Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter classes not tested. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Demand on feeders moderate. Replacement cows and pairs lightly tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.86/cwt on 38 head.

Average price

$137.86

38 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$732

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

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

$11.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.84

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	143.33	755	12thin
Medium and Large 2	538	135.99	731	22
Medium and Large 3	510	131.75	672	4thin

One grade step is worth $11.58/cwt here — about $83 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 sale38 hd

137.86

—

AL average10 barns · 601 hd

148.70

−10.84

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	370	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	143.50/cwt	142.00–145.00	545	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	317	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	444	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	441	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	556	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	604	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	910	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	6,643	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	835	672.87/cwt	630.00–710.00	5,618	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	6,528	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,120	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	7,504	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	840	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	730	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	744	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	790	620.76/cwt	580.00–660.00	4,904	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	880	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,948	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	821	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	659	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	139.66/cwt	139.00–142.00	683	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	403	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	596	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	519	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	711	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	655	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	779	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	467	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	115.99/cwt	115.00–117.00	592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	334	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	283	140.64/cwt	140.00–142.00	398	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	355	136.00/cwt	135.00–137.00	483	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	660	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	120.11/cwt	119.00–125.00	645	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	126.33/cwt	125.00–127.00	556	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	137.14/cwt	135.00–140.00	773	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	611	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	788	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	135.62/cwt	134.00–139.00	705	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	129.20/cwt	129.00–130.00	598	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	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 Feb 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 137Last week 387Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 100Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter classes not tested. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Demand on feeders moderate. Replacement cows and pairs lightly tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	160.00	160.00
1	—	410	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	142.00–145.00	143.50
2	—	483	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	317	140.00	140.00
4	—	441	125.00–127.00	126.00
3	—	283	140.00–142.00	140.64
2	—	355	135.00–137.00	136.00
1	—	455	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	519	137.00	137.00
4	—	655	119.00	119.00
3	—	467	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	158.00	158.00
4	—	485	150.50	150.50
7	—	564	135.00–140.00	137.14
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	117.00	117.00
2	—	555	134.00	134.00
2	—	673	122.00	122.00
3	—	439	150.00	150.00
6	—	489	139.00–142.00	139.66
1	—	395	152.00	152.00
4	—	611	129.00	129.00
3	—	520	134.00–139.00	135.62
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	125.00	125.00
2	—	515	130.00–132.00	131.00
1	—	445	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	403	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	115.00–117.00	115.99
1	—	490	122.00	122.00
3	—	440	125.00–127.00	126.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	145.00	145.00
1	—	220	152.00	152.00
6	—	537	119.00–125.00	120.11
5	—	463	129.00–130.00	129.20
2	—	383	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	142.00	142.00
1	—	435	142.00	142.00
1	—	270	152.00	152.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	910	730.00	730.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	835	630.00–710.00	672.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	600.00	600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	335.00	335.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,020	640.00	640.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,120	670.00	670.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	790	580.00–660.00	620.76

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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