Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold sharply lower. Feeder bulls and steers sold steady to 2.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with 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 $122.26/cwt on 105 head.

Average price

$122.26

105 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$615

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$51

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

$2.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.57

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	124.14	675	31
Medium and Large 3	463	121.49	562	40
Medium and Large 2	514	121.46	624	34

One grade step is worth $2.68/cwt here — about $51 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 sale105 hd

122.26

—

AL average16 barns · 2,355 hd

127.84

−5.57

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	—	High	1,579	82.58	1,304	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,317	53.05	699	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,071	53.04	568	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,011	40.06	405	5thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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	—	580	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	526	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	124.50/cwt	122.00–127.00	784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	122.01/cwt	120.00–123.00	648	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	130.81/cwt	130.00–134.00	565	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	108.49/cwt	107.00–110.00	711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	117.54/cwt	115.00–120.00	729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	800	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	124.74/cwt	123.00–127.00	594	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	136.00/cwt	135.00–137.00	503	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	141.29/cwt	140.00–145.00	670	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	113.04/cwt	110.00–115.00	817	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	135.79/cwt	135.00–137.00	568	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	123.17/cwt	120.00–125.00	689	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	153.48/cwt	150.00–157.00	649	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	653	106.00/cwt	105.00–107.00	692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	103.00/cwt	100.00–104.00	775	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,132	756.55/cwt	710.00–780.00	8,564	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	633	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	142.00/cwt	140.00–145.00	717	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	36.72/cwt	35.00–38.00	337	2
Bulls	—	—	1,330	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,250	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	50.40/cwt	50.00–51.00	723	3
Bulls	—	—	1,820	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,492	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,266	54.19/cwt	53.00–56.00	686	7
Bulls	—	—	1,583	77.15/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,221	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,330	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	8,113	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	55.25/cwt	53.00–57.00	619	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,021	50.82/cwt	50.00–52.00	519	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	42.29/cwt	41.00–44.00	454	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	126.83/cwt	125.00–129.00	544	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,158	1,111.96/cwt	1,080.00–1,150.00	12,876	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	527	116.45/cwt	115.00–122.00	614	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,290	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	11,288	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	993.55/cwt	910.00–1,080.00	11,505	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,200	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	110.98/cwt	110.00–112.00	627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	131.31/cwt	131.00–132.00	502	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	119.90/cwt	117.00–122.00	558	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	114.04/cwt	113.00–117.00	585	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	137.46/cwt	135.00–140.00	440	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	333	163.49/cwt	162.00–165.00	544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	614	105.99/cwt	105.00–107.00	651	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	102.54/cwt	100.00–105.00	682	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	755	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	137.99/cwt	136.00–140.00	646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	103.70/cwt	102.00–107.00	646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	603	111.34/cwt	110.00–112.00	671	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	133.71/cwt	130.00–137.00	697	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	115.41/cwt	113.00–117.00	654	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	416	140.51/cwt	140.00–142.00	585	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	149.80/cwt	147.00–152.00	554	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	134.68/cwt	132.00–138.00	630	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	619	111.77/cwt	110.00–115.00	692	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 Mar 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 434Last week 192Year ago 325

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 12Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 66Last week 15Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	127.00	127.00
1	—	315	167.00	167.00
4	—	474	140.00–145.00	141.29
2	—	423	150.00–157.00	153.48
2	—	653	105.00–107.00	106.00
4	—	521	130.00–137.00	133.71
4	—	619	110.00–115.00	111.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	169.00	169.00
3	—	505	140.00–145.00	142.00
1	—	670	110.00	110.00
2	—	558	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	527	115.00–122.00	116.45
2	—	560	112.00	112.00
2	—	333	162.00–165.00	163.49
4	—	614	105.00–107.00	105.99
4	—	416	140.00–142.00	140.51
4	—	370	147.00–152.00	149.80
12	—	468	132.00–138.00	134.68
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	122.00–127.00	124.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	684	117.00	117.00
4	—	723	110.00–115.00	113.04
1	—	830	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	110.00–115.00	112.52
3	—	590	128.00	128.00
2	—	468	136.00–140.00	137.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	531	120.00–123.00	122.01
5	—	432	130.00–134.00	130.81
7	—	476	123.00–127.00	124.74
3	—	370	135.00–137.00	136.00
2	—	665	100.00–105.00	102.54
3	—	603	110.00–112.00	111.34
8	—	567	113.00–117.00	115.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	107.00–110.00	108.49
2	—	620	115.00–120.00	117.54
5	—	418	135.00–137.00	135.79
5	—	559	120.00–125.00	123.17
4	—	752	100.00–104.00	103.00
11	—	485	130.00–131.00	130.50
2	—	543	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	429	125.00–129.00	126.83
2	—	565	110.00–112.00	110.98
3	—	382	131.00–132.00	131.31
12	—	465	117.00–122.00	119.90
5	—	513	113.00–117.00	114.04
2	—	320	135.00–140.00	137.46
3	—	623	102.00–107.00	103.70

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)	3	—	1,132	710.00–780.00	756.55
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,330	610.00	610.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,290	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,158	910.00–1,080.00	993.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,200	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,158	1,080.00–1,150.00	1,111.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	918	35.00–38.00	36.72
3	—	1,073	41.00–44.00	42.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,435	50.00–51.00	50.40
7	—	1,266	53.00–56.00	54.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,120	53.00–57.00	55.25
5	—	1,021	50.00–52.00	50.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	94.00	94.00
1	—	1,820	82.00	82.00
2	—	1,583	75.00–79.00	77.15

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle