Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 10.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.33/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$125.33

53 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$644

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$6

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

$14.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.94

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	483	132.17	639	28
Medium and Large 2	548	117.68	645	25

One grade step is worth $14.49/cwt here — about −$6 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 sale53 hd

125.33

—

AL average10 barns · 588 hd

114.39

+10.94

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	1,550	86.31	1,338	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,157	55.99	648	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	963	50.92	490	2thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	305	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	139.46/cwt	135.00–142.00	727	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	163.40/cwt	160.00–165.00	552	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	338	155.98/cwt	155.00–157.00	527	2
Bulls	—	—	1,693	89.46/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,515	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	250	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	739	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	138.57/cwt	130.00–140.00	658	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	600	1
Bulls	—	—	1,265	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,012	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	245	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	141.25/cwt	140.00–143.00	572	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	600	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	113.60/cwt	110.00–114.00	655	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	148.32/cwt	147.00–150.00	538	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	133.38/cwt	130.00–139.00	647	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	645	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	669	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	163.97/cwt	163.00–165.00	623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	127.55/cwt	125.00–130.00	670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	143.46/cwt	142.00–145.00	607	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	810	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	755	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	55.48/cwt	55.00–57.00	658	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	144.48/cwt	143.00–149.00	694	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	397	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	667	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,098	705.00/cwt	700.00–710.00	7,741	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	591	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	50.92/cwt	50.00–52.00	490	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 Apr 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 259Last week 143Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 34Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 9Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 10.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle market 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	—	305	172.00	172.00
1	—	605	120.00	120.00
4	—	521	135.00–142.00	139.46
1	—	250	185.00	185.00
1	—	560	132.00	132.00
2	—	430	159.00	159.00
1	—	245	195.00	195.00
1	—	455	147.00	147.00
2	—	380	163.00–165.00	163.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	338	160.00–165.00	163.40
2	—	578	120.00–121.00	120.50
7	—	475	130.00–140.00	138.57
2	—	525	125.00–130.00	127.55
4	—	423	142.00–145.00	143.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	145.00	145.00
2	—	338	155.00–157.00	155.98
1	—	480	125.00	125.00
1	—	445	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	107.00	107.00
4	—	405	140.00–143.00	141.25
1	—	625	110.00	110.00
3	—	588	116.00	116.00
1	—	500	125.00	125.00
3	—	363	147.00–150.00	148.32
15	—	485	130.00–139.00	133.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	127.00	127.00
5	—	438	137.00	137.00
1	—	370	145.00	145.00
2	—	668	101.00	101.00
10	—	577	110.00–114.00	113.60
1	—	500	122.00	122.00
5	—	614	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	628	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	585	129.00	129.00
8	—	480	143.00–149.00	144.48
3	—	397	168.00	168.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,693	89.00–90.00	89.46
1	—	1,265	80.00	80.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,186	55.00–57.00	55.48
1	—	1,105	60.00	60.00
1	—	1,095	54.00	54.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	963	50.00–52.00	50.92

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,098	700.00–710.00	705.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle