Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.42/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$125.42

73 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$672

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

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

$9.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.02

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	568	128.00	727	33
Medium and Large 2	502	124.89	627	30
Medium and Large 3	530	118.50	629	10thin

One grade step is worth $9.50/cwt here — about $98 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 sale73 hd

125.42

—

AL average12 barns · 1,916 hd

122.40

+3.02

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	1,710	86.51	1,479	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,444	56.07	810	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,236	55.74	689	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,013	51.54	522	3thin

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 3	—	545	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	135.64/cwt	132.00–140.00	624	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	127.30/cwt	125.00–130.00	666	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	850	1
Bulls	—	—	1,710	86.51/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,479	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	126.31/cwt	122.00–129.00	701	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	631	116.75/cwt	115.00–118.00	737	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	129.00/cwt	128.00–130.00	784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	894	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	112.49/cwt	112.00–113.00	771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	135.86/cwt	135.00–136.00	601	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	140.00/cwt	138.00–142.00	504	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	529	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	630	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	128.67/cwt	127.00–132.00	547	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	122.51/cwt	122.00–125.00	632	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	840	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	121.38/cwt	118.00–124.00	676	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	671	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	733	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	844	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,030	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	133.24/cwt	133.00–137.00	830	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	163.96/cwt	160.00–167.00	677	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	591	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	792	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	654	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	811	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	746	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	727	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	887	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	160.56/cwt	157.00–165.00	679	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	660	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,201	1,400.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,475.00	16,814	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	132.51/cwt	132.00–133.00	610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	127.00/cwt	125.00–128.00	592	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	52.19/cwt	51.00–53.00	669	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	56.58/cwt	54.00–59.00	689	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,444	56.07/cwt	55.00–57.00	810	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,360	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	850.00/cwt	800.00–950.00	9,631	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	51.54/cwt	50.00–53.00	522	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	145.67/cwt	140.00–150.00	597	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	736	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,100	1,040.00/cwt	1,040.00–1,040.00	11,440	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 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 490Last week 324Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 31Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 13Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	122.00	122.00
1	—	555	118.00	118.00
1	—	410	137.00	137.00
1	—	465	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	132.00–140.00	135.64
3	—	523	125.00–130.00	127.30
3	—	555	122.00–129.00	126.31
4	—	631	115.00–118.00	116.75
3	—	410	140.00–150.00	145.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	130.00	130.00
1	—	680	125.00	125.00
2	—	383	167.00	167.00
2	—	608	128.00–130.00	129.00
3	—	423	157.00–165.00	160.56
1	—	455	145.00	145.00
1	—	545	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	115.00	115.00
2	—	685	112.00–113.00	112.49
3	—	360	138.00–142.00	140.00
3	—	425	127.00–132.00	128.67
6	—	516	122.00–125.00	122.51
7	—	557	118.00–124.00	121.38
8	—	466	125.00–128.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	771	116.00	116.00
7	—	442	135.00–136.00	135.86
1	—	555	128.00	128.00
7	—	683	123.00	123.00
1	—	630	125.00	125.00
11	—	516	130.00	130.00
2	—	460	132.00–133.00	132.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	121.00	121.00
2	—	558	115.00–116.00	115.50
7	—	529	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	520	141.00	141.00
3	—	413	160.00–167.00	163.96
5	—	591	134.00	134.00
8	—	654	124.00	124.00
8	—	727	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	844	122.00	122.00
20	—	623	133.00–137.00	133.24
1	—	455	164.00	164.00
1	—	665	127.00	127.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,710	85.00–88.00	86.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,282	51.00–53.00	52.19
16	—	1,218	54.00–59.00	56.58
1	—	1,285	60.00	60.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,444	55.00–57.00	56.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,013	50.00–53.00	51.54

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,201	1,375.00–1,475.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	1,040.00	1,040.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,045	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,133	800.00–950.00	850.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle