Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. All feeder classes sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Demand on feeders light. 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 $128.08/cwt on 91 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −73.13 against this barn's trailing median of $201.21.

Average price

$128.08

91 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$623

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$169

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

$3.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.18

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	131.04	721	19thin
Medium and Large 2	498	127.45	635	40
Medium and Large 3	434	127.11	552	32

One grade step is worth $3.93/cwt here — about $169 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 sale91 hd

128.08

—

AL average15 barns · 1,514 hd

125.90

+2.18

This barn, trailing median2 sales

201.21

−73.13

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	1,592	77.81	1,239	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,458	55.74	813	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,723	52.95	912	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,052	47.41	499	5thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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	—	425	123.45/cwt	122.00–125.00	525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	112.50/cwt	112.00–113.00	664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	422	138.25/cwt	138.25–138.25	583	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	125.98/cwt	125.00–127.00	595	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	122.49/cwt	122.00–123.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	751	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	773	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	514	121.26/cwt	119.00–122.00	623	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	123.95/cwt	122.00–125.00	583	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	419	126.31/cwt	125.00–129.00	529	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	131.77/cwt	130.00–135.00	501	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	138.23/cwt	135.00–140.00	435	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	273	148.40/cwt	147.00–150.00	405	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	121.95/cwt	118.00–125.00	705	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	126.12/cwt	125.00–127.00	656	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	132.93/cwt	130.00–135.00	566	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	116.77/cwt	114.00–118.00	718	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	140.09/cwt	135.00–142.00	511	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	128.72/cwt	127.00–130.00	604	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	143.97/cwt	142.00–145.00	475	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	825	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	127.99/cwt	127.00–130.00	721	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	121.64/cwt	120.00–125.00	811	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	126.31/cwt	125.00–127.00	779	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	679	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	156.33/cwt	155.00–157.00	503	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	718	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	826	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	544	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	49.31/cwt	47.00–52.00	518	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	44.56/cwt	44.00–45.00	470	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,723	52.95/cwt	52.00–54.00	912	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,458	55.74/cwt	54.00–58.00	813	2
Bulls	—	—	1,703	76.22/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,298	2
Bulls	—	—	1,370	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,110	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	775	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	4,534	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	880	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	4,928	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,155	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,374	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,182	541.13/cwt	500.00–620.00	6,396	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	994.90/cwt	910.00–1,050.00	11,421	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,080.00/cwt	1,080.00–1,080.00	13,176	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	690.20/cwt	645.00–785.00	7,993	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	705	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	5,288	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	865	988.22/cwt	925.00–1,100.00	8,548	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,205	924.09/cwt	870.00–980.00	11,135	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,120	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	9,408	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	128.41/cwt	125.00–132.00	614	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	515	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	715	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	136.34/cwt	136.00–137.00	785	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	656	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	872	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	605	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	826	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	120.64/cwt	120.00–122.00	450	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	115.20/cwt	115.00–116.00	536	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	113.69/cwt	110.00–115.00	591	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	119.21/cwt	117.00–120.00	496	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	409	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	336	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	470	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	572	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	669	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	119.73/cwt	117.00–122.00	568	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 Aug 7, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 397Last week 407Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 56Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 35Year ago 0

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. All feeder classes sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Demand on feeders light. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	122.00–125.00	123.45
2	—	590	112.00–113.00	112.50
2	—	508	117.00	117.00
2	—	363	130.00–132.00	131.01
1	—	670	105.00	105.00
1	—	635	107.00	107.00
5	—	474	117.00–122.00	119.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	422	138.25	138.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	125.00–127.00	125.98
2	—	573	122.00–123.00	122.49
1	—	715	105.00	105.00
1	—	690	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	120.00–122.00	120.64
5	—	465	115.00–116.00	115.20
4	—	520	110.00–115.00	113.69
4	—	416	117.00–120.00	119.21
3	—	560	107.00	107.00
1	—	335	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	336	140.00	140.00
3	—	572	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	514	119.00–122.00	121.26
6	—	470	122.00–125.00	123.95
6	—	419	125.00–129.00	126.31
6	—	380	130.00–135.00	131.77
3	—	315	135.00–140.00	138.23
2	—	273	147.00–150.00	148.40
1	—	605	105.00	105.00
1	—	585	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	578	118.00–125.00	121.95
7	—	520	125.00–127.00	126.12
7	—	426	130.00–135.00	132.93
5	—	615	114.00–118.00	116.77
5	—	365	135.00–142.00	140.09
4	—	469	127.00–130.00	128.72
3	—	330	142.00–145.00	143.97
1	—	825	90.00	90.00
1	—	680	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	563	127.00–130.00	127.99
3	—	667	120.00–125.00	121.64
3	—	617	125.00–127.00	126.31
3	—	522	130.00	130.00
3	—	322	155.00–157.00	156.33
2	—	718	115.00	115.00
1	—	375	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	125.00–132.00	128.41
1	—	590	115.00	115.00
1	—	380	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	478	149.50	149.50
6	—	576	136.00–137.00	136.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	656	133.00	133.00
3	—	605	136.50	136.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	145.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,050	47.00–52.00	49.31
2	—	1,055	44.00–45.00	44.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,723	52.00–54.00	52.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,458	54.00–58.00	55.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,703	75.00–78.00	76.22
1	—	1,370	81.00	81.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	775	585.00	585.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	560.00	560.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	725.00	725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,182	500.00–620.00	541.13
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,148	910.00–1,050.00	994.90
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	1,080.00	1,080.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,158	645.00–785.00	690.20
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	705	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	865	925.00–1,100.00	988.22
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,205	870.00–980.00	924.09
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,120	840.00	840.00

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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How this sale compares

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