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Moultrie

Name: Moultrie livestock auction prices — 2024-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moultrie, Georgia · Wed, Jan 24

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1943

← Jan 17Jan 24Feb 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

218 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 186▲ 38 vs year ago 180 · +21.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 28▲ 7 vs year ago 38 · +18.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 0▼ 21 vs year ago 27 · −77.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls 5.00 to 7.00 higher, Feeder Steers and Steer Calves lightly tested, Feeder Bulls and Bull Claves lightly tested, Feeder Heifers and Heifer Calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, Replacement Cows lightly tested.

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 $230.75/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$230.75

42 head · 447 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,032

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$14

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$25.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.07

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	382	248.81	951	9thin
Medium and Large 1	566	235.09	1,330	8thin
Medium and Large 3	433	222.85	965	25

One grade step is worth $25.95/cwt here — about −$14 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 sale42 hd

230.75

—

GA average15 barns · 1,627 hd

230.81

−0.07

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	1,536	126.85	1,948	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,519	113.20	1,719	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,128	104.26	1,177	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	945	87.24	825	4thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	369	258.10/cwt	255.00–260.00	952	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,169	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	418	248.31/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,038	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	259.85/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,112	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	507	246.71/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,251	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	257.31/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,480	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	235	267.61/cwt	265.00–270.00	629	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	263	261.71/cwt	255.00–265.00	688	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	277	246.81/cwt	240.00–250.00	684	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	391	232.49/cwt	225.00–235.00	909	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	478	214.75/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,027	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	244.60/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,267	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	236.95/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,256	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	222.51/cwt	222.00–223.00	1,246	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	237.33/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,381	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	217.45/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,333	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	325	312.46/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,015	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	425	255.07/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,084	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	475	244.79/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,163	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,270	116.28/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,477	2
Bulls	—	—	1,568	134.87/cwt	133.00–138.00	2,115	3
Bulls	—	—	1,680	125.87/cwt	123.00–128.00	2,115	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	833	91.97/cwt	91.00–93.00	766	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	764	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,099	97.35/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,070	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	987	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,140	115.53/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,317	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,164	106.18/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,236	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	105.68/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,506	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,550	115.70/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,793	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	918	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	918	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	967	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,203	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,071	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 Jan 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 218Last week 186Year ago 180

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 28Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 0Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	310.00–315.00	312.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	425	250.00–260.00	255.07
2	—	475	240.00–250.00	244.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	242.00–250.00	244.60
3	—	582	235.00–240.00	237.33
2	—	613	215.00–220.00	217.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	222.00–223.00	222.51
3	—	263	255.00–265.00	261.71
2	—	235	265.00–270.00	267.61
2	—	530	232.00–242.00	236.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	478	210.00–220.00	214.75
3	—	277	240.00–250.00	246.81
6	—	391	225.00–235.00	232.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	369	255.00–260.00	258.10
3	—	507	240.00–250.00	246.71
3	—	418	245.00–250.00	248.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	255.00–260.00	257.31
16	—	371	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	255.00–265.00	259.85

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,203	89.00	89.00

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)	2	—	918	100.00	100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	104.00	104.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,680	123.00–128.00	125.87
3	—	1,568	133.00–138.00	134.87
2	—	1,270	114.00–118.00	116.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	833	91.00–93.00	91.97
1	—	980	78.00	78.00
1	—	1,135	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,140	113.00–119.00	115.53
6	—	1,099	95.00–102.00	97.35
4	—	1,164	103.00–110.00	106.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,425	103.00–108.00	105.68
6	—	1,550	111.00–118.00	115.70

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.