Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 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 $123.03/cwt on 103 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −78.19 against this barn's trailing median of $201.21.

Average price

$123.03

103 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$646

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$216

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

$6.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.69

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	605	127.06	769	23
Medium and Large 2	537	122.51	657	45
Medium and Large 3	457	121.04	553	35

One grade step is worth $6.01/cwt here — about $216 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 sale103 hd

123.03

—

AL average14 barns · 1,340 hd

121.34

+1.69

This barn, trailing median2 sales

201.21

−78.19

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	1,620	82.06	1,329	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,161	51.13	594	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,007	42.42	427	3thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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 2	—	466	120.24/cwt	117.50–123.00	560	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	133.74/cwt	132.50–135.00	572	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	116.70/cwt	115.00–117.50	739	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	138.77/cwt	137.50–140.00	500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	120.58/cwt	118.00–126.00	633	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	671	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	442	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	623	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	439	121.96/cwt	120.00–125.00	535	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	509	114.01/cwt	110.00–116.00	580	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	119.48/cwt	115.00–121.00	691	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	111.26/cwt	110.00–112.50	638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	108.73/cwt	107.50–110.00	614	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	263	140.07/cwt	137.50–142.50	368	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	235	152.39/cwt	150.00–155.00	358	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	710	1
Bulls	—	—	1,742	85.08/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,482	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	130.04/cwt	127.50–132.50	488	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	136.71/cwt	135.00–137.50	360	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	760	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	590	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	42.42/cwt	41.00–44.00	427	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	48.19/cwt	47.00–50.00	546	4
Bulls	—	—	1,498	79.03/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,184	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	459	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	126.20/cwt	125.00–127.50	473	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	112.49/cwt	110.00–115.00	574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	481	110.21/cwt	107.50–112.50	530	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	543	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,126	656.35/cwt	600.00–875.00	7,391	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,510	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	11,627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	116.03/cwt	112.50–119.00	504	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	389	120.21/cwt	117.50–125.00	468	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	745	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	310	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	473	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	118.01/cwt	116.00–120.00	791	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	479	120.37/cwt	119.00–122.50	577	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	103.81/cwt	100.00–107.50	659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	153.74/cwt	152.50–155.00	643	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	163.25/cwt	162.50–164.00	637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	112.51/cwt	110.00–115.00	690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	802	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	5,040	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	5,359	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	123.66/cwt	123.00–125.00	641	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	773	104.02/cwt	103.00–105.00	804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	758	110.51/cwt	107.00–114.00	838	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	116.76/cwt	116.00–117.50	829	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	583	126.57/cwt	124.00–130.00	738	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	117.61/cwt	116.00–121.00	674	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	124.98/cwt	122.50–127.50	524	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	728	106.75/cwt	106.00–107.50	777	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	158.60/cwt	152.50–165.00	658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	715	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	127.99/cwt	125.00–132.50	607	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	110.27/cwt	106.00–112.50	742	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	117.22/cwt	112.50–120.00	620	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	152.50/cwt	150.00–155.00	473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	121.48/cwt	118.00–126.00	764	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	524	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 Sep 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 352Last week 246Year ago 471

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 26Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 17Year ago 46

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	466	117.50–123.00	120.24
1	—	745	90.00	90.00
1	—	650	97.50	97.50
1	—	610	102.50	102.50
2	—	565	107.50–110.00	108.73
3	—	375	127.50–132.50	130.04
3	—	263	135.00–137.50	136.71
6	—	419	122.50–127.50	124.98
15	—	529	112.50–120.00	117.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	760	87.50	87.50
1	—	605	97.50	97.50
5	—	481	107.50–112.50	110.21
1	—	505	107.50	107.50
11	—	434	112.50–119.00	116.03
11	—	389	117.50–125.00	120.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	310	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	110.00–115.00	112.51
6	—	518	123.00–125.00	123.66
1	—	480	127.50	127.50
1	—	330	137.50	137.50
5	—	573	116.00–121.00	117.61
1	—	700	102.50	102.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	132.50–135.00	133.74
3	—	633	115.00–117.50	116.70
2	—	360	137.50–140.00	138.77
15	—	525	118.00–126.00	120.58
4	—	578	115.00–121.00	119.48
2	—	773	103.00–105.00	104.02
2	—	728	106.00–107.50	106.75
7	—	474	125.00–132.50	127.99
4	—	673	106.00–112.50	110.27
2	—	310	150.00–155.00	152.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	439	120.00–125.00	121.96
9	—	509	110.00–116.00	114.01
2	—	263	137.50–142.50	140.07
2	—	235	150.00–155.00	152.39
1	—	340	135.00	135.00
2	—	375	125.00–127.50	126.20
1	—	745	97.50	97.50
1	—	575	110.00	110.00
4	—	479	119.00–122.50	120.37
2	—	635	100.00–107.50	103.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	670	116.00–120.00	118.01
2	—	418	152.50–155.00	153.74
2	—	390	162.50–164.00	163.25
2	—	758	107.00–114.00	110.51
2	—	710	116.00–117.50	116.76
5	—	583	124.00–130.00	126.57
6	—	629	118.00–126.00	121.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	442	141.00	141.00
2	—	475	140.00	140.00
1	—	560	120.00	120.00
2	—	355	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	120.00	120.00
2	—	573	110.00–112.50	111.26
3	—	510	110.00–115.00	112.49
1	—	425	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	140.00	140.00
2	—	415	152.50–165.00	158.60
12	—	511	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	53.00	53.00
4	—	1,133	47.00–50.00	48.19
1	—	1,095	61.00	61.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,007	41.00–44.00	42.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,742	84.00–86.00	85.08
2	—	1,498	78.00–80.00	79.03

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,126	600.00–875.00	656.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,510	770.00	770.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	450.00	450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	485.00	485.00

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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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