Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-11-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $132.93/cwt on 100 head.

Average price

$132.93

100 head · 628 lb average

Value per head Derived

$835

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$103

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

$4.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.22

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	608	133.82	813	80
Medium and Large 1	708	129.35	916	20

One grade step is worth $4.47/cwt here — about −$103 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 sale100 hd

132.93

—

AL average11 barns · 1,181 hd

137.15

−4.22

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	1,731	79.96	1,384	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,473	52.49	773	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,205	52.31	630	9thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,105	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	8,509	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	167.38/cwt	165.00–170.00	633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	453	151.01/cwt	150.00–152.00	684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	160.22/cwt	157.00–162.00	662	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	123.49/cwt	123.00–125.00	654	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	740.00/cwt	730.00–750.00	6,660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	108.31/cwt	107.00–110.00	731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	750	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	833	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	944	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	830.00/cwt	800.00–860.00	8,342	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	128.98/cwt	128.00–130.00	617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	133.03/cwt	132.00–134.00	569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	609	109.76/cwt	109.00–111.00	668	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	696	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	109.17/cwt	109.00–110.00	727	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	651	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	872	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	125.98/cwt	124.00–128.00	537	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	459	139.76/cwt	135.00–144.00	641	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	129.39/cwt	125.00–132.00	672	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	981	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	123.64/cwt	121.00–125.00	570	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	115.33/cwt	115.00–116.00	667	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	132.00/cwt	130.50–133.75	825	52
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	124.10/cwt	121.00–125.00	691	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	160.53/cwt	155.00–167.00	578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	121.41/cwt	118.00–122.00	637	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	555	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	141.08/cwt	138.00–142.25	765	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	861	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	148.25/cwt	145.00–152.00	626	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	414	133.93/cwt	132.00–137.00	554	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	112.34/cwt	112.00–113.00	579	3
Bulls	—	—	1,525	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,144	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	439	120.48/cwt	120.00–122.00	529	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	52.85/cwt	50.00–55.00	643	8
Bulls	—	—	1,746	80.65/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,408	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	52.49/cwt	51.00–55.00	773	3
Bulls	—	—	1,908	83.52/cwt	83.00–84.00	1,594	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 Nov 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 547Last week 303Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 38Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 66Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	770.00	770.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	900	730.00–750.00	740.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,005	800.00–860.00	830.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	165.00–170.00	167.38
2	—	453	150.00–152.00	151.01
4	—	413	157.00–162.00	160.22
1	—	515	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	675	107.00–110.00	108.31
1	—	345	167.00	167.00
4	—	459	135.00–144.00	139.76
5	—	519	125.00–132.00	129.39
1	—	555	125.00	125.00
3	—	360	155.00–167.00	160.53
7	—	422	145.00–152.00	148.25
2	—	618	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	145.00	145.00
1	—	615	107.00	107.00
1	—	500	120.00	120.00
1	—	480	128.00	128.00
9	—	414	132.00–137.00	133.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	123.00–125.00	123.49
2	—	478	128.00–130.00	128.98
2	—	428	132.00–134.00	133.03
4	—	616	113.00	113.00
6	—	666	109.00–110.00	109.17
9	—	557	121.00–125.00	124.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	750	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	609	109.00–111.00	109.76
12	—	426	124.00–128.00	125.98
6	—	461	121.00–125.00	123.64
3	—	578	115.00–116.00	115.33
17	—	525	118.00–122.00	121.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	118.00	118.00
1	—	550	110.00	110.00
3	—	515	112.00–113.00	112.34
4	—	439	120.00–122.00	120.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	141.00	141.00
1	—	755	125.00	125.00
11	—	651	134.00	134.00
7	—	811	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	625	130.50–133.75	132.00
22	—	542	138.00–142.25	141.08
6	—	700	123.00	123.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	48.00	48.00
8	—	1,217	50.00–55.00	52.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,473	51.00–55.00	52.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,525	75.00	75.00
4	—	1,746	78.00–82.00	80.65
2	—	1,908	83.00–84.00	83.52

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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Moulton Stockyards

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle