Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-21

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $112.69/cwt on 93 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −88.52 against this barn's trailing median of $201.21.

Average price

$112.69

93 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$590

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$10.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.87

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	584	121.03	706	4thin
Medium and Large 2	535	113.82	609	51
Medium and Large 3	501	110.31	553	38

One grade step is worth $10.72/cwt here — about $153 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 sale93 hd

112.69

—

AL average14 barns · 1,255 hd

115.56

−2.87

This barn, trailing median2 sales

201.21

−88.52

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	1,630	74.52	1,215	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,164	46.60	542	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,095	37.53	411	2thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	108.31/cwt	105.00–113.00	465	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	94.33/cwt	90.00–98.00	580	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	118.75/cwt	115.00–122.50	528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	427	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	116.28/cwt	115.00–117.50	376	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	582	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	126.36/cwt	126.00–127.50	612	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	127.75/cwt	127.50–128.00	524	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	123.55/cwt	122.00–125.00	704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	108.24/cwt	105.00–113.00	623	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	666	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	1,008	412.26/cwt	340.00–480.00	4,156	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	114.51/cwt	114.00–115.00	725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	621	102.66/cwt	100.00–106.00	638	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,077	48.25/cwt	46.00–50.00	520	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	103.54/cwt	100.00–107.50	491	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	735.84/cwt	635.00–830.00	9,676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	411	125.62/cwt	125.00–127.50	516	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	114.95/cwt	112.50–117.50	423	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	128.72/cwt	127.50–130.00	483	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	100.83/cwt	100.00–102.50	537	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	114.91/cwt	109.00–118.00	547	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	422	119.43/cwt	117.00–125.00	504	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	750	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	638	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	5,928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	567	89.90/cwt	85.00–92.50	510	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	690	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	621	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	42.94/cwt	42.00–44.50	517	4
Bulls	—	—	1,630	74.52/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,215	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	596	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	129.32/cwt	129.00–130.00	485	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	105.17/cwt	103.00–107.50	602	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	775	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	121.22/cwt	120.00–125.00	584	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	116.68/cwt	111.00–121.00	603	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	37.53/cwt	35.00–40.00	411	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,435	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	514	99.40/cwt	95.00–102.50	511	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	576	99.33/cwt	95.00–102.50	572	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	99.34/cwt	97.00–101.00	618	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	133.86/cwt	130.00–137.50	580	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	112.76/cwt	112.50–113.00	530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	624	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	523	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	81.62/cwt	80.00–85.00	628	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	564	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	124.80/cwt	122.50–127.50	468	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 Oct 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 346Last week 352Year ago 399

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 21Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 20Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	117.50	117.50
4	—	411	125.00–127.50	125.62
3	—	518	115.00	115.00
3	—	375	129.00–130.00	129.32
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	117.50	117.50
4	—	484	126.00–127.50	126.36
2	—	633	114.00–115.00	114.51
2	—	433	130.00–137.50	133.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	117.50	117.50
1	—	510	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	429	105.00–113.00	108.31
2	—	323	115.00–117.50	116.28
12	—	474	100.00–107.50	103.54
4	—	368	112.50–117.50	114.95
3	—	567	85.00–92.50	89.90
1	—	775	75.00	75.00
4	—	514	95.00–102.50	99.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	445	115.00–122.50	118.75
1	—	335	127.50	127.50
3	—	572	103.00–107.50	105.17
3	—	622	97.00–101.00	99.34
2	—	470	112.50–113.00	112.76
2	—	675	92.50	92.50
3	—	770	80.00–85.00	81.62
2	—	525	107.50	107.50
4	—	375	122.50–127.50	124.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	112.50	112.50
2	—	508	114.00–115.00	114.50
2	—	410	127.50–128.00	127.75
1	—	690	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	615	90.00–98.00	94.33
7	—	375	127.50–130.00	128.72
3	—	533	100.00–102.50	100.83
7	—	476	109.00–118.00	114.91
8	—	422	117.00–125.00	119.43
1	—	750	85.00	85.00
2	—	690	90.00	90.00
4	—	576	95.00–102.50	99.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	122.00–125.00	123.55
1	—	775	100.00	100.00
1	—	420	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	576	105.00–113.00	108.24
1	—	740	90.00	90.00
7	—	621	100.00–106.00	102.66
18	—	482	120.00–125.00	121.22
7	—	517	111.00–121.00	116.68
2	—	655	95.00	95.00
4	—	418	125.00	125.00
1	—	775	92.50	92.50
1	—	385	132.50	132.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,008	340.00–480.00	412.26
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,315	635.00–830.00	735.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,140	520.00	520.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,077	46.00–50.00	48.25
4	—	1,204	42.00–44.50	42.94
1	—	1,435	53.00	53.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,095	35.00–40.00	37.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,630	72.00–76.00	74.52

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Valley Livestock - Moulton, AL

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Slaughter Cattle