Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. All feeder classes sold steady. Demand on feeders moderate. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $142.39/cwt on 127 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −58.82 against this barn's trailing median of $201.21.

Average price

$142.39

127 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$670

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$40

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

$16.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.23

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	453	150.76	683	27
Medium and Large 2	473	143.60	679	62
Medium and Large 3	478	134.48	643	38

One grade step is worth $16.28/cwt here — about $40 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 sale127 hd

142.39

—

AL average16 barns · 1,280 hd

134.16

+8.23

This barn, trailing median2 sales

201.21

−58.82

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	1,630	82.35	1,342	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,178	51.22	604	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,148	43.90	504	9thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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	—	365	164.59/cwt	162.00–167.00	601	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	141.60/cwt	140.00–145.00	753	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	314	171.37/cwt	167.00–175.00	538	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	149.16/cwt	147.00–152.00	697	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	154.44/cwt	152.00–157.00	656	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	132.33/cwt	132.00–134.00	750	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	163.65/cwt	160.00–165.00	524	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	157.45/cwt	155.00–160.00	572	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	127.46/cwt	125.00–132.00	729	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	137.38/cwt	135.00–140.00	723	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	149.40/cwt	145.00–152.00	650	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	144.13/cwt	140.00–147.00	682	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	496	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	663	113.29/cwt	110.00–115.00	751	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	376	149.18/cwt	147.00–152.00	561	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	140.23/cwt	137.00–145.00	600	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	132.79/cwt	130.00–137.00	632	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	534	127.72/cwt	125.00–130.00	682	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	153.48/cwt	152.00–155.00	476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	142.14/cwt	140.00–147.00	544	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	148.40/cwt	145.00–152.00	405	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	138.28/cwt	135.00–140.00	516	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	120.66/cwt	120.00–122.00	642	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	132.73/cwt	130.00–135.00	560	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	113.80/cwt	113.00–114.00	711	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	125.98/cwt	125.00–127.00	610	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	554	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	670	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	122.09/cwt	120.00–123.00	562	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	132.77/cwt	132.00–135.00	497	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	517	119.14/cwt	117.00–120.00	616	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	439	127.34/cwt	125.00–132.00	559	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	152.42/cwt	150.00–155.00	716	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	147.11/cwt	146.00–147.50	771	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	902	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	436	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	623	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,500	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	18,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	885	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	8,186	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	770	534.68/cwt	510.00–560.00	4,117	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	775	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,263	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	760	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	5,016	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	787.13/cwt	680.00–870.00	9,249	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	936.24/cwt	900.00–965.00	11,375	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,175	850.78/cwt	720.00–950.00	9,997	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,365	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	10,647	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	780	777.80/cwt	730.00–825.00	6,067	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	800	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	5,280	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	700	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,750	1
Bulls	—	—	1,435	80.11/cwt	79.00–81.00	1,150	2
Bulls	—	—	1,825	84.59/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,544	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	527	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	51.78/cwt	51.00–53.00	623	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,161	46.03/cwt	45.00–48.00	534	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	42.20/cwt	41.00–43.00	480	5

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 15, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 387Last week 277Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 28Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 59Year ago 0

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. All feeder classes sold steady. Demand on feeders moderate. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	162.00–167.00	164.59
3	—	532	140.00–145.00	141.60
4	—	314	167.00–175.00	171.37
5	—	467	147.00–152.00	149.16
6	—	425	152.00–157.00	154.44
6	—	567	132.00–134.00	132.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	120.00	120.00
2	—	610	120.00–122.00	121.00
4	—	320	160.00–165.00	163.65
4	—	363	155.00–160.00	157.45
6	—	572	125.00–132.00	127.46
10	—	526	135.00–140.00	137.38
14	—	435	145.00–152.00	149.40
21	—	473	140.00–147.00	144.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	162.00	162.00
1	—	555	125.00	125.00
2	—	320	155.00	155.00
3	—	663	110.00–115.00	113.29
4	—	376	147.00–152.00	149.18
7	—	428	137.00–145.00	140.23
8	—	476	130.00–137.00	132.79
12	—	534	125.00–130.00	127.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	155.00	155.00
1	—	420	137.00	137.00
1	—	520	130.00	130.00
2	—	310	152.00–155.00	153.48
2	—	493	130.00	130.00
4	—	383	140.00–147.00	142.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	117.00	117.00
1	—	675	110.00	110.00
2	—	273	145.00–152.00	148.40
3	—	373	135.00–140.00	138.28
3	—	532	120.00–122.00	120.66
5	—	422	130.00–135.00	132.73
5	—	625	113.00–114.00	113.80
6	—	484	125.00–127.00	125.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	554	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	140.00	140.00
1	—	340	135.00	135.00
8	—	460	120.00–123.00	122.09
9	—	374	132.00–135.00	132.77
11	—	517	117.00–120.00	119.14
13	—	439	125.00–132.00	127.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	179.00	179.00
1	—	355	177.00	177.00
1	—	685	134.00	134.00
2	—	470	150.00–155.00	152.42
4	—	524	146.00–147.50	147.11
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	167.00	167.00
1	—	710	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	436	143.00	143.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,500	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	770	510.00–560.00	534.68
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	550.00	550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	660.00	660.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,175	680.00–870.00	787.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,215	900.00–965.00	936.24
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,175	720.00–950.00	850.78
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,365	780.00	780.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	780	730.00–825.00	777.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	660.00	660.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	700	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,435	79.00–81.00	80.11
2	—	1,825	83.00–86.00	84.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	49.00	49.00
4	—	1,204	51.00–53.00	51.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,161	45.00–48.00	46.03
5	—	1,138	41.00–43.00	42.20

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Valley Livestock - Moulton, AL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle