Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle too few to trend.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.22/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$128.22

64 head · 407 lb average

Value per head Derived

$522

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$34

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$10.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.98

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	394	130.89	516	39
Medium and Large 1	467	130.21	607	10thin
Medium and Large 3	401	119.93	481	15thin

One grade step is worth $10.96/cwt here — about $34 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 sale64 hd

128.22

—

AL average16 barns · 2,036 hd

121.24

+6.98

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	1,612	70.70	1,140	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,127	54.51	614	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,321	54.35	718	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	912	39.67	362	3thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	379	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	531	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	488	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	159.48/cwt	157.00–162.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	121.98/cwt	121.00–123.00	594	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	489	127.35/cwt	125.00–132.00	623	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	166.07/cwt	165.00–167.00	457	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	148.90/cwt	145.00–155.00	563	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	122.78/cwt	122.00–123.00	789	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	114.32/cwt	111.00–117.00	638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	122.69/cwt	120.00–124.00	636	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	113.51/cwt	112.00–115.00	707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	118.44/cwt	117.00–120.00	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	122.51/cwt	120.00–125.00	641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	649	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	615	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	885	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,338	54.18/cwt	53.00–56.00	725	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	623	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	58.52/cwt	58.00–59.00	650	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,073	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	569	2
Bulls	—	—	1,525	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,113	2
Bulls	—	—	1,545	62.74/cwt	62.00–64.00	969	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	409	146.04/cwt	145.00–150.00	597	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	560	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	700	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,215	59.64/cwt	59.00–61.00	725	3
Bulls	—	—	1,920	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,574	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	368	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	117.47/cwt	115.00–120.00	499	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,367	51.35/cwt	50.00–52.00	702	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	106.00/cwt	105.00–107.00	684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	129.57/cwt	129.50–130.00	727	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	607	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	140.40/cwt	135.00–144.00	658	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	491	113.99/cwt	112.00–115.00	560	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	508	115.74/cwt	115.00–118.00	588	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	366	140.40/cwt	140.00–142.00	514	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	125.64/cwt	122.00–130.00	525	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	137.42/cwt	134.00–142.00	574	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	421	127.36/cwt	125.00–130.00	536	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	127.62/cwt	125.00–132.00	406	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	139.32/cwt	137.00–140.00	447	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	133.05/cwt	132.00–135.00	499	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 Jan 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 244Last week 250Year ago 282

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 22Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	379	140.00	140.00
3	—	518	120.00–124.00	122.69
1	—	575	117.00	117.00
1	—	460	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	487	121.00–123.00	121.98
3	—	558	111.00–117.00	114.32
8	—	418	122.00–130.00	125.64
1	—	520	118.00	118.00
18	—	321	137.00–140.00	139.32
3	—	375	132.00–135.00	133.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	115.00–120.00	117.47
3	—	491	112.00–115.00	113.99
1	—	525	107.00	107.00
5	—	318	125.00–132.00	127.62
2	—	365	120.00–122.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	135.00	135.00
1	—	445	142.00	142.00
9	—	643	122.00–123.00	122.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	141.00	141.00
3	—	382	161.00	161.00
19	—	731	121.00	121.00
7	—	561	129.50–130.00	129.57
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	130.00	130.00
1	—	425	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	120.00	120.00
2	—	645	105.00–107.00	106.00
4	—	508	115.00–118.00	115.74
5	—	366	140.00–142.00	140.40
8	—	421	125.00–130.00	127.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	157.00–162.00	159.48
8	—	489	125.00–132.00	127.35
2	—	275	165.00–167.00	166.07
3	—	378	145.00–155.00	148.90
2	—	623	112.00–115.00	113.51
2	—	573	117.00–120.00	118.44
2	—	523	120.00–125.00	122.51
5	—	418	134.00–142.00	137.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	160.00	160.00
5	—	409	145.00–150.00	146.04
5	—	469	135.00–144.00	140.40
1	—	560	129.00	129.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,338	53.00–56.00	54.18
3	—	1,215	59.00–61.00	59.64
5	—	1,367	50.00–52.00	51.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,198	52.00	52.00
2	—	1,110	58.00–59.00	58.52
2	—	1,073	53.00	53.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	968	38.00	38.00
1	—	800	43.00	43.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,525	73.00	73.00
2	—	1,545	62.00–64.00	62.74
1	—	1,920	82.00	82.00

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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