Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher with good demand. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $122.28/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −78.93 against this barn's trailing median of $201.21.

Average price

$122.28

65 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$6

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

$9.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.28

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	502	128.41	645	19thin
Medium and Large 3	463	121.85	565	15thin
Medium and Large 2	548	118.74	650	31

One grade step is worth $9.68/cwt here — about −$6 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 sale65 hd

122.28

—

AL average15 barns · 915 hd

126.56

−4.28

This barn, trailing median2 sales

201.21

−78.93

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,070	53.17	569	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,389	52.81	733	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,111	43.25	481	4thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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 2	—	537	129.67/cwt	128.00–131.00	696	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	140.45/cwt	138.00–143.00	736	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	699	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	723	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	133.60/cwt	127.00–137.00	627	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	130.81/cwt	130.00–132.00	612	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	140.48/cwt	140.00–142.00	589	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	106.64/cwt	105.00–110.00	720	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	128.59/cwt	125.00–132.00	527	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	780	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	123.97/cwt	117.00–124.50	839	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	125.65/cwt	125.00–127.00	588	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	121.43/cwt	118.00–122.00	641	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	133.95/cwt	130.00–135.00	551	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	122.00/cwt	121.00–123.00	692	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	953	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	54.31/cwt	54.00–55.00	798	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,307	51.30/cwt	50.00–52.00	670	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,010	50.67/cwt	50.00–51.00	512	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	656	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	614	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	498	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	113.47/cwt	112.00–115.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	114.01/cwt	110.00–119.00	539	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	321	135.49/cwt	135.00–137.00	435	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	118.98/cwt	117.00–121.00	720	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,300	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	10,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	112.85/cwt	111.00–115.00	648	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	122.25/cwt	122.00–123.00	588	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	125.65/cwt	125.00–127.00	662	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	472	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	459	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	125.39/cwt	125.00–127.00	606	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	576	103.48/cwt	102.00–105.00	596	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	553	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	133.57/cwt	132.00–135.00	498	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	555	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	131.34/cwt	130.00–132.00	556	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	728	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	117.20/cwt	115.00–120.00	509	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	138.95/cwt	137.00–140.00	577	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	603	123.75/cwt	123.75–123.75	746	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	784	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	469	117.43/cwt	115.00–120.00	551	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 Jan 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 250Last week 320Year ago 350

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 36Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 14Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	537	128.00–131.00	129.67
1	—	570	122.00	122.00
5	—	469	127.00–137.00	133.60
1	—	370	145.00	145.00
3	—	415	137.00–140.00	138.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	524	138.00–143.00	140.45
2	—	445	145.00	145.00
4	—	569	137.00	137.00
14	—	677	117.00–124.50	123.97
16	—	818	116.50	116.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	112.00–115.00	113.47
1	—	500	125.00	125.00
1	—	430	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	110.00–112.00	111.00
2	—	723	100.00	100.00
1	—	330	147.00	147.00
3	—	675	105.00–110.00	106.64
1	—	350	140.00	140.00
7	—	528	118.00–122.00	121.43
7	—	574	111.00–115.00	112.85
5	—	483	125.00–127.00	125.39
2	—	405	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	468	130.00–132.00	130.81
4	—	419	140.00–142.00	140.48
1	—	700	110.00	110.00
6	—	527	125.00–127.00	125.65
3	—	553	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	321	135.00–137.00	135.49
1	—	685	100.00	100.00
3	—	423	130.00–132.00	131.34
2	—	728	95.00	95.00
1	—	380	132.00	132.00
4	—	469	115.00–120.00	117.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	125.00–132.00	128.59
6	—	560	120.00	120.00
4	—	481	122.00–123.00	122.25
1	—	335	137.00	137.00
1	—	645	105.00	105.00
2	—	373	132.00–135.00	133.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	125.00–127.00	125.65
5	—	411	130.00–135.00	133.95
3	—	567	121.00–123.00	122.00
2	—	605	117.00–121.00	118.98
5	—	784	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	110.00–119.00	114.01
4	—	576	102.00–105.00	103.48
4	—	434	115.00–120.00	117.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	603	123.75	123.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,470	54.00–55.00	54.31
3	—	1,307	50.00–52.00	51.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,010	50.00–51.00	50.67
1	—	1,075	61.00	61.00
2	—	1,158	53.00	53.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	50.00	50.00
3	—	1,150	41.00	41.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	810.00	810.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	800.00	800.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle