Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher, bulls sold 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Demand on feeders moderate. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $132.24/cwt on 105 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −68.98 against this barn's trailing median of $201.21.

Average price

$132.24

105 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$636

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$8.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.25

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	498	138.37	689	17thin
Medium and Large 2	493	131.64	650	49
Medium and Large 3	459	130.31	598	39

One grade step is worth $8.06/cwt here — about $91 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 sale105 hd

132.24

—

AL average15 barns · 1,680 hd

126.99

+5.25

This barn, trailing median2 sales

201.21

−68.98

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	1,733	82.52	1,430	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	57.00	698	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,335	55.78	745	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,001	48.91	490	11

Every lot, as filed

72 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 2	—	378	133.47/cwt	132.00–135.00	505	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	118.45/cwt	117.00–120.00	621	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	116.50/cwt	116.00–117.00	664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	138.49/cwt	137.00–140.00	461	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	687	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	127.79/cwt	127.00–131.00	619	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	123.19/cwt	122.00–127.00	653	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	135.28/cwt	133.00–137.00	571	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	426	133.88/cwt	130.00–138.00	570	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	341	143.66/cwt	142.00–148.00	490	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	376	141.13/cwt	138.00–142.00	531	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	126.76/cwt	125.00–130.00	603	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	121.23/cwt	120.00–123.00	646	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	673	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	713	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	567	117.30/cwt	115.00–120.00	665	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	265	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	411	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	134.43/cwt	130.00–137.00	632	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	128.66/cwt	125.00–130.00	663	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	139.02/cwt	135.00–142.00	595	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	118.48/cwt	116.00–120.00	732	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	122.76/cwt	120.00–125.00	702	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	544	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	235	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	161.48/cwt	157.00–165.00	522	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	131.65/cwt	130.00–133.00	698	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	493	137.67/cwt	137.00–138.00	679	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	114.00/cwt	113.00–115.00	804	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	683	118.96/cwt	117.00–121.00	812	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	625	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	49.56/cwt	48.00–52.00	516	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	818	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	376	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	56.23/cwt	55.00–58.00	778	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,145	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	618	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	55.69/cwt	53.00–58.00	644	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	59.63/cwt	59.00–60.00	811	3
Bulls	—	—	1,643	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,364	3
Bulls	—	—	1,632	78.68/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,284	3
Bulls	—	—	2,018	87.55/cwt	87.00–88.00	1,767	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	820	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	4,346	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	905	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	5,068	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	733	404.09/cwt	355.00–430.00	2,962	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	803	543.40/cwt	480.00–590.00	4,364	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,103	605.58/cwt	560.00–675.00	6,680	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,205	855.00/cwt	855.00–855.00	10,303	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,119	864.48/cwt	800.00–940.00	9,674	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	13,780	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	720.36/cwt	640.00–770.00	8,738	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	783	675.72/cwt	650.00–700.00	5,291	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	875	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	6,825	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	718	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	141.42/cwt	138.00–145.00	658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	845	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,031	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	727	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	479	117.23/cwt	115.00–122.00	562	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	123.47/cwt	122.00–125.00	520	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	128.24/cwt	125.00–130.00	478	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	133.47/cwt	132.00–135.00	444	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	128.69/cwt	125.00–132.00	542	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	122.54/cwt	120.00–125.00	582	10

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 31, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 407Last week 466Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 21Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 41Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	378	132.00–135.00	133.47
4	—	524	117.00–120.00	118.45
2	—	570	116.00–117.00	116.50
2	—	333	137.00–140.00	138.49
1	—	720	97.00	97.00
1	—	660	105.00	105.00
1	—	630	109.00	109.00
13	—	421	125.00–132.00	128.69
10	—	475	120.00–125.00	122.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	484	127.00–131.00	127.79
4	—	530	122.00–127.00	123.19
3	—	422	133.00–137.00	135.28
2	—	560	120.00–122.00	120.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	479	115.00–122.00	117.23
4	—	421	122.00–125.00	123.47
3	—	373	125.00–130.00	128.24
2	—	333	132.00–135.00	133.47
1	—	580	112.00	112.00
1	—	510	115.00	115.00
1	—	295	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	426	130.00–138.00	133.88
7	—	341	142.00–148.00	143.66
6	—	376	138.00–142.00	141.13
5	—	476	125.00–130.00	126.76
4	—	533	120.00–123.00	121.23
3	—	673	106.00	106.00
3	—	567	115.00–120.00	117.30
1	—	735	100.00	100.00
1	—	605	115.00	115.00
1	—	265	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	470	130.00–137.00	134.43
10	—	515	125.00–130.00	128.66
8	—	428	135.00–142.00	139.02
6	—	618	116.00–120.00	118.48
5	—	572	120.00–125.00	122.76
4	—	383	142.00	142.00
1	—	690	110.00	110.00
1	—	235	167.00	167.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	323	157.00–165.00	161.48
3	—	530	130.00–133.00	131.65
3	—	493	137.00–138.00	137.67
2	—	705	113.00–115.00	114.00
2	—	683	117.00–121.00	118.96
1	—	560	129.00	129.00
1	—	440	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	115.00	115.00
1	—	570	126.00	126.00
1	—	425	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	138.00–145.00	141.42
1	—	685	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	845	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	144.00	144.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,042	48.00–52.00	49.56
2	—	818	46.00	46.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,383	55.00–58.00	56.23
1	—	1,145	54.00	54.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,156	53.00–58.00	55.69
3	—	1,360	59.00–60.00	59.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,643	83.00	83.00
3	—	1,632	78.00–80.00	78.68
2	—	2,018	87.00–88.00	87.55

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)	1	—	820	530.00	530.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	905	560.00	560.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	733	355.00–430.00	404.09
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	803	480.00–590.00	543.40
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,103	560.00–675.00	605.58
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	855.00	855.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,119	800.00–940.00	864.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,060.00	1,060.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,213	640.00–770.00	720.36
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	783	650.00–700.00	675.72
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	875	780.00	780.00

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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