Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade active with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady with good demand.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $129.94/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −71.28 against this barn's trailing median of $201.21.

Average price

$129.94

34 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$652

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

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

$20.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.85

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	143.00	688	6thin
Medium and Large 2	508	128.31	652	22
Medium and Large 3	500	122.83	614	6thin

One grade step is worth $20.17/cwt here — about $73 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 sale34 hd

129.94

—

AL average13 barns · 1,140 hd

124.09

+5.85

This barn, trailing median2 sales

201.21

−71.28

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	1,731	96.77	1,675	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,270	68.57	871	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,138	64.54	735	22

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	125.98/cwt	125.00–127.00	545	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	108.97/cwt	108.00–110.00	679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	124.20/cwt	124.00–125.00	566	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	119.80/cwt	117.00–123.00	634	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	133.51/cwt	132.00–135.00	538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	684	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	746.25/cwt	720.00–790.00	7,761	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	603	115.49/cwt	112.00–119.00	696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	132.00/cwt	130.00–134.00	627	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	507	120.66/cwt	120.00–122.00	612	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	436	139.21/cwt	135.00–142.00	607	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	698	1
Bulls	—	—	1,733	98.97/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	121.22/cwt	119.00–123.00	690	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	726	1
Bulls	—	—	1,730	95.30/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,649	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	514	125.42/cwt	125.00–127.00	645	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	765	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,185	67.36/cwt	66.00–69.00	798	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,022	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	64.71/cwt	62.00–68.00	747	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,073	59.69/cwt	58.00–61.00	640	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	955	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	678	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	873.33/cwt	860.00–900.00	8,759	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	947.50/cwt	910.00–990.00	9,314	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,018	780.00/cwt	750.00–810.00	7,940	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,020	810.00/cwt	800.00–820.00	8,262	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	554	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,228	1,587.50/cwt	1,575.00–1,600.00	19,495	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	1,215.71/cwt	1,125.00–1,300.00	13,592	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,177	1,395.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,450.00	16,419	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,150	1,080.00/cwt	1,070.00–1,090.00	12,420	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	798	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	833	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	802	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	501	136.25/cwt	136.00–137.00	683	4

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 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 303Last week 331Year ago 322

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 38Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 121Last week 44Year ago 55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	120.00	120.00
1	—	410	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	125.00–127.00	125.98
2	—	623	108.00–110.00	108.97
5	—	456	124.00–125.00	124.20
5	—	529	117.00–123.00	119.80
1	—	580	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	403	132.00–135.00	133.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	603	112.00–119.00	115.49
3	—	475	130.00–134.00	132.00
4	—	436	135.00–142.00	139.21
5	—	569	119.00–123.00	121.22
7	—	514	125.00–127.00	125.42
1	—	360	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	162.00	162.00
1	—	420	147.00	147.00
1	—	495	141.00	141.00
1	—	600	121.00	121.00
1	—	665	115.00	115.00
1	—	325	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	115.00	115.00
3	—	507	120.00–122.00	120.66
1	—	495	128.00	128.00
1	—	420	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	125.00	125.00
1	—	475	143.00	143.00
4	—	501	136.00–137.00	136.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	700	119.00	119.00
2	—	603	133.00	133.00
1	—	675	122.00	122.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,040	720.00–790.00	746.25
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,003	860.00–900.00	873.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	983	910.00–990.00	947.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,018	750.00–810.00	780.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,020	800.00–820.00	810.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,228	1,575.00–1,600.00	1,587.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,118	1,125.00–1,300.00	1,215.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,177	1,325.00–1,450.00	1,395.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,150	1,070.00–1,090.00	1,080.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,733	98.00–100.00	98.97
3	—	1,730	94.00–96.00	95.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,185	66.00–69.00	67.36
1	—	1,440	71.00	71.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,155	62.00–68.00	64.71
2	—	1,073	58.00–61.00	59.69
1	—	955	71.00	71.00

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

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