Sale reports / Georgia / Moultrie / 2023-12-20

Moultrie

Name: Moultrie livestock auction prices — 2023-12-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moultrie, Georgia · Wed, Dec 20

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1943

← Dec 13Dec 20Jan 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

130 head

▼ 97 vs last sale 227▲ 7 vs year ago 123 · +5.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

17 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 17▼ 10 vs year ago 27 · −37.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows 3.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls steady, Feeder Steers, Heifers, and Bulls lightly tested, Steer calves and Heifer calves steady, Bull calves 5.00 higher, Replacement cows 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 $230.48/cwt on 20 head.

Average price

$230.48

20 head · 413 lb average

Value per head Derived

$951

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$8

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$24.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+23.35

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	409	236.41	966	14thin
Medium and Large 3	385	221.62	853	3thin
Medium and Large 2	460	211.63	973	3thin

One grade step is worth $24.78/cwt here — about −$8 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 sale20 hd

230.48

—

GA average15 barns · 1,390 hd

207.13

+23.35

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	1,517	112.13	1,701	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,198	98.00	1,174	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	913	90.33	825	3thin

Every lot

18 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	251.59/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,082	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	454	244.61/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,111	14
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	253.43/cwt	250.00–255.00	849	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	244.87/cwt	240.00–250.00	931	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	385	221.62/cwt	220.00–225.00	853	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	233.01/cwt	230.00–235.00	967	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	459	225.54/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,035	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	211.63/cwt	210.00–215.00	973	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	304	293.77/cwt	290.00–295.00	893	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	405	262.47/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,063	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	420	243.25/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,022	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	433	253.23/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,096	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	574	213.97/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,228	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,517	112.13/cwt	111.00–114.00	1,701	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	765	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	920	92.99/cwt	92.00–94.00	856	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,190	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,157	1

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 Dec 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 130Last week 227Year ago 123

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 17Year ago 27

Slaughter Cows 3.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls steady, Feeder Steers, Heifers, and Bulls lightly tested, Steer calves and Heifer calves steady, Bull calves 5.00 higher, Replacement cows steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	920	92.00–94.00	92.99
1	—	900	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	96.00	96.00
1	—	1,190	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,517	111.00–114.00	112.13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	250.00–255.00	251.59
14	—	454	240.00–245.00	244.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	240.00–250.00	244.87
5	—	459	220.00–227.00	225.54
4	—	415	230.00–235.00	233.01
3	—	335	250.00–255.00	253.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	385	220.00–225.00	221.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	210.00–215.00	211.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	304	290.00–295.00	293.77
2	—	405	260.00–265.00	262.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	250.00–260.00	253.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	420	240.00–250.00	243.25
5	—	574	210.00–215.00	213.97

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.