Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. All feeder classes sold sharply lower. Demand on feeders very light. Replacement cows and pairs sold 50.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $110.75/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −90.46 against this barn's trailing median of $201.21.

Average price

$110.75

58 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$583

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$51

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

$2.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.97

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	526	112.40	592	24
Medium and Large 1	635	110.00	698	8thin
Medium and Large 3	494	109.46	540	26

One grade step is worth $2.94/cwt here — about $51 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 sale58 hd

110.75

—

AL average14 barns · 1,386 hd

116.72

−5.97

This barn, trailing median2 sales

201.21

−90.46

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	1,838	72.48	1,332	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,160	44.16	512	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,432	43.65	625	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,047	34.80	364	5thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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 1Replacement	—	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	108.48/cwt	107.00–110.00	521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	597	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	426	116.58/cwt	115.00–120.00	497	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	111.50/cwt	109.00–115.00	531	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	531	105.96/cwt	105.00–109.00	563	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	708	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	602	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	461	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	118.13/cwt	115.00–120.00	554	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	111.37/cwt	110.00–113.00	578	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	106.00/cwt	105.00–107.00	641	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	108.72/cwt	107.00–110.00	618	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	451	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	409	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	110.66/cwt	110.00–112.00	700	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	113.99/cwt	112.00–116.00	636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	32.34/cwt	31.00–33.00	306	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	38.49/cwt	38.00–39.00	462	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	43.06/cwt	42.00–45.00	625	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	623	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	42.69/cwt	40.00–45.00	488	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	47.35/cwt	46.00–50.00	567	6
Bulls	—	—	1,838	72.48/cwt	72.00–73.00	1,332	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	708	264.95/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,876	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	801	472.22/cwt	435.00–520.00	3,782	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,138	578.74/cwt	510.00–620.00	6,586	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,070	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	6,741	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,020	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	4,845	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	757.40/cwt	730.00–800.00	9,225	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	10,127	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	662.86/cwt	620.00–700.00	7,179	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	720	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	4,248	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,143	782.20/cwt	730.00–825.00	8,941	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	11,856	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	875.61/cwt	860.00–890.00	9,964	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	763	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	678	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	584	86.69/cwt	85.00–90.00	506	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	92.43/cwt	90.00–95.00	488	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	96.69/cwt	95.00–100.00	462	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	103.94/cwt	102.00–105.00	439	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	423	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	514	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	608	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	681	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	597	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	657	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	98.98/cwt	97.00–100.00	520	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	95.49/cwt	95.00–97.00	539	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	101.23/cwt	100.00–102.00	481	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	125.99/cwt	125.00–127.00	408	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	467	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	656	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	774	6

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 30, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 268Last week 399Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 31Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 23Year ago 0

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. All feeder classes sold sharply lower. Demand on feeders very light. Replacement cows and pairs sold 50.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	107.00–110.00	108.48
1	—	630	100.00	100.00
1	—	585	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	584	85.00–90.00	86.69
4	—	528	90.00–95.00	92.43
4	—	478	95.00–100.00	96.69
3	—	422	102.00–105.00	103.94
2	—	395	107.00	107.00
1	—	605	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	608	112.00	112.00
2	—	597	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	525	97.00–100.00	98.98
4	—	564	95.00–97.00	95.49
4	—	475	100.00–102.00	101.23
4	—	324	125.00–127.00	125.99
1	—	445	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	656	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	426	115.00–120.00	116.58
7	—	476	109.00–115.00	111.50
4	—	531	105.00–109.00	105.96
2	—	708	85.00	85.00
2	—	578	100.00	100.00
2	—	378	122.00	122.00
1	—	640	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	469	115.00–120.00	118.13
5	—	519	110.00–113.00	111.37
4	—	605	105.00–107.00	106.00
4	—	568	107.00–110.00	108.72
1	—	760	92.00	92.00
1	—	675	102.00	102.00
1	—	430	120.00	120.00
1	—	355	127.00	127.00
1	—	310	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	633	110.00–112.00	110.66
2	—	705	105.00	105.00
2	—	558	112.00–116.00	113.99
1	—	655	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	763	106.00	106.00
1	—	605	112.00	112.00
1	—	570	115.00	115.00
1	—	455	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	132.00	132.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	945	31.00–33.00	32.34
2	—	1,200	38.00–39.00	38.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,451	42.00–45.00	43.06
1	—	1,355	46.00	46.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,143	40.00–45.00	42.69
6	—	1,198	46.00–50.00	47.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,838	72.00–73.00	72.48

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)	2	—	708	260.00–270.00	264.95
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	801	435.00–520.00	472.22
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,138	510.00–620.00	578.74
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	630.00	630.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	475.00	475.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,218	730.00–800.00	757.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	820.00	820.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,083	620.00–700.00	662.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	720	590.00	590.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,143	730.00–825.00	782.20
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,235	960.00	960.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,138	860.00–890.00	875.61

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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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

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