Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $134.71/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −66.51 against this barn's trailing median of $201.21.

Average price

$134.71

38 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$640

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$7.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.76

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	481	137.74	662	16thin
Medium and Large 2	473	132.62	628	21
Medium and Large 3	415	130.00	540	1thin

One grade step is worth $7.74/cwt here — about $123 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

134.71

—

AL average12 barns · 735 hd

123.94

+10.76

This barn, trailing median2 sales

201.21

−66.51

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	1,940	85.00	1,649	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,378	55.53	765	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,126	54.28	611	14

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	565	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	145.07/cwt	143.00–150.00	621	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	143.49/cwt	142.00–145.00	550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	138.99/cwt	135.00–142.00	589	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	642	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	722	102.74/cwt	100.00–107.00	742	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	703	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	132.39/cwt	130.00–135.00	620	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	509	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	150.99/cwt	150.00–152.00	589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	487	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	538	125.49/cwt	123.00–128.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,330	2
Bulls	—	—	1,940	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	126.50/cwt	125.00–127.00	731	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	950	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,888	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	52.57/cwt	50.00–54.00	559	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	142.65/cwt	142.00–144.00	658	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	850.00/cwt	800.00–900.00	8,500	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	56.55/cwt	55.00–58.00	685	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	55.53/cwt	55.00–56.00	765	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	134.58/cwt	131.00–138.00	561	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	137.82/cwt	135.00–140.00	506	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	124.36/cwt	120.00–127.00	570	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	130.98/cwt	130.00–132.00	606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	113.48/cwt	112.00–115.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	126.30/cwt	125.00–130.00	534	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	117.77/cwt	115.00–120.00	608	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	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 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 194Last week 259Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 15Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 6Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	125.00	125.00
8	—	428	143.00–150.00	145.07
1	—	455	141.00	141.00
3	—	722	100.00–107.00	102.74
1	—	305	167.00	167.00
2	—	390	150.00–152.00	150.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	110.00	110.00
2	—	383	142.00–145.00	143.49
9	—	424	135.00–142.00	138.99
1	—	575	123.00	123.00
1	—	710	99.00	99.00
3	—	468	130.00–135.00	132.39
1	—	295	165.00	165.00
1	—	685	102.00	102.00
2	—	538	123.00–128.00	125.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	578	125.00–127.00	126.50
3	—	461	142.00–144.00	142.65
1	—	745	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	131.00–138.00	134.58
2	—	463	130.00–132.00	130.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	367	135.00–140.00	137.82
9	—	458	120.00–127.00	124.36
2	—	558	112.00–115.00	113.48
7	—	423	125.00–130.00	126.30
1	—	605	105.00	105.00
5	—	516	115.00–120.00	117.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	109.00	109.00
1	—	475	116.00	116.00
1	—	415	120.00	120.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,030	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,000	800.00–900.00	850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,940	85.00	85.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,063	50.00–54.00	52.57
6	—	1,211	55.00–58.00	56.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,378	55.00–56.00	55.53

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

Bulls · 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