Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher, bulls sold 1.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher with instances of 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Demand on feeders moderate. 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 $116.35/cwt on 129 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −84.86 against this barn's trailing median of $201.21.

Average price

$116.35

129 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$593

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$7.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.19

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	119.67	663	30
Medium and Large 2	506	117.62	595	58
Medium and Large 3	482	112.13	540	41

One grade step is worth $7.54/cwt here — about $122 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 sale129 hd

116.35

—

AL average13 barns · 1,140 hd

116.54

−0.19

This barn, trailing median2 sales

201.21

−84.86

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	1,812	73.95	1,340	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	48.69	713	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,285	46.20	594	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,080	39.72	429	7thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	676	92.98/cwt	90.00–95.00	629	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	122.95/cwt	120.00–125.00	465	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	472	112.44/cwt	110.00–115.00	531	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	116.62/cwt	115.00–119.00	498	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	513	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	580	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	109.00/cwt	108.00–110.00	632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	443	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	104.43/cwt	102.00–107.00	599	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	108.26/cwt	107.00–110.00	569	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	111.32/cwt	110.00–112.00	525	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	113.27/cwt	112.00–115.00	476	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	393	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	98.50/cwt	97.00–100.00	552	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	513	108.30/cwt	105.00–110.00	556	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	613	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	102.43/cwt	100.00–105.00	584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	318	128.44/cwt	127.00–130.00	408	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	705	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	116.68/cwt	115.00–120.00	611	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	120.06/cwt	118.00–122.00	569	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	123.64/cwt	120.00–128.00	522	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	621	106.82/cwt	102.00–110.00	663	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	386	128.47/cwt	127.00–130.00	496	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	692	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	644	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	97.47/cwt	95.00–100.00	697	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	445	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	130.76/cwt	129.00–135.00	564	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	112.56/cwt	110.00–115.00	706	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	122.76/cwt	120.00–125.00	642	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	125.98/cwt	125.00–127.00	597	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	717	105.66/cwt	105.00–107.00	758	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	118.99/cwt	117.00–120.00	690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	717	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	533	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	38.26/cwt	38.00–39.00	397	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	41.67/cwt	40.00–43.00	473	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	49.34/cwt	48.00–50.00	702	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	46.28/cwt	45.00–47.00	659	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,710	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	923	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	45.28/cwt	43.00–47.00	547	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,463	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	761	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,540	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	647	1
Bulls	—	—	1,896	75.17/cwt	73.00–77.00	1,425	4
Bulls	—	—	1,548	68.49/cwt	68.00–69.00	1,060	2
Bulls	—	—	2,005	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,604	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	849	358.92/cwt	320.00–400.00	3,047	4
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	900	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,600	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	705	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,186	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	835	434.27/cwt	415.00–460.00	3,626	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,180	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	10,502	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,171	539.47/cwt	460.00–600.00	6,317	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,085	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	6,944	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,128	418.79/cwt	380.00–450.00	4,724	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,124	762.96/cwt	710.00–800.00	8,576	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,491	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	755	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	4,794	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	770	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	4,158	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	678	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	116.32/cwt	114.00–120.00	372	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	108.79/cwt	108.00–110.00	472	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	102.36/cwt	100.00–105.00	548	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	106.69/cwt	105.00–108.00	500	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	511	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	547	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	522	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	733	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	131.20/cwt	129.00–134.00	748	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	753	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	136.60/cwt	135.00–140.00	585	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	133.99/cwt	132.00–135.00	620	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	121.73/cwt	119.00–125.00	708	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	717	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	646	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,260.00/cwt	1,260.00–1,260.00	16,065	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,020	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	7,344	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,140	926.20/cwt	920.00–940.00	10,559	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	843	823.59/cwt	800.00–850.00	6,943	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 9, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 571Last week 471Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 32Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 46Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	676	90.00–95.00	92.98
7	—	378	120.00–125.00	122.95
8	—	472	110.00–115.00	112.44
9	—	427	115.00–119.00	116.62
3	—	513	105.00–110.00	108.30
2	—	613	100.00	100.00
2	—	570	100.00–105.00	102.43
2	—	318	127.00–130.00	128.44
1	—	705	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	524	115.00–120.00	116.68
12	—	474	118.00–122.00	120.06
11	—	422	120.00–128.00	123.64
7	—	621	102.00–110.00	106.82
4	—	386	127.00–130.00	128.47
3	—	678	102.00	102.00
3	—	560	115.00	115.00
2	—	715	95.00–100.00	97.47
2	—	318	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	431	129.00–135.00	130.76
5	—	627	110.00–115.00	112.56
5	—	523	120.00–125.00	122.76
4	—	474	125.00–127.00	125.98
3	—	717	105.00–107.00	105.66
3	—	580	117.00–120.00	118.99
2	—	670	107.00	107.00
1	—	755	102.00	102.00
1	—	395	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	115.00	115.00
1	—	545	110.00	110.00
1	—	755	97.00	97.00
2	—	580	108.00–110.00	109.00
2	—	725	97.00	97.00
3	—	613	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	125.00	125.00
1	—	385	115.00	115.00
1	—	635	102.00	102.00
1	—	720	93.00	93.00
4	—	574	102.00–107.00	104.43
7	—	526	107.00–110.00	108.26
9	—	472	110.00–112.00	111.32
13	—	420	112.00–115.00	113.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	120.00	120.00
1	—	645	90.00	90.00
2	—	393	110.00	110.00
2	—	560	97.00–100.00	98.50
2	—	678	90.00	90.00
3	—	320	114.00–120.00	116.32
5	—	434	108.00–110.00	108.79
5	—	535	100.00–105.00	102.36
7	—	469	105.00–108.00	106.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	511	107.00	107.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	147.00	147.00
1	—	635	125.00	125.00
2	—	545	134.00–135.00	134.50
4	—	570	129.00–134.00	131.20
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	120.00	120.00
1	—	655	115.00	115.00
2	—	533	125.00	125.00
3	—	428	135.00–140.00	136.60
3	—	463	132.00–135.00	133.99
5	—	582	119.00–125.00	121.73
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	115.00	115.00
1	—	670	107.00	107.00
1	—	725	105.00	105.00
2	—	538	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,038	38.00–39.00	38.26
3	—	1,135	40.00–43.00	41.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,423	48.00–50.00	49.34
3	—	1,425	45.00–47.00	46.28
1	—	1,710	54.00	54.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,209	43.00–47.00	45.28
2	—	1,463	52.00	52.00
1	—	1,540	42.00	42.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,896	73.00–77.00	75.17
2	—	1,548	68.00–69.00	68.49
1	—	2,005	80.00	80.00

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)	4	—	849	320.00–400.00	358.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	400.00	400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	705	310.00	310.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	835	415.00–460.00	434.27
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,180	890.00	890.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,171	460.00–600.00	539.47
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	640.00	640.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,128	380.00–450.00	418.79
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,124	710.00–800.00	762.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,055	710.00	710.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	755	635.00	635.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	770	540.00	540.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,275	1,260.00	1,260.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,020	720.00	720.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,140	920.00–940.00	926.20
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	843	800.00–850.00	823.59

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

Bulls · 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