Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.00/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$123.00

67 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$642

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$9.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.88

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	586	126.43	741	7thin
Medium and Large 2	514	123.25	633	54
Medium and Large 3	525	116.66	613	6thin

One grade step is worth $9.77/cwt here — about $129 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 sale67 hd

123.00

—

AL average12 barns · 1,001 hd

121.12

+1.88

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	—	High	1,735	101.67	1,764	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,228	62.27	765	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,580	60.00	948	1thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	370	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	527	1
Bulls	—	—	1,770	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,859	2
Bulls	—	—	1,665	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,582	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,060	935.00/cwt	910.00–960.00	9,911	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	9,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,020.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,020.00	11,322	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,121	1,247.50/cwt	1,230.00–1,260.00	13,984	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	1,146.67/cwt	1,130.00–1,170.00	11,902	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	842	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	739	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	136.97/cwt	136.00–138.00	783	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	823	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	122.49/cwt	122.00–123.00	586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	521	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	122.31/cwt	120.00–125.00	637	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	130.90/cwt	127.00–132.00	605	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	525	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	98.22/cwt	97.00–100.00	717	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	656	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	702	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	132.81/cwt	129.00–135.00	538	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	118.97/cwt	118.00–120.00	686	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	687	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	833	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	816	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	146.42/cwt	142.00–152.00	621	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	136.07/cwt	132.00–139.00	630	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	602	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	137.52/cwt	135.00–139.00	584	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	396	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	818	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	843	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	56.71/cwt	55.00–58.00	635	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	62.99/cwt	60.00–66.00	791	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	948	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 Jun 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 331Last week 159Year ago 478

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 27Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 39Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	172.00	172.00
1	—	270	195.00	195.00
1	—	400	155.00	155.00
1	—	460	143.00	143.00
1	—	505	136.00	136.00
1	—	630	130.00	130.00
2	—	750	107.00	107.00
3	—	833	98.00	98.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	160.00	160.00
1	—	560	124.00	124.00
1	—	620	117.00	117.00
1	—	700	110.00	110.00
1	—	775	100.00	100.00
2	—	510	130.00	130.00
8	—	424	142.00–152.00	146.42
10	—	463	132.00–139.00	136.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	128.00	128.00
4	—	425	135.00–139.00	137.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	690	122.00	122.00
1	—	560	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	136.00–138.00	136.97
1	—	650	134.00	134.00
1	—	605	136.00	136.00
1	—	540	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	105.00	105.00
2	—	478	122.00–123.00	122.49
1	—	545	118.00	118.00
1	—	410	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	521	120.00–125.00	122.31
13	—	462	127.00–132.00	130.90
8	—	386	136.00	136.00
5	—	730	97.00–100.00	98.22
5	—	656	107.00	107.00
5	—	405	129.00–135.00	132.81
4	—	577	118.00–120.00	118.97
1	—	600	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	180.00	180.00
1	—	455	135.00	135.00
1	—	575	123.00	123.00
1	—	605	120.00	120.00
3	—	750	109.00	109.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,770	105.00	105.00
1	—	1,665	95.00	95.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,258	67.00	67.00
3	—	1,120	55.00–58.00	56.71
10	—	1,255	60.00–66.00	62.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	60.00	60.00

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	—	1,060	910.00–960.00	935.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	910.00	910.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,110	1,020.00	1,020.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,121	1,230.00–1,260.00	1,247.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,038	1,130.00–1,170.00	1,146.67

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