Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Trade moderate with moderate 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 $110.85/cwt on 95 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −90.37 against this barn's trailing median of $201.21.

Average price

$110.85

95 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$571

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$97

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

$40.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.31

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	345	148.75	513	2thin
Medium and Large 3	481	111.27	535	49
Medium and Large 2	561	108.66	610	44

One grade step is worth $40.09/cwt here — about −$97 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 sale95 hd

110.85

—

AL average12 barns · 1,014 hd

116.16

−5.31

This barn, trailing median2 sales

201.21

−90.37

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	1,885	78.00	1,470	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,310	53.00	694	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,153	47.51	548	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	972	41.54	404	13

Every lot, as filed

60 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 2	—	559	106.80/cwt	105.00–110.00	597	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	581	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	437	110.84/cwt	107.50–112.50	484	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	126.40/cwt	125.00–127.50	478	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	112.69/cwt	110.00–116.00	535	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	712	94.49/cwt	92.50–97.50	673	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	128.32/cwt	125.00–132.00	409	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	619	102.46/cwt	100.00–105.00	634	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	470	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	126.89/cwt	125.00–127.50	530	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	331	138.08/cwt	137.50–140.00	457	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	454	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	753	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	710	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	111.68/cwt	110.00–112.00	697	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	130.67/cwt	130.00–132.00	499	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	113.99/cwt	113.00–115.00	636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	659	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	626	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	935	508.97/cwt	450.00–640.00	4,759	12
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	880	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	3,872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	122.98/cwt	119.00–125.00	662	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	447	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	773.97/cwt	600.00–1,050.00	9,930	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	903	612.55/cwt	430.00–660.00	5,531	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,109	551.55/cwt	470.00–660.00	6,117	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	783.52/cwt	700.00–850.00	8,619	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,036	43.04/cwt	41.00–45.00	446	5
Bulls	—	—	1,910	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,452	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	886	36.33/cwt	34.00–38.00	322	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,410	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	747	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	46.59/cwt	46.00–47.00	481	2
Bulls	—	—	1,860	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,488	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	43.07/cwt	41.00–45.00	432	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	694	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	50.32/cwt	47.00–52.00	608	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	121.92/cwt	120.00–125.00	439	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	118.18/cwt	115.00–122.50	506	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	112.03/cwt	110.00–115.00	530	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	103.77/cwt	100.00–107.50	496	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	770	86.67/cwt	85.00–87.50	667	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	285	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	399	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	514	104.40/cwt	100.00–107.50	537	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	112.47/cwt	110.00–117.50	412	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	668	90.03/cwt	87.50–92.50	601	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	549	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	534	110.43/cwt	109.00–115.00	590	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	106.15/cwt	100.00–110.00	601	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	110.62/cwt	110.00–112.50	569	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 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 303Last week 346Year ago 268

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 26Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 66Last week 8Year ago 32

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	559	105.00–110.00	106.80
5	—	712	92.50–97.50	94.49
10	—	619	100.00–105.00	102.46
4	—	418	125.00–127.50	126.89
4	—	331	137.50–140.00	138.08
5	—	659	95.00	95.00
1	—	465	118.00	118.00
8	—	534	109.00–115.00	110.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	135.00	135.00
1	—	275	162.50	162.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	360	120.00–125.00	121.92
15	—	428	115.00–122.50	118.18
13	—	473	110.00–115.00	112.03
1	—	555	97.50	97.50
3	—	770	85.00–87.50	86.67
1	—	285	140.00	140.00
8	—	514	100.00–107.50	104.40
1	—	340	130.00	130.00
2	—	668	87.50–92.50	90.03
1	—	610	92.50	92.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	421	138.00	138.00
2	—	635	110.00–111.00	110.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	107.50	107.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	437	107.50–112.50	110.84
1	—	565	95.00	95.00
1	—	335	122.50	122.50
2	—	478	100.00–107.50	103.77
1	—	275	130.00	130.00
6	—	366	110.00–117.50	112.47
1	—	525	97.50	97.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	378	125.00–127.50	126.40
5	—	475	110.00–116.00	112.69
5	—	319	125.00–132.00	128.32
2	—	400	117.50	117.50
4	—	566	100.00–110.00	106.15
4	—	514	110.00–112.50	110.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	137.50	137.50
1	—	735	102.50	102.50
1	—	465	125.00	125.00
1	—	295	140.00	140.00
11	—	689	103.00	103.00
6	—	624	110.00–112.00	111.68
3	—	382	130.00–132.00	130.67
2	—	558	113.00–115.00	113.99
3	—	538	119.00–125.00	122.98

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	935	450.00–640.00	508.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	440.00	440.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,283	600.00–1,050.00	773.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	903	430.00–660.00	612.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,109	470.00–660.00	551.55
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	700.00–850.00	783.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,036	41.00–45.00	43.04
1	—	1,410	53.00	53.00
6	—	1,208	47.00–52.00	50.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	886	34.00–38.00	36.33
2	—	1,033	46.00–47.00	46.59
7	—	1,004	41.00–45.00	43.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	53.00	53.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,910	76.00	76.00
1	—	1,860	80.00	80.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle