Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher, market lightly tested. Feeder heifers sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher, market lightly tested. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.27/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$128.27

51 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$590

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$10.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.90

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	492	133.69	658	10thin
Medium and Large 2	462	130.58	604	21
Medium and Large 3	441	123.14	543	20

One grade step is worth $10.54/cwt here — about $114 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 sale51 hd

128.27

—

AL average16 barns · 1,314 hd

123.38

+4.90

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	—	High	1,645	82.50	1,357	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,233	55.69	687	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,014	53.60	544	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	47.00	501	2thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,188	52.48/cwt	52.00–53.00	623	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	47.00/cwt	45.00–49.00	501	2
Bulls	—	—	1,835	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,596	1
Bulls	—	—	1,455	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,135	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,058	52.03/cwt	51.00–53.00	550	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	985	54.64/cwt	54.00–55.00	538	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	128.95/cwt	125.00–132.00	603	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	145.69/cwt	142.00–150.00	702	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	154.76/cwt	150.00–157.00	665	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	119.81/cwt	115.00–125.00	623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	137.70/cwt	135.00–144.00	629	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	127.99/cwt	126.00–130.00	708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	581	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	581	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	139.52/cwt	137.00–142.00	732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	112.59/cwt	112.00–115.00	524	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	517	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	615	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	111.49/cwt	111.00–112.00	572	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	766	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	137.08/cwt	135.00–141.00	576	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	180.98/cwt	180.00–182.00	666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	126.65/cwt	126.00–127.00	526	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	613	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	757	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	848	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	738	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	841	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	473	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,256	57.30/cwt	55.00–59.00	720	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	726	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	825	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	5,445	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	137.80/cwt	135.00–140.00	513	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,117	756.79/cwt	720.00–820.00	8,453	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	163.50/cwt	162.00–165.00	613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	467	138.39/cwt	135.00–140.00	646	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	140.99/cwt	140.00–142.00	684	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 Jan 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 191Last week 244Year ago 387

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 34Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 0Year ago 100

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,188	52.00–53.00	52.48
4	—	1,256	55.00–59.00	57.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,065	45.00–49.00	47.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,058	51.00–53.00	52.03
3	—	985	54.00–55.00	54.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,835	87.00	87.00
1	—	1,455	78.00	78.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	468	125.00–132.00	128.95
2	—	520	115.00–125.00	119.81
2	—	620	110.00–111.00	110.50
11	—	420	135.00–141.00	137.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	457	135.00–144.00	137.70
1	—	615	117.00	117.00
2	—	553	126.00–130.00	127.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	465	112.00–115.00	112.59
2	—	513	111.00–112.00	111.49
3	—	415	126.00–127.00	126.65
3	—	568	108.00	108.00
2	—	333	142.00	142.00
5	—	372	135.00–140.00	137.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	142.00–150.00	145.69
4	—	430	150.00–157.00	154.76
1	—	330	172.00	172.00
1	—	605	122.00	122.00
2	—	375	162.00–165.00	163.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	117.00	117.00
2	—	375	155.00	155.00
3	—	517	119.00	119.00
3	—	467	135.00–140.00	138.39
1	—	410	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	155.00	155.00
2	—	525	137.00–142.00	139.52
2	—	368	180.00–182.00	180.98
2	—	550	132.00	132.00
1	—	300	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	142.00	142.00
4	—	323	180.00	180.00
1	—	450	150.00	150.00
3	—	757	112.00	112.00
2	—	738	114.00	114.00
2	—	373	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	623	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	140.00–142.00	140.99

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	825	660.00	660.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,117	720.00–820.00	756.79

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle