Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows sold 4.00 lower, bulls sold 3.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand on feeders light. Replacement cows and pairs sold 50.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $108.95/cwt on 107 head.

Average price

$108.95

107 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$537

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$10.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.10

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	115.65	636	25
Medium and Large 2	494	109.39	541	36
Medium and Large 3	462	104.96	484	46

One grade step is worth $10.69/cwt here — about $151 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 sale107 hd

108.95

—

AL average16 barns · 2,079 hd

110.05

−1.10

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	—	High	1,755	79.36	1,393	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,060	53.00	562	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,179	46.27	546	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	951	37.43	356	5thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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	118.27/cwt	115.00–120.00	447	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	97.43/cwt	95.00–100.00	555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	377	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	110.98/cwt	110.00–112.00	527	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	113.53/cwt	112.00–115.00	476	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	106.96/cwt	105.00–110.00	564	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	701	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	666	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	103.97/cwt	102.00–105.00	598	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	396	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	673	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	774	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	568	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	115.94/cwt	112.00–118.00	605	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	110.16/cwt	107.00–112.00	636	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	119.31/cwt	118.00–120.00	567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	124.00/cwt	123.00–125.00	515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	647	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	426	112.63/cwt	110.00–117.00	480	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	103.62/cwt	100.00–105.00	542	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	469	108.77/cwt	107.00–110.00	510	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	371	121.26/cwt	117.00–125.00	450	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	98.28/cwt	95.00–100.00	553	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	725	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	690	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	119.91/cwt	117.00–123.00	511	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	534	108.98/cwt	107.00–110.00	582	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	113.61/cwt	110.00–117.00	536	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	126.64/cwt	125.00–130.00	479	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	105.19/cwt	102.00–107.00	594	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	106.49/cwt	105.00–107.00	670	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	109.71/cwt	107.00–112.00	626	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	125.65/cwt	125.00–127.00	591	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	113.46/cwt	112.00–115.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	129.93/cwt	128.00–132.00	546	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	688	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	35.35/cwt	35.00–36.00	351	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	40.56/cwt	38.00–43.00	360	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,060	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	562	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	44.75/cwt	43.00–46.00	528	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	49.32/cwt	49.00–50.00	581	3
Bulls	—	—	1,690	80.54/cwt	80.00–81.00	1,361	2
Bulls	—	—	1,885	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,451	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	813	360.53/cwt	300.00–400.00	2,931	3
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	830	459.40/cwt	440.00–480.00	3,813	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	770	253.93/cwt	200.00–290.00	1,955	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	895	483.74/cwt	440.00–530.00	4,329	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	842	381.23/cwt	365.00–400.00	3,210	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,179	578.75/cwt	480.00–680.00	6,823	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,220	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	7,564	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,080	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	4,104	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	8,352	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	563.62/cwt	500.00–610.00	6,679	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	782	603.92/cwt	520.00–640.00	4,723	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,180	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,620	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,053	772.39/cwt	675.00–875.00	8,133	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,340.00/cwt	1,340.00–1,340.00	17,152	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	627	87.29/cwt	85.00–92.00	547	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	111.95/cwt	110.00–115.00	418	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	106.13/cwt	105.00–107.00	497	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	512	102.32/cwt	100.00–105.00	524	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	107.68/cwt	107.00–110.00	447	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	141.00/cwt	140.00–142.00	627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	124.42/cwt	122.00–127.00	778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	129.93/cwt	128.00–133.00	756	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	138.94/cwt	136.00–140.00	646	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	820	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,017	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	662	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	880	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	122.50/cwt	122.00–123.00	698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	114.63/cwt	112.00–117.00	713	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	443	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	607	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	547	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	719	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	123.38/cwt	120.00–127.00	531	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	115.97/cwt	115.00–117.00	661	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	365	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	496	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,036.19/cwt	1,010.00–1,060.00	12,020	4

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 Oct 2, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 471Last week 828Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 76Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 32Year 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	115.00–120.00	118.27
8	—	475	110.00–112.00	110.98
7	—	419	112.00–115.00	113.53
5	—	527	105.00–110.00	106.96
4	—	701	95.00	95.00
3	—	575	102.00–105.00	103.97
1	—	690	97.00	97.00
1	—	605	102.00	102.00
1	—	330	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	95.00–100.00	97.43
2	—	328	115.00	115.00
3	—	627	85.00–92.00	87.29
4	—	373	110.00–115.00	111.95
7	—	468	105.00–107.00	106.13
12	—	512	100.00–105.00	102.32
16	—	415	107.00–110.00	107.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	673	115.00	115.00
2	—	568	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	522	112.00–118.00	115.94
5	—	577	107.00–112.00	110.16
3	—	475	118.00–120.00	119.31
2	—	415	123.00–125.00	124.00
1	—	660	103.00	103.00
1	—	605	107.00	107.00
1	—	380	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	426	110.00–117.00	112.63
6	—	523	100.00–105.00	103.62
5	—	469	107.00–110.00	108.77
5	—	371	117.00–125.00	121.26
3	—	563	95.00–100.00	98.28
1	—	725	87.00	87.00
1	—	690	92.00	92.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	426	117.00–123.00	119.91
9	—	534	107.00–110.00	108.98
9	—	472	110.00–117.00	113.61
6	—	378	125.00–130.00	126.64
4	—	565	102.00–107.00	105.19
2	—	620	100.00	100.00
1	—	775	92.00	92.00
1	—	730	95.00	95.00
1	—	305	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	629	105.00–107.00	106.49
4	—	571	107.00–112.00	109.71
3	—	470	125.00–127.00	125.65
2	—	533	112.00–115.00	113.46
2	—	420	128.00–132.00	129.93
1	—	655	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	133.00	133.00
1	—	755	119.00	119.00
2	—	445	140.00–142.00	141.00
2	—	625	122.00–127.00	124.42
3	—	582	128.00–133.00	129.93
4	—	465	136.00–140.00	138.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	820	124.00	124.00
5	—	662	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	122.00–123.00	122.50
3	—	622	112.00–117.00	114.63
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	443	137.00	137.00
16	—	547	131.50	131.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	107.00	107.00
2	—	430	120.00–127.00	123.38
2	—	570	115.00–117.00	115.97
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	136.00	136.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	993	35.00–36.00	35.35
2	—	888	38.00–43.00	40.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	53.00	53.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,180	43.00–46.00	44.75
3	—	1,178	49.00–50.00	49.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,690	80.00–81.00	80.54
1	—	1,885	77.00	77.00

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	—	813	300.00–400.00	360.53
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	830	440.00–480.00	459.40
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	770	200.00–290.00	253.93
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	895	440.00–530.00	483.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	842	365.00–400.00	381.23
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,179	480.00–680.00	578.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	620.00	620.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	380.00	380.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,160	720.00	720.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,185	500.00–610.00	563.62
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	782	520.00–640.00	603.92
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,180	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,053	675.00–875.00	772.39
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,280	1,340.00	1,340.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,160	1,010.00–1,060.00	1,036.19

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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