Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.81/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$127.81

48 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$649

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$4.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.91

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	130.70	707	14thin
Medium and Large 2	496	126.63	628	33
Medium and Large 3	420	126.00	529	1thin

One grade step is worth $4.70/cwt here — about $178 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 sale48 hd

127.81

—

AL average8 barns · 909 hd

121.90

+5.91

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	2,315	92.00	2,130	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,625	61.00	991	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,027	59.06	606	8thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	—	2,315	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	2,130	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	762	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,125	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	12,488	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	152.47/cwt	150.00–155.00	618	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	139.50/cwt	137.00–142.00	593	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,050	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	10,763	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	766	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	618	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	746	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	719	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	991	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,054	56.97/cwt	56.00–58.00	600	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	999	61.14/cwt	59.00–63.00	611	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	849	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	579	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	724	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	814	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	821	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	139.75/cwt	137.00–142.00	507	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	127.29/cwt	127.00–128.00	742	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	128.92/cwt	126.00–130.00	614	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	147.47/cwt	145.00–150.00	538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	692	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	124.37/cwt	122.00–125.00	637	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	135.04/cwt	132.00–137.00	641	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	124.99/cwt	121.00–129.00	702	3

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 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 159Last week 312Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 12Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 33Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,315	92.00	92.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,625	61.00	61.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,054	56.00–58.00	56.97
4	—	999	59.00–63.00	61.14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	160.00	160.00
2	—	680	112.00	112.00
2	—	425	137.00–142.00	139.50
1	—	755	100.00	100.00
1	—	635	117.00	117.00
1	—	545	132.00	132.00
4	—	475	132.00–137.00	135.04
1	—	375	155.00	155.00
3	—	562	121.00–129.00	124.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	150.00–155.00	152.47
1	—	655	117.00	117.00
1	—	525	142.00	142.00
1	—	350	161.00	161.00
1	—	305	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	125.00	125.00
1	—	475	130.00	130.00
1	—	415	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	658	129.00	129.00
1	—	510	150.00	150.00
4	—	570	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	579	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	636	128.00	128.00
1	—	555	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	142.00	142.00
10	—	583	127.00–128.00	127.29
2	—	365	145.00–150.00	147.47
1	—	605	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	137.00–142.00	139.75
2	—	443	130.00–132.00	130.99
1	—	660	102.00	102.00
15	—	476	126.00–130.00	128.92
7	—	577	120.00	120.00
5	—	512	122.00–125.00	124.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	126.00	126.00

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	—	1,125	1,110.00	1,110.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,050	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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle