Sale reports / Georgia / Moultrie / 2024-04-03

Moultrie

Name: Moultrie livestock auction prices — 2024-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moultrie, Georgia · Wed, Apr 3

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1943

← Mar 27Apr 3Apr 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

88 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 94▼ 272 vs year ago 360 · −75.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

65 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 42▼ 5 vs year ago 70 · −7.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 7▼ 46 vs year ago 55 · −83.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls mostly steady, Feeder Steers and Steer Calves lightly tested, Feeder Bulls and Bull Calves mostly steady, Feeder Heifers and Heifer Calves lightly tested, Replacement Cows steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb heifers averaged $273.87/cwt on 21 head.

Average price

$273.87

21 head · 420 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,150

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$23

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

$6.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.65

vs GA average

−13.39 vs national

Price by quality 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	418	280.09	1,171	2thin
Medium and Large 2	420	273.21	1,147	19thin

One grade step is worth $6.88/cwt here — about $23 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 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale21 hd

273.87

—

GA average16 barns · 565 hd

273.22

+0.65

National average182 barns · 10,678 hd

287.26

−13.39

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	—	High	1,593	142.48	2,270	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,123	130.90	1,470	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,482	128.05	1,898	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	909	102.47	931	14

Every lot

20 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 · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	271	290.59/cwt	285.00–295.00	787	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	305	272.46/cwt	270.00–275.00	831	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	280.09/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,171	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	273.21/cwt	273.00–275.00	1,147	19
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	284	344.77/cwt	342.00–350.00	979	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	416	307.50/cwt	307.00–308.00	1,279	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,280	133.22/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,705	2
Bulls	—	—	2,220	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	3,574	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	858	99.96/cwt	97.00–105.00	858	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	936	92.07/cwt	86.00–95.00	862	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	938	113.31/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,063	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,069	123.35/cwt	118.00–126.00	1,319	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,143	133.65/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,528	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,974	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,464	125.32/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,835	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,556	132.99/cwt	130.00–139.00	2,069	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	125.31/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,216	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,023	108.38/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,109	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,309	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,375	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,788	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 Apr 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 88Last week 94Year ago 360

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 42Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 7Year ago 55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	284	342.00–350.00	344.77
6	400–450	416	307.00–308.00	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	275.00–285.00	280.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	400–450	420	273.00–275.00	273.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	271	285.00–295.00	290.59
2	300–350	305	270.00–275.00	272.46

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	—	1,023	107.00–110.00	108.38

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	—	1,100	119.00	119.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,375	130.00	130.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	970	121.00–128.00	125.31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,220	161.00	161.00
2	—	1,280	130.00–136.00	133.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,464	121.00–128.00	125.32
4	—	1,556	130.00–139.00	132.99
1	—	1,400	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	858	97.00–105.00	99.96
5	—	938	110.00–117.00	113.31
4	—	936	86.00–95.00	92.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,143	130.00–138.00	133.65
4	—	1,069	118.00–126.00	123.35

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.