Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-06-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher, bulls sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. 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 $133.35/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −67.86 against this barn's trailing median of $201.21.

Average price

$133.35

74 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$633

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

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

$14.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.81

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	480	138.45	665	26
Medium and Large 2	466	133.37	621	34
Medium and Large 3	487	123.83	602	14thin

One grade step is worth $14.63/cwt here — about $63 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 sale74 hd

133.35

—

AL average16 barns · 1,186 hd

126.54

+6.81

This barn, trailing median2 sales

201.21

−67.86

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	1,847	84.39	1,558	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,147	55.22	633	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,504	51.60	776	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,068	46.97	501	12

Every lot, as filed

81 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	118.13/cwt	115.00–120.00	620	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	125.61/cwt	122.00–128.00	538	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	120.70/cwt	119.00–122.00	572	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	128.50/cwt	128.00–129.00	501	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	139.61/cwt	137.00–142.00	514	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	132.44/cwt	130.00–135.00	569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	331	138.43/cwt	137.00–142.00	458	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	109.43/cwt	107.00–112.00	682	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	538	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	790	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	547	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	260	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	133.70/cwt	130.00–135.00	630	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	137.96/cwt	135.00–140.00	579	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	142.33/cwt	140.00–145.00	545	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	113.98/cwt	112.00–115.00	707	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	508	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	660	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	682	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	149.81/cwt	145.00–155.00	484	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	424	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	132.44/cwt	130.00–135.00	689	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	136.74/cwt	135.00–140.00	651	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	124.63/cwt	122.00–127.00	719	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	143.97/cwt	142.00–145.00	605	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	638	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	746	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	160.82/cwt	157.00–165.00	523	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	820	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	861	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	451	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	240	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	420	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	48.63/cwt	47.00–50.00	537	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	43.65/cwt	42.00–45.00	434	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,436	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	747	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,775	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	888	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,081	53.45/cwt	51.00–56.00	578	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	58.16/cwt	57.00–60.00	731	6
Bulls	—	—	1,950	87.08/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,698	4
Bulls	—	—	1,800	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,404	1
Bulls	—	—	1,480	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,184	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	730	387.16/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,826	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	905	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,656	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	875	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,219	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	857	504.14/cwt	450.00–525.00	4,320	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,190	629.71/cwt	560.00–700.00	7,494	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	835	539.94/cwt	535.00–550.00	4,508	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,539	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	720.05/cwt	675.00–760.00	8,518	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	760	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	5,890	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	750	642.22/cwt	625.00–650.00	4,817	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	770	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	7,893	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	755	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	115.96/cwt	114.00–117.00	543	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	800	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	632	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	569	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	854	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	538	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	753	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	133.49/cwt	132.00–135.00	691	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	614	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	13,513	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,212	1,154.96/cwt	1,050.00–1,250.00	13,998	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,250	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,938	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	888	957.65/cwt	925.00–975.00	8,504	6

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 26, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 322Last week 478Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 41Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 22Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	110.00	110.00
1	—	370	127.00	127.00
1	—	315	131.00	131.00
1	—	755	82.00	82.00
2	—	590	105.00	105.00
3	—	468	114.00–117.00	115.96
3	—	800	79.00	79.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	525	115.00–120.00	118.13
6	—	428	122.00–128.00	125.61
4	—	474	119.00–122.00	120.70
2	—	390	128.00–129.00	128.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	137.00–142.00	139.61
2	—	430	130.00–135.00	132.44
1	—	705	100.00	100.00
1	—	555	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	331	137.00–142.00	138.43
2	—	623	107.00–112.00	109.43
2	—	538	120.00–122.00	120.99
1	—	790	90.00	90.00
1	—	680	100.00	100.00
1	—	565	117.00	117.00
1	—	465	127.00	127.00
1	—	405	135.00	135.00
1	—	260	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	471	130.00–135.00	133.70
8	—	420	135.00–140.00	137.96
5	—	383	140.00–145.00	142.33
3	—	620	112.00–115.00	113.98
3	—	508	130.00	130.00
2	—	568	120.00	120.00
2	—	323	145.00–155.00	149.81
1	—	705	106.00	106.00
1	—	655	112.00	112.00
1	—	265	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	520	130.00–135.00	132.44
5	—	476	135.00–140.00	136.74
3	—	577	122.00–127.00	124.63
3	—	420	142.00–145.00	143.97
2	—	638	117.00	117.00
2	—	373	155.00	155.00
2	—	325	157.00–165.00	160.82
1	—	820	105.00	105.00
1	—	265	170.00	170.00
1	—	240	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	175.00	175.00
1	—	445	145.00	145.00
1	—	570	134.00	134.00
6	—	683	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	538	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	145.00	145.00
1	—	455	140.00	140.00
1	—	590	127.00	127.00
2	—	518	132.00–135.00	133.49
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	135.00	135.00
1	—	585	118.00	118.00
1	—	640	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,104	47.00–50.00	48.63
4	—	995	42.00–45.00	43.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,436	52.00	52.00
1	—	1,775	50.00	50.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,081	51.00–56.00	53.45
6	—	1,257	57.00–60.00	58.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,950	85.00–88.00	87.08
1	—	1,800	78.00	78.00
1	—	1,480	80.00	80.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	730	375.00–400.00	387.16
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	625.00	625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	875	825.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	857	450.00–525.00	504.14
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,190	560.00–700.00	629.71
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	835	535.00–550.00	539.94
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	825.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,183	675.00–760.00	720.05
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	775.00	775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	750	625.00–650.00	642.22
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	770	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	888	925.00–975.00	957.65
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,175	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,212	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,154.96
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	875.00	875.00

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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

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