Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls lightly tested. All feeder classes sold 3.00 to 6.00 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 $131.38/cwt on 107 head.

Average price

$131.38

107 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$645

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$10.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.84

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	494	136.83	676	36
Medium and Large 2	497	129.45	643	50
Medium and Large 3	471	126.63	596	21

One grade step is worth $10.21/cwt here — about $80 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 sale107 hd

131.38

—

AL average15 barns · 1,930 hd

130.55

+0.84

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,243	54.96	683	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,660	50.00	830	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,205	43.00	518	1thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	142.34/cwt	140.00–147.00	547	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	125.64/cwt	125.00–127.00	601	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	130.98/cwt	130.00–132.00	557	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	833	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	559	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	749	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	138.96/cwt	137.00–140.00	716	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	509	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	148.45/cwt	147.00–150.00	784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	644	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	725.40/cwt	700.00–750.00	7,965	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	9,153	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	740	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	4,514	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	141.60/cwt	140.00–145.00	758	3
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	723	389.65/cwt	370.00–410.00	2,817	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	873	501.12/cwt	470.00–530.00	4,375	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	843	587.69/cwt	530.00–650.00	4,954	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	805	434.35/cwt	360.00–500.00	3,497	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,070	669.91/cwt	660.00–680.00	7,168	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,035	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	4,813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	155.99/cwt	155.00–157.00	647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	139.23/cwt	137.00–142.00	798	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	154.75/cwt	154.00–157.00	715	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	160.99/cwt	160.00–162.00	681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	170.84/cwt	167.00–175.00	632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	512	128.32/cwt	127.00–130.00	657	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	472	136.22/cwt	132.00–140.00	643	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	148.16/cwt	142.00–152.00	696	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	624	129.31/cwt	128.00–132.00	807	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	542	136.66/cwt	135.00–138.00	741	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	760	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	708	103.49/cwt	102.00–105.00	733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	298	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	507	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,205	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	518	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	830	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	55.44/cwt	55.00–56.00	613	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,520	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	821	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	164.18/cwt	162.00–167.00	614	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	133.60/cwt	130.00–135.00	641	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	136.51/cwt	135.00–140.00	580	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	135.70/cwt	130.00–137.00	692	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	122.72/cwt	120.00–125.00	657	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	135.79/cwt	132.00–140.00	509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	127.37/cwt	122.00–129.00	732	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	144.28/cwt	142.00–147.00	620	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	147.73/cwt	147.00–150.00	573	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	138.32/cwt	137.00–140.00	643	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	126.81/cwt	125.00–130.00	671	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	118.87/cwt	118.00–122.00	681	9

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 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 282Last week 350Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 10Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 27Year ago 0

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls lightly tested. All feeder classes sold 3.00 to 6.00 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
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	135.00	135.00
3	—	622	134.00	134.00
1	—	415	167.00	167.00
1	—	275	185.00	185.00
3	—	535	140.00–145.00	141.60
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	559	134.00	134.00
3	—	515	137.00–140.00	138.96
1	—	465	147.00	147.00
1	—	410	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	147.00–150.00	148.45
1	—	720	130.00	130.00
1	—	570	147.00	147.00
1	—	455	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	384	140.00–147.00	142.34
8	—	480	130.00–135.00	133.60
7	—	425	135.00–140.00	136.51
1	—	730	100.00	100.00
1	—	655	107.00	107.00
1	—	625	115.00	115.00
14	—	529	125.00–130.00	126.81
9	—	573	118.00–122.00	118.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	478	125.00–127.00	125.64
6	—	425	130.00–132.00	130.98
1	—	675	100.00	100.00
1	—	570	115.00	115.00
4	—	535	120.00–125.00	122.72
2	—	375	132.00–140.00	135.79
1	—	330	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	510	130.00–137.00	135.70
8	—	575	122.00–129.00	127.37
6	—	430	142.00–147.00	144.28
4	—	388	147.00–150.00	147.73
3	—	465	137.00–140.00	138.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	155.00–157.00	155.99
2	—	305	177.00	177.00
8	—	470	142.00–152.00	148.16
3	—	624	128.00–132.00	129.31
3	—	542	135.00–138.00	136.66
2	—	563	135.00	135.00
9	—	374	162.00–167.00	164.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	137.00–142.00	139.23
4	—	462	154.00–157.00	154.75
2	—	423	160.00–162.00	160.99
2	—	370	167.00–175.00	170.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	110.00	110.00
1	—	610	115.00	115.00
1	—	590	122.00	122.00
1	—	425	145.00	145.00
3	—	512	127.00–130.00	128.32
3	—	472	132.00–140.00	136.22
2	—	708	102.00–105.00	103.49
2	—	298	170.00	170.00
1	—	375	157.00	157.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,098	700.00–750.00	725.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	810.00	810.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	723	370.00–410.00	389.65
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	873	470.00–530.00	501.12
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	843	530.00–650.00	587.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	805	360.00–500.00	434.35
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,070	660.00–680.00	669.91
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	465.00	465.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	740	610.00	610.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	43.00	43.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	50.00	50.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,105	55.00–56.00	55.44
1	—	1,520	54.00	54.00

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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Moulton Stockyards

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