Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls lightly tested. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand on feeders good. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.87/cwt on 129 head.

Average price

$122.87

129 head · 609 lb average

Value per head Derived

$749

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$234

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

$10.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.39

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	467	129.28	603	19thin
Medium and Large 3	401	128.94	517	13thin
Medium and Large 1	517	127.96	662	20
Medium and Large 1-2	704	118.95	837	77

One grade step is worth $10.33/cwt here — about −$234 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 sale129 hd

122.87

—

AL average15 barns · 1,917 hd

134.26

−11.39

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	1,795	73.00	1,310	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,275	43.00	548	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	957	37.05	355	3thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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 2	—	618	108.98/cwt	108.00–110.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	118.61/cwt	115.00–122.00	561	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	128.29/cwt	125.00–130.00	536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	136.00/cwt	135.00–137.00	456	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	124.95/cwt	123.00–127.00	660	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	114.24/cwt	112.00–115.00	708	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	131.62/cwt	130.00–135.00	629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	140.87/cwt	137.00–144.00	589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	128.23/cwt	127.00–130.00	600	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	240	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	526	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	142.93/cwt	140.00–145.00	749	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,085	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	4,666	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	842.53/cwt	775.00–900.00	9,942	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	670.60/cwt	550.00–725.00	7,296	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	871	445.78/cwt	370.00–500.00	3,883	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	955	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,194	1,169.85/cwt	1,150.00–1,175.00	13,968	5
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	743	292.46/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,173	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	898	623.84/cwt	510.00–700.00	5,602	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,175	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	5,288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	854	1
Bulls	—	—	1,795	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	136.93/cwt	135.00–140.00	650	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	416	147.71/cwt	145.00–150.00	614	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	677	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	988	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,037	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	787	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	755	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	951	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	841	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,051	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	697	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	910	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	813	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	123.49/cwt	119.00–126.00	771	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	903	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	926	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	731	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	874	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	678	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	154.27/cwt	152.00–157.00	654	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	153.47/cwt	152.00–155.00	565	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	134.46/cwt	132.00–137.00	710	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	158.46/cwt	157.00–162.00	615	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	215	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	159.43/cwt	157.00–162.00	682	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	308	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	545	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	290	183.50/cwt	182.00–185.00	532	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	142.79/cwt	140.00–145.00	675	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	510	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	33.00/cwt	33.00–33.00	325	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	548	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	39.08/cwt	38.00–40.00	369	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	166.00/cwt	165.00–167.00	540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	139.36/cwt	137.00–142.00	532	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	133.42/cwt	130.00–137.00	564	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	132.70/cwt	130.00–135.00	496	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	114.96/cwt	113.00–117.00	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	806	1

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 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 350Last week 395Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 32Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 24Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	108.00–110.00	108.98
1	—	780	100.00	100.00
1	—	235	165.00	165.00
4	—	468	127.00–130.00	128.23
5	—	382	137.00–142.00	139.36
4	—	423	130.00–137.00	133.42
2	—	570	113.00–117.00	114.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	115.00–122.00	118.61
3	—	418	125.00–130.00	128.29
2	—	335	135.00–137.00	136.00
5	—	374	130.00–135.00	132.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	528	123.00–127.00	124.95
4	—	620	112.00–115.00	114.24
3	—	478	130.00–135.00	131.62
3	—	418	137.00–144.00	140.87
1	—	385	144.00	144.00
1	—	315	162.00	162.00
2	—	560	120.00–122.00	121.00
1	—	720	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	624	119.00–126.00	123.49
16	—	903	102.50	102.50
27	—	731	119.50	119.50
11	—	514	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	120.00	120.00
5	—	524	140.00–145.00	142.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	200.00	200.00
1	—	455	162.00	162.00
1	—	305	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	135.00	135.00
1	—	315	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	988	105.00	105.00
5	—	508	155.00	155.00
4	—	755	126.00	126.00
24	—	841	125.00	125.00
18	—	697	130.50	130.50
7	—	616	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	117.00	117.00
2	—	428	157.00–162.00	159.43
2	—	308	177.00	177.00
2	—	290	182.00–185.00	183.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	172.00	172.00
7	—	424	152.00–157.00	154.27
6	—	528	132.00–137.00	134.46
4	—	388	157.00–162.00	158.46
1	—	710	112.00	112.00
1	—	215	185.00	185.00
7	—	473	140.00–145.00	142.79
2	—	325	165.00–167.00	166.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	475	135.00–140.00	136.93
4	—	416	145.00–150.00	147.71
2	—	523	129.00–130.00	129.50
2	—	368	152.00–155.00	153.47
1	—	645	110.00	110.00
1	—	330	157.00	157.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,085	430.00	430.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	450.00	450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,180	775.00–900.00	842.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,088	550.00–725.00	670.60
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	871	370.00–500.00	445.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	898	510.00–700.00	623.84
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	743	290.00–295.00	292.46
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	955	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,194	1,150.00–1,175.00	1,169.85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,795	73.00	73.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	33.00	33.00
2	—	943	38.00–40.00	39.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	43.00	43.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle