Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher, bulls sold 2.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand on feeders light. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.37/cwt on 119 head.

Average price

$115.37

119 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$582

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$3.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.39

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	583	117.71	686	32
Medium and Large 2	503	115.24	580	37
Medium and Large 3	454	113.98	518	50

One grade step is worth $3.73/cwt here — about $168 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 sale119 hd

115.37

—

AL average10 barns · 1,034 hd

114.98

+0.39

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	1,820	84.23	1,533	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,390	57.21	795	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,127	55.86	629	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,044	48.43	506	7thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	429	121.26/cwt	120.00–123.00	520	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	124.78/cwt	123.00–127.00	468	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	98.48/cwt	97.00–100.00	717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	687	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	576	122.32/cwt	119.00–123.00	705	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	745	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	797	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	628	117.64/cwt	115.00–119.00	739	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	116.49/cwt	115.00–118.00	672	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	118.80/cwt	118.00–119.00	624	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	123.23/cwt	122.00–125.00	598	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	110.38/cwt	107.00–115.00	651	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	116.72/cwt	115.00–117.00	553	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	522	113.65/cwt	113.00–115.00	593	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	121.34/cwt	121.00–122.00	516	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	105.67/cwt	105.00–107.00	645	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	429	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	121.67/cwt	120.00–122.00	635	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	124.18/cwt	121.00–125.00	581	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	128.16/cwt	125.00–130.00	545	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	117.84/cwt	115.00–120.00	679	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	134.04/cwt	130.00–137.00	503	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	324	140.81/cwt	137.00–155.00	456	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	113.98/cwt	113.00–115.00	704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	449	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	593	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	805	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	518	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	49.00/cwt	46.00–51.00	520	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	425	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	57.21/cwt	57.00–58.00	795	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,073	53.81/cwt	51.00–56.00	577	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	58.73/cwt	57.00–61.00	706	5
Bulls	—	—	1,827	83.03/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,517	3
Bulls	—	—	1,815	88.63/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,609	2
Bulls	—	—	1,810	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,430	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	910	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,550	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	804	408.21/cwt	380.00–470.00	3,282	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,135	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,648	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,125	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	6,244	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,202	869.61/cwt	860.00–890.00	10,453	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	945.00/cwt	945.00–945.00	11,482	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	748.81/cwt	700.00–795.00	8,162	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	860	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	6,708	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	755	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	5,134	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	955	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	8,977	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,140	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,260	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	1,093.41/cwt	1,070.00–1,110.00	13,099	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	498	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	623	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	729	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	824	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	727	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	126.62/cwt	125.50–130.00	805	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	116.27/cwt	115.00–117.00	500	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	108.74/cwt	107.00–110.00	560	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	111.49/cwt	109.00–115.00	532	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	119.72/cwt	118.00–122.00	449	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	210	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	112.14/cwt	110.00–116.00	595	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	118.34/cwt	117.00–120.00	560	8

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 Sep 4, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 416Last week 501Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 37Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 28Year ago 0

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher, bulls sold 2.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 3.00 to 5.00 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
7	—	429	120.00–123.00	121.26
5	—	375	123.00–127.00	124.78
2	—	728	97.00–100.00	98.48
1	—	755	97.00	97.00
1	—	680	101.00	101.00
1	—	630	107.00	107.00
1	—	585	109.00	109.00
11	—	531	110.00–116.00	112.14
8	—	473	117.00–120.00	118.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	576	119.00–123.00	122.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	745	107.00	107.00
3	—	628	115.00–119.00	117.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	577	115.00–118.00	116.49
5	—	525	118.00–119.00	118.80
4	—	485	122.00–125.00	123.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	430	115.00–117.00	116.27
12	—	515	107.00–110.00	108.74
11	—	477	109.00–115.00	111.49
4	—	375	118.00–122.00	119.72
1	—	555	107.00	107.00
1	—	210	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	590	107.00–115.00	110.38
7	—	474	115.00–117.00	116.72
6	—	522	113.00–115.00	113.65
6	—	425	121.00–122.00	121.34
3	—	610	105.00–107.00	105.67
1	—	335	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	522	120.00–122.00	121.67
9	—	468	121.00–125.00	124.18
9	—	425	125.00–130.00	128.16
8	—	576	115.00–120.00	117.84
8	—	375	130.00–137.00	134.04
6	—	324	137.00–155.00	140.81
2	—	618	113.00–115.00	113.98
1	—	295	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	449	132.00	132.00
1	—	805	105.00	105.00
1	—	615	118.00	118.00
1	—	570	121.00	121.00
1	—	525	125.00	125.00
1	—	495	125.00	125.00
1	—	370	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	498	125.00	125.00
4	—	729	113.00	113.00
1	—	435	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	131.00	131.00
1	—	485	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	636	125.50–130.00	126.62

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,061	46.00–51.00	49.00
1	—	945	45.00	45.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,390	57.00–58.00	57.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,073	51.00–56.00	53.81
5	—	1,202	57.00–61.00	58.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,827	81.00–85.00	83.03
2	—	1,815	87.00–90.00	88.63
1	—	1,810	79.00	79.00

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)	1	—	910	500.00	500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	804	380.00–470.00	408.21
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	555.00	555.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,202	860.00–890.00	869.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	945.00	945.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,090	700.00–795.00	748.81
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	860	780.00	780.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	755	680.00	680.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	955	940.00	940.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,140	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,198	1,070.00–1,110.00	1,093.41

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Valley Livestock - Moulton, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle