Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: No trends available.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $130.86/cwt on 80 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −70.35 against this barn's trailing median of $201.21.

Average price

$130.86

80 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$642

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$33

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

$14.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.76

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	474	138.21	655	19thin
Medium and Large 2	491	131.50	646	39
Medium and Large 3	504	123.38	622	22

One grade step is worth $14.83/cwt here — about $33 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 sale80 hd

130.86

—

AL average16 barns · 1,623 hd

125.11

+5.76

This barn, trailing median2 sales

201.21

−70.35

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	1,658	80.50	1,334	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,209	55.39	670	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,435	53.00	761	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	994	44.63	444	9thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	135.47/cwt	133.00–137.00	706	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	797	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	138.45/cwt	137.00–140.00	651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	816	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	971	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	155.89/cwt	152.00–160.00	589	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	128.33/cwt	127.00–130.00	847	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	133.32/cwt	132.00–135.00	836	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	797	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	114.39/cwt	112.00–117.00	540	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	500	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	582	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	128.57/cwt	126.00–132.00	670	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	133.04/cwt	130.00–137.00	635	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	140.62/cwt	138.00–142.00	592	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	113.72/cwt	110.00–115.00	703	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	343	147.99/cwt	147.00–150.00	508	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	698	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	123.50/cwt	122.00–125.00	685	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	133.45/cwt	132.00–135.00	698	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	144.21/cwt	142.00–145.00	603	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	147.14/cwt	145.00–152.00	559	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	128.33/cwt	127.00–130.00	740	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	137.45/cwt	135.00–140.00	653	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	41.90/cwt	40.00–45.00	408	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	50.10/cwt	48.00–52.00	520	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	761	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	54.51/cwt	52.00–56.00	618	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,419	57.81/cwt	57.00–59.00	820	4
Bulls	—	—	1,715	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,355	1
Bulls	—	—	1,600	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	138.44/cwt	137.00–140.00	526	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	143.49/cwt	142.00–145.00	471	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	132.75/cwt	130.00–135.00	571	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	113.50/cwt	113.00–115.00	641	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	526	123.24/cwt	121.00–125.00	648	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	127.45/cwt	125.00–130.00	605	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	639	105.66/cwt	105.00–107.00	675	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	138.45/cwt	135.00–142.00	526	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	116.15/cwt	115.00–118.00	621	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	124.59/cwt	123.00–125.00	543	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	106.25/cwt	106.00–107.00	678	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	120.96/cwt	120.00–125.00	640	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	110.79/cwt	110.00–112.00	704	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	687	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	126.49/cwt	126.00–127.00	607	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	818	440.05/cwt	435.00–445.00	3,600	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	760	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	4,788	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	710	295.46/cwt	230.00–360.00	2,098	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	767	640.83/cwt	545.00–690.00	4,915	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	843	472.04/cwt	440.00–540.00	3,979	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,125	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	6,638	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,155	748.73/cwt	700.00–795.00	8,648	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	897.96/cwt	860.00–940.00	10,758	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	727.44/cwt	695.00–755.00	8,511	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	765	663.51/cwt	650.00–690.00	5,076	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	877	929.43/cwt	900.00–990.00	8,151	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,015	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,207	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	130.30/cwt	129.00–132.00	678	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	640	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	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 Jul 17, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 342Last week 322Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 60Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 55Year ago 0

Compared to a week ago: No trends available.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	140.00	140.00
1	—	565	127.00	127.00
3	—	520	129.00–132.00	130.30
2	—	485	132.00	132.00
1	—	630	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	521	133.00–137.00	135.47
2	—	640	124.00–125.00	124.50
2	—	470	137.00–140.00	138.45
1	—	580	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	816	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	378	152.00–160.00	155.89
3	—	660	127.00–130.00	128.33
3	—	627	132.00–135.00	133.32
1	—	590	135.00	135.00
1	—	345	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	472	112.00–117.00	114.39
3	—	427	117.00	117.00
1	—	520	112.00	112.00
1	—	380	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	130.00	130.00
2	—	380	137.00–140.00	138.44
2	—	328	142.00–145.00	143.49
1	—	290	147.00	147.00
6	—	529	120.00–125.00	120.96
5	—	635	110.00–112.00	110.79
4	—	582	118.00	118.00
2	—	480	126.00–127.00	126.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	535	115.00–118.00	116.15
5	—	436	123.00–125.00	124.59
4	—	638	106.00–107.00	106.25
3	—	482	120.00	120.00
2	—	373	132.00	132.00
1	—	555	115.00	115.00
1	—	290	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	521	126.00–132.00	128.57
10	—	477	130.00–137.00	133.04
6	—	421	138.00–142.00	140.62
4	—	618	110.00–115.00	113.72
3	—	343	147.00–150.00	147.99
2	—	698	109.00	109.00
2	—	555	122.00–125.00	123.50
1	—	355	145.00	145.00
1	—	295	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	132.00–135.00	133.45
4	—	418	142.00–145.00	144.21
4	—	380	145.00–152.00	147.14
3	—	577	127.00–130.00	128.33
2	—	475	135.00–140.00	137.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	430	130.00–135.00	132.75
4	—	565	113.00–115.00	113.50
4	—	526	121.00–125.00	123.24
4	—	475	125.00–130.00	127.45
3	—	639	105.00–107.00	105.66
2	—	380	135.00–142.00	138.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	973	40.00–45.00	41.90
3	—	1,037	48.00–52.00	50.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	53.00	53.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,133	52.00–56.00	54.51
4	—	1,419	57.00–59.00	57.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,715	79.00	79.00
1	—	1,600	82.00	82.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	818	435.00–445.00	440.05
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	760	630.00	630.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	710	230.00–360.00	295.46
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	767	545.00–690.00	640.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	843	440.00–540.00	472.04
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	590.00	590.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,155	700.00–795.00	748.73
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,198	860.00–940.00	897.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,170	695.00–755.00	727.44
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	765	650.00–690.00	663.51
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	877	900.00–990.00	929.43
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,015	710.00	710.00

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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