Sale reports / Georgia / Moultrie / 2024-03-13

Moultrie

Name: Moultrie livestock auction prices — 2024-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moultrie, Georgia · Wed, Mar 13

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1943

← Mar 6Mar 13Mar 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

116 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 115▼ 72 vs year ago 188 · −38.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 32▼ 26 vs year ago 66 · −39.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 5▼ 42 vs year ago 46 · −91.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls steady to 3.00 higher, Feeder Steers and Steer Calves lightly tested, Feeder Bulls and Bull Calves steady, Feeder Heifers and Heifer Calves steady to 2.00 higher, Replacement Cows lightly tested.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $232.88/cwt on 8 head.

Average price

$232.88

8 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,279

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$209

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

$18.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−39.90

vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	561	237.50	1,332	6thin
Medium and Large 3	513	219.02	1,124	2thin

One grade step is worth $18.48/cwt here — about $209 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale8 hd

232.88

—

GA average14 barns · 200 hd

272.78

−39.90

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	1,466	136.94	2,008	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,359	127.57	1,734	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,062	125.84	1,336	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	933	96.58	901	5thin

Every lot

28 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 · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	311	251.39/cwt	250.00–255.00	782	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	274.07/cwt	270.00–275.00	874	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	358	257.48/cwt	255.00–260.00	922	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	388	242.52/cwt	240.00–245.00	941	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	237.54/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,005	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	244.97/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,048	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	247.54/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,285	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	301.67/cwt	295.00–305.00	890	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	347.47/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,133	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	353	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,130	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,058	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	307.60/cwt	307.00–308.00	1,326	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	513	219.02/cwt	215.00–223.00	1,124	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	561	237.50/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,332	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	226.01/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,397	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	728	177.53/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,292	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	930	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,116	1
Bulls	—	—	1,175	128.15/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,506	3
Bulls	—	—	1,819	147.77/cwt	142.00–152.00	2,688	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	810	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	672	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	102.63/cwt	100.00–108.00	960	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	944	119.21/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,125	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,040	124.79/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,298	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	966	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,158	131.13/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,518	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,315	131.90/cwt	129.00–136.00	1,734	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,389	124.68/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,732	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,131	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 Mar 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 116Last week 115Year ago 188

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 32Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 5Year ago 46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	340.00–350.00	347.47
4	350–400	353	320.00	320.00
5	400–450	431	307.00–308.00	307.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	295	295.00–305.00	301.67
6	550–600	561	237.00–240.00	237.50
4	600–650	618	222.00–232.00	226.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	423	250.00	250.00
2	500–550	513	215.00–223.00	219.02
2	700–750	728	175.00–180.00	177.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	255.00–260.00	257.48
2	400–450	428	240.00–250.00	244.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	311	250.00–255.00	251.39
2	350–400	388	240.00–245.00	242.52
2	400–450	423	235.00–240.00	237.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	319	270.00–275.00	274.07
4	500–550	519	240.00–250.00	247.54

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1	—	870	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,175	125.00–130.00	128.15
4	—	1,819	142.00–152.00	147.77
1	—	930	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	944	118.00–120.00	119.21
5	—	1,040	123.00–128.00	124.79
6	—	1,158	129.00–135.00	131.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,389	120.00–128.00	124.68
4	—	1,315	129.00–136.00	131.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	92.00	92.00
3	—	935	100.00–108.00	102.63
1	—	810	83.00	83.00

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.