Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers sold sharply lower, market lightly tested. Feeder bulls sold sharply lower, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 8.00 lower. Trade active with moderate demand of 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 $132.64/cwt on 73 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −68.57 against this barn's trailing median of $201.21.

Average price

$132.64

73 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$648

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$217

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

$13.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.53

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	433	135.52	587	36
Medium and Large 2	511	132.11	674	29
Medium and Large 1	661	121.63	804	8thin

One grade step is worth $13.89/cwt here — about −$217 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 sale73 hd

132.64

—

AL average16 barns · 1,081 hd

133.17

−0.53

This barn, trailing median2 sales

201.21

−68.57

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	—	Low	1,729	84.61	1,463	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,260	60.50	762	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	997	59.37	592	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,052	48.01	505	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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	118.79/cwt	115.00–122.00	628	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	128.46/cwt	124.00–130.00	668	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	152.64/cwt	150.00–155.00	496	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	106.35/cwt	105.00–107.00	657	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	122.63/cwt	120.00–126.00	684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	714	113.33/cwt	110.00–115.00	809	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	136.23/cwt	135.00–137.00	518	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	117.12/cwt	115.00–120.00	741	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	756	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	111.64/cwt	111.00–115.00	925	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	124.98/cwt	122.00–127.00	575	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	137.54/cwt	132.00–141.00	838	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	547	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	173.46/cwt	172.00–175.00	650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	810	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	851	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,180	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	720	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,155	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	601	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	64.49/cwt	63.00–66.00	873	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	958	53.55/cwt	53.00–54.00	513	2
Bulls	—	—	1,563	78.00/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,219	3
Bulls	—	—	1,905	92.87/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,769	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	654	119.34/cwt	118.00–122.00	780	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,075	1,020.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,020.00	10,965	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,590	1,143.21/cwt	1,080.00–1,200.00	18,177	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	47.01/cwt	46.00–48.00	469	3
Bulls	—	—	1,718	82.96/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,425	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	512	122.01/cwt	120.00–125.00	625	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	436	122.39/cwt	117.00–125.00	534	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	515	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,035	64.03/cwt	63.00–65.00	663	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	960	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	547	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	143.31/cwt	140.00–145.00	545	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	133.71/cwt	130.00–137.00	566	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	477	125.32/cwt	124.00–127.00	598	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	638	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,145	811.51/cwt	790.00–840.00	9,292	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	965	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	8,396	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	144.84/cwt	140.00–150.00	611	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	132.31/cwt	130.00–135.00	549	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	120.00/cwt	119.00–122.00	737	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	131.17/cwt	130.00–132.00	484	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	111.21/cwt	110.00–112.00	581	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	462	134.01/cwt	132.00–135.00	619	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	130.97/cwt	130.00–132.00	685	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	110.51/cwt	110.00–112.00	702	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 Feb 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 261Last week 188Year ago 137

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 25Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 11Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	529	115.00–122.00	118.79
4	—	380	135.00–137.00	136.23
3	—	460	122.00–127.00	124.98
1	—	300	140.00	140.00
3	—	415	130.00–135.00	132.31
2	—	618	110.00–112.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	713	107.00	107.00
4	—	520	124.00–130.00	128.46
2	—	478	132.00	132.00
1	—	685	111.00	111.00
3	—	620	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	105.00–107.00	106.35
5	—	436	117.00–125.00	122.39
1	—	460	112.00	112.00
2	—	570	110.00	110.00
7	—	369	130.00–132.00	131.17
5	—	522	110.00–112.00	111.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	120.00	120.00
1	—	560	140.00	140.00
1	—	440	167.00	167.00
6	—	829	111.00–115.00	111.64
7	—	609	132.00–141.00	137.54
2	—	375	172.00–175.00	173.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	614	119.00–122.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	325	150.00–155.00	152.64
2	—	580	117.00	117.00
5	—	512	120.00–125.00	122.01
3	—	380	140.00–145.00	143.31
6	—	423	130.00–137.00	133.71
3	—	477	124.00–127.00	125.32
4	—	635	110.00–112.00	110.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	558	120.00–126.00	122.63
9	—	633	115.00–120.00	117.12
1	—	360	152.00	152.00
11	—	422	140.00–150.00	144.84
3	—	462	132.00–135.00	134.01
2	—	523	130.00–132.00	130.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	714	110.00–115.00	113.33
1	—	810	105.00	105.00
3	—	654	118.00–122.00	119.34
1	—	375	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	61.00	61.00
1	—	1,155	52.00	52.00
2	—	1,353	63.00–66.00	64.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	958	53.00–54.00	53.55
3	—	1,035	63.00–65.00	64.03
1	—	960	57.00	57.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	998	46.00–48.00	47.01
1	—	1,215	51.00	51.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,563	76.00–79.00	78.00
3	—	1,905	90.00–95.00	92.87
3	—	1,718	82.00–85.00	82.96

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,075	1,020.00	1,020.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,590	1,080.00–1,200.00	1,143.21
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,145	790.00–840.00	811.51
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	870.00	870.00

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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