Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle market lightly tested. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. 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 $138.26/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −62.95 against this barn's trailing median of $201.21.

Average price

$138.26

58 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$651

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

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

$23.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.12

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	466	145.24	677	21
Medium and Large 2	463	137.69	638	29
Medium and Large 3	511	122.00	623	8thin

One grade step is worth $23.24/cwt here — about $54 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 sale58 hd

138.26

—

AL average12 barns · 759 hd

125.14

+13.12

This barn, trailing median2 sales

201.21

−62.95

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	—	Low	1,604	86.33	1,384	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,193	54.00	644	2thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	605	119.50/cwt	117.00–122.00	723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	162.64/cwt	160.00–167.00	600	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	154.00/cwt	150.00–157.00	567	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	127.60/cwt	125.00–129.00	664	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	529	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	630	6
Bulls	—	—	1,395	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,102	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	745	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	135.33/cwt	134.00–137.00	720	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	493	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	122.42/cwt	120.00–125.00	701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	142.89/cwt	140.00–145.00	604	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	137.94/cwt	137.00–140.00	665	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	121.58/cwt	120.00–122.00	682	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	132.02/cwt	127.00–134.00	561	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	114.96/cwt	113.00–117.00	708	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	471	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	123.22/cwt	121.00–127.00	579	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	133.01/cwt	131.00–137.00	620	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	120.85/cwt	117.00–123.00	647	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	547	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	755	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	135.33/cwt	130.00–136.00	759	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,010	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	8,989	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	807	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	681	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	155.67/cwt	150.00–160.00	641	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	166.02/cwt	165.00–167.00	531	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	134.23/cwt	130.00–137.00	628	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	574	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,045	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	10,711	2
Bulls	—	—	1,708	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,537	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 May 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 312Last week 194Year ago 387

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 37Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 39Year ago 20

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle market lightly tested. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. 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
2	—	605	117.00–122.00	119.50
5	—	369	160.00–167.00	162.64
1	—	665	112.00	112.00
3	—	532	134.00–137.00	135.33
1	—	550	132.00	132.00
3	—	482	137.00–140.00	137.94
6	—	412	150.00–160.00	155.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	114.00	114.00
3	—	368	150.00–157.00	154.00
10	—	520	125.00–129.00	127.60
1	—	290	170.00	170.00
2	—	573	120.00–125.00	122.42
6	—	423	140.00–145.00	142.89
2	—	320	165.00–167.00	166.02
4	—	468	130.00–137.00	134.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	529	119.00	119.00
1	—	485	127.00	127.00
1	—	425	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	561	120.00–122.00	121.58
4	—	616	113.00–117.00	114.96
1	—	350	147.00	147.00
7	—	466	131.00–137.00	133.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	425	127.00–134.00	132.02
1	—	325	145.00	145.00
14	—	470	121.00–127.00	123.22
13	—	535	117.00–123.00	120.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	167.00	167.00
3	—	667	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	547	138.00	138.00
2	—	645	120.00	120.00
9	—	561	130.00–136.00	135.33
7	—	463	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	79.00	79.00
2	—	1,708	90.00	90.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,193	54.00	54.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	890.00	890.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,045	1,025.00	1,025.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle