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Moultrie

Name: Moultrie livestock auction prices — 2024-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-24

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

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1943

← Apr 17Apr 24May 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

134 head

▼ 90 vs last sale 224▼ 263 vs year ago 397 · −66.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 39▼ 63 vs year ago 96 · −65.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 10▼ 16 vs year ago 24 · −66.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

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 $240.52/cwt on 11 head.

Average price

$240.52

11 head · 433 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,042

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$29.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.39

vs GA average

−45.60 vs national

Price by quality 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	413	257.58	1,064	2thin
Medium and Large 2	434	247.69	1,075	4thin
Medium and Large 3	441	227.96	1,005	5thin

One grade step is worth $29.62/cwt here — about $59 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 sale11 hd

240.52

—

GA average16 barns · 570 hd

262.91

−22.39

National average180 barns · 9,901 hd

286.12

−45.60

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	1,798	139.00	2,499	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,146	112.63	1,291	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,379	111.28	1,534	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	949	105.75	1,004	7thin

Every lot

23 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	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	283.79/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,203	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	274.95/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,328	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	254	288.69/cwt	285.00–290.00	733	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	275.60/cwt	272.00–280.00	854	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	268.41/cwt	265.00–270.00	998	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	257.58/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,064	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	418	231.63/cwt	230.00–235.00	968	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	434	247.69/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,075	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	222.45/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,057	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	272	315.03/cwt	310.00–320.00	857	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	403	287.48/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,159	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	250.10/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,213	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,350	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,796	1
Bulls	—	—	2,245	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	3,255	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	117.65/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,076	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	920	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	902	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	974	101.74/cwt	100.00–105.00	991	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,322	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,149	111.96/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,286	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,258	117.09/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,473	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,439	108.37/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,559	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	788	159.73/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,259	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,180	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,475	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 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 134Last week 224Year ago 397

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 39Year ago 96

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 10Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	310.00–320.00	315.03
2	400–450	403	285.00–290.00	287.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	245.00–255.00	250.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	254	285.00–290.00	288.69
2	400–450	413	255.00–260.00	257.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	310	272.00–280.00	275.60
3	350–400	372	265.00–270.00	268.41
4	400–450	434	247.00–250.00	247.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	418	230.00–235.00	231.63
2	450–500	475	220.00–225.00	222.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	424	280.00–285.00	283.79
10	450–500	483	270.00–280.00	274.95

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)	1	—	1,180	125.00	125.00

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	—	788	155.00–165.00	159.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	133.00	133.00
1	—	2,245	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,258	115.00–119.00	117.09
4	—	1,439	105.00–114.00	108.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	915	115.00–120.00	117.65
1	—	920	98.00	98.00
4	—	974	100.00–105.00	101.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,149	109.00–115.00	111.96
1	—	1,120	118.00	118.00

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.