Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Trends available, however trade active with very good demand on feeders.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.22/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$134.22

52 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$644

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$11

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

$17.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.46

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	450	141.33	636	31
Medium and Large 2	523	123.72	647	21

One grade step is worth $17.61/cwt here — about −$11 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 sale52 hd

134.22

—

AL average12 barns · 847 hd

120.76

+13.46

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	1,715	68.70	1,178	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,499	50.72	760	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,154	45.07	520	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	865	41.00	355	1thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	573	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	476	138.14/cwt	137.00–139.00	658	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	146.66/cwt	145.00–147.00	560	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	132.64/cwt	130.00–135.00	621	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	587	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	428	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	638	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	128.03/cwt	127.00–130.00	547	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	111.58/cwt	105.00–115.00	687	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	164.98/cwt	161.00–172.00	770	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	749	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	173.28/cwt	170.00–180.00	738	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	127.56/cwt	125.00–130.00	725	2
Bulls	—	—	1,760	71.55/cwt	71.00–72.00	1,259	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	712	1
Bulls	—	—	1,625	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	1,024	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,105	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	11,161	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	50.03/cwt	49.00–51.00	617	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	48.46/cwt	48.00–49.00	758	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,099	42.28/cwt	41.00–43.00	465	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	41.00/cwt	41.00–43.00	355	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	45.38/cwt	44.00–47.00	531	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,472	51.62/cwt	51.00–53.00	760	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	173.02/cwt	172.00–175.00	706	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	793	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	143.51/cwt	142.00–145.00	753	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	10,670	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 Apr 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 143Last week 325Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 21Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 20Year ago 0

No Trends available, however trade active with very good demand on feeders.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	117.00	117.00
1	—	705	100.00	100.00
6	—	382	145.00–147.00	146.66
1	—	680	102.00	102.00
3	—	427	127.00–130.00	128.03
7	—	616	105.00–115.00	111.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	476	137.00–139.00	138.14
13	—	428	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	468	130.00–135.00	132.64
3	—	435	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	467	161.00–172.00	164.98
4	—	426	170.00–180.00	173.28
1	—	525	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	117.00	117.00
5	—	535	140.00	140.00
1	—	485	157.00	157.00
2	—	568	125.00–130.00	127.56
1	—	420	165.00	165.00
1	—	665	107.00	107.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	177.00	177.00
3	—	408	172.00–175.00	173.02
1	—	600	127.00	127.00
3	—	770	103.00	103.00
2	—	525	142.00–145.00	143.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,760	71.00–72.00	71.55
1	—	1,625	63.00	63.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,233	49.00–51.00	50.03
4	—	1,099	41.00–43.00	42.28
4	—	1,170	44.00–47.00	45.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,565	48.00–49.00	48.46
5	—	1,472	51.00–53.00	51.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	41.00–43.00	41.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,105	1,010.00	1,010.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	970.00	970.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle