Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers sold steady, market lightly tested. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls sold sharply higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $151.72/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −49.49 against this barn's trailing median of $201.21.

Average price

$151.72

55 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$733

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$24.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.76

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	159.53	798	21
Medium and Large 2	460	155.38	714	20
Medium and Large 3	490	134.78	660	14thin

One grade step is worth $24.74/cwt here — about $138 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 sale55 hd

151.72

—

AL average16 barns · 1,132 hd

134.96

+16.76

This barn, trailing median2 sales

201.21

−49.49

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	1,839	87.27	1,605	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,211	59.32	719	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,446	59.25	857	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	993	46.59	463	2thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	143.87/cwt	142.00–145.00	525	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	133.50/cwt	132.00–134.00	642	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	126.25/cwt	123.00–131.00	850	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	164.35/cwt	162.00–166.00	792	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	151.41/cwt	150.00–153.00	778	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	573	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	170.01/cwt	168.00–172.00	711	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	182.30/cwt	177.00–185.00	766	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	138.99/cwt	138.00–140.00	671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	140.97/cwt	140.00–142.00	596	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	173.59/cwt	172.00–180.00	637	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	158.48/cwt	157.00–160.00	721	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	845	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	811	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	54.95/cwt	54.00–56.00	832	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	64.97/cwt	63.00–67.00	916	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	55.76/cwt	52.00–57.00	654	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	65.64/cwt	63.00–67.00	834	3
Bulls	—	—	1,715	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,612	1
Bulls	—	—	1,880	85.02/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,598	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	105.99/cwt	105.00–107.00	588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	119.43/cwt	117.00–122.00	627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	704	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,350	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	10,260	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,155	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	7,912	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,030.00/cwt	1,030.00–1,030.00	13,493	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	421	147.06/cwt	145.00–150.00	619	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	137.55/cwt	135.00–140.00	646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	564	119.16/cwt	115.00–125.00	672	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	58.95/cwt	58.00–60.00	718	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	46.59/cwt	45.00–48.00	463	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	59.97/cwt	58.00–62.00	826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	125.51/cwt	125.00–126.00	646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	136.01/cwt	135.00–137.00	571	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	483	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	728	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	837	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	187.50/cwt	185.00–190.00	656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	193.51/cwt	192.00–195.00	615	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	442	132.76/cwt	132.00–133.00	587	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	464	126.01/cwt	124.00–130.00	585	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	542	135.64/cwt	132.00–140.00	735	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	125.42/cwt	122.00–129.00	778	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	130.98/cwt	127.00–135.00	744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	666	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	466	1

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 Feb 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 188Last week 191Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 20Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 22Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	175.00	175.00
1	—	625	112.00	112.00
1	—	365	155.00	155.00
1	—	670	105.00	105.00
4	—	421	145.00–150.00	147.06
2	—	470	135.00–140.00	137.55
4	—	564	115.00–125.00	119.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	673	123.00–131.00	126.25
3	—	482	162.00–166.00	164.35
5	—	514	150.00–153.00	151.41
4	—	420	177.00–185.00	182.30
2	—	728	115.00	115.00
2	—	350	185.00–190.00	187.50
2	—	318	192.00–195.00	193.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	182.00	182.00
2	—	418	168.00–172.00	170.01
1	—	665	117.00	117.00
5	—	367	172.00–180.00	173.59
2	—	455	157.00–160.00	158.48
3	—	542	132.00–140.00	135.64
2	—	620	122.00–129.00	125.42
2	—	568	127.00–135.00	130.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	115.00	115.00
6	—	491	172.00	172.00
2	—	520	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	137.00	137.00
1	—	625	130.00	130.00
1	—	415	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	149.00	149.00
4	—	438	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	365	142.00–145.00	143.87
2	—	500	134.00–135.00	134.50
2	—	483	138.00–140.00	138.99
2	—	423	140.00–142.00	140.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	481	132.00–134.00	133.50
2	—	515	125.00–126.00	125.51
2	—	420	135.00–137.00	136.01
1	—	340	142.00	142.00
1	—	575	110.00	110.00
1	—	350	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	105.00–107.00	105.99
2	—	525	117.00–122.00	119.43
4	—	442	132.00–133.00	132.76
4	—	464	124.00–130.00	126.01
1	—	340	137.00	137.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,515	54.00–56.00	54.95
2	—	1,410	63.00–67.00	64.97
2	—	1,378	58.00–62.00	59.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,172	52.00–57.00	55.76
3	—	1,270	63.00–67.00	65.64
3	—	1,218	58.00–60.00	58.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	993	45.00–48.00	46.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,715	94.00	94.00
3	—	1,880	82.00–87.00	85.02

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,350	760.00	760.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,155	685.00	685.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,310	1,030.00	1,030.00

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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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

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