Sale reports / Georgia / Moultrie / 2023-11-08

Moultrie

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moultrie, Georgia · Wed, Nov 8
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1943
Feeder Cattle receipts
315 head
▲ 178 vs last sale 137▲ 175 vs year ago 140 · +125.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
42 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 23▼ 13 vs year ago 55 · −23.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
61 head
▲ 61 vs last sale 0▲ 27 vs year ago 34 · +79.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls steady, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls lightly tested, Steer calves steady, heifer calves and bull calves 5.00 higher, Replacement cows 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $206.95/cwt on 51 head.
Average price
$206.95
51 head · 503 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,042
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$138
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$24.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.83
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1501222.611,11517thin
Medium and Large 2541200.611,0859thin
Medium and Large 3492198.5897725
One grade step is worth $24.02/cwt here — about $138 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 sale51 hd
206.95
—
GA average16 barns · 1,519 hd
204.11
+2.83
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—High1,544105.551,6306thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41286.351,2193thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,12383.0993313
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00370.077039thin

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)1,180$1,2386

Every lot

33 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3410243.29/cwt240.00–245.009973
Steers—Medium and Large 2478244.29/cwt240.00–250.001,1686
Steers—Medium and Large 3506223.99/cwt220.00–225.001,1335
Steers—Medium and Large 2508235.24/cwt230.00–237.001,1954
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3416212.34/cwt210.00–220.0088311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468213.40/cwt210.00–220.009996
Heifers—Medium and Large 3476203.95/cwt200.00–210.009715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1479222.78/cwt220.00–225.001,0678
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520222.45/cwt215.00–225.001,1579
Heifers—Medium and Large 3581182.36/cwt180.00–190.001,0606
Heifers—Medium and Large 3618171.63/cwt170.00–175.001,0613
Heifers—Medium and Large 2687175.02/cwt170.00–180.001,2023
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3321254.98/cwt250.00–260.008184
Bulls—Medium and Large 3358243.49/cwt240.00–250.008723
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365255.07/cwt250.00–260.009314
Bulls—Medium and Large 3422231.76/cwt230.00–235.009783
Bulls—Medium and Large 2467233.25/cwt230.00–235.001,0893
Bulls—Medium and Large 3568205.92/cwt200.00–210.001,1706
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,474103.32/cwt101.00–109.001,5234
Bulls——1,685110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,8542
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97566.01/cwt63.00–69.006444
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02673.31/cwt70.00–77.007525
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07283.04/cwt81.00–86.008906
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14792.00/cwt92.00–92.001,0553
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18076.49/cwt73.00–79.009034
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41286.35/cwt85.00–89.001,2193
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1001,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2201,356.35/head1,100.00–1,550.001,3564
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2678114.24/cwt107.00–120.007754
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-379091.00/cwt91.00–91.007191
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-382075.00/cwt75.00–75.006151
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-387383.88/cwt75.00–95.007322
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2899108.96/cwt105.00–113.009804

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.