Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. 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 $136.06/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −65.15 against this barn's trailing median of $201.21.

Average price

$136.06

53 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$656

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$27

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$12.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.64

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	469	145.16	681	14thin
Medium and Large 3	423	136.50	577	4thin
Medium and Large 2	494	132.37	654	35

One grade step is worth $12.78/cwt here — about $27 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 sale53 hd

136.06

—

AL average11 barns · 987 hd

129.42

+6.64

This barn, trailing median2 sales

201.21

−65.15

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	1,647	91.33	1,504	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,380	68.00	938	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,140	63.31	722	12

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	—	2,210	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	2,166	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	626	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	141.33/cwt	140.00–142.00	650	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	127.02/cwt	124.00–128.00	668	8
Bulls	—	—	1,550	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,318	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	174.60/cwt	172.00–177.00	546	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	143.75/cwt	140.00–147.00	597	7
Bulls	—	—	1,180	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,074	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	117.41/cwt	115.00–120.00	731	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	413	135.99/cwt	135.00–137.00	562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	121.61/cwt	120.00–125.00	705	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	629	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	705	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	937	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	938	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,015	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	8,932	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,049	57.45/cwt	55.00–60.00	603	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	1,075.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,125.00	12,072	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	66.34/cwt	64.00–68.00	812	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	10,353	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	70.37/cwt	69.00–72.00	815	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	120.94/cwt	118.00–122.00	761	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	125.75/cwt	125.00–126.00	577	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	118.38/cwt	117.00–122.00	668	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	122.48/cwt	120.00–125.00	637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	687	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	136.36/cwt	135.00–137.00	586	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	141.31/cwt	139.00–145.00	598	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	592	124.33/cwt	124.00–125.00	736	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	462	134.68/cwt	132.00–137.00	622	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	647	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	358	156.01/cwt	155.00–157.00	559	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	148.00/cwt	145.00–151.00	814	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	724	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	921	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	132.49/cwt	130.00–135.00	806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	698	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 Aug 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 324Last week 305Year ago 397

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 27Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 22Year ago 30

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. 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	—	2,210	98.00	98.00
1	—	1,550	85.00	85.00
1	—	1,180	91.00	91.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	66.00	66.00
1	—	1,340	70.00	70.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,049	55.00–60.00	57.45
5	—	1,224	64.00–68.00	66.34
2	—	1,158	69.00–72.00	70.37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	167.00	167.00
3	—	460	140.00–142.00	141.33
2	—	313	172.00–177.00	174.60
1	—	715	114.00	114.00
1	—	680	121.00	121.00
1	—	555	127.00	127.00
4	—	431	150.00	150.00
1	—	515	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	526	124.00–128.00	127.02
7	—	415	140.00–147.00	143.75
5	—	623	115.00–120.00	117.41
3	—	580	120.00–125.00	121.61
10	—	462	132.00–137.00	134.68
2	—	358	155.00–157.00	156.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	135.00–137.00	135.99
1	—	495	127.00	127.00
1	—	370	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	629	118.00–122.00	120.94
3	—	423	139.00–145.00	141.31
3	—	592	124.00–125.00	124.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	459	125.00–126.00	125.75
2	—	388	139.00–140.00	139.50
6	—	564	117.00–122.00	118.38
2	—	520	120.00–125.00	122.48
2	—	613	112.00	112.00
3	—	430	135.00–137.00	136.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	145.00–151.00	148.00
1	—	520	153.00	153.00
1	—	755	122.00	122.00
2	—	423	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	158.00	158.00
1	—	475	152.00	152.00
1	—	655	125.00	125.00
2	—	510	142.00	142.00
2	—	608	130.00–135.00	132.49

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	880.00	880.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,123	1,025.00–1,125.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,010.00	1,010.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle