09789.30/cwt85.00–91.009806
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10996.89/cwt95.00–99.001,0754
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,190107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,2732
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20698.05/cwt95.00–101.001,18213
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2890850.00/head850.00–850.008502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-299793.25/cwt84.00–102.009303
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,13598.23/cwt94.00–100.001,1154

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.