Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.79/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$121.79

74 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$564

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

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

$3.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.54

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	123.08	648	20
Medium and Large 3	383	122.79	470	25
Medium and Large 2	489	120.04	588	29

One grade step is worth $3.04/cwt here — about $61 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 sale74 hd

121.79

—

AL average16 barns · 1,382 hd

123.33

−1.54

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	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,359	62.94	855	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,160	57.47	667	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	994	48.02	477	8thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	285	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	719	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	660	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	132.71/cwt	130.00–138.00	515	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	123.99/cwt	123.00–125.00	653	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	384	168.02/cwt	167.00–170.00	645	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	151.30/cwt	150.00–155.00	634	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	115.01/cwt	113.00–118.00	620	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	146.00/cwt	145.00–147.00	664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	129.25/cwt	127.00–134.00	601	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	118.53/cwt	115.00–121.00	665	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	182.01/cwt	180.00–184.00	743	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	133.45/cwt	131.00–136.00	714	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	46.30/cwt	45.00–48.00	472	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	391	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	52.32/cwt	52.00–53.00	514	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	60.41/cwt	58.00–63.00	811	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	57.74/cwt	57.00–60.00	652	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	945	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	54.19/cwt	52.00–56.00	646	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	802	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	422	143.49/cwt	140.00–145.00	606	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	956	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	154.96/cwt	150.00–160.00	725	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	179.84/cwt	175.00–185.00	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	250	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	343	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	618	109.49/cwt	109.00–110.00	677	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,420	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	13,916	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	115.70/cwt	115.00–117.00	544	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	151.01/cwt	150.00–152.00	571	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	122.57/cwt	120.00–125.00	454	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	125.31/cwt	122.00–130.00	533	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	118.49/cwt	117.00–120.00	525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	653	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	107.34/cwt	107.00–108.00	669	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	341	126.42/cwt	125.00–132.00	431	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	121.01/cwt	120.00–125.00	645	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	113.31/cwt	110.00–115.00	655	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	121.19/cwt	120.00–122.00	587	5

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 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 237Last week 261Year ago 286

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 32Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 34Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	191.00	191.00
1	—	610	127.00	127.00
1	—	570	137.00	137.00
1	—	300	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	135.00	135.00
1	—	575	128.00	128.00
1	—	490	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	180.00–184.00	182.01
1	—	765	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	120.00–122.00	120.99
1	—	730	100.00	100.00
1	—	625	112.00	112.00
5	—	384	167.00–170.00	168.02
4	—	419	150.00–155.00	151.30
2	—	455	145.00–147.00	146.00
2	—	535	131.00–136.00	133.45
2	—	653	110.00–112.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	105.00	105.00
6	—	422	140.00–145.00	143.49
2	—	618	109.00–110.00	109.49
2	—	378	150.00–152.00	151.01
2	—	478	137.00	137.00
9	—	533	120.00–125.00	121.01
6	—	578	110.00–115.00	113.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	445	162.00	162.00
1	—	340	192.00	192.00
3	—	468	150.00–160.00	154.96
2	—	383	175.00–185.00	179.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	110.00–112.00	111.00
1	—	685	105.00	105.00
3	—	388	130.00–138.00	132.71
5	—	539	113.00–118.00	115.01
10	—	425	122.00–130.00	125.31
3	—	623	107.00–108.00	107.34
5	—	484	120.00–122.00	121.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	110.00	110.00
5	—	527	123.00–125.00	123.99
8	—	465	127.00–134.00	129.25
5	—	561	115.00–121.00	118.53
1	—	700	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	110.00	110.00
1	—	250	137.00	137.00
3	—	470	115.00–117.00	115.70
4	—	370	120.00–125.00	122.57
2	—	443	117.00–120.00	118.49
1	—	600	105.00	105.00
13	—	341	125.00–132.00	126.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,019	45.00–48.00	46.30
1	—	930	42.00	42.00
3	—	983	52.00–53.00	52.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,343	58.00–63.00	60.41
1	—	1,390	68.00	68.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,129	57.00–60.00	57.74
3	—	1,193	52.00–56.00	54.19
1	—	1,215	66.00	66.00

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	—	1,420	980.00	980.00

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle