Sale reports / Georgia / Moultrie / 2024-05-01

Moultrie

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moultrie, Georgia · Wed, May 1
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1943
Feeder Cattle receipts
221 head
▲ 87 vs last sale 134▼ 183 vs year ago 404 · −45.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
14 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 33▼ 49 vs year ago 63 · −77.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 8▼ 49 vs year ago 59 · −83.1%
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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 steady to 3.00 higher, Feeder Heifers and Heifer Calves 2.00 to 4.00 higher, Replacement Cows lightly tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $235.14/cwt on 33 head.
Average price
$235.14
33 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,295
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$140
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$3.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.00
vs GA average
−33.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2576236.641,36317thin
Medium and Large 3524233.551,22316thin
One grade step is worth $3.09/cwt here — about $140 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 sale33 hd
235.14
—
GA average15 barns · 443 hd
246.14
−11.00
National average173 barns · 11,009 hd
268.38
−33.24
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,532132.002,0224thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,293113.001,4612thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low983110.731,0884thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average94598.059273thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,106$1,5658

Every lot

30 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3468289.15/cwt285.00–293.001,3532
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2539288.25/cwt287.00–290.001,55412
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3640248.48/cwt248.00–250.001,59012
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1353281.49/cwt280.00–283.009942
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2413254.27/cwt250.00–258.001,0503
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3432246.72/cwt240.00–250.001,0669
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1455262.50/cwt260.00–265.001,1942
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3461239.00/cwt235.00–240.001,10210
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3508236.07/cwt230.00–238.001,19912
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3571225.97/cwt222.00–230.001,2904
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2576236.64/cwt231.00–237.001,36317
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1280332.32/cwt330.00–340.009304
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1308325.12/cwt320.00–330.001,0012
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3326308.77/cwt305.00–310.001,0074
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2384295.46/cwt295.00–300.001,13510
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1416297.57/cwt290.00–300.001,2384
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2424289.00/cwt288.00–290.001,2252
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3424282.49/cwt277.00–287.001,19810
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3480262.00/cwt260.00–263.001,2583
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3508252.49/cwt250.00–255.001,2832
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,268130.09/cwt129.00–131.001,6502
Bulls——1,795133.90/cwt133.00–135.002,4042
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%915100.58/cwt98.00–103.009202
Cows—Boner 80-85%975107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,0431
Cows—Boner 80-85%985111.97/cwt110.00–113.001,1033
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00593.00/cwt93.00–93.009351
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,293113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,4612
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-31,0281,503.04/head1,450.00–1,550.001,5034
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-21,1831,627.06/head1,600.00–1,650.001,6274
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,120107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,1981

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.