Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls lightly tested to few for adequate market test. Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. 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 $108.36/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$108.36

55 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$568

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$171

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

$6.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.66

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	603	112.07	676	15thin
Medium and Large 2	515	108.41	559	18thin
Medium and Large 3	478	105.80	505	22

One grade step is worth $6.27/cwt here — about $171 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 sale55 hd

108.36

—

AL average16 barns · 2,021 hd

114.02

−5.66

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	1,825	73.00	1,332	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,168	41.75	488	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,108	39.49	437	4thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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	—	585	106.49/cwt	106.00–107.00	623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	549	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	354	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	103.32/cwt	102.00–104.00	527	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	104.99/cwt	104.00–106.00	496	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	112.38/cwt	110.00–115.00	419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	391	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	107.57/cwt	107.00–110.00	457	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	841	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	768	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	852	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	122.93/cwt	120.00–126.00	643	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	598	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	598	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,285	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	612.58/cwt	540.00–675.00	6,922	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,145	755.00/cwt	755.00–755.00	8,645	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,833	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	851	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	826	401.42/cwt	325.00–500.00	3,316	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,060	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	5,141	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	701	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,213	484.69/cwt	425.00–575.00	5,879	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	240	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	384	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	107.50/cwt	107.00–108.00	779	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	109.94/cwt	108.00–112.00	742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	147.47/cwt	145.00–150.00	575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	798	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	958	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	730	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	927	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	542	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	726	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	658	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	803	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	669	127.33/cwt	127.00–128.00	852	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	621	132.49/cwt	131.00–133.50	823	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	565	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	667	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	673	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	727	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	285	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	112.80/cwt	111.00–115.00	654	6
Bulls	—	—	1,825	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,332	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	112.78/cwt	110.00–115.00	590	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	566	107.18/cwt	102.00–110.00	607	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	483	116.45/cwt	115.00–120.00	562	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	765	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	493	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	345	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	466	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	39.63/cwt	38.00–41.00	446	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	577	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	116.92/cwt	115.00–120.00	619	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	386	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	529	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	125.39/cwt	120.00–130.00	594	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	158.24/cwt	155.00–160.00	435	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	106.20/cwt	104.00–109.00	559	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	104.75/cwt	104.00–105.00	593	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	115.27/cwt	113.00–118.00	492	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	689	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	41.53/cwt	41.00–42.00	478	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	37.45/cwt	35.00–39.00	399	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	646	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 11, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 381Last week 645Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 47Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 78Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	106.00–107.00	106.49
2	—	615	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	112.00	112.00
1	—	310	130.00	130.00
8	—	526	104.00–109.00	106.20
4	—	566	104.00–105.00	104.75
3	—	427	113.00–118.00	115.27
1	—	725	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	92.00	92.00
1	—	295	120.00	120.00
3	—	510	102.00–104.00	103.32
3	—	472	104.00–106.00	104.99
2	—	625	99.00	99.00
2	—	373	110.00–115.00	112.38
2	—	340	115.00	115.00
5	—	425	107.00–110.00	107.57
3	—	598	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	565	118.00	118.00
4	—	673	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	121.00	121.00
1	—	830	112.00	112.00
1	—	715	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	768	111.00	111.00
1	—	445	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	523	120.00–126.00	122.93
1	—	565	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	798	120.00	120.00
2	—	730	127.00	127.00
9	—	669	127.00–128.00	127.33
5	—	621	131.00–133.50	132.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	542	134.00	134.00
2	—	658	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	107.00	107.00
1	—	430	132.00	132.00
1	—	240	160.00	160.00
6	—	580	111.00–115.00	112.80
1	—	630	107.00	107.00
5	—	529	115.00–120.00	116.92
5	—	386	137.00	137.00
4	—	474	120.00–130.00	125.39
3	—	275	155.00–160.00	158.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	107.00–108.00	107.50
2	—	675	108.00–112.00	109.94
2	—	390	145.00–150.00	147.47
1	—	435	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	145.00	145.00
6	—	523	110.00–115.00	112.78
4	—	566	102.00–110.00	107.18
4	—	483	115.00–120.00	116.45
1	—	765	90.00	90.00
1	—	645	100.00	100.00
1	—	365	135.00	135.00
1	—	345	135.00	135.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	925.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,130	540.00–675.00	612.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,160	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	826	325.00–500.00	401.42
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	485.00	485.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,213	425.00–575.00	484.69
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,145	755.00	755.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,035	950.00	950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,825	73.00	73.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,125	38.00–41.00	39.63
1	—	1,255	46.00	46.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,150	41.00–42.00	41.53
2	—	1,065	35.00–39.00	37.45

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle