Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 higher. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady. 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 $122.77/cwt on 107 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −78.45 against this barn's trailing median of $201.21.

Average price

$122.77

107 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$579

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$15.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.11

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	478	132.71	634	20
Medium and Large 2	480	123.07	590	48
Medium and Large 3	459	117.29	539	39

One grade step is worth $15.42/cwt here — about $95 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

122.77

—

AL average15 barns · 1,945 hd

122.87

−0.11

This barn, trailing median2 sales

201.21

−78.45

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	1,751	72.26	1,266	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,399	48.46	678	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,305	46.46	606	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	980	39.11	383	13

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	105.99/cwt	105.00–107.00	647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	478	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	140.53/cwt	137.00–142.00	586	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	154.59/cwt	152.00–157.00	499	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	743	106.00/cwt	105.00–107.00	788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	116.02/cwt	115.00–117.00	603	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	131.41/cwt	128.00–135.00	628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	146.00/cwt	145.00–147.00	548	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	447	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	160.89/cwt	157.00–165.00	603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	109.07/cwt	105.00–110.00	459	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	100.22/cwt	98.00–101.00	516	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	387	111.75/cwt	110.00–112.00	432	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	103.10/cwt	100.00–105.00	489	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	366	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	240	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	112.65/cwt	109.00–115.00	532	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	116.63/cwt	115.00–119.00	497	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	122.28/cwt	120.00–125.00	456	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	691	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	643	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	105.30/cwt	102.00–107.00	551	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	640	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	580	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	524	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	467	115.10/cwt	112.00–116.00	538	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	690	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	45.49/cwt	44.00–47.00	604	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	50.88/cwt	50.00–53.00	681	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	420	1
Bulls	—	—	1,780	73.27/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,304	4
Bulls	—	—	1,615	67.86/cwt	66.00–70.00	1,096	2
Bulls	—	—	1,910	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,471	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	818	316.49/cwt	295.00–350.00	2,589	3
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	913	425.21/cwt	400.00–450.00	3,882	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	738	281.59/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,078	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	834	463.91/cwt	420.00–490.00	3,869	16
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	894	543.13/cwt	500.00–570.00	4,856	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	822	349.49/cwt	310.00–420.00	2,873	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,176	540.36/cwt	460.00–630.00	6,355	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,143	740.48/cwt	650.00–790.00	8,464	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,186	434.79/cwt	375.00–460.00	5,157	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,212	800.21/cwt	650.00–1,110.00	9,699	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	885.67/cwt	840.00–1,000.00	10,141	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,066	557.20/cwt	480.00–640.00	5,940	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	810	742.92/cwt	735.00–750.00	6,018	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	895	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	9,040	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,130	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	11,018	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,175	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	9,518	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,420	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	40.89/cwt	39.00–43.00	415	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	36.25/cwt	35.00–38.00	336	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	47.43/cwt	45.00–49.00	670	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	121.77/cwt	115.00–125.00	511	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	106.64/cwt	105.00–110.00	568	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	332	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	465	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	102.42/cwt	100.00–105.00	592	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	730	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	657	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	355	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	110.48/cwt	107.00–112.00	629	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	121.12/cwt	117.00–125.00	574	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	133.33/cwt	128.00–137.00	565	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	114.41/cwt	112.00–117.00	597	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	139.92/cwt	137.00–142.00	515	7

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 20, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 559Last week 524Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 42Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 146Last week 64Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 higher. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Demand on feeders moderate. 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
2	—	610	105.00–107.00	105.99
1	—	720	100.00	100.00
1	—	325	147.00	147.00
1	—	280	152.00	152.00
10	—	569	107.00–112.00	110.48
10	—	474	117.00–125.00	121.12
9	—	424	128.00–137.00	133.33
7	—	522	112.00–117.00	114.41
7	—	368	137.00–142.00	139.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	417	137.00–142.00	140.53
3	—	323	152.00–157.00	154.59
2	—	743	105.00–107.00	106.00
2	—	675	110.00	110.00
2	—	520	115.00–117.00	116.02
2	—	478	128.00–135.00	131.41
2	—	375	145.00–147.00	146.00
1	—	635	112.00	112.00
1	—	285	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	467	112.00–116.00	115.10
10	—	420	115.00–125.00	121.77
3	—	533	105.00–110.00	106.64
3	—	332	140.00	140.00
2	—	578	100.00–105.00	102.42
1	—	730	90.00	90.00
1	—	355	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	157.00–165.00	160.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	421	105.00–110.00	109.07
8	—	515	98.00–101.00	100.22
8	—	387	110.00–112.00	111.75
6	—	474	100.00–105.00	103.10
2	—	555	97.00	97.00
1	—	305	120.00	120.00
1	—	240	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	472	109.00–115.00	112.65
9	—	426	115.00–119.00	116.63
6	—	373	120.00–125.00	122.28
4	—	691	93.00	93.00
3	—	523	102.00–107.00	105.30
1	—	645	95.00	95.00
1	—	305	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	110.00	110.00
1	—	640	116.00	116.00
1	—	580	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	110.00–112.00	111.00
1	—	480	117.00	117.00
1	—	440	119.00	119.00
1	—	360	140.00	140.00
1	—	340	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,380	50.00	50.00
3	—	1,412	45.00–49.00	47.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,328	44.00–47.00	45.49
3	—	1,338	50.00–53.00	50.88
1	—	1,025	41.00	41.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,014	39.00–43.00	40.89
5	—	926	35.00–38.00	36.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,780	72.00–75.00	73.27
2	—	1,615	66.00–70.00	67.86
1	—	1,910	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	—	818	295.00–350.00	316.49
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	913	400.00–450.00	425.21
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	738	280.00–285.00	281.59
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	834	420.00–490.00	463.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	894	500.00–570.00	543.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	822	310.00–420.00	349.49
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,176	460.00–630.00	540.36
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,143	650.00–790.00	740.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,186	375.00–460.00	434.79
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,212	650.00–1,110.00	800.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,145	840.00–1,000.00	885.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,066	480.00–640.00	557.20
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	810	735.00–750.00	742.92
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	895	1,010.00	1,010.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,130	975.00	975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,175	810.00	810.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,220	1,100.00	1,100.00

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.

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