Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: No trends available markets closed for holidays.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.90/cwt on 115 head.

Average price

$122.90

115 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$623

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$68

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$5.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.11

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	126.08	651	19thin
Medium and Large 2	471	124.83	589	24
Medium and Large 3	437	121.90	533	36
Medium and Large 1-2	595	120.93	720	36

One grade step is worth $5.15/cwt here — about −$68 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 sale115 hd

122.90

—

AL average14 barns · 1,780 hd

129.00

−6.11

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	1,885	70.00	1,320	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,184	47.26	559	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,411	45.82	646	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,170	37.26	436	4thin

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
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	878	396.43/cwt	320.00–485.00	3,481	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	713	103.48/cwt	102.00–105.00	738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	112.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	162.29/cwt	160.00–165.00	680	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	131.22/cwt	129.00–132.00	740	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	170.26/cwt	165.00–175.00	638	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	132.93/cwt	132.00–135.00	366	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	134.11/cwt	132.00–136.00	581	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	124.17/cwt	122.00–127.00	658	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	215	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	301	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	153.35/cwt	152.00–157.00	793	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	164.23/cwt	162.00–165.00	792	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	166.00/cwt	165.00–167.00	739	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	128.29/cwt	127.00–130.00	479	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	121.18/cwt	120.00–122.00	628	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	131.15/cwt	128.00–132.00	548	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	132.96/cwt	132.00–135.00	505	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	125.31/cwt	123.00–127.00	534	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	119.52/cwt	117.00–122.00	569	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	125.08/cwt	122.00–127.00	590	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	115.66/cwt	115.00–117.00	734	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	105.28/cwt	102.00–107.00	598	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	107.45/cwt	105.00–110.00	675	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,175	494.04/cwt	470.00–520.00	5,805	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	755	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,605	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,025	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	7,893	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,155	413.48/cwt	410.00–420.00	4,776	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	764.61/cwt	700.00–800.00	8,242	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	649.06/cwt	600.00–675.00	7,581	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	955	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	4,966	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	35.68/cwt	35.00–37.00	423	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	447	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	51.52/cwt	51.00–52.00	667	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	331	130.48/cwt	130.00–132.00	432	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	114.29/cwt	112.00–117.00	609	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	138.65/cwt	137.00–140.00	742	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	153.89/cwt	150.00–158.00	659	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	145.99/cwt	140.00–150.00	693	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	475	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	46.58/cwt	45.00–48.00	649	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	293	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	519	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	558	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	150.54/cwt	147.00–155.00	562	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	125.20/cwt	122.00–127.00	721	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	343	177.32/cwt	175.00–180.00	608	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	161.93/cwt	158.00–165.00	614	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	318	162.44/cwt	160.00–165.00	517	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	459	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	155.12/cwt	150.00–160.00	735	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	123.43/cwt	120.00–127.00	654	2
Bulls	—	—	1,885	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	143.82/cwt	142.00–147.00	611	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	469	136.51/cwt	132.00–140.00	640	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	134.25/cwt	130.00–137.00	701	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	169.76/cwt	167.00–175.00	565	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	643	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	756	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	739	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	806	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	488	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	639	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	591	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	691	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	535	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	786	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	784	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,011	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	867	20

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 Jan 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 395Last week 300Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 23Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 55Year ago 0

Compared to a week ago: No trends available markets closed for holidays.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	878	320.00–485.00	396.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	520.00	520.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,175	470.00–520.00	494.04
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	770.00	770.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,155	410.00–420.00	413.48
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	755	345.00	345.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,078	700.00–800.00	764.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,168	600.00–675.00	649.06

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	713	102.00–105.00	103.48
2	—	670	110.00–115.00	112.48
10	—	428	150.00–158.00	153.89
11	—	475	140.00–150.00	145.99
2	—	293	177.00	177.00
4	—	576	122.00–127.00	125.20
8	—	379	158.00–165.00	161.93
1	—	635	117.00	117.00
6	—	522	130.00–137.00	134.25
8	—	333	167.00–175.00	169.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	419	160.00–165.00	162.29
4	—	564	129.00–132.00	131.22
4	—	375	165.00–175.00	170.26
1	—	630	125.00	125.00
3	—	535	137.00–140.00	138.65
1	—	655	120.00	120.00
3	—	343	175.00–180.00	177.32
7	—	474	150.00–160.00	155.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	120.00	120.00
3	—	373	147.00–155.00	150.54
1	—	610	117.00	117.00
2	—	318	160.00–165.00	162.44
1	—	275	167.00	167.00
2	—	530	120.00–127.00	123.43
7	—	425	142.00–147.00	143.82
5	—	469	132.00–140.00	136.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	275	132.00–135.00	132.93
1	—	605	102.00	102.00
1	—	215	140.00	140.00
3	—	373	127.00–130.00	128.29
8	—	426	123.00–127.00	125.31
7	—	476	117.00–122.00	119.52
3	—	568	102.00–107.00	105.28
4	—	331	130.00–132.00	130.48
6	—	533	112.00–117.00	114.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	110.00	110.00
1	—	345	135.00	135.00
5	—	518	120.00–122.00	121.18
5	—	418	128.00–132.00	131.15
3	—	380	132.00–135.00	132.96
7	—	472	122.00–127.00	125.08
2	—	628	105.00–110.00	107.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	433	132.00–136.00	134.11
5	—	530	122.00–127.00	124.17
3	—	635	115.00–117.00	115.66
2	—	480	129.00–130.00	129.50
1	—	715	110.00	110.00
1	—	595	117.00	117.00
1	—	395	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	643	117.50	117.50
9	—	739	109.00	109.00
15	—	488	131.00	131.00
5	—	591	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	517	152.00–157.00	153.35
4	—	482	162.00–165.00	164.23
2	—	445	165.00–167.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	535	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	784	129.00	129.00
20	—	615	141.00	141.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,185	35.00–37.00	35.68
1	—	1,125	42.00	42.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	41.00	41.00
2	—	1,295	51.00–52.00	51.52
1	—	1,055	45.00	45.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	42.00	42.00
5	—	1,393	45.00–48.00	46.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,885	70.00	70.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

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