Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows sold 5.00 lower, bulls sold 7.00 lower. All feeder classes sold mostly steady. 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 $112.36/cwt on 93 head.

Average price

$112.36

93 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$593

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$184

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

$17.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.99

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	585	119.40	699	30
Medium and Large 2	477	111.93	534	33
Medium and Large 1	562	111.06	624	12thin
Medium and Large 3	504	102.26	515	18thin

One grade step is worth $17.14/cwt here — about $184 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 sale93 hd

112.36

—

AL average16 barns · 1,869 hd

111.37

+0.99

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	1,797	62.27	1,119	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,173	41.91	492	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,387	41.74	579	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,127	35.16	396	4thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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 2	—	730	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	657	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	126.95/cwt	125.00–129.00	543	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	122.93/cwt	120.00–125.00	518	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	114.65/cwt	114.00–115.00	596	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	112.97/cwt	112.00–114.00	647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	785	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	113.98/cwt	113.00–115.00	704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	91.00/cwt	90.00–92.00	571	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	588	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	118.47/cwt	117.00–120.00	338	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	112.67/cwt	110.00–113.00	545	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	113.97/cwt	113.00–115.00	482	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	108.46/cwt	105.00–110.00	566	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	601	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	712	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	642	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	730	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	640	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	105.67/cwt	105.00–107.00	655	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	118.90/cwt	115.00–122.00	493	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	529	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	614	98.48/cwt	97.00–100.00	605	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	118.46/cwt	117.00–120.00	507	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	37.50/cwt	37.00–38.00	416	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	32.81/cwt	31.00–35.00	375	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	41.11/cwt	40.00–42.00	564	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	608	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	41.91/cwt	40.00–44.00	492	6
Bulls	—	—	1,843	65.50/cwt	65.00–66.00	1,207	2
Bulls	—	—	1,750	59.03/cwt	58.00–60.00	1,033	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	804	266.54/cwt	210.00–310.00	2,143	10
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	855	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	3,206	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,141	457.86/cwt	385.00–580.00	5,224	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,163	625.87/cwt	610.00–640.00	7,279	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,038	376.42/cwt	360.00–400.00	3,907	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,680	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,701	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	6,944	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,115	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,035	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	574	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	821	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	565	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	111.17/cwt	109.00–112.00	476	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	516	100.49/cwt	100.00–101.00	519	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	673	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	606	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	101.64/cwt	100.00–105.00	572	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	108.26/cwt	105.00–110.00	566	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	467	115.99/cwt	115.00–117.00	542	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	725	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	117.43/cwt	115.00–120.00	557	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 Oct 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 602Last week 571Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 51Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 54Year ago 0

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows sold 5.00 lower, bulls sold 7.00 lower. All feeder classes sold mostly steady. Demand on feeders light. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	90.00	90.00
1	—	660	106.00	106.00
1	—	645	107.00	107.00
1	—	265	147.00	147.00
8	—	421	120.00–125.00	122.93
3	—	520	114.00–115.00	114.65
2	—	573	112.00–114.00	112.97
1	—	785	90.00	90.00
8	—	474	115.00–120.00	117.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	125.00–129.00	126.95
2	—	755	106.00	106.00
2	—	618	113.00–115.00	113.98
2	—	513	118.00	118.00
1	—	455	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	614	97.00–100.00	98.48
4	—	428	117.00–120.00	118.46
3	—	673	90.00	90.00
3	—	563	100.00–105.00	101.64
3	—	523	105.00–110.00	108.26
3	—	467	115.00–117.00	115.99
1	—	725	85.00	85.00
1	—	375	125.00	125.00
1	—	340	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	90.00–92.00	91.00
2	—	588	92.00	92.00
2	—	285	117.00–120.00	118.47
1	—	735	85.00	85.00
1	—	660	90.00	90.00
1	—	465	105.00	105.00
5	—	428	109.00–112.00	111.17
4	—	516	100.00–101.00	100.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	484	110.00–113.00	112.67
8	—	423	113.00–115.00	113.97
6	—	522	105.00–110.00	108.46
2	—	378	118.00	118.00
1	—	645	100.00	100.00
1	—	560	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	601	118.50	118.50
6	—	522	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	104.00	104.00
1	—	640	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	620	105.00–107.00	105.67
3	—	415	115.00–122.00	118.90
1	—	705	102.00	102.00
1	—	595	112.00	112.00
1	—	505	114.00	114.00
1	—	460	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	105.00	105.00
1	—	410	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	622	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	145.00	145.00
1	—	360	157.00	157.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,110	37.00–38.00	37.50
2	—	1,143	31.00–35.00	32.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,373	40.00–42.00	41.11
1	—	1,415	43.00	43.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,173	40.00–44.00	41.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,843	65.00–66.00	65.50
2	—	1,750	58.00–60.00	59.03

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	804	210.00–310.00	266.54
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	375.00	375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,141	385.00–580.00	457.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,163	610.00–640.00	625.87
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,038	360.00–400.00	376.42
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,240	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,265	925.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,085	640.00	640.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,115	900.00	900.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Moulton Stockyards

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