Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. All feeder classes sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower with instances of 9.00 lower. Demand on feeders moderate. 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 $120.35/cwt on 179 head.

Average price

$120.35

179 head · 587 lb average

Value per head Derived

$707

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$329

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$16.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.50

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	670	127.23	852	85
Medium and Large 2	522	116.51	608	56
Medium and Large 1	572	111.55	638	9thin
Medium and Large 3	474	110.33	523	29

One grade step is worth $16.91/cwt here — about $329 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 sale179 hd

120.35

—

AL average15 barns · 1,908 hd

113.85

+6.50

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	1,631	78.05	1,273	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,473	50.40	742	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,141	49.51	565	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,090	42.94	468	13

Every lot, as filed

84 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 3Value Added	—	372	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	443	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	484	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	537	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	113.30/cwt	112.00–115.00	489	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	101.93/cwt	98.00–105.00	581	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	388	115.32/cwt	115.00–116.00	447	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	95.49/cwt	95.00–96.00	592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	462	124.56/cwt	124.00–126.00	575	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	571	121.74/cwt	120.50–123.00	695	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	694	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	743	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	603	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	111.19/cwt	109.00–113.00	588	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	114.48/cwt	113.00–115.00	539	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	106.95/cwt	105.00–109.00	613	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	133.53/cwt	127.00–134.00	827	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	791	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	925	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	684	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	703	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	840	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	111.98/cwt	110.00–114.00	645	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	113.61/cwt	112.00–115.00	534	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	564	105.26/cwt	102.00–108.00	594	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	426	117.26/cwt	115.00–120.00	500	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	527	110.65/cwt	110.00–112.00	583	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	121.32/cwt	120.00–122.00	473	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	118.37/cwt	117.00–120.00	559	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	115.96/cwt	113.00–117.00	606	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	122.80/cwt	120.00–125.00	515	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	106.17/cwt	106.00–107.00	672	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	111.78/cwt	110.00–113.00	630	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	113.30/cwt	112.00–115.00	654	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	540	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	45.02/cwt	44.00–46.00	476	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	40.51/cwt	38.00–43.00	457	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,566	51.75/cwt	51.00–53.00	810	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	48.61/cwt	48.00–50.00	655	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	48.62/cwt	47.00–51.00	529	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	52.98/cwt	52.00–54.00	645	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	44.69/cwt	44.00–45.00	516	3
Bulls	—	—	1,650	78.51/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,295	5
Bulls	—	—	1,721	81.49/cwt	81.00–82.00	1,402	4
Bulls	—	—	1,405	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	984	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	763	443.62/cwt	420.00–460.00	3,385	3
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	705	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,644	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	850	464.96/cwt	400.00–560.00	3,952	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,104	573.64/cwt	510.00–640.00	6,333	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,255	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	5,585	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	721.69/cwt	710.00–735.00	8,336	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,665	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	632.00/cwt	585.00–680.00	7,192	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	705	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	4,371	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,233	835.56/cwt	810.00–860.00	10,302	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,153	717.75/cwt	670.00–740.00	8,276	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	16,055	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	563	136.14/cwt	134.00–137.00	766	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	622	126.49/cwt	126.00–127.00	787	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	737	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	899	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	513	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	128.72/cwt	125.00–130.00	684	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	719	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	695	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	966	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	772	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	873	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,017	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,068	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	761	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	978	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	983	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	730	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 Sep 25, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 828Last week 230Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 41Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 73Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	484	110.00–112.00	111.00
6	—	432	112.00–115.00	113.30
4	—	570	98.00–105.00	101.93
3	—	388	115.00–116.00	115.32
2	—	620	95.00–96.00	95.49
1	—	525	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	462	124.00–126.00	124.56
6	—	571	120.50–123.00	121.74
4	—	694	107.00	107.00
2	—	603	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	529	109.00–113.00	111.19
6	—	471	113.00–115.00	114.48
4	—	573	105.00–109.00	106.95
2	—	330	123.00	123.00
1	—	755	92.00	92.00
1	—	690	95.00	95.00
1	—	615	105.00	105.00
1	—	445	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	619	127.00–134.00	133.53
29	—	791	117.00	117.00
9	—	518	132.00	132.00
3	—	703	119.50	119.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	576	110.00–114.00	111.98
2	—	525	115.00	115.00
1	—	705	100.00	100.00
1	—	610	109.00	109.00
1	—	480	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	470	112.00–115.00	113.61
7	—	564	102.00–108.00	105.26
6	—	426	115.00–120.00	117.26
3	—	527	110.00–112.00	110.65
3	—	390	120.00–122.00	121.32
1	—	675	92.00	92.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	472	117.00–120.00	118.37
7	—	523	113.00–117.00	115.96
7	—	419	120.00–125.00	122.80
6	—	633	106.00–107.00	106.17
5	—	564	110.00–113.00	111.78
1	—	395	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	112.00–115.00	113.30
1	—	425	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	120.00	120.00
1	—	415	125.00	125.00
1	—	375	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	563	134.00–137.00	136.14
4	—	622	126.00–127.00	126.49
3	—	737	122.00	122.00
2	—	513	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	531	125.00–130.00	128.72
1	—	740	112.00	112.00
1	—	655	120.00	120.00
1	—	575	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	695	139.00	139.00
24	—	513	150.50	150.50
21	—	621	140.50	140.50
5	—	1,017	105.00	105.00
4	—	761	128.50	128.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	115.00	115.00
1	—	655	128.00	128.00
1	—	555	132.00	132.00
1	—	545	134.00	134.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,058	44.00–46.00	45.02
6	—	1,127	38.00–43.00	40.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,566	51.00–53.00	51.75
3	—	1,348	48.00–50.00	48.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,088	47.00–51.00	48.62
7	—	1,218	52.00–54.00	52.98
3	—	1,155	44.00–45.00	44.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,650	75.00–80.00	78.51
4	—	1,721	81.00–82.00	81.49
2	—	1,405	70.00	70.00

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)	3	—	763	420.00–460.00	443.62
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	705	375.00	375.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	850	400.00–560.00	464.96
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,104	510.00–640.00	573.64
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,255	445.00	445.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,155	710.00–735.00	721.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,138	585.00–680.00	632.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	705	620.00	620.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,233	810.00–860.00	835.56
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,153	670.00–740.00	717.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,235	1,300.00	1,300.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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