Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher, bulls not tested last week. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. 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 $139.31/cwt on 84 head.

Average price

$139.31

84 head · 438 lb average

Value per head Derived

$611

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$8.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.87

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	467	144.69	676	23
Medium and Large 2	456	138.66	632	29
Medium and Large 3	402	136.03	547	32

One grade step is worth $8.66/cwt here — about $128 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 sale84 hd

139.31

—

AL average15 barns · 1,340 hd

135.44

+3.87

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	—	High	1,845	93.08	1,717	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,168	59.25	692	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	910	51.04	464	4thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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 2	—	230	189.78/cwt	185.00–195.00	436	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	408	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	389	179.56/cwt	175.00–182.00	698	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	173.99/cwt	172.00–175.00	726	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	186.31/cwt	185.00–187.00	619	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	165.49/cwt	162.00–166.00	715	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	160.28/cwt	157.00–162.00	753	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	173.38/cwt	170.00–177.00	647	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	844	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	878	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	139.92/cwt	136.00–143.00	521	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	133.22/cwt	130.00–136.00	568	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	146.24/cwt	146.00–147.00	475	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	120.59/cwt	117.00–125.00	629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	127.95/cwt	126.00–130.00	599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	412	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	127.34/cwt	125.00–130.00	672	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	136.15/cwt	132.00–140.00	651	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	145.13/cwt	140.00–147.00	617	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	154.55/cwt	152.00–157.00	515	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	147.97/cwt	147.00–149.00	562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	738	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	51.04/cwt	49.00–52.00	464	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	62.51/cwt	62.00–63.00	763	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	624	2
Bulls	—	—	1,845	93.08/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,717	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	820	475.55/cwt	465.00–485.00	3,900	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	715	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,109	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	868	597.18/cwt	560.00–635.00	5,184	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	915	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,948	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	820	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,895	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,143	651.84/cwt	630.00–665.00	7,451	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	775.69/cwt	710.00–835.00	9,114	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,858	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	772	594.57/cwt	580.00–670.00	4,590	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	980	855.00/cwt	855.00–855.00	8,379	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,245	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,960	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,142	747.76/cwt	730.00–770.00	8,539	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	153.36/cwt	150.00–155.00	658	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	132.71/cwt	131.00–133.00	682	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	609	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	583	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	154.21/cwt	151.00–158.00	742	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	168.71/cwt	165.00–172.00	619	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	319	173.22/cwt	172.00–175.00	553	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	163.23/cwt	160.00–165.00	686	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	141.99/cwt	140.00–144.00	743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	177.39/cwt	175.00–180.00	484	2

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 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 286Last week 133Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 26Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 12Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	230	185.00–195.00	189.78
1	—	615	129.00	129.00
10	—	481	151.00–158.00	154.21
5	—	367	165.00–172.00	168.71
4	—	319	172.00–175.00	173.22
3	—	420	160.00–165.00	163.23
2	—	523	140.00–144.00	141.99
2	—	273	175.00–180.00	177.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	178.00	178.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	389	175.00–182.00	179.56
3	—	417	172.00–175.00	173.99
3	—	332	185.00–187.00	186.31
1	—	635	129.00	129.00
1	—	495	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	120.00–125.00	122.45
1	—	515	130.00	130.00
1	—	490	145.00	145.00
1	—	420	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	432	162.00–166.00	165.49
3	—	470	157.00–162.00	160.28
2	—	373	170.00–177.00	173.38
1	—	565	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	603	140.00	140.00
2	—	665	132.00	132.00
2	—	385	187.00	187.00
1	—	505	161.00	161.00
1	—	455	172.00	172.00
1	—	330	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	372	136.00–143.00	139.92
7	—	426	130.00–136.00	133.22
4	—	325	146.00–147.00	146.24
3	—	522	117.00–125.00	120.59
2	—	468	126.00–130.00	127.95
1	—	605	112.00	112.00
1	—	280	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	528	125.00–130.00	127.34
8	—	478	132.00–140.00	136.15
5	—	425	140.00–147.00	145.13
5	—	333	152.00–157.00	154.55
2	—	380	147.00–149.00	147.97
1	—	620	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	429	150.00–155.00	153.36
7	—	514	131.00–133.00	132.71
2	—	393	155.00	155.00
1	—	610	124.00	124.00
1	—	570	128.00	128.00
1	—	455	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	910	49.00–52.00	51.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,220	62.00–63.00	62.51
2	—	1,115	56.00	56.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,845	92.00–94.00	93.08

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	820	465.00–485.00	475.55
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	715	295.00	295.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	868	560.00–635.00	597.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	915	650.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	820	475.00	475.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,143	630.00–665.00	651.84
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,175	710.00–835.00	775.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,065	550.00	550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	772	580.00–670.00	594.57
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	980	855.00	855.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,245	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,142	730.00–770.00	747.76

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle