Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to market being closed for Thanksgiving holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.67/cwt on 90 head.

Average price

$118.67

90 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$671

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$208

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

$12.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.97

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	623	120.45	750	52
Medium and Large 2	484	117.76	570	32
Medium and Large 3	502	108.00	543	6thin

One grade step is worth $12.45/cwt here — about $208 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 sale90 hd

118.67

—

AL average13 barns · 1,775 hd

120.64

−1.97

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	1,756	82.81	1,454	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,570	51.48	808	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,187	51.07	606	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	990	43.11	427	6thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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 1	—	570	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	138.59/cwt	135.00–141.00	592	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	122.69/cwt	119.00–125.00	774	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	107.87/cwt	107.00–108.00	769	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	437	149.85/cwt	142.00–152.00	655	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,629	50.97/cwt	50.00–53.00	830	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	43.47/cwt	42.00–45.00	513	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	55.28/cwt	54.00–58.00	664	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	118.21/cwt	115.00–119.00	918	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	657	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	756	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	119.67/cwt	119.00–120.00	730	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	158.46/cwt	155.00–162.00	658	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	689	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	50.91/cwt	47.00–53.00	602	16
Bulls	—	—	1,756	82.81/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,454	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	11,161	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,000	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	7,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	8,880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	521	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	547	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	408	135.98/cwt	135.00–137.00	555	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	452	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	696	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	755	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	565	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	110.49/cwt	107.00–113.00	577	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	813	112.25/cwt	112.25–112.25	913	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	603	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	693	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	43.11/cwt	41.00–45.00	427	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	505	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	648	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	530	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	483	126.37/cwt	125.00–127.00	610	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	963	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,021	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	853	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	127.98/cwt	125.00–131.00	541	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	404	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	626	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	461	132.59/cwt	132.00–135.00	611	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	115.29/cwt	115.00–116.00	568	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	153.93/cwt	150.00–157.00	579	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	538	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	673	3

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 Dec 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 415Last week 547Year ago 645

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 40Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 29Year ago 78

No trends available due to market being closed for Thanksgiving holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	112.00	112.00
15	—	427	135.00–141.00	138.59
8	—	713	107.00–108.00	107.87
1	—	450	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	657	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	521	105.00	105.00
1	—	445	118.00	118.00
1	—	485	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	522	107.00–113.00	110.49
6	—	374	135.00	135.00
3	—	617	105.00	105.00
2	—	423	125.00–131.00	127.98
14	—	493	115.00–116.00	115.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	813	112.25	112.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	603	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	631	119.00–125.00	122.69
3	—	452	154.00	154.00
10	—	528	143.00	143.00
3	—	312	170.00	170.00
2	—	963	106.00	106.00
2	—	775	110.00	110.00
10	—	404	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	777	115.00–119.00	118.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	437	142.00–152.00	149.85
1	—	590	120.00	120.00
1	—	625	117.00	117.00
1	—	735	105.00	105.00
5	—	461	132.00–135.00	132.59
4	—	376	150.00–157.00	153.93
3	—	538	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	610	119.00–120.00	119.67
2	—	415	155.00–162.00	158.46
1	—	480	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	152.00	152.00
2	—	408	135.00–137.00	135.98
1	—	565	115.00	115.00
1	—	510	120.00	120.00
1	—	380	147.00	147.00
3	—	483	125.00–127.00	126.37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,629	50.00–53.00	50.97
1	—	1,275	54.00	54.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,180	42.00–45.00	43.47
6	—	1,202	54.00–58.00	55.28
16	—	1,182	47.00–53.00	50.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	990	41.00–45.00	43.11
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,756	80.00–84.00	82.81

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 · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,105	1,010.00	1,010.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	730.00	730.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	740.00	740.00

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

Heifers · 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