Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-06-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder steers lightly tested. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $210.41/cwt on 39 head.

Average price

$210.41

39 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,007

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$89

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

$2.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.87

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	431	211.99	913	9thin
Medium and Large 1	523	210.30	1,100	10thin
Medium and Large 2	478	209.76	1,002	20

One grade step is worth $2.23/cwt here — about −$89 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 sale39 hd

210.41

—

AL average16 barns · 2,234 hd

216.28

−5.87

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	1,557	117.49	1,829	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,245	98.71	1,229	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,018	82.22	837	15

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$925	1thin

Every lot, as filed

43 lots · USDA AMS · Valley Livestock - Moulton, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,249	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,302	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	790	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,359	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	241.74/cwt	240.00–245.00	882	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,209	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	205.98/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,077	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	159.47/cwt	157.00–162.00	1,244	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	229.05/cwt	226.00–232.00	939	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	218.84/cwt	216.00–222.00	913	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	213.33/cwt	212.00–216.00	994	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	187.51/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,056	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	220.95/cwt	217.00–225.00	840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,162	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,151	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	877	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,071	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	771	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	94.79/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,119	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	105.43/cwt	105.00–106.00	1,384	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	100.25/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,293	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	76.54/cwt	74.00–79.00	755	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	89.68/cwt	87.00–91.00	925	3
Bulls	—	—	1,733	124.24/cwt	123.00–126.00	2,153	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	84.18/cwt	82.00–86.00	877	6
Bulls	—	—	1,628	118.83/cwt	116.00–122.00	1,935	2
Bulls	—	—	1,310	109.40/cwt	108.00–111.00	1,433	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,097	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	461	222.78/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,027	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,119	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	553	210.50/cwt	210.00–211.00	1,164	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	179.99/cwt	179.00–182.00	1,188	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	249.48/cwt	247.00–252.00	818	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	209.42/cwt	207.00–212.00	1,210	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	206.48/cwt	205.00–208.00	997	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	417	231.42/cwt	230.00–235.00	965	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	206.46/cwt	205.00–208.00	1,187	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,140	1

How this sale compares

Alabama weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Alabama auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Valley Livestock - Moulton, AL

Wed Jun 14, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 183Last week 159Year ago 130

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 23Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 13Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	225.00	225.00
1	—	600	217.00	217.00
1	—	790	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	255.00	255.00
1	—	535	226.00	226.00
2	—	473	232.00	232.00
4	—	553	210.00–211.00	210.50
3	—	660	179.00–182.00	179.99
1	—	600	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	240.00–245.00	241.74
5	—	461	220.00–227.00	222.78
4	—	528	212.00	212.00
2	—	328	247.00–252.00	249.48
5	—	417	230.00–235.00	231.42
2	—	575	205.00–208.00	206.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	205.00–207.00	205.98
5	—	417	216.00–222.00	218.84
9	—	466	212.00–216.00	213.33
1	—	575	202.00	202.00
1	—	650	177.00	177.00
1	—	255	245.00	245.00
1	—	750	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	780	157.00–162.00	159.47
4	—	410	226.00–232.00	229.05
1	—	370	237.00	237.00
1	—	505	212.00	212.00
2	—	578	207.00–212.00	209.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	185.00–190.00	187.51
2	—	380	217.00–225.00	220.95
1	—	425	213.00	213.00
1	—	265	235.00	235.00
1	—	335	230.00	230.00
2	—	483	205.00–208.00	206.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,181	93.00–97.00	94.79
2	—	1,313	105.00–106.00	105.43
4	—	1,290	99.00–104.00	100.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	987	74.00–79.00	76.54
3	—	1,032	87.00–91.00	89.68
6	—	1,042	82.00–86.00	84.18
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,733	123.00–126.00	124.24
2	—	1,628	116.00–122.00	118.83
2	—	1,310	108.00–111.00	109.40

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	925.00	925.00

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.

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Valley Livestock - Moulton, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle