Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $114.82/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −86.40 against this barn's trailing median of $201.21.

Average price

$114.82

28 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$662

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$2.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.92

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	617	116.70	721	7thin
Medium and Large 3	562	114.19	642	21

One grade step is worth $2.51/cwt here — about $78 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 sale28 hd

114.82

—

AL average13 barns · 1,185 hd

123.74

−8.92

This barn, trailing median2 sales

201.21

−86.40

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	1,467	84.05	1,233	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,363	59.00	804	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,182	54.74	647	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,028	44.94	462	8thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	415	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	111.79/cwt	110.00–114.00	643	5
Bulls	—	—	1,735	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	743	106.50/cwt	106.00–107.00	791	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	382	137.34/cwt	136.00–140.00	525	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	1,140.74/cwt	975.00–1,275.00	14,408	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	130.45/cwt	127.00–134.00	630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	119.49/cwt	119.00–120.00	633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	120.56/cwt	119.00–122.00	570	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	712	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	725	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	673	104.32/cwt	101.00–105.00	702	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	138.04/cwt	135.00–141.00	736	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	657	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	142.52/cwt	142.00–143.00	603	2
Bulls	—	—	1,333	77.07/cwt	76.00–78.00	1,027	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	7,134	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	811	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	1,065	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	5,591	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,250	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	788	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	845	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,803	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,513	46.51/cwt	46.00–47.00	704	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,166	849.15/cwt	625.00–1,050.00	9,901	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	990	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	614	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	906.28/cwt	875.00–925.00	10,830	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,043	55.70/cwt	53.00–58.00	581	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	46.46/cwt	45.00–49.00	486	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,007	551.67/cwt	515.00–600.00	5,555	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	42.41/cwt	41.00–43.00	423	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	531	111.29/cwt	109.00–114.00	591	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	479	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	657	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	658	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 Sep 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 246Last week 402Year ago 230

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 47Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 30Year ago 73

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. 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	—	415	127.00	127.00
5	—	575	110.00–114.00	111.79
3	—	382	136.00–140.00	137.34
2	—	530	119.00–120.00	119.49
2	—	473	119.00–122.00	120.56
1	—	725	91.00	91.00
1	—	605	103.00	103.00
6	—	673	101.00–105.00	104.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	743	106.00–107.00	106.50
2	—	483	127.00–134.00	130.45
1	—	680	110.00	110.00
1	—	630	113.00	113.00
1	—	560	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	106.00	106.00
1	—	505	119.00	119.00
1	—	455	136.00	136.00
2	—	423	142.00–143.00	142.52
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	120.00	120.00
1	—	520	132.00	132.00
1	—	490	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	135.00–141.00	138.04
1	—	615	123.00	123.00
1	—	465	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	531	109.00–114.00	111.29
2	—	413	116.00	116.00
1	—	710	87.00	87.00
1	—	650	101.00	101.00
1	—	645	102.00	102.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,735	98.00	98.00
2	—	1,333	76.00–78.00	77.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	55.00	55.00
1	—	1,250	63.00	63.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,513	46.00–47.00	46.51
2	—	990	62.00	62.00
2	—	1,043	53.00–58.00	55.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,046	45.00–49.00	46.46
3	—	998	41.00–43.00	42.41

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 · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,263	975.00–1,275.00	1,140.74
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	580.00	580.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,166	625.00–1,050.00	849.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,195	875.00–925.00	906.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,007	515.00–600.00	551.67
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	525.00	525.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	845	450.00	450.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle