Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows sold mostly steady, bulls lightly tested. All feeder classes sold sharply higher. Demand on feeders good. 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 $107.88/cwt on 93 head.

Average price

$107.88

93 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$541

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$4.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.16

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	110.08	600	10thin
Medium and Large 2	502	109.52	550	41
Medium and Large 3	491	105.75	519	42

One grade step is worth $4.32/cwt here — about $81 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

107.88

—

AL average16 barns · 2,428 hd

113.04

−5.16

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	—	Low	1,360	61.98	843	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,448	45.81	664	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,282	43.27	555	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	982	33.32	327	6thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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 1	—	578	107.96/cwt	106.00–110.00	624	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	113.30/cwt	112.00–115.00	536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	116.49/cwt	116.00–117.00	510	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	461	118.25/cwt	117.00–120.00	545	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	125.24/cwt	120.00–129.00	536	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	732	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	659	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	30.86/cwt	30.00–33.00	316	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	35.77/cwt	34.00–38.00	336	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	44.72/cwt	44.00–46.00	624	4
Bulls	—	—	1,360	61.98/cwt	61.00–63.00	843	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	710	255.14/cwt	235.00–275.00	1,811	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	908	520.10/cwt	450.00–550.00	4,723	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	746	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	42.52/cwt	40.00–45.00	540	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	47.01/cwt	46.00–48.00	628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	489	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	391	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	127.63/cwt	122.00–131.00	597	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	133.20/cwt	131.00–135.00	561	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	105.27/cwt	104.00–108.00	666	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	138.31/cwt	135.00–140.00	509	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	115.19/cwt	112.00–119.00	608	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	110.98/cwt	110.00–112.00	630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	111.61/cwt	111.00–113.00	700	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	134.04/cwt	130.00–140.00	641	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	141.45/cwt	140.00–144.00	612	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	665	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	547	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	779	365.22/cwt	310.00–450.00	2,845	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,090	556.56/cwt	540.00–580.00	6,067	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,583	745.31/cwt	730.00–760.00	11,798	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,093	382.81/cwt	330.00–460.00	4,184	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,106	661.80/cwt	610.00–730.00	7,320	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	1,000.18/cwt	930.00–1,050.00	14,153	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,166	609.65/cwt	525.00–760.00	7,109	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	805	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	4,911	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	863	885.04/cwt	880.00–890.00	7,638	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,058	755.74/cwt	720.00–790.00	7,996	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,125	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	7,031	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,172	1,015.62/cwt	980.00–1,060.00	11,903	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	124.75/cwt	124.00–125.00	640	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	146.48/cwt	145.00–150.00	608	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	136.72/cwt	135.00–137.00	658	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	151.32/cwt	150.00–152.00	586	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	635	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	803	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	154.88/cwt	150.00–160.00	661	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	593	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	747	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	106.65/cwt	105.00–108.00	509	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	112.25/cwt	111.00–115.00	420	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	557	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	603	98.99/cwt	95.00–100.00	597	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	109.97/cwt	108.00–111.00	462	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	562	102.33/cwt	102.00–103.00	575	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	740	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	629	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	106.39/cwt	105.00–106.50	605	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	107.96/cwt	106.00–110.00	568	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	111.26/cwt	110.00–112.00	524	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	112.97/cwt	112.00–115.00	487	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	115.77/cwt	115.00–117.00	443	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	415	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 Nov 6, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 524Last week 268Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 43Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 64Last week 32Year ago 0

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows sold mostly steady, bulls lightly tested. All feeder classes sold sharply higher. Demand on feeders good. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	106.00–110.00	107.96
3	—	473	112.00–115.00	113.30
2	—	710	102.00	102.00
2	—	438	116.00–117.00	116.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	477	105.00–108.00	106.65
8	—	374	111.00–115.00	112.25
7	—	525	106.00	106.00
5	—	603	95.00–100.00	98.99
5	—	420	108.00–111.00	109.97
3	—	562	102.00–103.00	102.33
1	—	740	85.00	85.00
1	—	675	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	569	105.00–106.50	106.39
7	—	526	106.00–110.00	107.96
7	—	471	110.00–112.00	111.26
6	—	431	112.00–115.00	112.97
5	—	383	115.00–117.00	115.77
1	—	725	92.00	92.00
1	—	635	102.00	102.00
1	—	340	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	461	117.00–120.00	118.25
6	—	428	120.00–129.00	125.24
3	—	732	90.00	90.00
2	—	373	130.00–132.00	130.99
1	—	670	95.00	95.00
1	—	585	105.00	105.00
1	—	315	135.00	135.00
1	—	275	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	468	122.00–131.00	127.63
8	—	421	131.00–135.00	133.20
6	—	633	104.00–108.00	105.27
5	—	368	135.00–140.00	138.31
4	—	655	100.00	100.00
4	—	528	112.00–119.00	115.19
2	—	568	110.00–112.00	110.98
1	—	730	95.00	95.00
1	—	325	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	627	111.00–113.00	111.61
5	—	478	130.00–140.00	134.04
4	—	433	140.00–144.00	141.45
3	—	578	115.00	115.00
1	—	705	105.00	105.00
1	—	505	130.00	130.00
1	—	360	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	107.00	107.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	513	124.00–125.00	124.75
10	—	415	145.00–150.00	146.48
7	—	481	135.00–137.00	136.72
3	—	387	150.00–152.00	151.32
1	—	560	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	635	126.50	126.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	150.00–160.00	154.88
2	—	593	126.00	126.00
1	—	480	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,023	30.00–33.00	30.86
3	—	940	34.00–38.00	35.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,395	44.00–46.00	44.72
2	—	1,555	48.00	48.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,271	40.00–45.00	42.52
2	—	1,335	46.00–48.00	47.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,360	61.00–63.00	61.98

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	—	710	235.00–275.00	255.14
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	908	450.00–550.00	520.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	779	310.00–450.00	365.22
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,090	540.00–580.00	556.56
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,583	730.00–760.00	745.31
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,093	330.00–460.00	382.81
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,106	610.00–730.00	661.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,415	930.00–1,050.00	1,000.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,166	525.00–760.00	609.65
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	805	610.00	610.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	863	880.00–890.00	885.04
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,058	720.00–790.00	755.74
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,125	625.00	625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,172	980.00–1,060.00	1,015.62

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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