Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls not tested last week. All feeder classes sold sharply 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 $142.05/cwt on 33 head.

Average price

$142.05

33 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$647

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$13.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.89

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	477	146.05	697	18thin
Medium and Large 2	442	140.33	621	9thin
Medium and Large 3	411	132.64	545	6thin

One grade step is worth $13.41/cwt here — about $152 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 sale33 hd

142.05

—

AL average15 barns · 1,525 hd

134.16

+7.89

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	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,427	58.96	841	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,173	56.56	664	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,108	46.60	516	7thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	355	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	165.98/cwt	165.00–167.00	719	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	148.47/cwt	147.00–150.00	772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	583	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	6,773	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	8,460	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,917	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	815	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	4,972	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	780	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	165.99/cwt	165.00–167.00	694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	635	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	9,328	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,085	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,595	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,120	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,280	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	149.55/cwt	147.00–153.00	651	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	663	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	965	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	554	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	909	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	622	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	883	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	407	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	651	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	645	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	826	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	139.04/cwt	135.00–145.00	734	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	153.40/cwt	147.00–157.00	719	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	157.98/cwt	157.00–160.00	676	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	522	127.26/cwt	125.00–132.00	664	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	148.48/cwt	147.00–150.00	687	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	138.51/cwt	138.00–139.00	712	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	43.93/cwt	42.00–45.00	466	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,172	50.16/cwt	48.00–51.00	588	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	58.96/cwt	58.00–60.00	841	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	55.20/cwt	53.00–57.00	634	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	131.61/cwt	130.00–135.00	557	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	215	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	128.74/cwt	127.00–130.00	681	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	603	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 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 133Last week 137Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 13Year ago 0

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls not tested last week. All feeder classes sold sharply higher. Demand on feeders good. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	173.00	173.00
1	—	465	160.00	160.00
1	—	655	125.00	125.00
2	—	433	165.00–167.00	165.98
2	—	520	147.00–150.00	148.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	185.00	185.00
7	—	528	135.00–145.00	139.04
6	—	469	147.00–157.00	153.40
3	—	428	157.00–160.00	157.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	125.00–132.00	127.26
2	—	555	125.00	125.00
2	—	463	147.00–150.00	148.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	165.00–167.00	165.99
1	—	380	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	663	145.50	145.50
6	—	554	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	622	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	155.00	155.00
1	—	325	152.00	152.00
1	—	380	152.00	152.00
4	—	529	127.00–130.00	128.74
1	—	455	142.00	142.00
1	—	410	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	167.00	167.00
1	—	455	147.00	147.00
5	—	435	147.00–153.00	149.55
6	—	514	138.00–139.00	138.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	407	160.00	160.00
2	—	645	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	130.00–135.00	131.61
2	—	490	127.00	127.00
1	—	215	147.00	147.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	630.00	630.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	720.00	720.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	710.00	710.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	815	610.00	610.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	780	240.00	240.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,025	910.00	910.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,085	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,120	650.00	650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,060	42.00–45.00	43.93
3	—	1,172	48.00–51.00	50.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,427	58.00–60.00	58.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,149	53.00–57.00	55.20
1	—	1,270	62.00	62.00

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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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