Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower, bulls sold steady. All feeder classes sold steady to 2.00 lower. Demand on feeders moderate. Replacement cows and pairs sold 100.00 per head higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $139.13/cwt on 97 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −62.08 against this barn's trailing median of $201.21.

Average price

$139.13

97 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$706

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$10.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.31

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	511	144.40	738	23
Medium and Large 2	512	138.92	712	54
Medium and Large 3	490	133.63	654	20

One grade step is worth $10.77/cwt here — about $84 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 sale97 hd

139.13

—

AL average14 barns · 1,368 hd

134.82

+4.31

This barn, trailing median2 sales

201.21

−62.08

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	1,714	77.41	1,327	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,295	53.33	691	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,350	52.33	707	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,062	44.75	475	11

Every lot, as filed

80 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	46.00/cwt	45.00–48.00	498	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	43.24/cwt	41.00–44.00	449	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	53.50/cwt	53.00–54.00	727	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	668	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	52.50/cwt	52.00–53.00	637	2
Bulls	—	—	1,730	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,298	2
Bulls	—	—	1,725	82.53/cwt	82.00–83.00	1,424	2
Bulls	—	—	1,660	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,195	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	795	729.55/cwt	685.00–790.00	5,800	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	825	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	7,260	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	861	604.46/cwt	550.00–680.00	5,204	4
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	806	461.91/cwt	450.00–480.00	3,723	5
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	810	595.09/cwt	590.00–600.00	4,820	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	770	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,080	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,193	789.85/cwt	780.00–800.00	9,423	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,185	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	9,599	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,163	548.44/cwt	530.00–565.00	6,378	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,067	1,041.60/cwt	1,000.00–1,075.00	11,114	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,225	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	14,088	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,000	1
Bred Cows	Large 3	—	1,325	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	10,865	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	875	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	7,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	825	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	6,683	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	900	1,117.71/cwt	1,050.00–1,175.00	10,059	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	985	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,025	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	10,148	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,215	1,287.51/cwt	1,200.00–1,375.00	15,643	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 3	—	1,345	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	16,476	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 2	—	1,375	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	19,938	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 2	—	1,440	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	20,160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	740	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	143.48/cwt	142.00–145.00	772	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	793	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	147.50/cwt	147.00–148.00	833	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	155.51/cwt	154.00–157.00	751	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	894	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	122.63/cwt	120.00–125.00	567	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	127.76/cwt	125.00–130.00	548	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	131.69/cwt	130.00–135.00	491	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	115.65/cwt	115.00–117.00	668	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	118.31/cwt	117.00–119.00	613	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	740	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	130.08/cwt	127.00–132.00	617	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	115.76/cwt	112.00–118.00	714	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	124.76/cwt	123.00–127.00	654	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	133.17/cwt	132.00–135.00	566	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	137.96/cwt	137.00–140.00	531	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	557	131.99/cwt	130.00–133.00	735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	528	133.32/cwt	133.00–134.00	704	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	133.22/cwt	132.00–135.00	643	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	129.63/cwt	128.00–132.00	684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	407	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	598	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	459	135.99/cwt	135.00–137.00	624	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	139.99/cwt	138.00–142.00	592	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	522	128.90/cwt	125.00–132.00	673	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	753	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	513	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	728	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	138.24/cwt	135.00–140.00	717	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	129.86/cwt	125.00–132.00	749	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	143.74/cwt	140.00–146.00	670	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	152.99/cwt	152.00–154.00	639	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	667	116.98/cwt	116.00–118.00	780	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	123.33/cwt	122.00–124.00	746	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	158.54/cwt	154.00–162.00	590	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	163.44/cwt	162.00–165.00	528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	822	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	531	142.71/cwt	141.00–147.00	758	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	135.14/cwt	132.00–137.00	761	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	154.67/cwt	154.00–157.00	681	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	148.99/cwt	148.00–150.00	712	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,460	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	803	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 May 8, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 277Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 59Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,082	45.00–48.00	46.00
5	—	1,038	41.00–44.00	43.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,358	53.00–54.00	53.50
1	—	1,335	50.00	50.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,213	52.00–53.00	52.50
1	—	1,460	55.00	55.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,730	75.00	75.00
2	—	1,725	82.00–83.00	82.53
1	—	1,660	72.00	72.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	795	685.00–790.00	729.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	825	880.00	880.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	861	550.00–680.00	604.46
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	806	450.00–480.00	461.91
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	810	590.00–600.00	595.09
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	770	400.00	400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,193	780.00–800.00	789.85
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	810.00	810.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,163	530.00–565.00	548.44
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,067	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,041.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,325	820.00	820.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	860.00	860.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	810.00	810.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	1,050.00–1,175.00	1,117.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	990.00	990.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,215	1,200.00–1,375.00	1,287.51
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,345	1,225.00	1,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,375	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,440	1,400.00	1,400.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	142.00–145.00	143.48
1	—	615	135.00	135.00
1	—	480	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	536	148.00	148.00
2	—	565	147.00–148.00	147.50
2	—	483	154.00–157.00	155.51
1	—	625	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	462	120.00–125.00	122.63
5	—	429	125.00–130.00	127.76
4	—	373	130.00–135.00	131.69
3	—	578	115.00–117.00	115.65
3	—	518	117.00–119.00	118.31
1	—	740	97.00	97.00
1	—	310	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	474	127.00–132.00	130.08
5	—	617	112.00–118.00	115.76
5	—	524	123.00–127.00	124.76
5	—	425	132.00–135.00	133.17
3	—	385	137.00–140.00	137.96
2	—	565	120.00	120.00
1	—	325	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	557	130.00–133.00	131.99
3	—	528	133.00–134.00	133.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	483	132.00–135.00	133.22
3	—	528	128.00–132.00	129.63
1	—	560	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	407	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	459	135.00–137.00	135.99
4	—	423	138.00–142.00	139.99
3	—	522	125.00–132.00	128.90
1	—	705	110.00	110.00
1	—	655	115.00	115.00
1	—	620	122.00	122.00
1	—	580	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	519	135.00–140.00	138.24
9	—	577	125.00–132.00	129.86
6	—	466	140.00–146.00	143.74
6	—	418	152.00–154.00	152.99
3	—	667	116.00–118.00	116.98
3	—	605	122.00–124.00	123.33
3	—	372	154.00–162.00	158.54
2	—	323	162.00–165.00	163.44
1	—	715	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	531	141.00–147.00	142.71
6	—	563	132.00–137.00	135.14
6	—	440	154.00–157.00	154.67
2	—	478	148.00–150.00	148.99

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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