Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and 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 $124.78/cwt on 79 head.

Average price

$124.78

79 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$612

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$296

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

$6.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.00

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	126.82	686	43
Medium and Large 2	452	122.75	555	30
Medium and Large 3	324	120.32	389	6thin

One grade step is worth $6.50/cwt here — about $296 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 sale79 hd

124.78

—

AL average16 barns · 1,689 hd

120.78

+4.00

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	1,330	61.00	811	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,342	45.94	617	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,155	44.01	508	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,090	35.89	391	6thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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 1	—	510	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	153.91/cwt	150.00–157.00	642	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	161.41/cwt	157.00–165.00	594	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	650	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	161.00/cwt	160.00–162.00	475	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	710	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	845	519.70/cwt	510.00–530.00	4,391	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	823	355.15/cwt	300.00–390.00	2,923	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	10,266	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,020	397.49/cwt	395.00–400.00	4,054	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,048	503.19/cwt	445.00–560.00	5,273	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	769	327.97/cwt	285.00–395.00	2,522	11
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	831	535.08/cwt	450.00–630.00	4,447	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	836	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,035	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	7,142	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	895	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	7,339	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	786	609.10/cwt	535.00–650.00	4,788	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	564.01/cwt	500.00–700.00	6,221	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	144.93/cwt	143.00–147.00	693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	589	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	148.19/cwt	148.00–150.00	720	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	132.18/cwt	130.00–137.00	439	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	119.75/cwt	119.00–120.00	548	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	123.11/cwt	120.00–125.00	529	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	879	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	157.43/cwt	155.00–160.00	658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	136.45/cwt	135.00–138.00	523	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	255	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	628	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	838	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	729	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	966	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	752	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	985	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	830	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	996	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	494	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	613	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	588	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	753	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	655	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	825	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	755	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	710	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	767	1
Bulls	—	—	1,330	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	527	117.93/cwt	114.00–120.00	621	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	136.01/cwt	130.00–149.00	581	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	367	142.30/cwt	140.00–145.00	522	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	594	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	125.54/cwt	122.00–127.00	663	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	146.73/cwt	140.00–150.00	610	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	689	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	384	150.90/cwt	149.00–155.00	579	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	158.94/cwt	157.00–160.00	520	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	133.85/cwt	130.00–138.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	587	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	34.87/cwt	33.00–36.00	375	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	476	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,342	45.94/cwt	45.00–47.00	617	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	44.01/cwt	43.00–45.00	508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	133.98/cwt	132.00–135.00	556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	141.54/cwt	138.00–145.00	464	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	121.67/cwt	120.00–124.00	586	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	324	120.48/cwt	120.00–122.00	390	4

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 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 300Last week 381Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 12Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 17Year ago 0

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	135.00	135.00
3	—	417	150.00–157.00	153.91
6	—	368	157.00–165.00	161.41
10	—	458	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	112.00	112.00
2	—	295	160.00–162.00	161.00
9	—	528	122.00–127.00	125.54
6	—	416	140.00–150.00	146.73
4	—	565	122.00	122.00
4	—	384	149.00–155.00	150.90
3	—	327	157.00–160.00	158.94
2	—	473	130.00–138.00	133.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	114.00–120.00	117.93
3	—	427	130.00–149.00	136.01
3	—	367	140.00–145.00	142.30
2	—	475	125.00	125.00
1	—	630	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	125.00	125.00
1	—	680	123.00	123.00
1	—	740	120.00	120.00
10	—	486	148.00–150.00	148.19
1	—	405	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	143.00–147.00	144.93
1	—	785	112.00	112.00
2	—	418	155.00–160.00	157.43
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	151.00	151.00
1	—	465	135.00	135.00
1	—	615	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	628	133.50	133.50
10	—	729	132.50	132.50
7	—	752	131.00	131.00
2	—	830	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	130.00–137.00	132.18
4	—	458	119.00–120.00	119.75
9	—	430	120.00–125.00	123.11
1	—	565	105.00	105.00
1	—	510	115.00	115.00
2	—	355	130.00–131.00	130.50
1	—	625	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	383	135.00–138.00	136.45
3	—	415	132.00–135.00	133.98
3	—	328	138.00–145.00	141.54
1	—	705	106.00	106.00
1	—	580	117.00	117.00
1	—	545	117.00	117.00
7	—	482	120.00–124.00	121.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	125.00	125.00
1	—	390	115.00	115.00
4	—	324	120.00–122.00	120.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	494	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	588	128.00	128.00
7	—	655	126.00	126.00
1	—	755	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	108.00	108.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	710	250.00	250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	845	510.00–530.00	519.70
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	823	300.00–390.00	355.15
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	885.00	885.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,103	500.00–700.00	564.01
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,020	395.00–400.00	397.49
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,048	445.00–560.00	503.19
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	769	285.00–395.00	327.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	831	450.00–630.00	535.08
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,035	690.00	690.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	895	820.00	820.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	786	535.00–650.00	609.10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	61.00	61.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,076	33.00–36.00	34.87
1	—	1,160	41.00	41.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,342	45.00–47.00	45.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,155	43.00–45.00	44.01

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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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle

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