Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher, bulls sold 1.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand on feeders moderate. 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 $113.57/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$113.57

54 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$588

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$5.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.88

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	116.65	622	21
Medium and Large 2	528	111.98	592	21
Medium and Large 3	471	110.97	522	12thin

One grade step is worth $5.68/cwt here — about $100 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 sale54 hd

113.57

—

AL average16 barns · 2,080 hd

115.46

−1.88

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	1,778	74.42	1,323	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,300	51.00	663	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,301	48.85	635	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,152	42.02	484	6thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	663	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	47.33/cwt	45.00–49.00	596	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,394	52.04/cwt	51.00–53.00	725	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	456	1
Bulls	—	—	1,773	76.54/cwt	76.00–77.00	1,357	2
Bulls	—	—	1,655	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,125	2
Bulls	—	—	2,035	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,689	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	858	389.94/cwt	370.00–410.00	3,346	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	690	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	146.75/cwt	145.00–150.00	706	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	143.30/cwt	140.00–145.00	738	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	156.48/cwt	150.00–160.00	660	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	923	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	537	108.47/cwt	108.00–110.00	582	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	110.98/cwt	110.00–112.00	517	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	409	113.47/cwt	112.00–114.00	464	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	115.21/cwt	112.00–117.00	543	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	111.65/cwt	110.00–112.00	583	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	665	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	685	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	115.71/cwt	115.00–117.00	609	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	113.84/cwt	111.00–115.00	639	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	471	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	519	115.46/cwt	113.00–117.00	599	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	469	122.70/cwt	120.00–125.00	575	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	129.31/cwt	128.00–130.00	547	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	322	143.96/cwt	142.00–145.00	464	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	111.49/cwt	110.00–113.00	624	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	768	250.33/cwt	230.00–270.00	1,923	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	905	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,525	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	859	429.76/cwt	370.00–480.00	3,692	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,109	547.04/cwt	480.00–625.00	6,067	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,075	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	4,085	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,159	733.65/cwt	670.00–825.00	8,503	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	11,534	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	583.59/cwt	535.00–655.00	6,670	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	890	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	8,455	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	865	745.00/cwt	745.00–745.00	6,444	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,215	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,239	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,035	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	399	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	567	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	788	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	444	142.88/cwt	142.00–143.00	634	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	127.58/cwt	125.00–132.00	731	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	355	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	142.53/cwt	140.00–145.00	599	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	136.96/cwt	135.00–140.00	645	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	123.32/cwt	120.00–125.00	650	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	132.73/cwt	132.00–135.00	689	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	148.25/cwt	145.00–150.00	627	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	111.50/cwt	111.00–112.00	736	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	141.93/cwt	140.00–144.00	678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,234	43.76/cwt	40.00–45.00	540	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	38.53/cwt	38.00–39.00	381	2

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 Dec 4, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 645Last week 559Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 79Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 78Last week 146Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	51.00	51.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,259	45.00–49.00	47.33
5	—	1,394	51.00–53.00	52.04
1	—	1,085	42.00	42.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,234	40.00–45.00	43.76
2	—	988	38.00–39.00	38.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,773	76.00–77.00	76.54
2	—	1,655	68.00	68.00
1	—	2,035	83.00	83.00

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	—	858	370.00–410.00	389.94
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	768	230.00–270.00	250.33
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	500.00	500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	859	370.00–480.00	429.76
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,109	480.00–625.00	547.04
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	380.00	380.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,159	670.00–825.00	733.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	990.00	990.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,143	535.00–655.00	583.59
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	890	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	865	745.00	745.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,215	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,185	1,100.00	1,100.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	511	135.00	135.00
10	—	630	125.00	125.00
8	—	444	142.00–143.00	142.88
5	—	573	125.00–132.00	127.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	481	145.00–150.00	146.75
3	—	515	140.00–145.00	143.30
3	—	422	150.00–160.00	156.48
1	—	810	114.00	114.00
1	—	555	136.00	136.00
1	—	385	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	399	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	537	108.00–110.00	108.47
4	—	466	110.00–112.00	110.98
4	—	409	112.00–114.00	113.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	471	112.00–117.00	115.21
6	—	522	110.00–112.00	111.65
5	—	616	108.00	108.00
2	—	558	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	526	115.00–117.00	115.71
7	—	561	111.00–115.00	113.84
1	—	480	117.00	117.00
1	—	325	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	519	113.00–117.00	115.46
4	—	469	120.00–125.00	122.70
3	—	423	128.00–130.00	129.31
3	—	322	142.00–145.00	143.96
2	—	560	110.00–113.00	111.49
1	—	355	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	420	140.00–145.00	142.53
5	—	471	135.00–140.00	136.96
3	—	527	120.00–125.00	123.32
2	—	613	110.00–112.00	110.99
1	—	760	97.00	97.00
1	—	705	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	519	132.00–135.00	132.73
3	—	423	145.00–150.00	148.25
2	—	660	111.00–112.00	111.50
2	—	478	140.00–144.00	141.93
1	—	715	110.00	110.00
1	—	645	112.00	112.00
1	—	555	125.00	125.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle