Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Demand on feeders moderate. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.13/cwt on 159 head.

Average price

$126.13

159 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$714

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$227

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$10.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.71

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	495	132.30	655	36
Medium and Large 2	450	129.80	583	36
Medium and Large 3	466	122.21	570	27
Medium and Large 1-2	723	122.00	882	60

One grade step is worth $10.30/cwt here — about −$227 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 sale159 hd

126.13

—

AL average16 barns · 2,038 hd

125.42

+0.71

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	—	Low	1,569	78.74	1,236	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,158	52.47	608	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,080	44.74	483	10

Every lot, as filed

75 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 3	—	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	139.59/cwt	137.00–142.00	656	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	143.14/cwt	140.00–145.00	607	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	381	147.61/cwt	145.00–152.00	562	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	124.56/cwt	122.00–127.00	717	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	133.18/cwt	132.00–135.00	691	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	118.61/cwt	116.00–122.00	738	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	658	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	143.35/cwt	140.00–147.00	687	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	149.31/cwt	147.00–155.00	654	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	391	159.95/cwt	155.00–165.00	625	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	130.97/cwt	129.00–133.00	757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	136.00/cwt	135.00–137.00	734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	776	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	126.33/cwt	122.00–127.00	547	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	120.13/cwt	117.00–122.00	569	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	539	115.75/cwt	115.00–116.00	624	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	128.99/cwt	127.00–130.00	484	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	132.60/cwt	130.00–135.00	561	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	128.47/cwt	127.00–130.00	597	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	136.32/cwt	135.00–137.00	508	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	140.56/cwt	137.00–145.00	460	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	117.47/cwt	115.00–120.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	727	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	723	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	882	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	557	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	707	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	443	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	132.81/cwt	132.00–135.00	616	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	138.73/cwt	137.00–140.00	592	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	655	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	122.46/cwt	120.00–125.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	117.31/cwt	115.00–120.00	669	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	142.78/cwt	140.00–145.00	533	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	419	138.72/cwt	137.00–140.00	581	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	135.04/cwt	132.00–137.00	632	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	147.48/cwt	145.00–150.00	506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	117.98/cwt	117.00–119.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	123.64/cwt	120.00–125.00	702	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,062	52.07/cwt	50.00–54.00	553	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	41.90/cwt	40.00–43.00	423	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,149	47.57/cwt	45.00–50.00	547	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	149.33/cwt	149.00–150.00	732	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	144.91/cwt	144.00–145.00	819	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	157.47/cwt	155.00–160.00	614	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	679	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 3	—	1,285	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	13,493	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,262	1,184.48/cwt	1,100.00–1,275.00	14,948	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,125	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,988	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,168	847.70/cwt	770.00–910.00	9,901	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	887	999.34/cwt	950.00–1,025.00	8,864	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	833	680.41/cwt	625.00–700.00	5,668	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	720.40/cwt	630.00–800.00	8,321	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,068	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,055	475.57/cwt	445.00–505.00	5,017	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,220	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	9,882	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	855	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,848	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	910	751.14/cwt	725.00–780.00	6,835	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	800	587.09/cwt	540.00–620.00	4,697	4
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	770	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,618	1
Bulls	—	—	1,485	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,114	1
Bulls	—	—	2,005	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,664	1
Bulls	—	—	1,499	78.63/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,179	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	48.50/cwt	48.00–49.00	545	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,407	56.04/cwt	55.00–57.00	788	3

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 22, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 550Last week 387Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 30Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 20Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	150.00	150.00
1	—	610	115.00	115.00
1	—	655	112.00	112.00
2	—	533	120.00–125.00	122.46
3	—	570	115.00–120.00	117.31
6	—	373	140.00–145.00	142.78
8	—	419	137.00–140.00	138.72
10	—	468	132.00–137.00	135.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	470	137.00–142.00	139.59
11	—	424	140.00–145.00	143.14
7	—	381	145.00–152.00	147.61
5	—	576	122.00–127.00	124.56
5	—	519	132.00–135.00	133.18
3	—	622	116.00–122.00	118.61
2	—	658	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	479	140.00–147.00	143.35
5	—	438	147.00–155.00	149.31
4	—	391	155.00–165.00	159.95
2	—	578	129.00–133.00	130.97
2	—	540	135.00–137.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	145.00	145.00
1	—	410	160.00	160.00
3	—	490	149.00–150.00	149.33
11	—	565	144.00–145.00	144.91
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	155.00–160.00	157.47
2	—	468	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	433	122.00–127.00	126.33
6	—	474	117.00–122.00	120.13
4	—	539	115.00–116.00	115.75
3	—	375	127.00–130.00	128.99
2	—	323	135.00	135.00
1	—	720	100.00	100.00
1	—	620	110.00	110.00
1	—	585	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	423	130.00–135.00	132.60
10	—	465	127.00–130.00	128.47
6	—	373	135.00–137.00	136.32
3	—	327	137.00–145.00	140.56
2	—	573	115.00–120.00	117.47
1	—	735	102.00	102.00
1	—	655	111.00	111.00
1	—	620	115.00	115.00
1	—	505	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	723	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	557	127.00	127.00
2	—	443	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	464	132.00–135.00	132.81
8	—	427	137.00–140.00	138.73
1	—	675	117.00	117.00
2	—	343	145.00–150.00	147.48
2	—	623	117.00–119.00	117.98
6	—	568	120.00–125.00	123.64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,062	50.00–54.00	52.07
2	—	1,123	48.00–49.00	48.50
3	—	1,407	55.00–57.00	56.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,010	40.00–43.00	41.90
5	—	1,149	45.00–50.00	47.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	75.00	75.00
1	—	2,005	83.00	83.00
5	—	1,499	77.00–80.00	78.63

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,285	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,262	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,184.48
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,125	710.00	710.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,168	770.00–910.00	847.70
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	887	950.00–1,025.00	999.34
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	833	625.00–700.00	680.41
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,155	630.00–800.00	720.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,055	445.00–505.00	475.57
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	810.00	810.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	855	450.00	450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	910	725.00–780.00	751.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	800	540.00–620.00	587.09
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	770	340.00	340.00

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

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