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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.69/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$140.69

51 head · 584 lb average

Value per head Derived

$822

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$132

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

$17.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.25

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	446	147.00	656	5thin
Medium and Large 1	596	143.63	856	34
Medium and Large 2	607	129.75	788	12thin

One grade step is worth $17.25/cwt here — about −$132 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

140.69

—

AL average15 barns · 1,284 hd

141.95

−1.25

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	1,582	83.31	1,318	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,315	67.00	881	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,096	58.43	640	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	940	43.00	404	1thin

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 2	—	488	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	763	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	809	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	930	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	832	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	119.00/cwt	117.00–120.00	624	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	108.51/cwt	107.00–110.00	681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	591	115.21/cwt	115.00–117.00	681	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	130.71/cwt	130.00–133.00	596	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	753	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	128.52/cwt	125.00–132.00	544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	684	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	793	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	148.28/cwt	148.00–149.00	824	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	158.61/cwt	155.00–160.00	837	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	122.49/cwt	121.00–124.00	628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	134.01/cwt	133.00–135.00	687	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	113.48/cwt	112.00–115.00	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	598	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	404	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	881	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	57.24/cwt	56.00–58.00	640	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,030	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	639	1
Bulls	—	—	1,535	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,213	1
Bulls	—	—	1,605	85.46/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,372	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	650	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	523	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	166.12/cwt	162.00–170.00	703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	717	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	739	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	156.00/cwt	152.00–160.00	757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	606	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,175	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,146	767.79/cwt	730.00–810.00	8,799	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,465	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	13,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	112.51/cwt	110.00–115.00	825	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	754	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	403	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	625	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	524	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	777	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	134.52/cwt	132.00–137.00	455	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	124.70/cwt	122.00–127.00	655	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	132.78/cwt	130.00–137.00	629	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	143.48/cwt	140.00–147.00	542	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	822	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	140.95/cwt	137.00–145.00	585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	149.60/cwt	147.00–152.00	554	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 Mar 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 192Last week 237Year ago 331

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 33Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 19Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	142.00	142.00
2	—	513	133.00–135.00	134.01
1	—	565	127.00	127.00
1	—	410	155.00	155.00
1	—	370	162.00	162.00
1	—	740	105.00	105.00
1	—	625	115.00	115.00
1	—	345	177.00	177.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	100.00	100.00
1	—	625	107.00	107.00
4	—	525	122.00–127.00	124.70
5	—	474	130.00–137.00	132.78
2	—	415	137.00–145.00	140.95
2	—	370	147.00–152.00	149.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	162.00–170.00	166.12
1	—	505	142.00	142.00
1	—	480	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	713	107.00	107.00
9	—	591	115.00–117.00	115.21
7	—	456	130.00–133.00	130.71
1	—	320	152.00	152.00
2	—	513	121.00–124.00	122.49
2	—	620	112.00–115.00	113.48
1	—	665	108.00	108.00
1	—	440	136.00	136.00
2	—	378	140.00–147.00	143.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	524	117.00–120.00	119.00
2	—	628	107.00–110.00	108.51
1	—	585	112.00	112.00
2	—	423	125.00–132.00	128.52
2	—	485	125.00	125.00
2	—	388	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	429	122.00	122.00
2	—	470	117.00	117.00
2	—	338	132.00–137.00	134.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	809	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	603	138.00	138.00
7	—	556	148.00–149.00	148.28
12	—	528	155.00–160.00	158.61
2	—	685	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	142.00	142.00
4	—	684	116.00	116.00
2	—	485	152.00–160.00	156.00
2	—	733	110.00–115.00	112.51
2	—	618	122.00	122.00
1	—	350	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	115.00	115.00
4	—	403	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	43.00	43.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,315	67.00	67.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,118	56.00–58.00	57.24
1	—	1,030	62.00	62.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	79.00	79.00
2	—	1,605	85.00–86.00	85.46

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	—	1,175	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,146	730.00–810.00	767.79
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,465	930.00	930.00

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

Steers · 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